Sunday August 29: Daily Links

SUNDAY 8.29
NEWS STORIES
Welcome to the No Fly List, Asshole
Miami Mayor In Favor of Dumping South Beach
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber says the South Beach entertainment district has to go, based on uncontrollable drugs, guns and violence. “This is an area that attracts a lot of disorder, a lot of people wanna fight, a lot of people who come with guns, a lot of people who are taking drugs and that creates a very, very challenging mix,” Gelber said.
Maybe you need a squad of attractive guys in pastels who can deal with Miami vice.
New Jersey Governor Calls Matt Gaetz a Putz (Again)
On his podcast Firebrand, Gaetz attacked New Jersey and Governor Murphy for “draconian” lockdowns and mocked the Governor saying he should be more like DeSantis.
Murphy tweeted back:
Dear Matt Putz, it seems like you have more important things to be worried about right now than me. And linked to a headline about Gaetz being investigated for sex with a minor.
“Dear Matt Putz” coming to Broadway soon.
Dear Matt Putz, it seems like you have more important things to be worried about right now than me.https://t.co/tf6yjlurNJ https://t.co/9McgakJvKL
— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) August 27, 2021
Black Micky D's Worker Sues Over N-Word
A McDonald’s employee sued the company after multiple complaints to management about a racist co-worker went unheeded. The plaintiff alleges that he repeatedly asked to be put in a different shift from the n-word slinging staff member but his requests went unheeded. He’s seeking front and back pay and other remedies.
He deserves back pay, front pay, side pay and free fries for life.
School District Thinks Federal Free Lunch Program is Spoiling the Students
A suburban Milwaukee school district wants to opt out of the free lunch program that they don’t even have to pay for- its federally funded.
Yeah god forbid kids get used to eating.
Deer Has Covid
Add deer to the list of animals who can get Covid. The news was confirmed based on a study that analyzed serum samples from deer for antibodies.
Oh great, so the next variant will have Lyme disease mixed in.
U.S. reports world's first deer with COVID-19 https://t.co/9KT3NhBmsv pic.twitter.com/E6qaDUrjD6
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 28, 2021
SPORTS
Deshaun Watson Going To The Panthers Or Dolphins!?
The new rumor is Deshaun Watson could be traded to the Panthers or the Dolphins. At this point it’ll be hard to get a bag of balls for Watson let alone three first round picks.
Read more at Pro Football Talk.
There's chatter building in league circles that the Texans may soon be trading Deshaun Watson to the Panthers or the Dolphins. https://t.co/VH1kqQ1dDg
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) August 28, 2021
Trent Dilfer, #SoFired?
Former NFL QB and current (maybe not for long) head coach at Lipscomb Academy in Nashville lost his shit at a player and was caught on video.
Trent maybe you should watch some tape of how much you sucked when you played?
They def running at practice 😬 (via @BroBible) pic.twitter.com/mBbnFzEq6D
— Overtime (@overtime) August 28, 2021
Philip Rivers Gets a Big Big Win
The former Chargers QB is now 1-0 in His high school coaching career after a banging 49-0 shut out at St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope, Ala.
If history serves…This team will go gangbusters until they hit the playoffs.
CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Eric Clapton Releases Anti-Vax Protest Song
Eric Clapton released an anti vaxxer protest song called This Has Gotta Stop. That’s also what people say whenever Eric opens his limey mouth.
Listen to the song at TMZ.
https://www.tmz.com/2021/08/28/eric-clapton-covid-vaccine-song-this-has-gotta-stop/
Damon Wayans Hosting IRL Frogger Game Show
So we’ve gone from live action cartoons to live action video games. Let me know when we have real life Asteroids.
RuPaul Wants Jeopardy Gig
RuPaul discussed all the problems plaguing Jeopardy’s search for a new host, and then said what we’re all thinking!
“In gayer news, I’m right here, bitch!”
Sounds like a fun plan but….do you really think your tweets are going to pass?
83 Year Old Woman Shares That She Had an Affair With JFK
A woman who had an affair with JFK in her twenties has kept the secret for six decades but now she’s sharing her story, seeing parallels between her experience, and other women who are used by powerful men.
“The whole idea of conferred specialness — ‘You go to bed with me, I’ll make you special’ — we’ve seen a lot of that with Harvey Weinstein, Roger Ailes, show business.”
That’s how you learn things.
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TRENDING
Tik Tok Has Banned The Milk Crate Challenge
Tik Tok has announced they’re banning all videos that have to do with the Milk Crate Challenge to stop people from hurting themselves trying to go viral. This is AWFUL news for Big Crate.
Read more at the Los Angeles Times.
Because too many users apparently thought a shot at going viral was worth a possible shot at going to the emergency room, TikTok has banned the so-called Milk Crate Challenge https://t.co/zFf2NdgdqC pic.twitter.com/GlYcsiaAah
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) August 27, 2021
VIRAL VIRAL
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STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS
2/3 of Americans Really Care About Their Favorite Seat
Sixty eight percent of those polled say they have a favorite spot on the couch and kitchen table and they’re willing to fight for it if family members take it.
The other 32% are homeless.
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