Thursday August 26: Daily Links

THURSDAY 8.26
NEWS STORIES
Delco Cheese Steak Shop Owner Gets Knifed in the Neck
The owner of Leo’s in Folcroft PA took a knife through his neck and survived.“My son turned to me and said, ‘Dad, you have a knife in your neck,’” Mullan told NBC10.
When I say ‘wit’ I mean ‘wit’!
Read more at NBC Philadelphia.
Good News J&J People - Your Booster Shot Gives You 9x Antibodies!
New research shows that getting a Johnson and Johnson booster shot will increase antibody counts by nine fold. But can anyone tell us what nine times zero is?
For $6,500 One Defense Contractor Will Fly You Out Of Kabul
One defense contractor is charging $6,500 a ticket to fly people out of Kabul after the Taliban has taken control of the country. For the $6,500 you will get a small bag of peanuts which is a bargain these days.
Delta's Charging Unvaxxed Employees An Extra $200 A Month For Healthcare
If you work for Delta and you’re unvaxxed, you’re going to be paying an extra $200 a month for your health insurance. And at Southwest Airlines you actually are charged more if you ARE vaxxed.
Read more at Business Insider.
https://www.businessinsider.com/delta-workers-need-vaccine-or-pay-200-extra-for-healthcare-2021-8
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SPORTS
Little League Pitcher Is On Fire
Gavin Weir has thrown over 600 pitches this summer, with four no hitters and only 1 batter getting a hit off him all summer. He’s lighting up the Little League World Series
Okay, but can we get the real hero of this story– the kid who got the one hit — a scholarship stat.
Gavin Weir, Wicked Back Foot Breaking Ball (w/ Tail) 🤢 pic.twitter.com/bptQgvG5bT
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 25, 2021
Rachel Nichols Benched
The sports commentator nown for the famous phone call where she disparaged colleague Maria Taylor, has been shelved indefinitely. Insiders say she won’t be seen on ESPN again.
Maybe she blew out her ACL?
NY Post Tells Us What's In ESPN’s Mets Doc
If you want some spoilers about what to expect about ESPN’s 30 for 30 about the Mets, NY Post has a nice long list.
Whatever comes up, Keith Hernandez was behind it.
CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Weird New Meme Singing Competition Coming to Fox
Fox brings the latest twist to the singing competition craze. Alter Ego has singers identities concealed behind the avatar of their dreams
This is black mirror horror, but still better than the masked singer.
World’s Largest Sphere Promising to Change Vegas
MSG is building a super sphere performance venue in Vegas that could blow away anything you’ve seen before. With 17,500 seats, and the world’s highest res LED screen covering an area bigger than 3 football fields this space promises to give a fully immersive experience. Oh and the 1.8 billion dollar space also has a sick sound system and a nonstop light show along the outer surface.
What’s the point if the music still sucks?
Mandy Patinkin Explains Princess Bride Performance For Emotional Fan on TikTok
Oh great, now we’re all crying.
Niagara Falls, Frankie Angel.
@mandypatinktok @alaska_webb thank you for finding us and sharing this! ✨ Sending big love and light to you and yours. More in comments. #grieving #cancer #dads
Ron Jeremy Indicted on 30 Counts of Sexual Assault
21 women have accused Ron Jeremy of various sex-based crimes including forcible rape, forcible oral copulatoin and sexual battery.
Just watching his movies should be considered sexual assault.
Paulina Porizkova Shares Unretouched Original of Her Nude Cover
“This look took two hours of professional make up and hair. And body makeup. And excellent lighting by an talented photographer. But the result is me looking my best- with no retouching and no filters and no anything else.” Paulina you look great, but if you’re trying to show you’re just a regular girl, stop it.
When can we see the unretouched Aaron Sorkin nudes?
Courtney Cox Forgets to Take Off Her Towel
Cox went to work at Warner Bros Studios and forgot she was still wearing a towel on her head. She posted a video captioning it with the thought that she was surprised they let her on the lot.
Of course they let her in, they thought she was Ferris Bueller.
TRENDING
nothing here yet
EVERYTHING
VIRAL VIRAL
Croc vs Cheetah who you got?
If you guessed Croc you know your animal kingdom well.
Looks like he tried to rock out with his croc out.
See the World the Way The Flash Sees It
This high tech camera is so slo-mo, that it can film a second that lasts an hour. A minute would last 2 1/2 days. Would take 10 years to watch a day’s worth of activity. A month- three centuries. And so on.
This is the same way I feel when I watch Bob Hearts Abishola.
Gizmodo Mocks Boston Dynamics Robots Slip n Falls
Rule #1 don’t mock your future overlords.
STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS
nothing here yet
Humans are Shockingly Insignificant in This Life on Earth Infographic
We do a lot of damage but humans still account for only a tiny fraction of life on the planet.
Most of this planet food.

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