Sunday January 24: Daily Links

SUNDAY 1.24


NEWS STORIES

 



Man Charged for Capitol Riots Also Tweeted about Assassinating AOC

A 34 year old man from Texas has been arrested after he posted images on social media that show him in the Capitol on January 6. He also posted a call for the assassination of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Turns out storming a federal building and making public comments about assignation is illegal. Now that it’s clear can this craziness end?

Read more at nbcnews.com.


Lawmaker Does A Quick Backtrack On Election Fraud Claims

When pressed by CNN’s Pamela Brown to present one valid example of voter fraud, North Carolina Congressman Madison Cawthorn couldn’t come up with one, and ended up acknowledging that Joe Biden legitimately won the election. Cawthorn was one of the speakers at the January 6th rally that ended with protestors storming the Capitol. Cawthorn’s flips made Simone Biles envious.

Read more at yahoo.com.



SPORTS



Stafford Is Out Of Detroit, Will Be Traded Before March 5th

Matthew Stafford is getting the hell out of Detroit and the early rumors are he could be going to the 49ers and the Pats may be involved as well which COULD mean Jimmy Garapolo could be heading back to New England. Right now, this is all NFL fan fiction but might as well get a head start.

Read more at nfl.com.


McGregor Got Knocked The Fuck Out Last Night

Conner McGregor was dropped last night in the second round of the UFC PPV Main Event. It’s only a matter of time now before he gets sucked into the web of Vince McMahon.

[SPOILER] Poirier vs. McGregor from r/ufc



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Bill Maher Unveils New Show Segment: Hello Douchebag

Senator Hawley, Rep Boebert, and Senator Tuberville, were included in a new segment Bill Maher unveiled on Friday night. The bit focuses on the new up and coming “hate for profit truth bending opportunists”.

He titled the segment, Hello Douchebags.

Or as some of us call it, “what Bill Maher should say when shaving.”

Read more at TMZ.


Flaming Lips Hold Worlds First Bubble Concert

Friday and Saturday night Flaming Lips fans filled The Criterion in Oklahoma City. The band performed from inside individual bubbles- while audience members could fit up to three members in each bubble.

Almost makes you nostalgic for the AIDS era when we only had to wrap our dicks.

Read more at Consequence of Sound.


HBO has Game of Thrones Prequel in the Works: Tales of Dunk and Egg

No talent is attached yet but HBO is working on a GOT prequel following the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall and a young Aegon V Targaryen. The events take place 90 years prior to the hit HBO series and are based on George RR Martin’s novelas, “Tales of Dunk and Egg”, “The Hedge Knight” “The Sworn Sword” and “The Mystery Knight” in 2010.

Too bad. Would have been better as a cooking show hosted by The Hound.

Read more at variety.com.


Ben Affleck Show Ass Crack While Balancing Dunkin Donuts Coffee & Packages

Ben Affleck struggled to balance some packages, his beloved Dunkin Donuts ice coffee, and trying to prevent his pants from falling down at the same time. Ben, just buy a belt, a coffee maker and spare yourself the hassle.

Read more at pagesix.com.


Comedian and Season 20 Winner Of Worst Cooks In America Charged With Murder

The Food Network pulled Season 20 of Worst Cooks In America after its champion, Ariel Winter, was arrested and charged with the death of her 3 year old adopted daughter. They want to repurpose the episodes and call it The Worst Person In America.

Read more at deadline.com.


Seth Rogan & Ted Cruz Still Sniping At Each Other On Twitter

Seth Rogan and Ted Cruz continue to trade insults at each other on Twitter, this time over the movie Fantasia and Tourette’s Syndrome. The Texas Senator called Rogan ‘a moron’, while Rogan called Cruz, ‘a fascist piece of shit’. Having Ted Cruz fight with an actor instead of trying to overthrow the government is a fair trade off.

Read more at toofab.



TRENDING



Twitter Debates... What is the Best Anyone Has Ever Looked in a Film?

Sure folks bring up Brando in Streetcar but no mention of him in Island of Dr. Moreau???


Disney Shows Off Cabins Coming Soon To New Star Wars Themed Hotel

Disney fanboys are losing their shit over the renderings of the new cruiser cabins which will be available when the park opens the Star Wars Galactic Cruiser hotel. More like a cruise than a hotel stay- all passengers will embark and disembark the hotel at the same time, for a two day immersive experience. Regular “cabins” or larger captains quarter will be available.

How much extra for Princess Leia in a dog collar?

Read more at Travel Awaits



VIRAL VIRAL



We Could All Use A Vacation To Cat Island

Cat Island off the coast of Japan really lives up to its name but maybe these cats should be social distancing more.

Via digg.


Spaghetti-o Pie Trending. Whose Hungry??

Are Tik Tok-ers trolling home chefs now? A new home cooking horror comes in the form of sphagetti-o pie, complete with milk, cheese and white bread “garlic bread topping” created using the preparer’s forearms as a rolling pin. The video has received over 2 million views.

If you’re looking to kill yourself, wouldn’t a bullet be faster?


TikTok Shows us There Are A Lot of Guys Out There Who Don't know How a Tampon Works

Also a lot of guys out there who are just generally undateable…

Read more at buzzfeed.



STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



Here Are All The Films Delayed By The Coronavirus

Vulture put together a list of all the movies that have had their releases delayed due to the covid outbreak. Looking it over now, we haven’t really missed much.

Read more at vulture.com.



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