The Daily Populous

Tony Abbott Urges Local Mario Kart Tournament To Ban Rainbow Road

Australian conservative politician Tony Abbott has called on the organisers of a Mario Kart tournament at a local anime convention to remove the “politically charged” Rainbow Road track from the lineup.

“I think when Australians go to a Mario Kart tournament, the last thing they want to see is someone shoving politics down their throat like that,” explained Abbott.

“Politics and Mario Kart just don’t mix.”.

“For children to be racing on Rainbow Road, with its long shimmering ribbon of homosexual propaganda floating in the darkness of space… to me, that sends a dangerous message.

I’m calling on the organisers to think of the children and ban this unnecessarily divisive homoerotic display from their event.”.

However, the Mario Kart tournament organisers are standing by their decision to race on the iconic pro-LGBT track.

“Mario Kart provides a welcoming environment for everyone, whether they are a sentient fungus or a ghost,” explained the convention’s organiser. »

Puerto Rico Rejects Loan Offers, Accusing Hedge Funds of Trying to Profit Off Hurricanes

Authored by theintercept.com

Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority suggested that profit motive rather than altruism was the bondholder group’s real goal.

Hurricane Maria, and Irma before it, left Puerto Rico in shambles, particularly the electric utility.

Whitebox Advisors – “We have a policy of not discussing Puerto Rico or any securities in which we are involved. »

Sen. Wyden Slams Pai on Senate Floor

Authored by broadcastingcable.com

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) took to the Senate floor Thursday morning (Sept. 28) to oppose renominating FCC chair Ajit Pai.

Wyden said his opposition was rooted in Pai's proposal to roll back Title II classification of ISPs and rethink net-neutrality rules.

Wyden said Pai had worked long and hard to undermine net neutrality, which he said was folks getting a "fair shake" online. »

‘It’ Tops $500 Million at Worldwide Box Office

Authored by variety.com

Horror blockbuster “It” has turned into a box office monster, crossing the $500 million milestone in worldwide grosses — making it officially the top horror film of all time.

“It” scored the biggest opening weekend ever for a horror film in more than 30 markets, including the U.K., Russia, Brazil, Mexico, and Australia.

In 17 of those territories, including the U.K., Russia, and Australia, “It” has already become the top-grossing horror film of all time. »

19th-century harpoon gives clue on whales

Authored by nytimes.com

Biologists, long stumped at figuring out how old whales are, lucked out when a 50-ton bowhead caught off Alaska came with a telltale clue: fragments of a harpoon lodged in a shoulder bone.

"It's pretty rare that you get the chance to date the age of a whale," said John Bockstoce, the whaling historian at the New Bedford Whaling Museum who analyzed the fragments.

A biologist in Alaska spotted the pieces of the projectile as they were being pulled from the whale's blubber by Eskimos who had killed the animal last month. »