A giant Twitter hack is currently underway as many prominent Twitter accounts have been posting fraudulent cryptocurrency promotions over the last hour. High profile personal and company accounts have been taken over in what will likely go down as the biggest data breach Twitter has ever seen. The accounts of Apple, Jeff Bezos, Kanye West, Elon Musk, Uber, Joe Biden, Wiz Khalifa, and Bill Gates have all been taken over, among others, according to early reporting by investigative journalist Scott Stedman.
In a lengthy Twitter thread currently being updated in real-time, Steadman shared screenshots of the since-deleted tweets from famous accounts that are all running essentially the same message promising users the chance to double their money by donating to a Bitcoin address.
Huge crypto hack underway. Hackers have managed to get into the Twitter accounts of Elon Musk and Bill Gates to post a fake crypto promotion.
“We are giving back to our community. We support Bitcoin and we believe you should too! All Bitcoin sent to our address below will be sent back to you doubled! Only going on for the next 30 minutes” read Apple’s tweet. According to Stedman, the hackers responsible for the scam have already received $100,000 in donations in the first forty minutes of his initial reporting.
The hack is over it appears, and the attack seems to have been directed at only high profile verified accounts. Justin Sun — CEO of BitTorrent and founder of TRON — has put a $1 million bounty on the hackers responsible.
Banksy recently revealed a brand new work inspired by COVID-19 on his Instagram, in a video that shows the artist spray painting a London subway car. Hours after Banksy posted a video of himself disguised as a cleaner tagging the London Underground, the COVID-19 piece has been removed by the Transport for London, scrubbing one of Banksy’s best works in some time. The work consisted of several stenciled rats and face masks, meant to encourage commuters to mask up to help curb the spread of COVID-19.
Highlights of the new work included a sneezing rat expelling a burst of blue paint, and several different stencils of rats interacting with the facemasks. Banksy also tagged the words “I get lockdown” and “but I get up again” in the station and on the train doors, a reference to “TubThumping” by the English rock band Chumbawamba.
CNNreports that the TFL removed the piece because it was in violation of their “strict anti-graffiti policy” but expressed that they appreciate the ever-elusive artist’s sentiment and would “offer Banksy the chance to do a new version of his message for our customers in a suitable location,” which sounds like the most un-Banksy thing ever.
It’s a shame, though not at all surprising, that Banksy’s newest piece had to be removed but when it existed it was definitely the coolest pro-mask statement we’ve seen from any artist to date.
The accusations of antisemitism against Nick Cannon haven’t deterred Diddy from offering the disgraced radio and television host a job at Revolt TV. After being excommunicated from Viacom over recent comments he made during an interview with controversial old-school rapper Professor Griff, Nick Cannon may receive a second chance from the Bad Boy Records founder, who invited Cannon to “come home” to Revolt TV on Instagram. “Nick come home to Revolt TV, which is truly BLACK OWNED!” he enthused. “We got your back and love you and what you have done for the culture.”
Diddy explained his rationale in the caption, reasoning, “The only way we can change the narrative, educate, and uplift each other is if we do it together.” He also noted that he didn’t believe in writing off Black entertainers who ran afoul of the powers-that-be. “Nick, my brother, I am here to support you fully in any way you need,” he wrote. “What we are not going to do is turn our backs on our brothers and sisters when they challenge the system.”
Cannon’s deal with Viacom was canceled when his Cannon’s Class podcast episode featuring Professor Griff — who was himself expelled from pioneer hip-hop group Public Enemy over his views — spun off into a discussion of antisemitic conspiracy theories. Although Cannon tried to clarify his statements afterward, the damage was already done, with ViacomCBS — parent company to MTV and CBS, where the majority of Cannon’s mainstream work could be found — cutting ties within less than a day.
Meanwhile, Revolt TV received some backlash in June for putting Russell Simmons, accused of rape by several women, on a recent episode of the Drink Champs podcast. Diddy also has a noted penchant for offering help to controversial friends in need. In 2018, he signed Joe Budden as a partner, despite previous accusations of domestic abuse against Budden. The same month the deal was announced, Revolt TV laid off a third of its staff.
The question of how to make up for hundreds of years of stolen labor from and economic discrimination against Black Americans has been hotly debated for years. When racial disparities can be traced directly to laws, policies and regulations that prevented Black people from earning or accumulating wealth generation after generation, the only just thing to do is to try to repair the damage.
Enter the idea of reparations, which literally means “to repair” through financial or other means.
Asheville, North Carolina has just taken a big step forward with this idea by unanimously approving a resolution designed to repair the racial disparity among its residents. In a 7-0 vote, the city council apologized for the city’s role in historic wrongs against Black people, including slavery and discrimination. It also announced that it will make reparations in the form of investments in the lives of Black people living in Asheville, who make up nearly 12 percent of the city’s population.
“The resulting budgetary and programmatic priorities may include but not be limited to increasing minority home ownership and access to other affordable housing, increasing minority business ownership and career opportunities, strategies to grow equity and generational wealth, closing the gaps in health care, education, employment and pay, neighborhood safety and fairness within criminal justice,” the resolution states.
Well this is interesting. Asheville, North Carolina: Reparations for Black residents approved https://t.co/UwuQ1s4dYY
Councilman Keith Young, one of two Black members of the council, said, “Hundreds of years of Black blood spilled that basically fills the cup we drink from today,” according to the Asheville Citizen-Times. “It is simply not enough to remove statutes,” he added. “Black people in this country are dealing with issues that are systemic in nature.”
The measure does not specify making direct reparation payments to Black residents, but rather putting more of the city’s resources into eliminating racial disparities. Councilman Vijay Kapoor said he voted in favor of the measure for moral reasons, but also referred to the “practical reason,” which is that data shows large gaps between Black Asheville residents and other residents of the city.
“We don’t want to be held back by these gaps,” Kapoor said. “We want everyone to be successful.”
Some will undoubtedly ask the question, “Why should people today, who have never owned slaves, pay reparations to people who have never been enslaved themselves?” But that question ignores two things: 1) The deep and ongoing economic impact slavery had on generations of families, and 2) Reparations aren’t just about slavery, but also the century-and-a-half of ongoing discriminatory laws and practices designed to keep Black Americans economically oppressed that followed emancipation.
The question of how to manage reparations is a legitimate one, but there should be no doubt that some kind of reparations are in order. If you’re still unsure of why, check out Kimberly Latrice Jones’ excellent Monopoly metaphor, Trevor Noah’s explanation of why poor white people can’t h the same argument for reparations, and this video from Ta-Nehisi Coates beautifully testifying to Congress on why reparations are a perfectly reasonable expectation for Black citizens, considering the inheritance of our nation:
WATCH: Ta-Nehisi Coates’ full opening statement on reparations at House hearing
Thank you, Asheville, for taking this step toward economic justice, to help repair the damage done throughout U.S. history. If we truly want to be the country we say we are, where all people have the same access to “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness,” we have to honestly address the past wrongs that prevented certain groups from those inalienable rights and make amends to the citizens who have been negatively impacted by those wrongs for generations.
While public health shouldn’t be something that people fight over, as with everything in America these days, masks have become a political issue.
A recent poll by Pew Research found that “Democrats and those who lean Democratic are more likely than Republicans and Republican leaners to say they personally wore a mask all or most of the time in the past month (76% vs. 53%).”
To help the people of Huntington Beach avoid contracting COVID-19, Orange County natives Chad Kroeger and JT Parr, hosts of the Chad Goes Deep podcast, showed up on the strand to hand out masks to the anti-maskers. They were greeted with scorn and a whole lot of fake science.
The 100 (CW, 8:00 p.m.) — Hope, Octavia, Diyoza, and Echo try to survive a few rounds of brainwashing on Bardo while back in Sanctum, Russell uses a hostage situation to cause even more chaos.
United We Fall(ABC, 8:00 / 8:30 p.m.) — This new family sitcom starring Will Sasso introduces the Ryan family and all their accompanying dysfunction. A judgmental live-in mother-in-law, a meddling extended family, and cultural clashes shape the hijinks that this crew goes through.
Bulletproof(CW, 9:00 p.m.) — Bishop and Pike’s covers are blown so Tanner faces off against Elena to keep the rest of the team safe.
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.(ABC, 10:00 p.m.) — Yo-Yo is the team’s only hope to avoid disaster when the Zephyr’s time drive begins to malfunction. In order to save her friends, she’ll have to get her powers back which means enlisting the help of an old adversary and revisiting a painful part of her past she’d rather forget.
The Weekend (Hulu) — SNL alumn Sasheer Zamata and She’s Gotta Have It actress DeWanda Wise star in this millennial comedy film about a comedian who goes on vacation with her ex and his new girlfriend. Zamata plays Sadie, a sarcastic, pessimistic comedian struggling in her career who finds herself on a romantic weekend getaway with an ex-boyfriend, his new partner, and another love interest which strains the already tense bonds within the group and forces Sadie to fight for what she wants.
The Tennessee Titans were among the most surprising teams in the NFL a year ago, as they made it to the AFC Championship game before falling to the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.
The Titans apparently aren’t worried about if last year was something of a fluke, as they’ve now locked up Ryan Tannehill and Derrick Henry to big, long-term contracts to lead the offense for years to come. Tannehill got a huge contract with $91 million in guarantees to be the quarterback for the foreseeable future in Tennessee earlier this offseason, and on Wednesday, the Titans and Henry were able to agree on a 4-year, $50 million deal (with half of that guaranteed) to keep their star back in town for years to come and avoid the franchise tag deadline.
Titans and RB Derrick Henry is signing a four-year, $50 million contract that includes $25.5 million guaranteed, source tells ESPN.
In one off-season, the Titans keep both Henry and Ryan Tannehill on long-term deals.
Henry, who led the league in rushing last year, didn’t set the market with his deal, but does get paid like the top backs in the league and gets some security at a position that is rarely afforded that. The Titans put some risk in making a commitment to a running back, but also are locking up one of the league’s truly unique forces — a back with incredible power and speed — that they have effectively built their offense around.
With just two years of guaranteed money, the Titans leave themselves some flexibility, but if Henry continues to play as he did in 2019, he can more than live up to this kind of money.
Most of the NBA players that will participate in the restart have been in the Disney Wide World of Sports bubble for just over a week, and are starting to find a groove when it comes to taking advantage of the various entertainment options at their disposal.
So far, one of the biggest hits has been bass fishing on the well-stocked lake by the hotel, where players have been thrilled to show off their catches on social media. Along with fishing, players have taken to the golf courses for some relaxation, as well as throwing some bags on the cornhole boards, and have a rec room outfitted with ping pong tables, pool tables, and much more. The videos that have emerged on social media of players enjoying their free time together, as the NBA restart has effectively become a summer camp, got us thinking there’s a chance here to return to the halcyon days of ESPN2, when tertiary sports dominated the weekends.
The Deuce is now just an extension of ESPN, but it once had its very own unique personality, specifically on Saturdays and Sundays where you’d get live broadcasts of everything from bass fishing, to bowling, to drag racing, to billiards. A lot of these things are what players are already doing in the bubble, and this is my official proposal to the Worldwide Leader to bring ESPN2 back to glory via the Disney bubble with a stacked NBA bubble weekend lineup.
SATURDAY
10 a.m. ET — NBA Bassmaster Classic Day 1
Three members of each NBA team take off in the little pontoon boats to various corners of the lake for a two-hour competition to see who can land the most bass, by weight. Standard Bassmasters Classic rules apply: The fish must be 12 inches long to qualify and must be alive at weigh-in to count so they can be released back. The Clippers, with Paul George and Montrezl Harrell, would be heavy favorites in this competition, but we’ve seen some others really take to this whole fishing deal. Hopefully we can get Bill Dance on the broadcast. I mostly mention that so I have a reason to drop in one of the internet’s finest videos.
Top-10 teams make it to Sunday’s championship round.
12 p.m. ET — NBA Cornhole Championships
For those that aren’t inclined to fish, maybe tossing some bags is more their speed. Cornhole remains a staple of ESPN2 broadcasts and if we get the players mic’d up this could feature some terrific trash talk.
1 p.m. ET — NBA 9-ball
Somewhere in the league there’s some pool sharks and I want to find out who they are. I’d bet a handsome sum of money that Chris Paul knows his way around a billiards table. This is an ESPN2 classic event, that I’m pretty sure sometimes happened at the WWoS, but definitely used to go down at various ESPN Zones (RIP).
2 p.m. ET — NBA Trick Shot Magic
We stay at the pool table for some Trick Shot Magic. I don’t know why but I feel strongly that Ben Simmons could master trick shot billiards. I also demand that the competitors must dress like Mike Massey in very colorful vests.
3 p.m. ET — NBA Table Tennis Tournament Day 1
This is a two-day event, because for those that don’t know, ping-pong is a wildly popular game in NBA locker rooms and we probably could easily fill out a 64-player bracket for this — singles play only, of course, given the league’s ban on doubles play. Seeding is done at random, best of 3 format. Fire it up.
SUNDAY
10 a.m. ET — NBA Bassmaster Classic Finals
The 10 teams that led in weight from Day 1 hit the lake for Day 2. Cumulative two-day weight for the winner, winning team gets a specially cooked, fine-dining dinner for their entire squad while everyone else gets the regular daily meal. The tension would be palpable.
12. p.m. ET — NBA Bowling Open
I have to assume somewhere at the WWoS there’s a bowling alley and we could make a bowling tournament happen with masks on, guys separated a lane apart, no one can share bowling balls. Chris Paul has the top seed, but I know there are some other guys out there that can really slam rocks and you know CP3 is going to take this far too seriously.
1 p.m. ET — NBA Timbersports
I feel like Steven Adams could dominate a Timbersports tournament. Get that man a chainsaw and let’s see what he can do.
2 p.m. ET — NBA Table Tennis Tournament Day 2
The conclusion of the NBA Table Tennis Tourney. At stake? A guest room at your disposal, well before Round 2 of the playoffs.
4 p.m. ET — Stump The Schwab
How did Howie Schwab get into the NBA bubble? Don’t ask questions you don’t want answers to.
4:30 p.m. ET — Long Drive Contest
Jayson Tatum reportedly has a 120 mph swing. Let’s see it in action against the rest of the league’s golfers in a Long Drive Contest.
21-year-old singer/songwriter Conan Gray made his major-label debut earlier this year with his record Kid Krow. While he only recently released his first full-length effort, the singer had already garnered a huge fanbase by sharing music to YouTube in high school and has since perfected his emotive songwriter through vulnerable lyrics and buoyant instrumentals. Now, Gray returns by sharing an acoustic version of the fan-favorite Kid Krow track, “Heather.”
For the stripped-down rendition, Gray sat on his bed and pulled out an acoustic guitar after setting the vibes of his room just right. Speaking to Apple Music about the track alongside the album’s release, Gray said he very open about his love life on “Heather”:
“‘Heather’ is the song on the album that I always cry to. I think it’s the most honest recount of my love life at the moment. It’s about a girl named Heather—I think everyone has a Heather in their life. The person that I really, really liked was in love with Heather. They were not in love with me, and because of that, I f*cking hated Heather. I hated Heather with all of my heart and soul. I had no reason to hate Heather. Heather is a perfectly nice girl. She’s sweet and she’s pure and she smells like daisies—she’s perfect, but I hate her. It’s this humiliating thing to admit, but it’s just true. I’m scared to see how people are going to react, because it isn’t a good thing to think something like that, but I also think it’s something that I’ve never really heard anyone admit. I’m sorry, Heather. You’re a wonderful person.”
Watch Gray’s acoustic performance of “Heather” above.
Muppets Now makes its Disney+ debut in just a few short weeks, and like all of us navigating these unusual times, even Kermit and the gang have to sit through Zoom calls.
In a new video to promote the upcoming series, The Muppets are subjected to “Joe from Legal” who joins the call to basically rain on everyone’s parade. He not only declares that all episodes will now be called “Muppisodes” to enhance the IP, but he also comes baring budget restraints and immediately shoots down Gonzo’s awesome idea for celebrity cameos. If you missed the official trailer, those celebs will include Seth Rogen, Aubrey Plaza, RuPaul, and other surprise guests who unfortunately won’t be rotated in a giant pie. Stupid Joe from Legal…
Anyway, the Zoom call is a timely touch that emphasizes how Muppets Now will take a unique approach to previous Muppet shows by barreling into a variety of non-fiction topics without a script.
Here’s the official synopsis:
“Muppets Now” is The Muppets Studio’s first unscripted series and first original series for Disney+. In the six-episode season, Scooter rushes to make his delivery deadlines and upload the brand-new Muppet series for streaming. They are due now, and he’ll need to navigate whatever obstacles, distractions, and complications the rest of the Muppet gang throws at him. Overflowing with spontaneous lunacy, surprising guest stars and more frogs, pigs, bears (and whatevers) than legally allowed, the Muppets cut loose in “Muppets Now” with the kind of startling silliness and chaotic fun that made them famous. From zany experiments with Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker to lifestyle tips from the fabulous Miss Piggy, each episode is packed with hilarious segments, hosted by the Muppets showcasing what the Muppets do best.
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