Friday January 21: Daily Links

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Aspirin More Dangerous than AstraZeneca Vax?

Nathan Grills (not to be confused with Nathan’s Grill) is defending the Astra Zeneca vaccine by saying you are 200 times more likely to die from aspirin than the covid vaccine.

Ok great. Now I’m afraid. Of aspirin.

Read more at mediaite.


Wave of Train Thefts Comes After Railroad Police Layoffs

They aren’t saying how many members of the rail police force were laid off but some of them lost their jobs just before this crime wave took off.

You don’t think…..

Read more at lataco.


Wharton Business School Students Have No Idea What The Average American Makes

The Wharton Business School students were asked what they think the average American makes and they thought a quarter of the population made six figures, and one student said $800k. They must have misheard the question and thought they were being asked about their parents.

Read more on Twitter.


Biden Gets Tom Hanks To Narrate His First Year In Office Video

The Biden administration released a video pushing all their accomplishments one year in office and they got Tom Hanks to narrate it. It worked for the Cleveland Guardians, why not the American government.

Watch the video at Axios.


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SPORTS



Antonio Brown Isn't Crazy, According to Antonio Brown

There’s nothing wrong with my mental health, said Antonio Brown among increasing concerns for his psychological well being.

Well you’re the expert.

Read more at TMZ


RG3 Posts Cha Cha Slide Workout on Gram

Robert Griffin III and wife posted a workout video on Instagram to the Cha Cha Slide.

This is the biggest news of 2012

Read more at NY Post.


Wild-Card Week Ratings Are Way Up

NFL ratings over wild card weekend are up over 21% from last year.

Guess people like to watch a game that has an audience.

Read more at apnews.



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



The Batman is Long...REALLY Long

The upcoming Batman movie will clock in at almost three hours, which is the length of two entire standard films.

Do we really need more than zero minutes?

Read more at The Hollywood Reporter.


Ricky Gervais Offers To Host the Oscars, For Free

The Academy can have Gervais as the host of their next Oscars Award ceremony, and they won’t even have to pay him. There’s a catch though, they have to let him say anything they want.

Would he zoom in to that too?

Read more at Mediate.


Live-Action Aristocats!

Disney is developing a live action version of the Aristocats!

Sounds fun but I don’t trust Gilbert got fried to keep it clean.

Read more at Deadline.


Guess Who Kathy Griffin is Pissed at Now

Seems KG3 still holds a grudge against Andy Cohen for getting her New Years Eve gig.

It’s one day a year hon. Why don’t you focus on the other 364.

Read more at mediaite.


Peter Billingsly to Star in A Christmas Story Sequel

What? How? When?

Get ready to see an old man lick a pole.

Read more at THR.


John Mellencamp Says His Ex Gave Him Good Backstage Advice

The singer says his ex banned him from having girls from backstage, and he has listened to that advice since 1991.

Little ditty about Cuck and Diane.

Read more at foxnews.



VIRAL & TRENDING



Reporter Doesn't Stop Reporting After Hit By Car

While reporting a water main break tweet a newscaster disappeared from the screen after being hit by a car mid broadcast. She yelled that she was fine, and kept on keeping on.

Finally, news that isn’t fake.


Eight Minutes of Jeff Goldblum Reacting to Jeff Goldblum Impressions

This is as Goldblum as it gets- Jeff Goldblum watches, dissects, rates and even mimics others doign Jeff Goldbum impressions.

How do you do a caricature of a character watching a character?

Via Digg.



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