Saturday June 19: Daily Links
SATURDAY 6.19
NEWS STORIES
Largest Land Mammal Ever Discovered
Scientists discovered the fossils of the largest land mammal ever – the equivalent of a 20 foot tall rhino, found in China. And just like rhino’s today, they were wiped out by cavemen poachers turning their horns into erectile dysfunction treatments.
Are Texas Power Companies Fucking With People's Smart Thermostats?
People in Texas are saying their systems that regulate the temperature in their houses were accessed by Texas Power Companies. They believe they were remotely adjusted to make it warmer in the house to conserve power during the heat wave.
Hey Texans, stop worrying about the government controlling your lives, and keep an eye on the real problem.
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SPORTS
FIFA Punishes Mexico For Bad Fan Behavior
There will be no fans at Mexico’s two World Cup qualifying home games. They will be playing in an empty stadium as punishment for failing to stop fans from being dickheads and yelling homophobic slurs at the U.S. and Dominican teams in March.
This is great for anyone nostalgic for social distancing. Only thing better than this would be to empty out the country.
Dave Portnoy Goes to Twitter Jail
Free Dave Portnoy was trending on Twitter on Friday after the Barstool Sports’ founder was suspended for a few hours. Nobody seems to know why Dave had to take a twitter time out, except maybe for Dave’s Best Friend on Twitter who teased that “you’ll want to tune into next week’s [podcast] episode. He returned just after 9pm with some Flair.
I’ll give this a 9.3.
I’m back. #freeportnoy pic.twitter.com/EeY0hnelrO
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) June 19, 2021
Bills WR Refuses Vaccine And Won't Follow NFL Rules
Buffalo Bills Wide Receiver Cole Beasley says he’ll never get the vaccine, and he’d rather die “living.” “Hi, I’m Cole Beasley and I’m not vaccinated! I will be outside doing what I do. I’ll be out in the public. If you’re scared of me then steer clear or get vaccinated. Point. Blank. Period,” he wrote in a long message on Twitter. He isn’t worried about fines, or even being forced to retire, he even said he’d rather work for free this year, than submit to the rules.
Well you sound like a real great teammate. #teamplayer #teamwork
Public Service Announcement pic.twitter.com/XjQicdvnKm
— Cole Beasley (@Bease11) June 18, 2021
NBA Icon John Stockton Is In an Anti-Vax Video
Fans are not loving NBA Hall of Famer John Stockton’s surprising role in a new anti-vaccination documentary, “Covid and the Vaccine: Truth, Lies and Misconceptions Revealed”. Stockton is seen saying that the government was too scared, shutting everything down., and he was crushed to watch his kids and grandkids hearing all of it and accepting it as true when he knows, from his “significant amount of research, it’s not true.”
He also is concerned about all the athletes that will never get the chance to develop because of the shutdowns.
Well you got the chance to develop and never won a single championship.
John Stockton in the Anti Vax Documentary: pic.twitter.com/xwclC7eZIv
— Alex. 👋🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪 (@Dubs4O8) June 18, 2021
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CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Zack Snyder Shows us Batman Downtown
Well, at least we finally got to see the Snyder cut.
Canon pic.twitter.com/rpPaRhVnQ8
— Zack Snyder (@ZackSnyder) June 18, 2021
Bralizian Model Comes Out! As Autosexual!
Luana Sandien, who last made news for posing topless in Dubai says she is Autosexual- which means she’s in love with herself. Sandien says she is eeply enthralled with her own image and wishes she could date herself. Obviously, she also prefers masturbation to sex with a companion.
“There was always a part of me that thought it was weird – so it’s nice to have this statement that it’s normal.”
Thank god, I thought it meant she was banging her car.
Millie Bobby Brown Dating Jon Bon Jovi's Son
Jake Bongiovi, 19, and MBB, 17 were seen strolling in NYC holding hands with her rescue puppy in tow.
This is odd but I’ve seen stranger things.
Peter's Clam Bar Names Lobster After Amy Schumer
Long Island spot Peter’s Clam Bar named a 100-year-old lobster “Amy” and will give the lobster its freedom after showing it off for a few weeks. Amy is going to be filming a new Hulu series there in the next month.
Amy and her namesake have at least one thing in common. They both love to be dipped in butter.
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom Send a Message From the Future
KP and OB made a PSA to help make people realize how dangerous voter suppression laws are.
This is the first watchable thing Orlando Bloom has done in 18 years.
Chris Harrison Didn't Get That $25 Mill He Demanded, But He Did Get 9
The settlement for quietly leaving the Bachelor for Chris Harrison was a cool $9 million.
It’s a lot less than he asked for but a lot less than he’s worth.
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Future Olympians Have The Funniest Race of 2021
This is what happens when everybody gets a trophy.
You can literally watch any of the lanes and crack yourself up pic.twitter.com/5orP0vUQ7d
— Tempa (@QuickestTempa) December 13, 2019
STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS
The New York Times Gives Us Its Best TV Comedies Of The 21st Century
The New York Times has made a list of all the best TV comedies of the 21st century, so far. Now this is a list Zoomers and Millennials can relate to. Well, it’d be more relatable for Zoomers if it was on Tik Tok.
US Alcohol Sales in 2020 Were Highest in 18 years
Sales of hard seltzers and other ready-to-drink beverages were up 63% during the pandemic.
So what do you think it was that had people drink so much this year? Maybe we’ll never know.
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