Friday June 18: Daily Links

FRIDAY 6.18


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Kathryn Garcia Could Be the First Smoking NY Mayor in 55 Years

NYC Mayoral candidate Kathryn Garcia smokes a pack a day, and if she wins the election she’ll be the first Mayor of NY to smoke since 1965.

Hopefully this will make smoking cool with the kids again.

Read more at ny post.


Dang! Yang!

Andrew Yang stuck his foot in his mouth with his comments on the problem of violence in NYC that is perpetrated by those with mental illness. He seemed to say that mentally disabled people are not New Yorkers.

“Yes, mentally ill people have rights, but you know who else have rights? We do! The people and families of the city,” said Mr. Yang, a former presidential candidate. “We have the right to walk the street and not fear for our safety because a mentally ill person is going to lash out at us.”

It seems like only a mentally ill person would want to be mayor of NY.

Read more at New York Times


Only Fans Looking to Leave Porn Behind

With a valuation of $1 Billion, Only Fans is looking to go more mainstream, attract investors and advertisers and that means looking to distance themselves from porn.

This is like McD trying to distance themselves from burgers and fries.

Read more at Barstool.


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SPORTS



San Jose Sharks Delete Juneteenth Post

The NHL’s San Jose Sharks attempted to celebrate the new holiday with a Juneteenth tweet and special art commemorating freedom. The result didn’t go so well, and resulted in a delete of the tweet which featured an image of the team’s shark mascot taking a bite out of shackles connecting an enslaved person’s wrists.

The image was created by a black artist, and was intended to represent the team taking a stand against systemic racism, but it just wasn’t received that way.

Maybe if the wrists didn’t look so much like Shark Bait….?

Read more at mediaite.


NBA Player Got All Choked Up While Apologizing to Jewish Kids for Slur

NBA’s Meyers Leonard seems to be sincere when he apologized to Jewish kids for using the K slur while playing video games.

Hey if MTG can get another chance, why not this lanky bastard.

Read more at TMZ.


Team USA Bringing First Trans Athlete to Tokyo

Chelsea Wolfe is going to Tokyo as an alternate on the BMX racing team. She could see competition if one of the racers has to sit the games out.

Of course, she’ll be riding a girls bike. #bananaseat

Read more at The Daily Beast


Mayor of Chicago Takes a Shot at The Bears

The Chicago Bears are thinking of moving out of the city, and want to explore purchasing Arlington International Raceway- about an hour northwest of the city. They posted a tweet explaining that they’re looking out for the team’s best interest. The Mayor of Chicago posted her own tweet in response, reminding the Bears of their lease, and offing a not so friendly suggestion about where their efforts should be focused.

“We want the organization to focus on putting a winning team on the field, beating the Packers finally and being relevant past October.”

Mayor, if you really want to beat the Packers, start sending Chicago-themed gift packs to Aaron Rodgers house. I hear he may be available. #MollysCupcakes #GarrettsPopcorn #deepdishpizza

Read more at USA TODAY



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Scar Jo Calls out Marvel for Sexualizing Black Widow

The smoking hot actress says she has contempt for the hyper sexualization of her character.

Then let’s get her in some baggier clothes. Okay?

Read more at collider.


Foo Fighters Releasing a Disco Album for Record Store Day

Introducing… the Dee Gees and their debut album Hail Satin

01 You Should Be Dancing
02 Night Fever
03 Tragedy
04 Shadow Dancing
05 More Than a Woman
06 Making a Fire
07 Shame Shame
08 Waiting on a War
09 No Son of Mine
10 Cloudspotter

Guess now that this generation killed rock, we might as well revive disco.

Dave enough of your cuteness. Just rock.

Read more at pitchfork.


Rod Stewart's Wife is A Cop

Penny Lancaster is a former lingerie model, mom, and she’s married to Rod Stewart. And now she can add Officer to her list of titles, because she just passed her test to become a cop in London.

Oh shit said rod Stewarts coke dealer.

Read more at pagesix.


The Book Of Mormon May Be Changing When it Returns to Broadway

The long running hit Broadway show will return to the Great White Way in November, but there have been calls for changes- and producers are considering them.

Can’t wait to see if they’re going to sell out.

Read more at deadline.


Winklevoss Twins Started a Band

Cameron and Tyler Winkelvoss, best known as the duo who Mark Zuckerberg snatched Facebook from, are now bandmates. No word on a band name yet, but we do know that Tyler sings, and Cameron plays guitar, and there are four other people in the group.

Move over Nelson there’s two more weird twins ready to rock.

Read more at Page Six.


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What Happened to This Fox News Host?

People are wondering what caused this Fox host to just freeze mid conversation without explanation.

Brain Fart? Alien mind meld? Is that Earl’s Dad?



STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



Half of Millennials Unhappy With Their Chosen Career

47% of Milllennials aged 33 to 40, say they wish they had chosen a different career path when they started out. This is according to a recent survey conducted by The Harris Poll. Many have higher education degrees that didn’t pay off, or felt they stayed in a job for too long.

They also wish they were divorced.

Read more at CNBC.



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