Thursday March 2 Daily Links
THURSDAY 2.2
NEWS STORIES
NYC Will Pay $21k to Plaintiffs Who Got Beat Up By Cops at BLM Rally
The city has agreed to pony up a total of $6 million to 300 plaintiffs who were pepper sprayed, unlawfully confined or beaten up by cops during a 2020 BLM protest .
Now you have another reason to be mad you stayed home that day.
County Settles Kobe Bryant Crash Photo Suit for $29 Million
The county of Los Angeles will pay Kobe Bryant’s family nearly 29 million dollars to settle the litigation over an employee who shared graphic photos of the crash that killed him in 2020.
SPORTS
Commanders Fail NFL Report Card
This year the results of the NFL Players Association poll has been made public. The Vikings got the best report card, and way at the bottom– the Washington Commanders. The grades are primarily F’s and there’s even an F-. Football analyst Warren Sharpe shared the grades, tweeting “Another proud moment for Dan Snyder.”
Dan Snyder has never had a proud moment.
lmao MULTIPLE grades of F- for Washington
Training room: F-
Travel: F-
Treatment of Facilities: F
Training staff: D
Nutrition: D+
Weight room: C+
Strength Staff: A+
another proud moment for Dan Snyder https://t.co/a1N9CtUS0A
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) March 1, 2023
E-Athletes Not E-xcited About E-Olympics
The International Olympic Committee will hold the first ever e-sports week in Singapore this summer. This week the committee announced the sports that will be open to competition. Virtual Archery, baseball, cycling, sailing, taekwondo, tennis, racing, chess and dance are on the list, and esports competitors are not exactly excited by the games list.
We’d settle for Ms. Pac Man.
Dog Shits on Basketball Court at Halftime
During halftime at the Louisville vs Virginia Tech game over the weekend, a dog walked out onto the court and dropped a deuce.
This would be perfect for the Commanders.
— Alex Linton (@AlexLinton_) March 1, 2023
Dog Shits on Basketball Court at Halftime
During halftime at the Louisville vs Virginia Tech game over the weekend, a dog walked out onto the court and dropped a deuce.
This would be perfect for the Commanders.
— Alex Linton (@AlexLinton_) March 1, 2023
CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Check Out Jay Lenos New Face
Jay revealed his new face, after facial reconstruction surgery to repair scarring from the fire that left him badly burned. Leno shared the face, and the story on the Kelly Clarkson show, joking, “Only for the second time in my career am I the new face of comedy! I got it once in the 1980s, and now I get it again! That’s a brand new ear, too!” Leno said.
Too bad they didn’t take a few inches off the chin.
Bette Midler Had Plastic Surgery?
While accepting an award from the Costume Designers Guild, Midler admitted to having some “tailoring” done to her face.
Bette confessed that yes, she’s had plastic surgery.
You didn’t need to…. You didn’t need to have the surgery. But you also didn’t need to confess you had it.
Jon Stewart Stunned By Reaction to Covid Leak Theories
This week a new report came out indicating that Covid may have leaked from a Wuhan lab, and Stewart took the occasion to look back on the backlash he got when he suggested the same.
Come on Jon just say the things we want, and not the other things.
Jon Stewart Stunned By Reaction to Covid Leak Theories
This week a new report came out indicating that Covid may have leaked from a Wuhan lab, and Stewart took the occasion to look back on the backlash he got when he suggested the same.
Come on Jon just say the things we want, and not the other things.
Twitter Bitches About Jude Law as Captain Hook
The new Peter Pan trailer is out, and Tinker Bell isn’t the only thing people are bitching about. People are also complaining about Jude Law’s “look” as Captain Hook.
Could you guys just leave the kids movies to the kids?
Twitter Bitches About Jude Law as Captain Hook
The new Peter Pan trailer is out, and Tinker Bell isn’t the only thing people are bitching about. People are also complaining about Jude Law’s “look” as Captain Hook.
Could you guys just leave the kids movies to the kids?
Jena Malone Was Sexually Assaulted on Hunger Games Set
She did not name the person who assaulted her. She posted a photo in 2015 and wrote, “We were shooting in a beautiful estate in the countryside of France and I asked the driver to let me out in this field so I could cry and capture this moment. Even tho this time in Paris was extremely hard for me, was going thru a bad break up and also was sexually assaulted by someone I had worked with, I was so full of gratitude for this project, the people I became close with and this amazing part I got to play.”
If we knew that we would have sent you a bow and arrow.
VIRAL & TRENDING
Invited Users Get First Look at Jack Dorsey's New Social Media App
Bluesky is in a beta stage, and some users have had the opportunity to try out the new social media app built by the guy who brought you Twitter. Early word is, the app shares.a remarkable similarity to Twitter.
Did nobody think of a non compete when they bought this company?
more stories coming soon
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STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS
UK Inquiry Determines All Sex Work is Exploitation
UK Lawmakers made the determination that all pornography should be treated as commercial sexual exploitation. They made the determination after hearing testimony from anti-porn advocates and religious groups but without gathering evidence from any actual sex workers.
Isn’t all work exploitation?
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