Time for the July 25, 2016 edition of Morning Social.
Headlines
Is Kaine Able? Time for the Democrats to take center stage, and that starts with Hillary’s running mate: Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. His Wikipedia entry is rather interesting, in that he’s Minnesota-born, Kansas City-bred, Missouri- and Harvard-educated, and has spent his political life in Virginia.
But then there’s Wikileaks, and “Hillaryleaks…” Depending on who you ask and which side of the fence you’re on, this is either business as usual or a really bad thing. Or somewhere in between. The Zerohedge breakdown is fun to read.
Drew Carey throws party for Gary Johnson. (This is a Trump-free edition of Morning Social.) The LA Times was there; if you don’t know either names, one hosts The Price is Right and the other is the Libertarian candidate for President.
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Meme of the Day
Peter Jennings on the $1 Bill? Think American money is boring and needs a reboot? You can see the late ABC News Anchor (who was, in fact, an American citizen) and other ideas for people on currency – including Ice Cube – over here on a site called “Designzzz.”
Business
A “Womp, Womp” for Yahoo! and Verizon! Wins. A $4.8 Billion sale price appears to have been agreed to, and Yahoo(!)(?) joins AOL as one of the businesses in the Verizon portfolio. Forbes thinks it’s sad.
Tesla and SolarCity Near a Tie-Up. Reuters is reporting that the sides are closer to making it official – perhaps this week.
Social-ism
Et tu, Snapchat? While we were all paying attention to Pokemon Go, Snapchat has also passed Twitter in daily users.
The Rando
You Want to Ride from WHERE to WHERE? Biking from Maine to Florida on an uninterrupted greenway used to be the stuff of (someone else’s rather psychotic) dreams. But yes, it’s soon possible.
Sportsing
City vs. United in Beijing is Canceled. That game – between soccer’s two Manchester-based powerhouses and part of an International Champions Cup – needs a playable field. Rain in China means it’s a no-go.
Don’t Like the Jersey? Cut Them All! In weird baseball news, Chicago White Sox pitcher Chris Sale reportedly took a knife to a bunch of throwback jerseys because he didn’t want to wear them. He was suspended by the team.
Tip of the Day
We feel like we’ve been mean to Twitter lately. The search function is still pretty cool – you don’t even need to be logged in to use it. Advanced search is nifty, too.
Style and Whatnot
We’re on an Olympic Clothing Kick. Because nothing says “Brasil” like Brazilian Flag Leggings.
See you Tomorrow!
We’re still on Twitter and Facebook. We’re working on Snapchat, too. Give us time.
Cheers,
Dave