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?
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.
Alaska Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Seattle after passenger threatens to kill everyone. https://t.co/J8ZcEeQghs pic.twitter.com/RjIEVJ28Jb
— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@breakingavnews) July 13, 2020
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.
Captured today at 10:45am — @TedCruz on a commercial flight, refusing to wear a mask. pic.twitter.com/h8DM7J4CMi
— Hosseh (@hossehenad) July 13, 2020
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 ?
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.
Here is a high res version of the Cuomo pandemic poster he unveiled today. pic.twitter.com/3LlcewnuOV
— Nick Reisman (@NickReisman) July 13, 2020
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.
Desantis gets heckled! ❤️ it, I want to know who he was? https://t.co/pLfmmvd0ja
— Girl #1 with TDS (@GirlTds) July 13, 2020
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.
This is how toilet paper companies dealt with the 845% demand spike pic.twitter.com/qK3F0ddJ0R
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) July 12, 2020
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.
we got our first bubble bound fly out ✈️✈️ 👀👀 pic.twitter.com/6VqBPl4DPW
— NBA Bubble Life (@NBABubbleLife) July 12, 2020
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.
Mina Kimes suggested ("reckless speculation') on Bill Simmons last night that the NFL should play its games this season in New Zealand
They SHOULD. Games are for TV anyway, so location doesn't matter
NZ could be the NFL's Fight Island
The NBA should be playing in the Azores
— Eric Jackson (@ericjackson) July 10, 2020
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’.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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