McKinsey & Company, the high powered consulting firm that helped to “turbocharge” opiod sales has settled their cases, and agreed to pay over half a billion dollars to 47 states. The money will be used for treatment, prevention and recovery programs.

Holy shit! $500 million? Do you realize how many oxys you can buy with that kind of money?

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What was it exactly, the pro insurrection, calling school shootings a hoax, or the whole antisemitic Jewish space laser thing?? Because once you get past those, surely she’s a very capable congresswoman.

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This grocery store in Naples, Florida looks like vintage pre-covid footage except that it’s not. This is now.

This is great for old people.

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As #Flordia fights community spread of COVID on a massive scale, this is a 15-second snapshot of a supermarket in Naples. Many employees and customers- even older ones- with no masks on inside. Store sign outside cites “medical exemptions,” we can’t ask questions. @NBCNews pic.twitter.com/rNUSOPLjeB

— Sam Brock (@SamBrockNBC) February 3, 2021

336 buses 158 trains, 25 container ships, 8 trucks, and 1 horse and carriage but no airplanes.

Good to see Ari’s touring again.

Via digg.

A bill that would designate pizza as the official state food of Connecticut set off a Twitter argument among Tri-State area residents. New Jersey LT. Governor Sheila Oliver tweeted that Connecticut should ‘stick to the grinders.’ The movie Mystic Pizza should automatically take Connecticut out of the running,.

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French police busted a sex party 20 miles outside of Paris for violating coronavirus curfew and social distancing protocols. When police arrived, they found 11 people in the parking lot, and discovered the orgy inside of a warehouse. 81 people were fined, and three people suspected of organizing the event were questioned by police. The cops wanted to know why they weren’t invited.

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Robinhood previewed their new Super Bowl ad, which declares ‘You don’t need to become an investor. You were born one.’ The trading app is facing sharp criticism for its role in stopping last month’s ‘Reddit rally’. The new tag line should be ‘You have to born into a rich family of investors’.

No one is asking for this. Honestly this makes you look forward to a Paul brothers fight.

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Lamar Odom Set to Fight Aaron Carter In Celebrity Boxing Match, 'Gonna Be a War'https://t.co/79nXvTjA2M

— TMZ Sports (@TMZ_Sports) February 3, 2021

Former Pro Bowl tight end Martellus Bennet went on Twitter to share his thoughts about his time in the NFL. According to Martellus, your favorite players are assholes, coaches are scumbags ans football is a game that destroys the guys who play it. With that being said, enjoy Super Bowl Sunday!

Read more at sportingnews.com.

Honestly football made me such an angry person, everything bothered me. Football is interesting. Psychologically it’s some really dangerous shit. To really play the game of football you have to some fucked up wiring in your head.

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) February 3, 2021

It’s chaotic. It takes years and years of brainwashing to go along with a lot of the shit. Lol. It starts at peewee. That’s why you gotta watch who is coaching your kids and what they’re teaching them beyond the game.

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) February 3, 2021

We were groomed from a young age to care a little less about humans. If you’re the back up and the man in front of you go down. You kinda get excited but feel bad at the same time. Hahahah. Shits crazy.

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) February 3, 2021

Most of these coaches aren’t good men. Most of them are egotistical small dick heroes. They love the spotlight just as much as the players. Lol. And they be dumb too. 😂

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) February 3, 2021

Most of your favorite players aren’t good people. Hahaha. Like for real for real.

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) February 3, 2021

There are some good dudes tho. Jon Kitna it’s probably one of the best people I’ve ever met. He’s up there with Tom Hanks.

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) February 3, 2021

But yea football really fucks up your mental. Integrating back into everyday society after a career continues to be a struggle for a lot of guys. The PTSD. The Identity Crisis. The pain.

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) February 3, 2021

The constant reminder of who you used to be by fans and trophies and highlights and family as you’re trying to transition into the new you really slows down the process.

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) February 3, 2021

Also starting over. Shedding the ego and starting over after you’ve made it to the top is hard. It’s hard to become a nobody after you were a somebody. Hahahah.

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) February 3, 2021

Also guys should also prepare their families for retirement. Life after football. Because everyone is retiring because football is truly family when you’re a player or coach.

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) February 3, 2021

The other thing that I’ve talked guys they is no longer being a part of the locker room. Understanding that a lot of people weren’t really their friend it was just the proximity that brought the closeness. Really hurts athletes. After all you’ve been thru you would think y’all

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) February 3, 2021

Would be friends forever. You’ve put your body on the line for these dudes. This team. Y’all shower together. Cry together. Been around each other kids. And when you’re no longer on the team that bond can be broken quickly.

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) February 3, 2021

Also no longer being “famous” some guys need that stardom well they don’t NEED it but they crave it. How could you not it’s been a drug since childhood. You’ve been a star for forever but how can you shine without the game.

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) February 3, 2021

That drives a lot of players into a dark place. Which is fascinating because they wanna shine so badly that they end up in the darkest of places.

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) February 3, 2021

Another thing that be happening is most guys don’t know how to make money. Making money is hard as fuck. Wants your body break down that money machine is gone. And unfortunately the spare parts in the mind that don’t break are so rusty you get discouraged when trying to use em.

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) February 3, 2021

The institutionalization of sports is something that isn’t spoken about enough. Kids get funneled in and when you sign those permission slips you’re signing over their identities. Training camp is brainwashing camp.

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) February 3, 2021

The other thing that happens is questioning if it was all worth it. When you struggle lifting up your kid. Or your mind doesn’t work right. You go broke you begin questioning if it was all worth it. And more times than not most would say no when truly being honest.

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) February 3, 2021

A lot of people think I be shitting on football but that’s not true I just provide a different perspective on the experience.

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) February 3, 2021

Athletes experience a lot of physical and mental abuse. It’s a traumatic experience. I believe guys must find a way to deal with the physical and mental trauma after they leave the game.

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) February 3, 2021

It’s a tough balancing act during your career because the trauma is the only thing that pushes you to do it. And the moment you start addressing trauma the foundation that everything you believed in begins to crumble. And you can’t perform on a crumbling foundation.

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) February 3, 2021

Athletes mask their pain everyday for years to be tough. Do you know how thick that mask becomes after years and years of wearing it. And what type of inner struggle it creates when it comes to communicating the pains you endure after.

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) February 3, 2021

Most guys/women (this is something all athletes experience) probably think they’re just being a little bitch about some stuff and never truly address and it eats at em more and more everyday.

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) February 3, 2021

But yea random thoughts. I could go on and on about this but you guys get the picture.

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) February 3, 2021

The weather report for this Sunday in Tampa has a 75% chance of rain. Can’t wait for the lightning delay this weekend.

According to @accuweather, thunderstorms are in the forecast for Super Bowl Sunday. The early prediction: 71 degrees with a 75% chance of rain 🤦🏻‍♂️☔️

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 3, 2021

Tokyo’s Olympics chief is in trouble for some comments he made and he’s refusing to step down. He said to a board of trustees:

“If we increase the number of female board members, we have to make sure their speaking time is restricted somewhat, they have difficulty finishing, which is annoying.”

Well, buddy, who else but your wife is gonna take your shoes and pants off when you stumble home hammered from chugging a gallon of Santori whiskey? Maybe learn to listen.

Read more at thedailybeast.com.

Twitter actually investigated some old Chris Pratt tweets that were circulating after cries to Cancel Chris Pratt were trending on Wednesday. Investigators determined that the alleged old tweets were definitely not real.

Yeah that happened to me too, said Ari Shaffir.

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Danny Ray, who was James Brown’s hype man and emcee for over 45 years, passed away at the age of 85. It was Ray who would put on Brown’s cape during the climax of ‘Please, Please, Please’. Ray stayed loyal until Brown’s passing, administering the cape to Brown’s coffin during the funeral.

Read more at latimes.com.

According to new court documents filed by Fred Goldman, O.J. Simpson has only paid $132,000 of the 33.5 Million dollars that’s owed from the family’s 1997 civil lawsuit suit. With interest, it’s reported that the price has now ballooned to 70 million. Goldman asserts that since his release from prison, O.J makes money from autograph signings, lives lavishly, and none of the money he’s earned is going towards paying off the judgement. O.J tried to start a Go Fund Me campaign, but donations have been slow.

Read more at tmz.

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In case you weren’t depressed enough, why not start reminiscing about how bad you felt when Robin Williams died?

What death of a famous person hit you the hardest? Specifically someone you had no real relationship or even adjacency to, but who's passing wrecked you in a real way?

— Layton E. Williams (@LaytonEWilliams) February 3, 2021

Stephen “Big Steph” got busted for breaking NYPD rules by posting a video of himself hopping on a counter at a 7-11 and dancing. Sources say he’s been transferred to Staten Island after getting busted on Tik Tok.

Cmon, isn’t this a little too strict? We never said we wanted to de-fun the police.

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Before Mel Brooks had a hit with Space Balls, he had planned to title the movie Planet Moron. Cracked.com collected 15 titles that almost were, and you can decide if the rename was the right name.

Remember when Cracked.com was almost called YouDroppedYourMothersFavoriteVaseDownTheStairs.com?

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Sorry Soulja Boy, looks like you never made the cut.

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