Wednesday January 13: Daily Links
WEDNESDAY 1.13
NEWS STORIES
Mitch McConnell Pleased About Trump Impeachment Efforts!?
Here’s something you didn’t expect to see, Mitch likes the idea of Trump getting booted not only from office but also the GOP.
Et tu, Mitche?
Liz Cheney For Impeachment
Liz Cheney is ready to steal the vote with a classic move that her dad, Dr Evil must just love.
It’s frickin’ freezing in here, Mr Bigglesworth!
Michigan to Charge Former Governor Rick Snyder with Flynt Water Scandal
Ah, the swift sword of justice!
If this is any indicator of how things are done, we may see some people held accountable for the siege on the Capitol as soon as 2028!!
Disneyland Becomes First Super Vaccination Site
Welcome to the most vaccinated place on earth! Does each shot come with a Dole Whip?
New Jersey Lawmaker Says She Saw Other Congressmen Giving Recon Tours Of Capitol
A New Jersey member of Congress has said that she saw Republican members of the House giving “reconnaissance” tours of the Capitol building the day before the riot last week. If only the Capitol building had some sort of security system that recorded what was going on inside of it, that could be helpful here.
NYC Is Canceling Trump's Contracts
The Trump Organization runs four attractions in NYC parks and the city is canceling their contracts. They are: Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point in The Bronx; the Wollman Rink at the southern part of Central Park, the Lasker Rink at the northern end of Central Park and the famed Central Park Carousel. This is huge for Andrew Yang if he can bag up these contracts.
New York City doesn’t do business with insurrectionists.
We’re taking steps to TERMINATE agreements with the Trump Organization to operate the Central Park Carousel, Wollman and Lasker skating rinks, and the Ferry Point Golf Course.
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) January 13, 2021
AOC Thought She Was Going To Die During The Storming Of the Capitol
AOC went on Instagram live to address what happened at the Capitol and spoke on how she felt her life was in danger and did not feel safe around other members of congress who were pro QAnon and white supremecists. She also brought up that not knowing if a Capitol police officer was there to “help you or harm you” was traumatizing.
The Vaccine Rollout Is A Shit Show For The Elderly
The vaccine rollout has not been a smooth operation and the elderly are especially being hurt here since it’s become a hassle to even get an appointment to receive one so they’re going to alternate routes to receive it. It’s been nice to have the whole coup thing to take our minds off the raging unstoppable pandemic.
Congresswoman's Panic Buttons Were All Removed Last Week
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley’s chief of staff found that the panic buttons in her office had all been ripped out and they have no idea why since they hadn’t changed offices.
According to Ayanna Pressley’s chief of staff Sarah Groh, the panic buttons in the Congresswoman’s office were all “torn out—the whole unit.”
They don’t know why or who did it. https://t.co/MLhxhi7nUp pic.twitter.com/l7wgoHOJKN
— Eoin Higgins (@EoinHiggins_) January 13, 2021
GM Rolls Out Model For An Flying Car
GM presented a single passenger, all-electric, self driving Cadillac take can take off and land on rooftops, and reach a maximum speed of 55mph. Sammy Hager is already working on ‘I Can’t Fly 55’.
GM presented a futuristic flying Cadillac – a self-driving vehicle which takes off and lands vertically and carries the passenger above the streets and through the air https://t.co/u19VWXmOSi pic.twitter.com/5jOgTSgAEg
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 13, 2021
NYC Is Canceling Trump's Contracts
The Trump Organization runs four attractions in NYC parks and the city is canceling their contracts. They are: Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point in The Bronx; the Wollman Rink at the southern part of Central Park, the Lasker Rink at the northern end of Central Park and the famed Central Park Carousel. This is huge for Andrew Yang if he can bag up these contracts.
New York City doesn’t do business with insurrectionists.
We’re taking steps to TERMINATE agreements with the Trump Organization to operate the Central Park Carousel, Wollman and Lasker skating rinks, and the Ferry Point Golf Course.
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) January 13, 2021
Man Has $220 Million Worth Of Bitcoin In A Hard Drive He Can't Access
A man who was given over 7,000 bitcoin 12 years ago lost the password to the hard drive that contains them. The hard drive locks permanently after 10 unsuccessful password attempts to enter it. The bitcoin on there is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. His story has gone viral which should not help him sleep at night. Though he probably hasn’t in the past decade anyway.
CIA Releases All Of Their UFO Files
The CIA has released all of their instances of UFO sightings. They dumped all the files at once and even though they are redacted, people are combing through them to see if there’s anything in there that proves aliens exist. Here is one such report from the files. One Reddit user also posted what he’s found so far. So if you have about a dozen hours or so to kill, take up some light reading by going through 100’s of PDFs.
SPORTS
Aaron Rodgers Guesting Hosting Jeopardy
Aaron Rodgers sees a chance to host Jeopardy and drag all the Trebeck love his way. Dude focus on the Superbowl!
I’ll take choked against the Chiefs for 500 please.
NBA Investigating Kyrie Irving Over Safety Protocols
The NBA is investigating whether Kyrie Irving violated health and safety protocols after videos surfaced of the Nets star partying a club without a mask. Irving was also seen on a Zoom launch party of Manhattan DA candidate Tahanie Aboushi. Irving hasn’t played since January 5th citing ‘personal reasons’. Forget Where’s Waldo, Where’s Kyrie?!?
CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Elon Musk No Longer Richest!
After four days as the richest man in the world, Elon Musk has slid out of first place.
Well Elon you didn’t stay long at number 1 richest. Had to buy a pinball machine and milkshakes for all
of your pals.
Ya had to be the big shot didn’t you !?
Bruce Willis had to be Asked to Leave Pharmacy
Bruce Willis didn’t want to wear a mask, so the manager of a Rite Aid asked him to leave.
Forget 6 feet, he needs to stay back a whole nine yards.
To all my healthcare providers in Los Angeles on the frontlines of the pandemic seeing countless patients die. If you see this “die hard” Republican Bruce Willis, just know he was kicked out of a LA Rite Aid on Monday after he refused to wear a mask. https://t.co/gPE98DeVmi pic.twitter.com/wOnyl8UPeU
— Cleavon MD (@Cleavon_MD) January 12, 2021
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STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS
some Scientists Want to Change the Length of One Minute
Turns out the earth’s rotation is just a tiny bit off from our system of timekeeping and so scientists want to introduce a “leap second”.
You tell this now that 2020 is over? We really could have used a shorter year.
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