Monday February 28 Daily Links

MONDAY 2.28
NEWS STORIES
Bill Barr is All Over Trumps Dick
Bill Barr, who served as AG for Donald Trump has a lot of shit to sling in Trumps direction these days: calling his behavior wild and erratic, blaming him for the capitol riots, saying straight out that Trump lost the election, and urging the GOP to move on from the Don.
It’s so easy to shit on Trump when it’s time to sell a book. How about doing it when it matters?
Read more at Mediate
Photos Show Molotov Stockpile
A series of photos show Ukrainian citizens making and storing cases of molotov cocktails to defend their city.
There’s not a fire dept in the world that would feel good about this.
Recently, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry tweeted to “make Molotov cocktails and take down the occupier.” A TV channel broadcast instructions.
Then came the elbow-grease grassroots effort to fight back. We went 3 floors underground to see it. https://t.co/SZezA0xhzc pic.twitter.com/jP21EV9oJF— Marcus Yam 文火 (@yamphoto) February 27, 2022
In #Dnipro crowds of women spent Saturday making Molotov cocktails. Teachers, lawyers, housewives, all crouched on the grass, filling bottles. They told me they try not to think about what they’re doing. They didn’t choose this. But they have to be ready to defend their city pic.twitter.com/TSEKmEs2XG
— Sarah Rainsford (@sarahrainsford) February 26, 2022
Ukrainian brewery ditches beer for Molotov cocktails in war against Russia https://t.co/LwU23CPN4d pic.twitter.com/TsBCSA2ACw
— New York Post (@nypost) February 28, 2022
Neighborhoods across Ukraine are setting up “delicious” makeshift beverage stands on every city street corner for Putin.
Special gifts from all Ukrainian citizens, from all walks of life, young & old, awaiting their uninvited visitors.
Re: molotov cocktails
— The Clear Cider (@TheClearCider) February 26, 2022
Local Ukrainians making molotov in case Russians enter their town. pic.twitter.com/DeyzCN3z81
— Arslon Xudosi 🇺🇦 (@Arslon_Xudosi) February 25, 2022
Little Kid Has Rare Uncombable Hair Disease
Only 100 diagnosed cases exist of the ailment that renders hair uncombable. Little Locklan was diagnosed with the disease. The good news is, it only affects his hair, and he’s adorable.
Did Motley Crue have this disease?
Shoplifter Hides Crossbow In His Pants
A Florida dude using a crutch was caught on video stuffing an entire crossbow down his sweats to steal it.
Sure had a lot of room down those pants, guy.
The Ruble Is Free Falling
The Russian currency is down as much as 30% on Monday compared to the dollar as the world condemns Russia for invading Ukraine.
#UPDATE Russia's ruble plunged nearly 30% against the dollar Monday after world powers imposed fresh, harsher sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
The ruble was indicated to be down 27% at 114.33 per dollar in offshore trading, according to Bloomberg News pic.twitter.com/GF5xJA81Xl
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 28, 2022
RIP World's Biggest Plane
Ukraine’s Antonov AN-225 aircraft, named Mriyev (dream), has been destroyed during a Russian attack on an Ukraine airfield. But the nation’s foreign minister wrote on Twitter “But they will never be able to destroy our dream of a strong, free and democratic European state. We shall prevail!”
This was the world’s largest aircraft, AN-225 ‘Mriya’ (‘Dream’ in Ukrainian). Russia may have destroyed our ‘Mriya’. But they will never be able to destroy our dream of a strong, free and democratic European state. We shall prevail! pic.twitter.com/TdnBFlj3N8
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) February 27, 2022
SPORTS
Zion Williams Gets a Mardi Gras Float
He may not like it.
How can you have fat shaming in a town that eats so much king cake.
Not sure Zion is gonna love the float they made for him at Mardi Gras @BarstoolNOLA
pic.twitter.com/XhFcajbfqn— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) February 26, 2022
Olympic Medalist Would Like You To Stop Calling Hair Style Slut Strands
The snowboarder style of leaving two strands of hair out of your helmet is called slut strands. Chloe Kim really hates that term and wants to change it.
How does ho strands sound?
Racist Red Sox Minor Leaguer Fired
Brett Netzer has been released after posting a series of racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic tweets. He also tweeted “i am a racist. i do sometimes make assumptions based on another persons [sic] race/ethnicity/culture. glad that is out of the way.”
It’s unfortunate. Boston’s the only team where he would fit in.
CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
SNL Stands With People of Ukraine
Saturday Night Live returned from a long Olympic hiatus this week, and skipped the usual cold open. Instead, Kate McKinnon and Cecily Strong introduced the Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York, who proceeded to sing Prayer for Ukraine. After the song concluded, McKinnon and Strong spoke a muted Live from New York It’s Saturday Night, at which point the camera focused on candles laid out to spell Kyiv, the nation’s capital.
Congrats SNL you just won the war.
“Prayer for Ukraine” performed by Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York pic.twitter.com/5pi2l1Olpx
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) February 27, 2022
Watch Zelenskyys Dancing With the Stars Moment
The Ukrainian leader has always been popular. Here’s his appearance on the Ukranian version of DWTS in 2006.
His new reality show is much better.
so apparently Zelenskyy won the Ukrainian version of Dancing with the Stars in 2006 and the tape is even better than whatever you're imagining pic.twitter.com/L1gnKD2ISr
— Kat Abu (@abughazalehkat) February 27, 2022
Internet Already Casting the Zelenskyy Movie
Twitter thinks Jeremy Renner is the perfect actor to play the Ukrainian leader in the inevitable biopic.
Let’s wait until the real one ends.
Here are Your SAG Awards Winners
Sunday night the SAG Awards aired, with Ted Lasso, Succession, CODA and Squid Games crushing it with the biggest awards and most memorable speeches.
Tinder Swindler Charging 20k Per Club Appearance
Read more at TMZ.
https://www.tmz.com/2022/02/27/tinder-swindler-simon-leviev-charge-club-appearance/
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VIRAL & TRENDING
Tanning Nasal Spray? WHAT!?
TikTok beauty influencers are snorting a tanning spray to help deepen their glow. They believe that the product helps them to achieve a perfect tan, without having to apply it dermally, by increasing the body’s melanin production.
Wait till you see how tan their assholes are.
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STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS
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