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Diver Tom Daley Hilariously Tests Out 'Anti-Sex' Cardboard Beds For Paris Olympics Athletes
Jul 23, 2024
A couple of months ago, the internet was buzzing with news that "anti-sex" beds were installed at the Olympic village ahead of the 2024 summer games in Paris in an effort to keep competitors from... well, you know.
Thankfully for all of social media and, of course, the other athletes, British diver Tom Daley has arrived in Paris and conducted some field research on the beds, which are made from completely recyclable mattresses and cardboard frames.
In a video shared to Instagram, the Olympic gold medalist put the cardboard to the test.
He wrote in the caption:
"OLYMPIC VILLAGE CARDBOARD BEDS! 🛏️🇫🇷😴"
"There is always a lot of talk about the beds in the Olympic Village, so here is what they look like! #Paris2024 #Olympics"
In the reel, Daley addressed fans at home:
“For those wondering about the cardboard beds in the village..."
“I’m gonna show you what they look like.”
He showed off the frame, telling his Instafans:
"This is cardboard."
"As you can see it’s like a box, then you’ve got the mattress, and a mattress topper."
"And then we get our own little Paris 2024 [bedspread].”
The diver then proceeded to jump on the bed—without it giving at all, mind you—before getting down on all fours.
Yes, you're picturing that correctly.
He then shared his findings.
"As you can see, they’re pretty sturdy."
You can watch below.
Viewers appreciated Daley taking the time to share his experiment with the world.
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They were truly grateful for the demonstration portion of the research.
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The Paris Olympics kick off July 26. We hope the athletes get plenty of rest before then.
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Chadwick Boseman's Final Tweet Supporting Harris Resurfaces—And Fans Are Feeling Emotional
Jul 23, 2024
On Sunday, President Biden announced he would not be seeking a second term as president and pulled out of the presidential race.
Soon after, he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris.
But his wasn't the only major endorsement of Harris that went viral in the wake of Biden's withdrawal.
A user on X retweeted Chadwick Boseman's final tweet celebrating Harris as Biden's running mate just two weeks before the actor's death, and people on social media are feeling emotional about his ultimate show of support.
On August 11, 2020, the Black Panther star tweeted a photo of himself with Harris at a Freedom for Immigrants event and wrote:
"YES @KamalaHarris! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾"
"#WhenWeAllVote #Vote2020"
Boseman died just two and a half weeks later on August 28 after a four-year battle with colon cancer.
On the day President Biden endorsed Harris for the Democratic nominee, Boseman's final tweet resurfaced.
And it soon had the Twitterverse overcome with emotion.
Several vowed to do right by Boseman and do their part to ensure a 2024 victory.
After Boseman's death, Harris—a fellow Howard University graduate—tweeted:
“Heartbroken."
"My friend and fellow Bison Chadwick Boseman was brilliant, kind, learned, and humble."
"He left too early but his life made a difference."
"Sending my sincere condolences to his family.”
She also shared a photo of the two from the Freedom for Immigrants event.
As of Monday, Harris and her team have raised more than $81 million in the 24-hour period since Biden’s announcement, making it the largest single-day total in U.S. history.
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Newt Gingrich Ripped For Saying Jill Biden Shouldn't Attend Paris Olympics After Joe Dropped Out
Jul 23, 2024
Former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich was criticized after claiming that First Lady Dr. Jill Biden shouldn't "take taxpayer money" to attend the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris now that her husband, President Joe Biden, has dropped out of the race for reelection.
On Sunday, Biden announced he would drop out of the presidential race and readily endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement. At 81, Biden faced increasing concerns within his party about his age and capacity to serve another term, along with fears of a potential loss to former President Donald Trump—who is 78—in November.
The opening ceremony is scheduled for July 26, during which time the First Lady will host a fundraiser. Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will lead the delegation to the closing ceremony on August 11, according to a statement from the White House.
But Gingrich made it clear he believes her appearance is inappropriate, making the following statements during a Fox News appearance:
“Jill really needs to cancel her trip to Paris. There is no reason for her to take taxpayer money and go spend what will probably be several million dollars going to Paris now that her husband is no longer a candidate. And in my judgment he should no longer be president.”
You can hear what he said in the video below.
Whether Gingrich likes it or not, Biden is still very much the President and Dr. Jill Biden is still the First Lady.
People were quick to call him out.
The announcement the First Lady would head to Paris came amid concerns about the viability of her husband's campaign following his underwhelming performance in last month's presidential debate.
As the president’s closest adviser and staunchest defender, she wields significant influence in both the White House and the campaign. She has been an active surrogate on the campaign trail, traveling across the country to bolster his support.
Morning Consult has released one of the first polls since Biden ended his re-election bid, showing Harris with more support in her matchup against Trump than Biden had.
Although Trump still leads, his advantage is now smaller. The survey, conducted after Biden's withdrawal, found Trump with 47% support compared to Harris's 45%, a mere two-point gap. Previously, Biden trailed Trump by six percentage points.
Harris’s candidacy appears to have energized Democrats, with 27% stating they are “much more motivated” to engage in the political process, compared to 24% of Republicans. Morning Consult notes that this three-point gap mirrors the enthusiasm gap seen in the 2020 election.
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2020 Interview Of Kamala Harris Saying Trump Is 'Racist' Resurfaces—And People Are So Here For It
Jul 23, 2024
A 2020 interview of Vice President Kamala Harris agreeing that former President Donald Trump is a "racist" has resurfaced in the days since President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race and endorsed Harris to be his successor.
Harris, who is of Tamil Indian and Afro-Jamaican ancestry, was asked the following question by host Norah O'Donnell during an appearance that year on 60 Minutes:
"President Trump has attacked you recently. He's called you a monster. He has said that you're 'nasty' and would be 'an insult to our country' if you became the first female president. Do you feel this is just the rough and tumble of politics or do you view those attacks against you as racist?"
To that, Harris responded:
"Well, this is not the first time in my life I've been called names and it was predictable, sadly.
To which O'Donnell followed up:
"Do you think the President is racist?"
Harris responded:
"Yes, I do Yeah, I do."
""You can look back at a pattern questioning the identity of the first Black president of the United States. You can look at Charlottesville, where there were peaceful protesters and neo-Nazis on the other side and he talks about 'fine people' on either side."
"Calling Mexicans rapists and criminals? His first order of business was to introduce a Muslim ban? It all speaks for itself."
You can hear what Harris said in the video below.
Many agreed with Harris' assessment and stressed that Harris is more than ready to challenge Trump for the presidency.
Trump has long been accused of racial animus.
Well before he ever ran for the executive office, Trump was sued for housing discrimination based on race. His casino also lost a civil lawsuit for transferring Black card dealers off of tables to accommodate racist clients.
It should come as no surprise Trump was accused of harboring racial animus during his entire time in office. Trump also has a well-documented history of racism against Indigenous peoples.
Within days of being sworn in, Trump subjected people from seven Muslim-majority countries to a travel ban, earning the praise of Republicans who endorsed his proposal for a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslim immigration to the United States.
Immigrants from non-White countries were made to feel unwelcome under his administration as a result of immigration architect and senior adviser Stephen Miller's draconian policies.
Trump often took aim at BIPOC migrants, particularly those crossing the nation's southern border, as "rapists" and targeted them under a "zero tolerance" family separation policy that was widely condemned by human rights groups.
Trump infamously suggested those from Haiti and African nations should not be allowed to immigrate to the United States because they come from "sh*thole countries."
While in office, Trump also made headlines after sources confirmed he once assumed a group of racially diverse Democratic staffers were waiters, referring to staffers of color for then-Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who served hors d’oeuvres at an event shortly after he assumed office.
During that same meeting, according to sources who spoke to New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman, Trump claimed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, his Democratic opponent during the 2016 presidential election, had won the popular vote only because of "illegals" who'd cast votes.
And, rather infamously, Trump for years promoted "birtherism," which doubted or denied former President Barack Obama was a United States citizen, implying he was ineligible for the nation's highest office. In fact, Obama was born in Hawaii to a U.S. citizen, making him a natural-born citizen.
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Old Elon Musk Tweet Calling Trump 'Too Old' To Be President Resurfaces—And Now It's Awkward
Jul 23, 2024
It's been a wild month with the 2024 election drama that got even weirder with Elon Musk's public endorsement of former Republican President Donald Trump that directly contradicted his previously critical view of him.
For the first time in the election, on July 13, Musk officially endorsed the former President by sharing the viral footage of him triumphantly pumping his fist after sustaining a minor injury from the assassination attempt at a recent Pennsylvania rally.
The founder of SpaceX wrote on his platform X (formerly Twitter):
"I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery."
Interestingly, Musk didn't always view the GOP standard-bearer so favorably.
One of the criticisms Musk had of him throughout their rocky relationship was about Trump's age.
Trump has repeatedly mocked his political nemesis, Democratic President Joe Biden, for seeking another term as an octogenarian.
Biden, who is 81, officially dropped out of the race on Sunday and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris after facing scrutiny from congressional Democrats claiming he was "too old" to run—particularly after his poor performance debate with Trump on June 27.
Two years before Musk endorsed Trump, the CEO of Tesla, Inc. used the same ageist argument against him in a resurfaced tweet.
It awkwardly showed him stating that the ex-President, who is just four years younger than Biden, would be "too old" to run the country if he were re-elected for a second White House term.
A screenshot of Musk's tweet from July 11, 2022, shared by X user Travis Akers, read:
"Trump would be 82 at end of term, which is too old to be chief executive of anything, let alone the United States of America."
Musk also suggested there would be no contest if the then-2024 Republican candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis became the GOP nominee and faced off against Biden.
DeSantis dropped out of the race and endorsed Trump two days before the New Hampshire primary.
Akers captioned the screenshot of Musk's vintage tweet and wrote:
"I agree with @elonmusk. Trump is too old."
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The internet agreed with Musk's past sentiment that Trump was getting a little long in the tooth.
Meanwhile, Musk, whose growing allyship with Trump led to his plan to donate $45 million a month to the pro-Trump America political action committee (PAC), found himself getting raked across the coals for his current endorsement.
Musk's comment previously backing DeSantis was in response to Trump taking aim at Musk at a political rally in Anchorage, Alaska in July 2022.
"You know [Musk] said the other day 'Oh, I've never voted for a Republican,'" Trump told his MAGA followers, adding:
"I said 'I didn't know that.' He told me he voted for me. So he's another bullsh*t artist."
Following Trump's remark, Musk wrote on X:
"I don't hate the man, but it's time for Trump to hang up his hat & sail into the sunset."
He added:
"Do we really want a bull in a china shop situation every single day!? Also, I think the legal maximum age for start of Presidential term should be 69."
Trump was 76 at the time.
In response to the "sail into the sunset" dig, Trump fired back with a wordy message on his Truth Social platform and surmised that Musk would have "begged" him for government subsidies.
Trump wrote:
"When Elon Musk came to the White House asking me for help on all of his many subsidized projects, whether it's electric cars that don't drive long enough, driverless cars that crash, or rocketships to nowhere, without which subsidies he'd be worthless and tell me how he was a big Trump fan and Republican, I could have said, 'drop to your knees and beg,' and he would have done it."
Musk laughed off Trump's comments, tweeting, "Lmaooo"–shorthand for "laughing my a** off."
In October 2022 after Musk's acquisition of Twitter was finalized, Trump praised the transaction on Truth Social, writing:
"I am very happy that Twitter is now in sane hands, and will no longer be run by Radical Left Lunatics and Maniacs that truly hate our country."
Twitter had previously banned Trump after his involvement in inciting the violence on January 6 at the U.S. Capitol.
As the new owner of the platform, Musk denounced Twitter for giving Trump the boot, calling it a "morally bad decision" and "foolish to the extreme."
Trump ruled out a return to the platform, saying that he preferred his Truth Social better.
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