Tuesday September 7: Daily Links

TUESDAY 9.7


NEWS STORIES

 



RIP Robert E Lee...Statue

The largest confederate statue in the United States, a Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia, is set to be taken down on Wednesday. Let’s get an Omar statue up in its place ASAP.

Read more at NBC Montana.


Former Walmart Exec Planning 5-million-Person Sustainable City

A location hasn’t been chosen yet for Telosa, but Marc Lore and Blake Ingels know the planned metropolis will be 150,000-acres and offereco-friendly architecture, sustainable energy production and a drought-resistant water system. A so-called “15-minute city design” will allow residents to access their workplaces, schools and amenities within a quarter-hour commute of their homes.

Their city’s football team is already better than Jacksonville.

Read more at CNN


Athlete Dies After 39-Years in a Coma

Jean-Pierre Adams, the former soccer player who has been in a coma since 1982 died this weekend. Botched knee surgery caused the coma when a rookie anesthesiologist was assigned during a hospital strike.

Read more at CNN


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SPORTS



College Football Ratings On Fire

The FSU vs. Notre Dame game on Sunday averaged 7.1 million viewers, and when the game went into OT, the viewership spiked to 8.8 million.

Oh so more people will watch tv if there’s a crowd?

Read more at Tomahawknation.

Mayo Classic? Mayo Horrific!

These fan were much too excited for Satudays Mayo Classic Clemson vs. Georgia game. Ridiculous jugs of mayo pounded, slathered, and who knows what else.

These two guys would be very popular on Fire Island.


College Football Fans Do Not Like Joe Biden

Joe’s lost the drunk youth vote. Not looking good for 2024.

Watch the clip on Twitter.


College Sport Reporter, Not a People Person

Why are you in a crowd ?


Brian Kelly Says Notre Dame Players Need to be Executed

“I’m in favor of execution,” Kelly said to ABC sideline reporter Katie George. “Maybe our entire team needs to be executed after tonight.”

If you’re going to rip off a joke from the 70’s, rip off Carlin next time.

Read more at NY Post.



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



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The Internet Is Nutting Over This Oscar Isaac/Jessica Chastain Red Carpet Moment

Oscar Isaac caressed Jessica Chastain and kissed her arm while on the red carpet and Twitter has lost its mind over it. So it’s OK for Oscar to do this in public but if it’s in a hotel room with a starlet it’s bad? Oh wait, yeah, it is.

Watch the clip at Esquire.


Everyone Mad At 50 Cent For Using Michael K. Williams Death To Promote His TV Show and Liquor

50 Cent went on Twitter after Michael K. Williams died and used the chance to promote his new Starz TV show and his liquor brand. No wonder this guy got shot nine times.

Read more at the New York Post.


Phoebe Waller-Bridge Quitting Amazon Series Over Creative Differences With Danny Glover

Mr. and Mrs. Smith, the tv series just lots its Mrs. The Fleabag star says she is leaving the production over creative differences with her co-star Donald Glover, but they’re still friends.

In other words, she’s creative and he’s different. Or is he creative and she’s different? One of those.

Read more at THR.


Sonic the Hedgehog is The Dirtiest Video Game Star By Far NSFW

Just about everything that’s creative has been reimagined as porn, but in the game world, Sonic is the sex king. A subreddit called SonicPorn is rampant with every possible sexual permutation you can imagine of the little blue speedster.

See howie, everyone’s getting weird these days. You’re not alone.

Read more at slate.


David Beckham Poses Like the Coppertone Girl


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TRENDING



It's No Simp September!

It’s No Simp September once again which means you’re not allowed to simp for any fictional or real person or entity. But don’t worry, once Rocktober hits, you can go back to Simping.

Read more at Mel Magazine.



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STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



Even Young People Think Things Used to Be Better.

You don’t have to be talking about the 70’s anymore to be saying things used to be better. Buzzfeed collected 15 things that millennials say have gotten worse over their lifetime including MTV ruined by self implosion. The Internet- ruined by ads. Even second hand store shopping used to be better.

And Millennials were better before they became Boomers bitching about how everything was better.

Read more at Buzzfeed



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