Monday July 19: Daily Links

MONDAY 7.19


NEWS STORIES

 



Matt Gaetz Photo Ops Are the Best, and He's Definitely Not a Pedo

Twitter user Walter Matheson fooled Matt Gaetz long enough to get real close before embarrassing the congressman and being carted away by security.

You can fool some of the people some of the time and you can fool dumb of the people dumb of the time.


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SPORTS



Shooting at Nationals Park Inspires NY Venues To Be More Prepared

NY sporting venues all put together evacuation plans in the wake of the shooting at Nationals Park.

I thought everybody already had evacuated from NY

Read more at NY Post.


Olympic Village Scrambling to Deal with Covid Cases

Latest covid counts for the Olympics? Two South African athletes tested positive in Olympic Village. A third unidentified athlete has tested positive and is in quarantine. US Tennis Star Coco Gauff tested positive so she won’t be going to Tokyo. The British Olympics Association says six athletes are in quarantine after being in close contact with someone else who tested positive.

Oh, and one of the Olympic Rings has covid but they won’t say whether its red yellow or green.

Read more at npr.


Olympic Village Beds are Cardboard Boxes

Cardboard Beds in Olympic Village are allegedly meant to discourage sexual intimacy among the athletes (although Irish gymnast, Rhys McClenaghan, disagrees with that.)

The gymnasts have already said they don’t need a bed to have sex.



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Adele Dating NBA Agent Rich Paul is Causing Internet Hysteria

The singer has been photographed in public with Lebron’s agent and the internet considers this to be hott goss.

Hey dude why don’t you check to see how many of her songs are breakup songs?

Read more at Page Six.


Jamie Lynn Posted a Vague Answer to Britney's Vague Instagram

After Britney Spears posted about being disappointed in those who are supposedly close to her, (and everyone knows she’s talking about her sis), Jamie Lynn got vague in return, posting “May the peace of the Lord be with you, and your spirit✌🏻❤️.”

Eaaaasy JL. Lets not use the Lord as an ally in our Instagram fights


50 Year Old Springsteen Lyric Debate Solved!

Have we been singing Thunder Road wrong? If you think Mary’s Dress Waves, you’re either an idiot or you’ve been reading the official lyrics everywhere on the internet and on Bruce Springsteen’s website. But this weekend, The Boss’ manager said the lyric is “SWAYS” not “WAVES” and that the correction will be made on all official websites.

Oh shit all these years I’ve been singing douche.

Read more at The Daily Beast.


Time Travel to MTV 1982 with Mark Goodman for 45 minutes.

And now kids can realize just how boring life was before you got a phone.


Vinyl Sales Jump 108% in 2021

Holy Shit. So that’s a whopping 190 albums!?

Read more at slashdot.


Nabisco Team Up with Other Brands to Hide Your Oreo Thins

This isn’t to keep the kids away its to keep mom away.



TRENDING



Whats Scarier Than a UFO?

How bout this hot air balloon that flilpped out people in Tokyo?

It’s just a man looking for his Pink Floyd pig.



VIRAL VIRAL



Car Recorded Pulling a Classic Dukes of Hazzard Move

On Highway 99 in Yuba City CA, a driver flipped a car while it was airborn, and walked away with minor injuries .

Boss Hogg said he’ll definitely catch her next time.

Watch the video on TMZ.



STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



20% of Americans Believe Covid Vaccines Contain Microchips

You know, my GPS doesn’t even work properly. But you think “they” can pull off microchips in a syringe?

Read more at Jerusalem Post.



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