Friday April 30: Daily Links

FRIDAY 4.30


NEWS STORIES

 



Woman Who Found Lady Gaga's Dog Arrested Along With the Dognappers

Police have arrested the men they believe were behind the dognapping of Lady Gaga’s beloved pets. They also arrested the woman who “found” the dogs. She was dating the father of one of the suspects, police say.

And she would have gotten away with it woo if it wasn’t for…

Read more at The Daily Beast.


3.5 BILLION in Damages After Texas Oklahoma Hail Storm

Hail the size of grapefruits, baseballs and golfballs fell in Texas and Oklahoma this week and there’s some crazy footage of it.

Has anyone noticed that Texas weather got weird once Joe Rogan moved there.

Read more at accuweather.com

https://www.accuweather.com/en/videos/wild-hail-in-texas/L8NcWdmg


Will Rudy Flip?

Michael Cohen thinks Rudy Giuliani will give up Trump now that Federal pressure is bearing down on him. Cohen ought to know. He’s been there, done that.

Trump should take his lawyers on tour for a sideshow.

Read more at huffpost.


A Louisiana State Rep. Wants Schools to Teach The Good Parts of Slavery Too

If a school is going to teach slavery, Rep Ray Garofalo said, they should teach the good along with the bad.

Hopefully the good side isn’t the rapes.

Read more at TMZ.


Army Major Drugged, Bitten at Polish Strip Club

A US Army commander is being forced to resign after news hit that his unit was caught at an off-limits strip club in Poland. An officer in the unit was reportedly off the rails, and bitten on the nipples to keep him awake, before going AWOL to parts unknown for several days.

You want the Truth? We can’t handle the truth.

Read more at Daily Mail.


Uncle Tim Trends

Conservative Senator Tim Scott gave a rebuttal to Biden’s 100 Days speech and “Uncle Tim” trended on Twitter for hours.

Tim Scott’s on his way to dating a Kardashian.

Read more at mediaite.



NYC to Reopen at 100% on July 1st

This July 4th will be the first time everyone thinks: why would anyone waste the day outdoors?? Let’s do something fun like stay inside in crowded rooms!

Read more at cnbc.


Feds Say They Had a Backup Plan to Arrest Derek Chauvin if He Wasn’t Found Guilty

Of course it’s best to see the jury do the right thing… but this would have made a great scene in the Netflix movie. Probably will anyway.

Read more at dailymail.



SPORTS



Mac Jones and Bill Bellichick Have the Same Walk

Much to his embarrassment, Mac forgot to cut the sleeves off his jacket.


Tim Tebow Threatens a Return to the NFL

Sources say Tim Tebow is working out with the Jags in the tight end position.

Jeeze! Wonder how this will fail?

Read more at NFL

Aaron Rodgers Wants to Leave Green Bay?

The Packers QB shocked everyone today when word leaked out that he was looking to be traded. Earlier this year, and earlier this week, all the talk was about Rodgers staying in Wisconsin.

Whose his new fiancé Yoko?

Read more at ESPN.



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Joe Rogan Clarifies His Vaccine Remarks: I'm a Fucking Moron!

After Dr. Fauci challenged Joe Rogan’s remarks about whether young people should get vaccinated, Rogan answered back with the obvious- he’s not the news.

“These are not planned statements,” he said. “When I say something stupid, I’m not thinking about what I’m going to say before I say it. I’m just saying it. I’m not a doctor, I’m a fucking moron, and I’m a cage-fighting commentator who’s a dirty stand-up comedian.”

Attention all media. He’s just a guy doing a podcast. You don’t have to do anything to respond. K Thx.

Read more at vulture.


James Adomian Confronts the My Pillow Guy, As the My Pillow Guy

Jimmy Kimmel’s twenty minute interview with Mike Lindell really wasn’t worth your time, but if you jump to the 16th minute, you can watch James Adomian out-Lindell, Lindell.

Ventura. To trump. To the Pillow Guy. Whose Admonian going to inhabit next? Biden’s Dog Trainer?


New Tom Cruise Rant Caused by Noisy Tree Branches

According to insiders, Tom Cruise went into a crazy rant on set because he heard tree limbs scratching on the roof of his trailer. He demanded that they be removed.

Oh Tom, those were just thetans. The scratching is coming from inside your head.

Read more at MSN.


The Media Excited About Nicole Kidman's Resemblance to Lucy on Set, But Nobody Else Is

Daily Mail is drunk saying Javier and Kidman look exactly like Ricky and Lucy on the set of the new biopic. Hollywood Life called Kidman the Spitting Image.

Dead ringer? Spitting Image?

Not only does she not look like Lucy she doesn’t even look like Nicole Kidman.

Read more at dailymail.


Ewan MccGregor Gets Around to Saying People Didn’t Really Like the Star Wars Prequels

Oh except for Jar Jar Binks. Mesaw thinks he’s the best character in all the movies!

Read more at The Guardian.




TRENDING



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VIRAL VIRAL



Wawa Customer Knocks Out Man With Gun

According to the notes on the YouTube page, a man walked into a Philly Wawa with a gun, saying he wasn’t afraid to die. A customer laid him out with one punch.

This ain’t Pittsburgh Sheetz, We don’t play that way around here.


Birds Took Over a California Home

Over a thousand birds entered a house through the Chimney and refused to leave.

Hey, you can’t do a reboot without an okay from the Hitchcock estate.

Read more at TMZ.



FOOD & ART



David Hockney Digital Billboards Coming

New York City, London, Tokyo and Seoul will host digital billboards in May featuring a 2 and a half minute animation created by artist David Hockney. The sunrise is believed to symbolize the dawn of a new day, rebirth from lockdown.

This makes the pandemic almost worth it, at least for four cities.

Read more at dnyuz.com.


Seller of Basquiat NFT Willing to Destroy the Original

Basquiat’s estate has blocked the sale of an NFT created from a Basquiat drawing after the seller offered to destroy the original after the sale. Although the seller owns the drawing, the Basquiat estate owns the copyright and could therefore, block the drawing from being copied.

“Hey, do it to my paintings” said Andy Warhol from the grave .

Read more at art forum.


We Dare You To Try Altoona Pizza

Barstool says it’s not as bad as it looks but Altoona Style Pizza looks pretty bad. Sicilian-style dough topped with sweet tomato sauce, salami, a sliced green bell pepper ring, and yellow cheese.

This looks like something you’d have to eat to be let into a frat. A frat in Altoona, Pa.

Read more at barstool.


STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



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