Monday May 10: Daily Links

MONDAY 5.10


NEWS STORIES

 



Greta van Sustren Out Wokes the Woke

In the interests of being inclusive some people have started referring to Mothers Day as Birthing Parents Day. Van Sustren points out that you’re excluding a big group in your attempt to include.

Let’s spend every day fighting about something that doesn’t matter


New Quarters Will Honor Women

Poet Maya Angelou and astronaut Sally Ride will be the first to appear on a series of quarters honoring women.

How interesting that women finally get on coins just when everyone stopped caring about coins.

Read more at nytimes.


Lynyrd Skynyrd Memorabilia Thief Wanted in Florida

A 38 year old man stole a trailer of Lynyrd Skynyrd memorabilia that was intended to be auctioned off for charity. The auction was for the Jimmie Van Zant Cancer Benefit.

Finally a crime that outrages everyone in Florida

Read more at nypost.


McDonalds Workers Going on Strike May 19

Sales at McDonalds are way up, with the company announcing $5 billion in profits in 2020. But you know what’s not up? Wages for McDonalds workers. They’ll go on strike seeking $15 hour minimums the day before this year’s Shareholder Meeting.

Why dont you go on a fry strike and refuse to give anyone a side a fries?

Read more at vice.


Someone Found the Books Senators Who Hate the1619 Project Used

In one of the textbooks they learned how to turn a tiger into butter. This explains a lot.

Read more at theroot.com.


Chinese Rocket Debris Crashes in to Indian Ocean

That means we can all relax and stop looking up at the sky now. That is until it starts raining frogs.

Read more at cbsnews.



SPORTS



Mookie's Nuts

This is great. Mookie Betts is making baseball as good as a YouTube video.


Kentucky Derby Winner Medina Spirit Fails Drug Test and Trainer Bob Baffert is Suspended

Funky cold Medina was juicing and now the Nature Boy Bob Baffert is out. This actually truly was more exciting than the Oscars!

Read more at espn.



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



What Can We Learn From Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's Body Language

A body language expert says that she has analyzed the body language in Kourtney and Travis’ posts and has come to the conclusion that these two are really into each other.

What secret clues did this expert notice? A penis grinding a vagina?

Read more at cosmopolitan.com.


Lady Gaga Tosses Flowers to Fans in Italy

What could be classier than throwing something on the ground for your fans to scramble after.


Melinda Gates Started Divorce Plans Because of Epstein

Melinda Gates Starting Talking to Divorce Lawyers the Same Time News Came Out on Bill and Jeffrey Epstein Meetings.

Well, we knew it wasn’t going to money troubles…

Read more at dailymail.


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TRENDING



Psychedelics Are Poised to be The New Hot Trend in Therapeutics

Too bad boomers are too old and conservative to enjoy this.

Read more at nytimes.



VIRAL VIRAL



The Hustle’s Ode to Movie Product Placement

Mom I need to get the new Nokia phone like Neo in the Matrix. He would never steer me wrong on technology!

Read more at thehustle.co


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STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



The Weird Obsessions of 15 Famous People

Hitler was obsessed with Disney, Patrick Stewart has a Beavis and Butthead Addiction, and Marilyn Manson has a really weird love of Eastbound and Down that goes beyond even the biggest fan.

And Charles Bukowksi was obsessed with alcohol.

Read more at cracked.com.


Why Do We Glorify the Workaholic?

The BBC is asking why we buy into the idea that working excessive hours and sacrificing our personal lives is noble? “Why do we buy into the ‘cult’ of overwork?”

Jeeze, I had no idea, said Earl Douglas.

Read more at BBC


Songs About New York Outnumber Every Other City

A UK research team analyzed song lyrics and found 5,470 songs about New York City with Nas providing the most references to the big apple. That’s nearly double the second most sung about city- Paris, with 3,226 songs.

What else they gonna sing about? Akron?



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