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Fake clip of Sanders quoting infamous ‘hot chip’ tweet is duping people online

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A memetic video of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is making the rounds on Twitter. In the video, which is fast approaching three-quarters of a million views at this writing, a voice pretending to be Sanders say, Any female born after 1993 cant cook. All they know is McDonalds, charge they phone, twerk, be bisexual, eat hot chip and lie. jessus no bernie you cant say things like that pic.twitter.com/y9BTENqHQU — DataShade (@datashade) January 23, 2020 The visual portion is from the November Democratic presidential debate. The audio is reportedly someone…

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Stop sharing the ‘I’m in a mental hospital’ Facebook post. It’s not funnyit’s harmful

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People love Facebook posts that invite them to create silly lists of their friends and family members, and most of the time, it’s all in good fun. But a “mental hospital” post that keeps circulating is nowhere near good fun, and it needs to go away, now. The post begins, “This is Hilarious!” before telling people to follow the directions to fill the following list with Facebook friends’ names: “I’m in a mental hospital My roommate: Licks the glass: Helps me escape: My psychiatrist: Asleep in the corner: Shouts at…

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Illinois suspects enter Walmart with ‘Caution I have the Coronavirus’ sign and spray substance on $7K worth of produce

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The individual who spray the substance, which was later identified as Lysol, wore a yellow medical mask and was seen with a handmade sign fashioned to his back that read “Caution I have the Coronavirus.”  (Joliet Police Department) Walmart employees told police that an estimated $7,300 worth of produce was lost as a result and the cleanup will cost over $2,400. The suspects, believed to be in their 20s, were last seen leaving in a white 2003 GMC Yukon registered in Oswego. Police did not say what charges, if any,…

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Starbucks Is Selling The Cutest Heart-Themed Mugs & Tumblers For Valentines Day

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Instagram/Totallythebombdotcom Starbucks’ 2020 Valentine’s Day Mugs & Tumblers Totally Spread The Coffee Love By Lara Walsh Jan 18, 2020 Feb. 14 is now just under a month away, and Starbucks is making it a little more ‘Gram-worthy to celebrate your love of caffeine. The coffee giant has got its holiday cups game down with new collections for every celebration — and Starbucks’ 2020 Valentine’s Day mugs and tumblers are no exception. Here are all the impossibly cute options you can store your go-to Starbucks sips in leading up to the…

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What Trump’s reality show speech revealed

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(CNN)CNN asked commentators for views on President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. The opinions expressed are solely those of the authors. View more opinion articles on CNN. Let’s be clear, as fact-checker Daniel Dale was busy pointing out on Twitter, it was full of half-truths and total distortions. But the broad themes Trump hit on are likely to be very popular with wide swaths of American voters. The economy is good, unemployment is down, and his administration passed key pieces of legislation like paid family leave for…

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Hollywood Idiots Could Make #OscarsSoWhite Happen Again

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This is a preview of our pop culture newsletter The Daily Beasts Obsessed, written by senior entertainment reporter Kevin Fallon. To receive the full newsletter in your inbox each week, RuPaul heads to Netflix. Werk? Oscar predictions. (#OscarsSoWhite again?) Behold Kim Kardashians refrigerator The Nanny!!! On Broadway!!! A Mariah Carey update. Duh. could happen again. If theres anything awards voters enjoy more than never learning from the mistakes of their past or evolving in anyway meaningful way…BAFTA voters did just that: Nominating not a single performer of color in the…

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NHS orders ‘coronavirus pods’ in England hospitals

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The new measure means that A&E departments will be able to direct people who think they have symptoms of the coronavirus to a pod away from other patients, where they can call specialist NHS 111 teams on a dedicated phone. An NHS spokeswoman said: “Anyone with a cough, fever, or shortness of breath who attends hospital and has recently returned from China will be advised to follow signs to NHS 111 pods and call for advice, so they stay isolated from other patients and avoid causing unnecessary pressure in A&E.”…

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This Super Trippy Edit Was Made By Some Kind of After Effects Sorcerer

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Check out this trippy visual made by motion graphics artist, Agustín Vidal Saavedra. This animation of church ceilings was created using Adobe After Effects. For more edits like this, check out his work on Behance and Instagram. Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/ecstasy-of-saint-francis-by-agustin-vidal-saavedra/

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Jeff Weiner Updates His LinkedIn Profile

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The last three and a half years haven’t been so great for social media platforms. They’ve been accused of breaking Western democracies, and Ryan Roslansky, a senior vice president of product at the company who was the first person Weiner hired. confused with Tinder. Throughout, the company’s origins shaped its tone and its culture. People’s identities were tied to their résumés, which meant that they acted like their bosses were always looking. This decreases racist shitposting and increases the colloquial use of PowerPoint clichés. The company went public in 2011…

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