Thursday January 28: Daily Links

THURSDAY 1.28


NEWS STORIES

 



Proud Boy Leader Was a Rat?

Proud Boys find out one of their leaders was an informant for FBI and police before taking up the current cause.

They should guessed when someone caught him masturbating once before a rally.

Read more at vice.com.


Bernie Sanders Mitten Meme Merch Raised $1.8 Mil for Charity

Glad Bernie could capitalize for a good cause. Now, can we all agree that meme dies today??

Read more at apnews.com.


Will Vancouver Be the First City to Decriminalize All Drugs?

The city of Vancouver is one step closer to the possibility of decriminalizing all drugs citywide. Health Canada will officially begin consideration. The city believes decriminalization of possession of small amounts of drugs is a good step toward a health focused approach to substance use.

Too bad Rob Ford isn’t here to enjoy this.

Read more at Vice.


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Stock Trading App Robinhood Stops Anyone From Buying Any More Gamestop Stock

Robinhood has halted all buying of Gamestop stock amid the huge surge in the past week. This has severely dropped the price of the company and caused mass loss of tendies for the average investor.

Read more at cnet.


More Epstein/Maxwell Details Emerge

Newly revealed court documents show that Ghislaine Maxwell allegedly forced underage girls into an orgy with Jeffrey Epstein and she even stole the passport of a 14 year girl to coerce her into sex with him. It’s a miracle she hasn’t “committed suicide” yet.

Read more at thedailybeast.com.


Cigarette Sales Rebound During Covid

Good news for cigarette companies, their sales stopped sliding during the past year, and it’s due to covid. Sure, being a smoker puts you at higher risk, but how the hell else are you gonna destress after a long day of working from home?

Read more at wsj.com.



SPORTS



Covid Tests Performed by Dogs at Miami Heat Game

Dogs that have been trained to sniff out Coronavirus are being used to “test” fans who want to attend Miami Heat games. Dogs will sniff lines of fans and sit if they smell active virus.

They probably just smell my dogs covid.

Read more at Miami Herald.


Eagles Head Coach Hires Look Alike Assistants

While discussing the lack of diversity within NFL coaching ranks, ESPN’s Bomani Jones pointed out that all of the new Eagles assistant coaches resemble head coach Nick Sirianni. They are going to have to go through training camp wearing ‘Hi, my Name Is’ tags.

Read more at yahoo.com.


Deshaun Watson Officially Asks For A Trade From The Texans

Deshaun Watson has officially requested for a trade from the dumpster fire Texans and is apparently wanting to head to the dumpster fire Jets. If that’s what Deshaun wants, then Deshaun’s screwing Deshaun.



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Pam Anderson Marries Her 5th Husband

Many times a bride, Pam Anderson has fallen in love again. This time her courtship took place during lockdown and the object of her affection is her bodyguard, Dan Hayhurst. Her fifth trip down the aisle took place at her Vancouver Island home.

Given Pamela’s track record, they’re sure they’ll be happy for the next 12-14 hours.

Read more at TMZ


Thieves Nab Bam Margera's Bentley, Crash It Into House

While on route to see a Shaman, Bam Margera stopped off for gas only to come out to discover his car and his phone gone. Police gave chase and found the stolen luxury car crashed in front of a house, actually on the front porch.

Finally Phil gets even.

Read more at TMZ


Michael Strahan Tests Positive for Covid 19

Former NFL player and host of both $100,000 Pyramid and Good Morning America Host Michael Strahan is in quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19.

Somewhere Kelly Ripa is laughing hysterically.

Read More at Deadline.


Cloris Leachman Passes Away At 94

Cloris Leachman passed away at the age of 94. She won a Best Supporting Oscar for The Last Picture Show and two of her nine Emmys for her work on the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Leachman also had scene stealing roles in several Mel Brooks comedies including Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety and The History Of The World Part 1. Have a glass of Ovaltine in her honor.

Read more at hollywoodreporter.com.


Bridgerton Is The Most Watched Netflix Produced Series

Bridgerton is Netflix’s most watched original series in the company’s history. The adaptation of the Julia Quinn book hit 82 million views since it debuted last month and gained notoriety for its colorblind casting and racy sex scenes. For the 2nd season, writers want to introduce 19th Century cosplay.

Read more at nypost.


Music-Based Coda Channel To Launch Next Month

The Coda Channel has partnered up with Amazon Prime to launch a music-based channel on the streaming service. It will feature new documentaries, rare concert footage and premieres of long form videos. The channel has the backing from Yoko Ono, the Jimi Hendrix estate and various major labels. They wanted to call it Music Television, but it was already taken.

Read more at nme.


Did Jared Leto Lose His Oscar?!?

Jared Leto said that his Academy Award for Dallas Buyers Club ‘just magically disappeared’ and has been missing for 3 years. The Oscar winner thinks it was lost while moving and ‘hope it’s in good hands’. His assistant spends most of the day checking to see if it’s on Ebay.

Read more at people.com.


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TRENDING



Super Sexy Silhouette Challenge Trends on TikTok and Twitter

If you need to cool off after all this heat, just watch that lady make gross spaghetti o pie again.



VIRAL VIRAL



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STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



Map Shows What’s The Most Popular Consumer Brand in Each Country

Google, Apple, Netflix and Amazon are the big 4 worldwide, and other big brands listed include Hennessy, Audi, ikea, jack Daniels, Baidu, Chevrolet, Microsoft, Coca Cola, eBay, pampers, ford, Pepsi, Walmart

Yeah, USA says Amazon now, but soon we’re a GameStop nation, baby.

Read more at businessfinancing.co.uk.



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