Thursday March 3, Daily Links

THURSDAY 3.3


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Anonymous Claims it Shut Down Roscosmos

The Russian space agency denies it, but Anonymous is claiming that they have blocked Russia from controlling any of their space operations.

This is bad news for Space X.

Read more at Metro.co.uk.


Thousands Obsessing on Flight Trackers to Watch Ukraine War

Sites like FlightRadar24 have attracted thousands of doom scrollers who need something to obsess on once they’ve read every post on what’s happening in Ukraine. These flight tracking sites not only track commercial aircraft, but private and secretive ones as well.

Guess it’s more interesting than watching Elon Musk fly around.

Read more at Jalopnik


Is There Plant Life on Mars!?

A NASA Rover took a photograph of what appears to be a plant or flower on Mars. Scientists say its not alien life, but a substance more similar to coral. “A beautiful new microscopic image from Mars Curiosity shows teeny, tiny delicate structures that formed by mineral precipitating from water,” she wrote. “We’ve seen structures like these before, most prominently all the way back at Pahrump Hills. There, the features were made of salts called sulfates.”

At least now we know where hotel art comes from.

Read more at Study Finds


Amazon Shutting Down Bookstores

Amazon is shutting down its brick and mortar bookstores and pop ups putting their focus on grocery stores instead after a 7 year effort to make them work.

Looks like Amazon put Amazon out of business.

Read more at Yahoo.


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The mercenary group who was sent after the Ukrainian President has supposedly been “eliminated” according to the Ukrainian government. Now all they have to do is eliminate another 100,000 Russian soldiers and they can wrap this thing up.

Read more at Yahoo.


State Attorney's Are Investigating Tik Tok And Its Effects On Children

Multiple US State Attorney’s are investigating Tik Tok’s adverse effect on the mental and emotional states of children. During their research they also found out great ways to make side hustles and manage AirBnb’s – completely remotely!

Read more at The Verge.



SPORTS



Russia's Highest Ranked Tennis Player Speaks Out About Putin

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is against Russia’s attack on Ukraine, and spoke out this week. “This is my home and my country. But now I am in complete fear, as are my friends and family. But I am not afraid to clearly state my position. I am against war and violence. Personal ambitions or political motives cannot justify violence. Stop the violence, stop the war,”

Couldn’t you just write this on a camera?

Read more at Mediaite


White House Tells MLB to Settle Their Shit

The White House deputy Press Secretary spoke up about the lock out. “We encourage Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association to stay at the bargaining table and reach an agreement as soon as they can so we can kick off the season and get back to enjoying baseball games,” Jean-Pierre told reporters traveling on board Air Force One.

Sorry dude. We know you could use a distraction but the new national pastime is politics

Read more at NY POst


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CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Trailer: Brad Pitt in Bullet Train

Brad Pitt is on a speeding bullet train across Japan, and everyone seems to be trying to kill him.

This is still safer than the NYC Subway right now.


James Cameron Trailer Alert

If you’ve been waiting for news of Avatar 2, this isn’t it. Cameron put out a trailer for his new book.

Well it’s gotta be better than watching his movies.

Watch the trailer exclusively on gizmodo.


Pat Sajak Defends Stupid Wheel of Fortune Contestants

The entire internet is laughing at three contestants who couldn’t figure out the phrase “Feather in your cap” even with most of the letters filled in.” Sajak wants us to be nice cause we don’t know what its like to be under that pressure.

No one forced them to be on your stupid hangman show, dude.

Read more at Deadline.


Get a Look at Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna

The new Weird Al biopic is bound to have a ton of scenes featuring famous musicians. Evan Rachel Wood is playing Madonna in what is sure to be a brief scene. This week we got a peek at her in costume.

Shouldn’t she be trying to ply Madonna in the Madonna biopic?

This could be any girl circa 1984.

Read more at People.


Wendy Wiliams Ex is Suing Her Ex TV Show

Kevin Hunter filed a lawsuit against his ex-wife’s production company .He says his termination, on the basis of his marital status, was illegal under NY Law. The law was designed to prevent discrimiantion against single, married or divorced workers, but Hunter thinks it may apply here as well.

Shows over Ike. Go get a new famous wife.

Read more at People.


Netflix Sets Robbed of $500k in Set Pieces

Last week a group of thieves made off with over 200k worth of antiques, props and other items, and now the company is reporting that an even larger heist took place at the Paris-based Lupin set.

Don’t worry, this is nothing compared to the money they lose when you share your password.

Read more at THR


Everyone's Turning On Kanye Over Pete Davidson Video Like He Was Putin

Everyone is in agreement that the video Kanye released where he’s murdered and dumped the body of Pete Davidson was a bad idea. Can we sanction him now?

Read more at Metro.



VIRAL & TRENDING



Golden Voice Hits All the Notes

This guy should be Aretha’s granddaughter.



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