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A Dunkin’ Donuts employee, who recently exposed just how many donuts get trashed each night, says he was fired for giving donuts that would have gone to waste to the homeless. Here’s what else caught our attention this weekend:
- Marjorie Taylor Greene suggests Ruth Bader Ginsburg had body double and more
- White woman points gun at Black Amazon delivery driver
- Anal swabs are now being used for coronavirus testing. China says they’re more accurate
BREAK THE INTERNET
Marjorie Taylor Greene suggests Ruth Bader Ginsburg had body double and more
Things got NSFW both online and IRL this weekend. A Karen was filmed flashing employees and customers at Trader Joe’s after being refused entry for not wearing a mask. And a student accidentally broadcasted X-rated noises to her whole class after forgetting to mute her mic, raising concerns among Zoom users.
Meanwhile, controversial videos continue to emerge of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). In the most recent, the QAnon-supporting congresswoman suggests that late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a body double. Greene’s antics caused her to become a target of this week’s SNL, and some people felt the writers had it a little too easy. “SNL didn’t even exaggerate,” one viewer said after watching the show’s take on Greene.
Catch up on more you may have missed below.
—Eilish O’Sullivan, news wire editor
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DELIVERING WHILE BLACK
White woman points gun at Black Amazon delivery driver
A Black man who was reportedly delivering packages for Amazon pulled up to one house in his vehicle and started recording after the white woman who lives there came out onto her porch and pointed a gun at him. It’s unclear where the video originated, and if any other interaction happened between the two before or after the 20 seconds that have gone viral, but the driver seems absolutely flabbergasted at the turn of events.
Read the full report here.
—Rachel Kiley, contributing writer
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Anal swabs are now being used for coronavirus testing. China says they’re more accurate
The good news for Chinese citizens concerned about COVID-19 is there’s a testing method being rolled out thought to be more accurate than throat swabs. The bad news is that it’s anal swabs. According to Newsweek, more than 1 million Beijing residents who underwent coronavirus testing during a recent outbreak have been administered anal swabs. Those are considered more accurate and more likely to detect COVID-19, according to a Chinese disease specialist who endorsed the practice. However, as the Washington Post noted in its story on the testing method, some see it as “a step too far in government intrusions after a year and counting of a dignity-eroding pandemic.”
Read the full report here.
—Phil West, contributing writer
BEHIND THE SEAMS
More than five years after Hannibal‘s final episode, the show’s legacy is stronger than ever. Earning a cult following with its visually sumptuous reimagining of Hannibal Lecter, it’s the kind of show you can rewatch again and again, always finding new details to explore. In this week’s episode of Behind the Seams, we took a look at Hannibal‘s costume design, a crucial element of the show’s visual worldbuilding.
BTW
- ‘All they had to do was f*cking work’: Cops caught on video talking positively about slavery 🚓
- Woman charged with murder of toddler after abuse is spotted in TV reflection 📺
- Man live-streams 2 women found dead, himself with gun 🚨
- Fans react to ‘SNL’s’ take on Marjorie Taylor Greene, O.J. Simpson getting vaccinated before teachers 💉
- Quillette editor flamed for using foolproof-labeled dog shampoo, blaming company 🐶
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