Thursday May 13: Daily Links

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THURSDAY 5.13

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So....What CAN You Get for 100k in Brooklyn?

Earlier this week two Mayoral candidates thought the average price to buy a home in Brooklyn was 100k. The New York post decided to see what you could buy with 100k. Turns out, not a lot.

A deeded parking spot

An unsafe for entry studio apartment; “Drive by only, house is in major disrepair unsafe for entry. Please submit offers.”

An empty lot with a rusty fence included

Who should be embarrassed more? The mayoral candidates or the real estate market in Brooklyn.

Read more at nypost.

GAS FIGHT!

The country’s southeast states are having a gas shortage crisis after people began hoarding, fighting over gas with hand to hand combat and doing ridiculous things to try to stock up. Signs at gas stations say “please do not fill plastic bags with gasoline.” And one man drilled holes in a uhaul to steal fuel.

What are we going to do when we start rationing bread? What’s going to happen

It’s great to see America pulling together.

Read more at The Daily Beastand at Mediate, and here too.

Vaccinated Ohio Citizens Could Win a Million Bucks

The Governor of Ohio has announced that vaccinated adults in his state will be entered into a lottery with a one million dollar prize. There will be a winner chosen every week for five weeks. Younger people who get vaccinated could win a full four-year scholarship to a state university, “including tuition, room and board, and books.” The money will come from existing federal coronavirus relief funds.

Ironically, Your odds of winning this lottery are the same as having a bad reaction to the vaccine.

Read more at mediaite.

Man Arrested in Cali for Backseat Driving in Tesla Isn't Going to Stop Doing It

Param Sharma, 25, was busted for riding in his back seat of his Tesla in San Francisco. He was caught by several other drivers who spotted the crazy sight. And he plans to do it again. “I’m gonna go in the backseat right now,” Sharma told KTVU. “You feel me? I’m waiting for my car to charge.”

Aren’t backseat drivers usually overly concerned with safety?

Read more at New York Times

CELEBRATE the 100th Anniversary of Cheez-Its By Sending This Cheez It Cake.

Starting at noon ET on May 17, Cheez-It fans can attempt to order limited-run Cheez-Itennial Cakes through Goldbelly.

The recipe uses an entire large box of the crackers in every cake including “Cheez-It flour, Cheez-It shortbread crumble on the inside, dulce caramel white chocolate Cheez-It crackers—all-in-all, I would say it’s at least half Cheez-it. We added cheddar caramel and flavored the red icing with Nesquik to give it a sweet, nostalgic flavor that goes nicely with the saltiness of the Cheez-It crackers.”

Just picture a bunch of mice falling from the sky on this.

Read more and see photos at foodandwine.

NYC Glass Elevator Opening in October

The SUMMIT One Vanderbilt will allow visitors to take an all-glass elevator ride up the facade of the building to 1,210 feet There’ll also be a ‘Levitation’ area, an art installation by Kenzo Digital, an open-air terrace and an elevated alpine meadow.

Is this replacing that suicide sculpture that they closed at Manhattan yards?

Read more at Design Taxi.

Keith Haring Fridge Door up for Auction

I’d rather have the refrigerator, I heard it’s filled with Herring.

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Epidemiologist Share the Activities That They’ve Returned To After Vaccination

Epidemiologists were asked which activities they returned to 30 days after vaccination. More than 70% of them were running errands in person, bringing in mail without precautions, and gathering outdoors. Less than 10 percent went to a church event, or a sporting or entertainment event.

Outdoor gathering, traveling by plane… let’s get down to what we’re all wondering; who’s had sex with a stranger yet???

Read more at nytimes.

Tesla Will No Longer Accept Bitcoin

Elon Musk says that bitcoin is very costly to the enviroment due to its carbon footprint and use of fossil fuels.

Somehow with each day it feels like we have LESS understanding of what Bitcoin really is.

Read more at vice.com.

SPORTS

Pop Warner Condemns Violent Drill: Too Young

A video of a helmet to helmet collision has gone viral sparking an investigation in the pop warner league. NFL players and American Football reps were outraged by the video. “This is against everything that we in football stand for and has no place in our game — it is an affront to the millions of moms and dads who coach youth football with the greatest care for their kids,” a spokesperson said.

In my day, you could kill kids. These kids really need to toughen up.

Read more at USA TODAY

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Zach Wilson’s Mom Has a Lot to Say on Social Media

Zach Wilson, who was just drafted #1 by the Jets, has a mom that everyone is interested in. The night of the draft a video of Zach and his mom went viral and now people are following her on social media, enjoying the circus. In recent posts, she has complained about Disney being a bunch of Massholes, says snapchat is for sluts, and has some great parenting advice to “not raise little dicks.” She says she’s holding back, cause she doesn’t want to freak out New York fans.

Who knew that Dana Carvey was bringing back the Church Lady. #theyrewhores

Read more at barstoolsports.

CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT

Tony Hinchcliffe Racial Slur Clip Goes Viral in Every News Outlet

An Asian American comedian, Peng Dang posted a clip introducing Tony Hinchcliffe at an Austin Comedy Club last week. Hinchcliffe takes the stage, calls Peng him a “filthy little f***ing c****” and goes on to make some over the top anti-Chinese jokes.

There were some immediate repercussions: Hinchcliffe has lost his representation at WME, and will no longer be performing at Antone’s in Austin, and his name appears to have disappeared from promotion for a show with Joe Rogan at the Creek and the Cave tonight.

Looks like this time they really are out to Kill Tony

Read more at tmz.

Tiffany Haddish Going to Replace Ellen?

An inside source says the young comedian is going to take over Ellen’s daytime talk spot. Haddish has guest hosted for Ellen before so it makes sense.

She ready.

Read more at pagesix.

Gal Gadot Slammed For Her Comments About Israel

The Israeli actress posted that she is heartbroken about her country being at war, and that Israel deserves to live as a free safe nation. Our neighbors deserve the same, she added. She was quickly slammed for her defense of Israel with critics saying that Israel is to blame for the hostilities..

At least she didn’t get a bunch of celebrities to sing about it this time.

Read more at THR.

Adam Sandler Returns to IHOP, Surprises Hostess Who Turned Him Away

Adam Sandler returned to the Long Island location IHOP for Milkshake Monday. Sandler’s joke that he left the IHOP during his last visit because the Milkshakes weren’t endless refills, inspired the charity event which benefits Comedy Gives Back. HIOP pledged to give $1 per milkshake sold at the event up to $50k to the amazing organization.

Hey aren’t you guys milk-shaking this bit now?

That Sandler is a real act! and as you can see, really dressed up for the occasion.

Read more at Entertainment Weekly.

@dayanna.rodas

Couldn’t have been more excited!! Thank you Adam Sandler! #fyp #ihop #milkshakemonday #adamsandler #awesome #viral

♬ Best Day Of My Life – American Authors

Italian Activist Group Pissed at Wario Sketch

“In an era of enhanced sensitivity to racial and ethnical stereotyping, Saturday Night Live’s sophomoric Wario skit demonstrates that a profound double standard continues to exist when it comes to ‘acceptable’ caricaturing of Italians in popular culture,” the group’s statement said.

No comment from Tony Hinchcliffe.

Read more at nypost.

Chrissy Teigen Apologizes for Bullying Courtney Stodden

‘I Am Ashamed and Completely Embarrassed’ the pro-woke actress has said, apologizing for her treatment of Stodden. Stodden meanwhile has technically accepted the apology for the bullying but said that while she’d like to believe its a sincere apology, she really doesn’t. “I have never heard from her or her camp in private. In fact, she blocked me on Twitter,” Stodden told TMZ. She added, “it feels like a public attempt to save her partnerships with Target and other brands who are realizing her ‘wokeness’ is a broken record.”

Tony Hinchcliffe has no comment.

Read more at USA Today.

The Queen Has Requested Her Imagine Be Removed from the Trump Train Bus

We get where you’re coming from, Your Majesty, but at least it’s not your face on the side of the Bang Bus.

Read more at thehill.

TRENDING

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Mom Thought Baby Had Huge Hole In It's Mouth

This woman in the UK rushed her baby to the hospital in terror, only to have the nurse laugh at her and tell her that her baby had gotten a sticker in its mouth.

Tada!!!!!

Read more at NYPOST.

VIRAL VIRAL

22 Year Old Stares Down Gator

A fisherman named Tommy Lee seems to have gotten lucky during a gator encounter.

The only problem with this video is neither the fisherman nor the alligator had any meth.

Read more at TMZ

I’m sorry, Did You Say “Raining Mice”?!?

Australian farmers are dealing with a mouse invasion, and its getting pretty bad.

This is the Disney Plus’ answer to the movie magnolia.

Listen to Podcast Host Fire His CoHosts Mid Show

Joe Budden has fired his cohost, live on the air.

When did we start referring to Kamala as Joe’s cohost. Oh did you say Budden? Oh that’s different. Never mind. #emilylitella

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