Tuesday July 14: Daily Links

TUESDAY 7.14


NEWS STORIES

 



Watch A Guy Do a Jackson Pollack on BLM

Soon as he could, he threw a bucket of red paint over the Black Lives Matter mural

Wow who saw this coming ? Oh yeah. Everyone.

Would a statue last longer?

Read more at abc7ny.com.


Passenger on an Alaska Airlines Flight Wanted To Kill Everyone For Jesus

An Alaska Airlines flight had to turn around and make an emergency landing when a passenger on a plane from Seattle to Chicago screamed “I’m going to kill everybody on this plane. Die in the name of Jesus!!!”

Hey dude I know what you are going through seems important but there is a pandemic going on so let’s put your meltdown on hold.

Seems like there is another religion that might you more.

Read more at tmz.


Ted Cruz Caught Breaking American Airlines Rules

Ted Cruz was spotted on an American Airlines flight and he was riding bareface. Maskless. Breathing all over everyone.

Ted Cruz normally takes a different approach to making everyone sick but he’s gotten very literal these days.

Read more at cbs.com.


Can Families Stay Together and Vote Differently Stay Together

It’s never easy to have a different political philosophy than a parent or sibling but this year the stakes are a tad raised.

Can’t we all just tell ‘good answer’ like Family Feud ?

Read more at medium.com.


Cuomo Releases Strange COVID-19 Poster

Cuomo’s new poster promoting Covid safety is somewhere between a fairytale and a nightmare

Are tattoo parlors open yet? Ready to get my little trump on the moon ink before someone beats me to it.

Read more at mashable.


Disney World Sets Up Mask Free Zones

Disney has been nice enough to set up mask free zones in their parks to give people a break from having to not spread the coronavirus. Park goers will be greeted by Ronie the Spit Particle as they enter.

Read more at fox13news.com.



Florida Governor Gets Heckled

Governor Desantis got heckled during a press conference but couldn’t come up with a decent comeback. He could have always gone well go fuck your mother, but that isn’t very Governor-like.


For PepsiCo, Snacks Sales Up While Soft Drinks Plummet

Pepsico says their sales records indicate that people in lockdown are snacking more than ever. Soda sales, however are down 6.6 percent.

Nobody wants be all jacked up on caffeine in lockdown, but dear god keep the snacks coming.

Read more at nypost.com.


There Really Was a 845% Increase In Toilet Paper Demand During Pandemic

Toilet paper companies had to hustle to keep up with the 845% increase in demand once the pandemic hit. Now we’re a nation of toilet paper hoarders with no jobs. Makes perfect sense.



SPORTS



Insta Model Claims She Got an Invite Inside the NBA Quarantine Bubble


An Instagram model who goes by the handle Ugly Anna says she was invited to hang out with the NBA boys who are supposed to be in seclusion so they can play a season without a risk of spreading covid.

Hopefully she declined. The room service in the morning would have been terrible.

Read more at nypost.com.


Should The NFL Play All Its Games In New Zealand?

NFL analyst Mina Kimes suggested to Bill Simmons that the NFL should play every game in New Zealand this year to avoid the Covid from shutting down the season.This could be a good chance for the Redskins to rebrand as The Wellington Hobbits.


Snooki Helps Tiki Barber Get Back On The Air

Tiki Barber got a huge assist from Snooki during an on-air crisis. The former Giants star was doing his CBS Sports Radio show from home when the power went out. Barber quickly went next door to Snooki’s house, hooked up to her generator and did the rest of his show from her living room. The two reportedly have been neighbors and friends since 2014. The two are reportedly pitching to star in a reboot of ‘The Simple Life’.

Read more at pagesix.


J-Rod Add Former, Current Players As Investors To Buy The Mets

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez have added former NFL players Brian Urlacher, Joe Thomas, DeMarco Murray, current NBA players Bradley Bell and Mason Plumlee and Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce as part of their 1.7 billion bid to buy the Mets. The Wilpon family is said to given the J-Rod offer strong consideration, even though there’s a better offer on the table from billionaire Steve Cohen. Lopez is reportedly offering to throw in a signed copy of ‘Hustlers’ as a deal breaker.

Read more at tmz.


ENTERTAINMENT


Oliver Stone V. PC In Hollywood

Oliver Stone wants to go back to the rough and rowdy days of Hollywood. When you can be racist or grab an ass and it was fun.

Read more at mediaite.com.


Scooby Doo Director: Velma Was ‘Explicitly Gay’, But Studio Watered It Down

Writer/Director James Gunn said that in his script for the 2002 live-action version of Scooby Doo, Velma was ‘explicitly gay’. But according to the ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ director, the studio toned it down so much that by the time they did the sequel, she ended up with a boyfriend. Gunn denied a report that he’s aiming to make Fred gay and Daffney as his beard for the reboot.

Read more at tmz.com



GOING VIRAL






STUDY SAYS


60% Of Americans Say They're More Tired Than Ever

60% of American workers say their sleep schedule is permanently disrupted due to the pandemic and that half start their remote work day 10 minutes after getting out of bed. And by remote work day they mean jumping on the occasional Zoom meeting and watching YouTube.

Read more at studyfinds.org.



According To Yelp, 53% Of Restaurants Closed Since March 1st Are Staying Closed

Yelp surveyed 24,000 restaurants around the country that have shut down since March 1st to see which will come back and found 53% of those restaurants will remain closed. So, if you’re brave enough to go to a restaurant these days, tip heavy.

Read more at eater.com.



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