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?

Read more at CNBC.


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.

Read more at reuters


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.

Read more at apnews


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.

Read more at huffpost.


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.

Read more at variety.


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.

Read more at idaho statesman.


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.

Read more at usatoday.


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.

Read more at vice.


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.

Read more at dnyuz.



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.

Read more at Barstool.


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?


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.

Read more at TMZ



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.


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.

Read more at pagesix.


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.

Read more at eonline.



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.

Read more at the New York Post.


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.



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!

Read more at studyfinds.



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