Tuesday April 20: Daily Links

TUESDAY 4.20


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Biden Wants Staffers To Stop Using Term Illegal Alien

Government employees have been asked to use the phrases “undocumented noncitizen” or “undocumented individual,” instead of illegal alien, as the term is both derogatory and outdated.

Can we still say Dem Aliens when we storm area 51?

Read more at npr.org.


Lin Wood Praises QAnon, OAN Cuts

Former Trump attorney Lin Wood’s speech at this weekend’s Oklahoma Health and Freedom Event and OAN was streaming. That is until he started talking about the savior that would save your soul– Q. The conservative network chose that moment to cut away from the action

“He’s going to rebirth you into the spirit world and create exactly the person that he intended you to be,” while drawing the letter “Q” with his finger…”there’s the Q,” he added.

Guess that HBO QAnon doc didn’t get through to everyone.

Read more at mediaite.


Zuckerberg Working on Clubhouse Knockoff

Clubhouse is so damn popular that Zuckerberg wants a piece of the action. He’s working on live audio rooms for facebook.

Hey it worked when you knocked off myspace.

Read more at wired.


Norway is Building a Tunnel for Cruise Ships

Because fjords are so hard to navigate, Norway just approved a tunnel big enough for a cruise ship to sail through. Work starts next year.

Wait are cruise ships still a thing?

Read more at ls.com


My Pillow Guy Pranked

Mike Lindell live streamed for 48 hours till his site launched, but the highlight is watching him get so excited to hear that Trump called in, only to find out it was a prank.

You have to get up pretty late in the morning to get one past the my pillow guy.

Read more at boingboing.


Apple Approves Parler to Return to the App Store

For all the complaining about Cancel Culture it never really lasts. Just lie low for a month or two!

Read more at cnn.


NASA Successfully Launches ‘Ingenuity’ a drone robot flying on Mars

NASA has finally caught up technologically with the annoying nerdy kid from your neighborhood.

Read more at bbc.



SPORTS



NFL's Nick Bosa Gets Lap Dance From His Girl on First Tik Tok

Hey, does anyone realize we have porn hub?

@jennaaberman

The debut #fyp

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CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



The Rock's Daughter Reacts to a Surprise Video from Aquaman!

This totes adorbs. The Rock called in a favor to give a special gift to his daughter on her third birthday.

It’s great that she loves Aquaman, but doesn’t she smell what the Rock is cooking?

Read more at buzzfeed.


Ellen Unveils Designer Competition Series

The Next Great Designer is a six-episode competition show for up-and-coming furniture designers. Only one can emerge with a US$100,000 prize.

This will be Ellen’s third show with bad ratings.


School of Rock Clip Trending

Jack Black was trending today thanks to someone on Twitter posting a clip from School of Rock where Black’s character Dewey Finn says “I’m sexy, and chubby.” When asked why he doesn’t go on a diet he says, “I like to eat, is that such a crime?”

No, Dewey, It’s just not the best thing for your kidneys.


Marvel Unveils First Blockbuster Asian Super Hero Trailer

The first teaser trailer for Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is out and its lead character is being called the first big Asian Superhero.

The first Asian superhero? Have we all forgotten about Ultraman? Oh we have? Damn.

Read more at huffpo


John Cameron Mitchell to Play Joe Exotic in Tiger King based series

Don’t you know me?! I’m the Tiger King, baby? Try and shut me down!

Read more at variety.


Morrissey is Very Upset with Simpson’s Parody Based on Him

Morrissey did not have a sense of humor about this week’s Simpsons episode, titled Panic on the Streets of Springfield, referencing a Smiths song. The episode mocks a depressed British singer from the 1980s named Quilloughby who was in a band called The Snuffs.

Morrisey, you really screwed up. It’s The Simpsons in 2021. No one would have known if you hadn’t brought it up.

Read more at The Guardian.



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VIRAL VIRAL



Is Androidman Ruining Your iPhone Text Groups?

You know that guy who loves His Android Phone so much that he can’t see how much he’s annoying every single friend of his who all have iPhones?

First the apple commercial now this??? Is everyone ripping off Stan Man 42069?


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20 Legendary Characters That Almost Had Stupid Names

Before the final choices were made, some of your favorite tv and film characters had terrible names. Cracked Magazine picked 20 iconic characters that were thankfully, renamed. Mickey Mouse was almost Mortimer Mouse. Scooby Doo was initially named “Too Much”, and would Captain Kirk be as iconic if his name was Robert April?

And Cracked Was once called Mad Magazine.

Read more at cracked.com.



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