Monday June 13 Daily Links
MONDAY 6.6
NEWS STORIES
Bitcoin Is In A Freefall
Bitcoin has dropped below $24k and the crypto bros are freaking out. Turns out real money may be slightly more useful than your crypto.
Buy the dip?
Giuliani Will Face Ethics Charges in DC
A Washington DC attorney ethics committee is charging Rudy with unethical behavior based on his lies about the 2020 election.
Hey Rudy, just plead insanity. Everyone will believe you.
UK Reveals 17th Century Royal Warship Wreck
A Royal warship that sank in 1682 while carrying a future King was discovered and kept secret for a decade, but now we are hearing all about it. The HMS Gloucester discovery was kept secret so that scientists could protect it before letting people know it had been found.
I’d like to find one British warship that didn’t sink.
Google Engineer Says an AI Program Has Already Gone Sentient
Blake Lemoine says an AI chatbot generator he was testing said it wants to be acknowledged as an employee, rather than property. He also said the chat program talked about rights, that it reads Twitter and its a bit narcissistic enjoying reading about itself.
At least he didn’t try to date it.
Truth Social Media Platform is Banning Anyone Talking About Jan 6 Hearings?
Trump’s social media platform, Truth, which was created ostensibly so that there would be a place where unrestricted speech could flourish, is already banning members based on the content of their posts.
Sooner or later, everybody gives up on that total free speech line.
Idaho Pride Event Interrupted by a UHaul Full of Rioters
31 masked members of the Patriot Front were arrested after trying to disrupt a Pride parade in Coeur d’Alene Idaho. The men were being transported in the back of a UHaul. Police were tipped off by a citizen who saw what looked like a small army load into the UHaul.
Oh so now you guys want to wear a mask.
A group of men in blue shirts and masks are detained on Northwest Boulevard near the skate park. The reason is unclear. @ISPNorthIdaho, @KootenaiSheriff and Coeur d’Alene police are on scene. pic.twitter.com/vLoDKlqQkj
— Garrett Cabeza (@CabezaGarrett) June 11, 2022
The Southwest Got Deep Fried This Weekend
Las Vegas and Phoenix had extreme temperatures over the weekend setting new records of 113 for Phoenix and 109 for Vegas..
But it’s a dry heat. Like a microwave.
Q Followers Are Heading Back to Dallas Cuz They Still Think JFK is Coming
Maybe third time is a charm? After two trips to Dallas expecting to see the return of JFK, QAnon followers are headed back to Dallas expecting to see A Q influencer named Negative 48 promises this time he’ll really be there.
Guys if he comes back anywhere, it won’t be Dallas.
More Dems are Saying Joe Gotta Go
Its becoming more and more clear to democrats that Joe Biden should not run in 2024.
By 2024 Joe will hardly be able to walk let alone run.
SPORTS
Brady And Sean Payton Were Gonna Go To The Dolphins Until Flores Filed His Lawsuit!?
So the story now is that the Dolphins were prepared to give Sean PAyton $100 million contract and throw a bunch of cash at Tom Brady to bring them both to Miami.
Then Brian Flores submitted his lawsuit and everything fell apart.
Awful Announcing Shares Maybe The Worst MLB Marketing Gimmick Ever
This promotional Treasure Island Poker chip couldn’t possibly have worked as planned during a Tampa Bay Rays Minnesota Twins game.
Remember when they didn’t need to make money off every second of a baseball game?
The Treasure Island poker chip does not sleep. It does not rest. It will find you. And it will hunt you down. pic.twitter.com/Ns1cXQ8Pyv
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 11, 2022
Remember when they proposed putting ads on the bases and everyone freaked out? pic.twitter.com/kyt5fHd4Y3
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 11, 2022
Judge Tosses Cristiano Ronaldo Rape Lawsuit and Slams the Plaintiffs Lawyer
The judge proclaimed that harsh sanctions are merited in the case, because the Plaintiff’s lawyer used misappropriated confidential documents, which completely tainted any possibility of a fair trial.
DeShaun Watson is asking how he can get that judge.
CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Jennifer Hudson Got The EGOT
Jennifer Hudson won a Tony last night which locks in her EGOT status. She joins Rita Moreno, Audrey Hepburn, Mel Brooks, Mike Nichols, Whoopi Goldberg, Scott Rudin, Andrew Lloy Webber, John Legend, and seven others to be the only people to ever complete it. Billie Eillish, you can do this.
Read more on Twitter.
Jennifer Hudson became an EGOT at the #TonyAwards on Sunday. 🏆
When "A Strange Loop" won best new musical, Hudson, one of the show's co-producers, joined a select group of people who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. https://t.co/eVPpp8hgwr pic.twitter.com/i4UwkWL1V1
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 13, 2022
Britney Spears Mom Snubbed
Lynne Spears commented on Brits wedding photos on gram, saying she was so happy for her daughter, despite that she didn’t get an invite to the fantasy wedding.
Madonna is Britney’s mom now.
Aussie Media Outlet Pissed Rebel Wilson Scooped Them About Her Girlfriend
An Australian paper was all set to out Rebel Wilson and her romance with Ramona Arguna. They gave her 48 hours heads up that they were about to out her, so she outted herself. And now the paper is pissed that they lost their big story.
How dare she come out on her own terms.
VIRAL & TRENDING
Florida Girl Gets Accepted Into Every Ivy League University
A Florida girl high schooler got accepted into every Ivy League school – Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton and Yale.
Meanwhile, Florida Man just won $2 bucks on a scratch off.
Twitter Asks Where Your Landline Phone Was Growing Up
A Twitter user asked the question where was your landline phone in your home growing up and it started trending. Zoomers are just confused and calling anyone who responded “mid”.
Read more on Twitter.
Children of the 70s/80s/90s – when you were growing up what room was the phone in? (Landline, obviously)
— Katey Lovell (@Katey_Lovell) June 11, 2022
STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS
Study Says Adults Sleep Better With a Friend
A new report has found that adults sleep better with their other than they do when they’re alone. University of Arizona researchers found that sleeping in pairs means falling asleep faster, less insomnia and more restful sleep.
You should try it with 3! Even better!
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