And Visa and Mastercard cut ties with Mindgeek and Pornhub, "prepare to start zipper merging" and is SCOTUS getting religious liberty right?
āļø 48 ā 88Ā° in Logan āļø 67 ā 93Ā° in Salt Lake City š¤ļø 77 ā 102Ā° in St. George | š§ 10% chance While writing this newsletter, I came across this story from KSL about a Salt Lake City man who stole an excavator from a construction site, drove it about a mile and dug up the sidewalk outside of a Smithās Food and Drug. Itās one of those stories that really leaves you scratching your head. It reminds me of a time when I was in high school and I was on vacation with my family in a small town ā weāll call it Tinyton. I took a look at their local newspaper. The town paper was published weekly and mostly covered events like a farmer getting a new cow, or ā in what was a major town scandal ā someone stealing a ceramic goose off someoneās front porch. You canāt blame me when I tell you I was incredulous when one day the front page story read ā I kid you not ā āDead body found in Tinyton cemetery.ā I rolled my eyes and probably mumbled something like, āYou donāt say, Sherlock,ā and then tossed the newspaper. A day later I realized my mistake when local stations started reporting on a crime that had taken place there. š³ Tell me: Whatās the most bizarre headline youāve ever read? Also on our minds: Credit card companies are cutting ties with porn companies, āzipper mergingā is the way of the future and is the Supreme Court getting religious liberty right? |
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