Saturday, June 29, 2019

Pokémon Go To The Debates

This Week's Best Memes, Ranked, The Great Model Train Robbery, and more.
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IN A WEIRD PLACE
WHAT IT DO BETOOOO
This Week's Best Memes, Ranked
digg.com
It's an internet fight and only the funniest meme will emerge victorious. This week's challengers? Pokémon mashups, praxis, debate memes and more.
TRACKING THE THIEF
The Great Model Train Robbery
bloomberg.com
How (and why) did thieves steal a valuable collection of scaled-down locomotives?
THE COVER CURSE IS REAL
Jon Peters And The Pain Of Being 'Superkid'
si.com
As he hurled his way toward a historic streak in high school, Jon Peters became a national phenomenon. That brush with stardom 30 years ago was the biggest moment of his life — and the worst.
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LOOKING GOOD
Surreal Photos Of Australia's Bachelor And Spinster Balls, And More Of The Best Photography Of The Week
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A family portrait of 32 half siblings, a once thriving farming community subsumed by water and other best photos of the week.
BAD NEWS
THE MEEKS SHALL STEAL FROM THE EARTH
The Sheriff Lost Reelection. Then The Spending Spree Began
propublica.org
Sheriff Blake Turman says that after he beat then-Sheriff Dennis Meeks at the polls, he found that thousands of dollars worth of military equipment was missing and public funds were wasted. Meeks' response: "He's full of shit."
DEATH BY CAR
'Very Smart People,' But A Keyless Car's Downside Killed Them
nytimes.com
For Sherry H. Penney, a former university chancellor, and her husband, James D. Livingston, a retired physicist, the 2017 Toyota Avalon was a sensible purchase.
EVERYTHING'S THE SAME ON THE INTERNET
Grubhub Is Buying Up Thousands Of Restaurant Web Addresses. That Means Mom And Pop Can't Own Their Slice Of The Internet
newfoodeconomy.org
It also appears to publish shadow pages without owners' consent — sometimes in direct competition with real websites
VIDEO OF THE DAY
HE'S GOT THE PEOPLE TALKING
Polyglot Surprises People By Speaking Their Language And Their Reactions Are Just Lovely
digg.com
And then he randomly runs into a guy who can speak a whole bunch of languages himself and they just have a grand old time.
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Have a great weekend. Hold your model trains close.