Friday February 26: Daily Links

FRIDAY 2.26


NEWS STORIES

 



GASP! Breast Feeding on Television! Clutch Your Pearls!

A commercial for breast care products will run during the Golden globes that highlights real problems women face while lactating, and yes, the ad shows actual women breastfeeding complete with nipples.

A mom breastfeeding her child is no longer a dark dirty secret. Except for in news stories covering the ad- which are still blurring out the nipple, protecting us all from….feeding babies?

So, sadly, no nipple on news sites, but further down the page please enjoy a decapitated head, a video of a shooting and a brutal bar fight. You know, safe stuff.

Read more at nypost.


Watch the Kidnapping of Lady Gaga's Dog and the Attack on Her Assistant (NSFW VIDEO)

TMZ obtained security footage and is sharing video and audio of the attack on Lady Gaga’s dog walker. The pop star gave permission to share the footage in the hopes that it will help identify the assailants.

Can we get one of those true crime solving podcasts on this? There’s a half million dollars on the table.

Read more at TMZ


#RIPTwitter Trends on Twitter

After Twitter announced the addition of the Super Follow, allowing Tweeters to put some content behind a paywall, users are not rejoicing. Instead they’re pissed that the social media platform still hasn’t created an edit button to fix typos without deleting posts. Nobody seems excited about the Super Follow, they say it feels a lot like a rip off of Only Fans.

And what about the people who want to super follow Trump? What are they supposed to do?

Read more at Uproxx.


Don Jr. Throws a Giant Rock in a Glass House

Don Jr. probably shouldn’t have referred to Bruce Springsteen’s dropped DWI charge as “liberal privilege”. The backlash has been epic, with Tweeters tripping over themselves to remind Junior of his own arrest for public intoxication 20 years ago, while of course pointing out that it wasn’t “privilege” that got Springsteen’s DWI dismissed, it was the fact that he wasn’t actually drunk. Some of the backlash responses to DonJr’s post include:

“He blew 0.02 alcohol. How much did you blow?”

“I mean, is it? they seem to let you get away with your coke habit on primetime”

“Okey dokey Stank! Happy 20th anniversary Pissboy!”

“Snort another line and get back to me.”

Next time you start throwing rocks, board up those windows first!


Mr. Potato Head Drops the Mr.

In the most confusing toy story of the day, Hasbro announced they are dropping the Mr. from their company name, and going forward with the name Potato Head, in the interest of inclusiveness. But after they got some pushback from customers they “clarified” that Mr. and Mrs. Potato head will of COURSE still be sold, its just the company name that’s changing. Then when that got pushback from the other side, a third clarification, they’re adding a new toy this fall without either Mr. or Mrs. designations that will let kids create their own type of potato families, including two moms or two dads. Of course you could always do that, that was the point of a potato head.

Perhaps we should just refer to them with the respect they deserve. Dr. Potato Head.

Read more at apnews.


Facebook’s New Ad Reassures You that Targeted Ads are Actually Great

Yeah they’re spying on you and watching your every move but just trust them.

Buying useless shit is definitely worth your privacy!

Read more at gizmodo.


School Band Practices in Little Individual Tents

A high school in Washington State posted their solution to safe rehearsals as the band practiced with each performer inside their own tiny tent.

For those of you who bet that there could be nothing nerdier than being in the school band, you’ve lost that bet.

Read more at tmz.


Amazon's You-Decide-What-New-Products-We-Create Program Results in Important Sticky Notes Printer

Remember when Amazon let tv watchers pick which pilots would get made? But that was a big fail and was discontinued? Well now they’re doing the same thing with new products. Day1 Editions offers new product ideas, and the ones that get enough preorders will be made. So far the only product that will be manufactured is a tiny post-it note printer that costs about $90 bucks.

Trump claims his product won by landslide.

Read more at boingboing.



SPORTS



Utah Jazz Exec Allegedly Threatened Player With Racial Slur

The NBA is investigating allegations that in the 2014-15 season, a Utah Jazz VP told a player, “If you say one more word, I’ll cut your Black ass and send you back to Louisiana.”

Geeze who expected to find a racist in Utah?

Read more at USA Today.


Mike Tyson Wants You to Boycott Hulu

The Champ is alleging cultural appropriation, racial insensitivity and all around crapiness surrounding a new unauthorized Hulu biopic about his life. Coincidentally he also wanted to let the world know that he will be announcing his own authorized biopic in coming days.

Well mike, if it means anything to you, we won’t be watching either one.

Read more at The Wrap


Olympic Gymnastics Coach Commits Suicide After Sexual Assault Charges Filed

John Geddert, who coached the 2012 Olympic gymnast team that, is dead by his own hand just hours after being charged with Sexual Assault and Trafficking in a case connected with convicted child molester and former sports physician Larry Nassar.

Turns out John Geddert was not willing to stick around to get the Dr. Nassar style trial and guilty verdict. That’s a shame.

Read more at washingtonpost.



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Chelsea Handler Skiis Naked

Our favorite often naked instagrammer Chelsea Handler is celebrating her birthday, and her two favorite countries while skiing naked.

Could someone just bang this lady already?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CLuUKe8pMd1/?utm_source=ig_embed


False Alarm: Emma Watson is NOT Quitting her Actor Career

Her agent said she was, her manager said that isn’t true. Get your team together, Watson!

Read more at ew.com.


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TRENDING



Nilla Wafers Twitter Account Goes Bananas

Someone hacked the Nilla Wafers Twitter account, posted transphobic garbage tweets, then claimed the account was taken over by Sia. Apologies followed but they were fake apologies followed by more slurs before the whole thing came to a weird finish.

Congratulations 2021, you’ve done the impossible. You’ve made the world’s blandest cookie a source of controversy.

https://twitter.com/kenobiism/status/1365093482419924992?s=20

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VIRAL VIRAL



Everyone's Watching Tom Cruise Deep Fake Guy

A Tik Tok account called Not Tom Cruise is making great Tom Cruise deep fakes.

Rumor has it the person behind this deep fake is Tom Cruise.

Read more at digg.com.

@evanferrante

Duet w/ me on PearPop!!! Let’s make some TikTok magic together! 🙌 #tomcruise 😎#impersonator #comedy #moviestar #celebrity #fyp

♬ Danger Zone (From “Top Gun” Original Soundtrack) – Kenny Loggins

@evanferrante

Tom Cruise 😎 thinks Amazon’s Echo Dot is Glib #Impersonator #Impressionist #VoiceOver #Actor #Comedy. Deepfake by @impressions.app

♬ original sound – Not Tom Cruise

@evanferrante

I don’t know who needs to hear this…but this trend needs to end. Your audience deserves so much more than this 😴 🛌 #tiktok #tiktoklive #glib 😎🙏

♬ A Moment Apart – ODESZA – Hannah Stater (she/her)


When Grandma Wins in the Case of Purse Snatcher vs Grandma

Isn’t this an old Laugh In sketch?



STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



WTF is Wrong With the Atlantic Ocean?

Studies show the Atlantic Ocean’s circulation is the weakest it’s been in 1600 years. Scientists blame global warming for the changes in ocean currents which have slowed 15% since 1950. If this gets worse, world climates will change.

Oh, what a perfect segway from a worldwide pandemic. Could someone please apologize to God? I don’t know what you’ve done, but just apologize. Thank you.

Read more at cbsnews.


Buzzfeed Brings You an #AmItheAsshole Wedding Edition

We’ll make it easy for you. If you’re having a wedding with a bunch of guests this year… YOU are the asshole.

Read more at buzzfeed.com.



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