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.
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.
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?
MACRON C’EST FAIS TARTER A VALENCE 😂 pic.twitter.com/ZWamxPmSkW
— ouss 🇩🇿🇵🇸 (@OUS2S1D3Z) June 8, 2021
El Salvador To Mine Bitcoin Using Volcanoes
Volcanos and bitcoins should not co-exist.
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.
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??
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Caitlyn Jenner, running for Governor of California, refuses to acknowledge that Trump lost the election. pic.twitter.com/88W8OZ6itA
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) June 10, 2021
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.
Pull out those controllers 🎮 @WaveBreakGame featuring Weezy Mode level + our new, stream-safe song “Tell Me What You Want” from the soundtrack drops tomorrow on PC & #NintendoSwitch.
Song is out in North America tonight at midnight ET and the rest of the world on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/2UM4TzIJMv
— weezer (@Weezer) June 10, 2021
VIRAL VIRAL
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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?
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