Monday March 7 Daily Links
MONDAY 3.7
NEWS STORIES
Violinist Plays In Ukranian Bomb Shelter
Video has been posted of a Ukrainian girl playing the violin in a bomb shelter as her city is attacked. There’s a screenwriter somewhere taking notes on this.
Russian Police Are Demanding To See Peoples Phones And Reading Their Messages
Now is not a good time to be a Russian because the cops are going through your phone and if you refuse you’re getting detained. Time to keep a burner on you at all times.
The Trucker Convoy Plays To Encircle The Beltway Around DC On Monday
With Rick Shroeder
The Trucker convoy is heading towards DC and is planning to encircle the Beltway. No one it going to notice, the traffic is already hell as it is.
Read more on Twitter.
Organizers of the “People’s Convoy” say they are planning to circle their armada of trucks, cars and SUVs around the Beltway on Sunday morning and into the workweek at the minimum speed limit to slow traffic and get their message to lawmakers. https://t.co/NnJLRCZQal
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 6, 2022
Trump's New Social Media Platform Feels Empty
Turns out Trump’s new social platform – Truth Social – is filled with troll accounts and not much truthing going on. When your userbase is all trolls, they have no one to troll but themselves and it’s just not the same.
Netflix No Longer Available in Russia
To protest the invasion of Ukraine, Netflix is suspending all service and all programming to Russia. “Given the circumstances on the ground, we have decided to suspend our service in Russia,” a spokesperson for Netflix said.
How they gonna watch Squid Games?
Mike Lindell Sues All Machines
Social media had a blast laughing at Mike Lindell this weekend after he misspoke and said that he was suing all machines, insteading of saying he planned to sue all voting machine manufacturers.
Sounds great, I need help with my toaster.
Scientists Think There are At Least 3 Species of T Rex
A new study says that the group of dinosaurs classified as Tyrannosaurus rex may actually be three separate species based on variations found in fossils.
Each from a different part of the multiverse
One thing they all still have in common. None of them ever picked up a check.
Tik Tok Suspends Live Streaming in Russia
The social media platform says it cut off new content to prevent users from being prosecuted under the new fake news law which carries penalties of 15 years in prison.
Please influencers, don’t say that this is the worst thing about the war.
2/ In light of Russia's new ‘fake news’ law, we have no choice but to suspend livestreaming and new content to our video service while we review the safety implications of this law. Our in-app messaging service will not be affected.
— TikTokComms (@TikTokComms) March 6, 2022
Can Deer Transmit Covid to Humans?
A research team may have discovered the first case of transference of Covid from a white tail deer to a human being.
Oh shit. We need to stick them on trains and send them out west.
Architecture Firm Designs Vice’s Newest Office
Vice hired a top tier architect team to design their office building in the metaverse.
Can’t we all just meet up in animal crossing? It’s already built
SPORTS
Mike McDaniel Crushes Every Coach Cliche
Mike McDaniel is winning the media war but can he win games? We’ll find out in September.
Watch the video on YouTube.
Massive Georgia Defensive Tackle Runs Faster Than Mahomes
He’s 341 pounds, and taller than 6 foot 6, but Jordan Davis just ran the 40 yeard dash in an astounding 4.78 seconds. It may be the fastest a man his size has ever run.
Great. But can he pass the steroids test?
Duke Fans in Tears After Loss to UNC
It was Coach K’s last home game, and fans were ready to party and celebrate. And then they lost to a mid level team. So instead of celebrating, Duke fans cried, and barstool collected some of the evidence.
Duke sucks. And they’re about to suck harder.
Hate to see Duke fans like this pic.twitter.com/nv0lF1UlTx
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) March 6, 2022
#CoachK pic.twitter.com/LYtuMsq3EW
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) March 6, 2022
I go home. I'm sad pic.twitter.com/8pwU88CmfT
— Marty Mush (@martymush) March 6, 2022
Very embarrassing, not good pic.twitter.com/9mz90ZjlA6
— Michael Grier (@MichaeIGrier) March 6, 2022
OH NO NOT THE CRYING SESAME STREET CHARACTERS #CoachK pic.twitter.com/9aRj7eBNKA
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) March 6, 2022
CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Cosby
The US Supreme Court has refused to reinstate Bill Cosby’s conviction. Look out for the puddin party tonight at Cosby’s mansion but don’t eat or drink anything.
Read more on Twitter.
NEW: The Supreme Court has refused to reinstate Bill Cosby’s conviction for sexually assaulting a Temple University employee in 2004 https://t.co/1MwEQW2QpR
— Bloomberg (@business) March 7, 2022
Sony's New Walkman Will Only Set You Back $1,600
Sony’s releasing a new Walkman and it’s only gonna cost you $1,600 for the base model or $3,200 for the gold plated one. They should have a Laser Disc out in time for Christmas that will cost a Bitcoin.
The 80’s called, they want their music back.
Sony unveiled a new, gold-plated Walkman with a $3,200 price tag. pic.twitter.com/iMICY3zk3t
— Cheddar News 🧀 (@cheddar) March 6, 2022
Drake Lost Almost $300k on a UFC Fight Bet
Drake bet $275k on Jorge Masvidal, who lost, badly.
Lets be honest. This is like losing the toll change you keep in a coffee cup.
.@Drake has put over $275K on Masvidal ML tonight 😳 pic.twitter.com/AqmsUB2UPY
— br_betting (@br_betting) March 6, 2022
K-Stew Says She's a Masochist
Kristen Stewart said that the considers herself a masochist because she loves embracing scary roles.
Prove you’re a masochist. Try watching your own movies.
Courtney Cox Doesn't Remember Friends
“I see it on TV sometimes and I stop and go, ‘Oh my God, I don’t remember this at all,'” Cox said in an interview, remarking that she should have watched reruns before going to the reunion show.
Unfortunately the rest of us do.
Madonna Without Filters
For months we’ve been looking at Madonna on the internet wondering if she found the fountain of youth or a mountain of filters. Now we know.
Hey Maddy, you may want to get rid of those sunglasses. They make you look really old.
Madonna and Rocco pic.twitter.com/Pn4l9hBcGf
— Herve Adam (@HerveAdam1) March 5, 2022
VIRAL & TRENDING
Are There More Doors Or Wheels In The World?t
A guy overheard another guy asking the question are there more doors or wheels in the world? And now he can’t sleep. And neither can you.
The guy beside me is on the phone saying “I can’t figure out if there are more doors or wheels in the world. It’s driving me crazy” so now I’m trying to figure it out. I think doors
— Alex Bennett (@Justalexbennett) March 5, 2022
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STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS
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