Friday June 11: Daily Links

FRIDAY 6.11


NEWS STORIES

 



Crrriiiinge: DiBlasio Tries to Explain Ranked Voting With Pizza Toppings

Mayor DiBlasio isn’t running again, but he wants to help his NYC citizens to understand the new ranked voting system. So he created a chart using pizza toppings of course, because NY=Pizza.

The name Deblasio should only be used to define a mental illness going forward.

Read more at nypost.


The Planet Has Another Ocean!

Congratulations Mother Earth on your newest arrival. National Geographic is officially adding the Southern Ocean to the world map. So if you thought the planet had five oceans, you’re wrong. It’s six.

What are you talking about? There’s just one ocean.

Read more at usatoday.


Slapping French President Gets You Four Months in Jail

The man who slapped President Macron was banned from ever holding public office and from owning weapons for five years. He’ll also spend four months in prison.

That’s less than a month a finger! How much for a scratch?

Read more at fox32chicago.


El Salvador To Mine Bitcoin Using Volcanoes

Volcanos and bitcoins should not co-exist.

Read more at benzinga.


Jeffery Toobin Makes His Return on CNN

Jeffrey Toobin returns to public life after a shameful exit last year when he was caught masturbating on camera during a work zoom. He sat down for a really odd interview on CNN to discuss his return and put all the cards on the table.

Thanks for coming on the show, Jeffery. Just promise not to actually cum on the show.

And why couldn’t we have done this for Louis C.K.?

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SPORTS



Could College Football Playoffs Expand to 12 Teams?

There could be huge changes to the College Playoff season. Currently existing as a four team finale, the powers that be are considering expanding to twelve teams. The six highest ranked conference champions and the six highest ranked other teams would qualify if the change takes place.

Great! This increases the chances for students to injure themselves and never get a chance to play for pay.

Read more at ESPN.


NBA Expansion Looking at Seattle and Vegas

If we go along with the expansion of the NBA can we also get a chance to vote two terrible teams out of the league??

Read more at nbcsports.


Eric Adams Identifies as Brooklynite

The candidate for NYC mayor says emotionally, he is a Brooklyn-ite, even though he owns a co-op in Fort Lee New Jersey.

True Brooklynites may take issue with this but let’s not forget two hours the mayoral candidates actually think a house in Brooklyn costs $100,000.

Read more at fox5ny.



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Meghan Markle’s Audiobook For Kids Is Pretty Expensive

The Bench, a new audiobook authored by Meghan Markle, is being called the most expensive audio book ever. The $15 purchase may not seem steep but the children’s book is only 107 seconds long. Priced per word, the book costs 8 cents per word. For comparison sake, if all books cost 8 cents a word, most novels would set you back at least $6k.

Couldn’t you just put this on Tik Tok for free?

Read more at Knewz.com.


Not Just For Wine- Strawberries Can Be Rosé Too!

This year, Driscolls has a brand new strawberry, brought to you by the wonders of non-GMO breeding. They’re light pink outside, whitish on the inside and has a slightly tart, but floral and yet also peachy taste.

Hey! Farmers! Stop playing god with our strawberries.

Read more at delish.


The Name Donald is Even Less Popular Than Karen

2020 was not good for Donald. The baby name hit an all time low on the baby name popularity rankings. It’s even lower than Axton, Dariel and Brycen.

I blame this on that angry duck.

Read more at huffpost.


Nikki Glaser Will Host Fuckboy Reality Show for HBO Max

HBO’s new reality dating series puts three women and 12 men on an island to find love. Six of the men will be really nice guys, and six will be fuckboys.

If Andrew Collin isn’t one of the fuckboys they’re making a huge mistake.

Read more at THR.


Bob Geldof Hints at a Live Aid for Covid

Great idea though it is going to be hard getting the spirit of togetherness when it’s best to be together 6 feet apart.

Read more at dailystar.


Caitlyn Jenner Won’t Say that Trump Lost Election

During an appearance on the View, Cait refused to explicitly say Trump lost the election.

Caitlyn, she didn’t ask if you’ve ever used Spider Tact while pitching, just answer yes or no.



TRENDING



Weezer Debuts New Song on Nintendo Switch

Can’t find that new Weezer song? Did you check on the Weezy Mode Level in Wave Break on Nintendo Switch?

If you only understood the name “Weezer” in that sentence you are either a millennial, Gen X’er, or Boomer.

If you’re only question was “who’s Weezer”, congratulations on being a Zoomer and having your whole life ahead of you.



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STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



Millions in US Feel They Have No One to Trust

Feeling alone? Feel like you can’t trust anyone? Well you’re not alone. A new study says lot of people feel like they have very few people in their lives who they trust.

No shit batman. Can whoever commissioned this study get their money back?

Read more at apnews.



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