Friday July 17: Daily Links
FRIDAY 7.17
NEWS STORIES
Did Kamala Harris Ruin Her VP Shot By Carving Up Biden At Debate
If you think Joe Biden remembers Kamala Harris handing Biden his ass at the Dem debates, you are wrong. He’s Old.
LA Times just reminded him, but he’ll forget tomorrow. He’s old.
On the other hand. He’s not Trump.
Texas Governor Will Not Shut Down State
The Governor of Texas promises that the state will not be shut down again. That is until all the ICU’s are overflowing.
Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday "there is no shutdown coming” in Texas as coronavirus cases and deaths continue to rise. https://t.co/SL3iHUOZhR
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) July 16, 2020
Mary Trump's Book Sells 950k Copies In First Week
Mary Trump’s book has sold nearly a million copies in its first week on sale. Finally, a product with the name Trump on it that actually breaks a profit.
Manhattan Rents Drop For The First Time In A Decade
The only upside to the whole global pandemic thing is people may afford to live in Manhattan again. That is if you still have a job.
Robot Sharing Free Masks
Metro North’s new robot mascot “Metro Man” is giving out free masks to passengers hoping to stop the spread and save lives.
Doesn’t David Beckham already have Metro Man trademarked??
Need of a face mask? 😷
Join us for the Metro-Man Mask-a-Thon, this morning from 7:30 to 9:00 in Grand Central Terminal! Metro-Man will be handing out face masks to customers in need.
Working together to help #StopTheSpread and #SaveLives! pic.twitter.com/1xHf0zThjL
— Metro-North Railroad. Wear a Mask-Stop the Spread. (@MetroNorth) July 15, 2020
Russia Hacking Coronavirus Vaccine Development Project
Hey Russia, can’t you just steal some bitcoin from gullible folks like those cool twitter hackers?
Google Searches by State from 2018-2020
It’s nice to look back at the simple times when we’re we’re curious about Fortnite and Logan Paul and not much Coronavirus and quarantine.
SPORTS
Riverboat Ron Promises To Change The Redskins Work Culture
After the report came out yesterday detailing all workplace harassment issues in the Redskins organization, new coach Ron Rivera is vowing to change the work culture. Which should also include them trying to win NFL games.
Charlize Theron Would Love To Get Her ‘Ass Kicked’ In A WWE Ring
While promoting her new movie, ‘The Old Guard’ Charlize Theron told WWE star Kofi Kingston that she would give wrestling a shot. ‘I will get my ass kicked’, the Oscar winner told Kingston, but added that ‘it would be really entertaining for everybody to watch because I am a mere actor’. The WWE denied a report that Vince McMahon is trying to secure Fight Island to have Theron train for next year’s Wrestlemania.
Dwight Howard: I Got Busted By The Snitch Hotline
Lakers star Dwight Howard said that even though he’s been filming social media videos inside the NBA bubble at the Disney World campus completely alone, someone reported him via the ‘snitch hotline’ for not wearing a mask. League officials are denying that Stan Van Gundy made the call.
ENTERTAINMENT
When Hollywood Stars Get Rejected
Wonder why even the biggest stars are paranoid, backstabbing babies?
Is it because sometimes they don’t get what they want?
This would make a great podcast.
More Ellen Staffers Claim Her Show Is A Toxic Environment
Former staffers on Ellen’s show are saying they were fired after attending a family funeral and another was let go after returning to work after a suicide attempt. Another employee is also accusing her of racist micro aggressions. If Ellen loses this gig, they are hiring over at the Redskins.
BOOOOOOOOOO! Brits Remove Banksy Art From Underground
Officials at the London Underground have removed the pieces Banksy put up in their subway cars and invited him to put something up in a “suitable location”. They just don’t get it.
https://twitter.com/i/events/1283324042947096576
"I get lockdown, but I get up again."
Banksy created a Chumbawamba-themed #COVID19 display in the London underground. The title is an apparent reference to people fighting against mask policies: "If you don't mask – you don't get.”
(📷: Banksy) pic.twitter.com/6auFhUibIA
— AJ+ (@ajplus) July 14, 2020
Slow hand clap @MayorofLondon and @TfL – you’re on your knees financially, a world-renowned graffiti artist gives you a mural worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, if not millions, in time.
Try to monetise it? Nah. You remove it. Well done everybody. https://t.co/kTxHYnzQrt
— Theo Usherwood (@theousherwood) July 15, 2020
I know @TfL have a rule on graffiti removal, but I’d have like this urban art by #Banksy to have remained for a good number of weeks. Especially as it carries a message in these bizarre & challeneging times#MaskMoaners #NoMask #urbanart #londonunderground #tube #coronavirusuk pic.twitter.com/7hSxM6eDXs
— Nic (@N1ngN1ng) July 15, 2020
Wolfgang Van Halen: I’m Prepared For A ‘Wave Of Hate’ For Solo Album
Wolfgang Van Halen said that he’s ‘fully prepared for the wave of hate’ that will happen when he releases his first solo album, because ‘it won’t be what people think it’ll be’. There’s no scheduled release date, but Eddie Van Halen once described his son’s music as ‘AC/DC meets Van Halen meets aggressive pop’. It’s a safe bet David Lee Roth will be passing around the Haterade .
Billy Joel Plays A Discarded Piano On Sidewalk
Reps for Billy Joel confirmed that he was the one playing a piano that was left on the street in Huntington, Long Island. The cellphone video, which was uploaded on June 26th, shows the Piano Man pulling his motorcycle over, play some ragtime to see if the ivories were still in good condition. After declaring that it just ‘needs tuning’ and ‘it’s a perfectly good piano’, Joel suggested donating the instrument to a nearby thrift store.
Joel’s reps would not comment on the piano’s fate or the condition of the person who shot the very shaky video.
GOING VIRAL
Tesla Guy Can't Find the Gas Cap
Well don’t you look like a dumb old Baby Boomer. Don’t worry Zoomers can’t dial a rotary phone.
So everyone is an asshole.
Bruh can't find the gas cap on his new Tesla 😭🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/sUo2SNjBEi
— Holy Cow! (@HolyCow_Inc) July 16, 2020
Baby Rips a Huge Fart
Yeah this is lowbrow but there’s a pandemic and it’s not time to be heady.
Also this baby’s fart had a tail.
How to Cheer up a Quarantined Penguin? Bubbles!
Bubble machines also could have the same effect on humans. Go ahead and treat yo self!
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