Thursday March 10, Daily Links

THURSDAY 3.3
NEWS STORIES
In Ukraine, Canadian Volunteers Have a Battalion
A source in Ukraine says over 500 volunteers have arrived from Canada to fight against Russians, and they’ve formed a Canadian battalion in Kyiv.
They’re the most polite battalion in Ukraine.
Biden Issues Executive Order to Investigate Digital Currency Issues
The order calls for the government to look into cryptocurrencies including risks and benefits, and evaluate the need for any regulation, consumer protection and related issues as well as to explore the feasibility of a digital dollar.
Well we know Biden doesn’t have a clue what all of this is about. Anyone ask Hunter?
Feds Investigating Diller and Geffen Trades
Federal securities regulators are looking into securities purchases made by Barry Diller, David Geffen and Alexander von Furstenberg just days before the gigantic Microsoft announced it was acquiring Activision The earned $60 million in profits on those trades and its a wee bit sus.
Nobody would expect those guys to…oh wait a minute….
Elon Musk Suing For Freedom to Tweet
Musk signed an agreement in 2018 with the SEC to have a lawyer vet some of his tweets to ensure he wasn’t sharing information material to his company or its shareholders. Now he wants out of that agreement and the freedom to tweet about anything he wants, SEC regs or not. Legal scholars are calling ihs argument silly.
Why don’t you just run your companies and leave the tweeting to us poor people.
Bumble Will Not Be Available in Russia for Awhile
The dating app known as Bumble is halting operations in Russia as a protest against the invasion of Ukraine.
Now how is Putin supposed to meet women to pose with him and make him look like such a stud.
March 10th Is Mario aka MAR10 Day!?
March 10th has been co-opted by Nintendo to become MAR10 day which some may see as a stretch but everything is on the table since we’ve all caved to May The 4th Be With You.
Read more on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23MAR10Day&src=trend_click&vertical=trends
Definitive Proof The NYC Subways Are Piss Tunnels WIth Piss Cars Running Through Them
A homeless man was caught pissing on the subway in the laziest way possible and no one seemed to give a shit. At least we can assume he’s homeless – he may just have been tired.
Gas Prices Conspiracy Alert
The conspiracy heads think the inflated gas prices are all a ruse by the Biden administration to make everyone purchase electric vehicles. So Elon Musk is the President then? How does this work?
SPORTS
Troy Aikman Wants to Be the King of Light Beer
Aikman is marketing a low carb beer in Texas that he hopes to shill nationally if things go well. He calls it 8, named after his number when he played for the Cowboys.
its great that you still like your number but it has nothing to do with your product.
Troy Aikman will be serving up his new Eight Elite beer this Wednesday afternoon at Woody’s. Stop by and he will actually be pouring you a beer! Pretty cool, also he’s been doing these selfies with the crowd for his Twitter feed! Come Play and enjoy your new summer beer! pic.twitter.com/tXTETGl7ZT
— Woody’s Tavern (@WoodysFWTX) March 8, 2022
CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Amy Schumer Calls Out Comedy Creeps
No, not the kreeps, the creeps. In a new cover story for The Hollywood Reporter, Amy says that she’s taking on the “men who humiliate and abuse women and girls because of a power dynamic or, because when they were that age, girls wouldn’t talk to them.” She’s going to be watching the men who are guilty of creep behavior, and she is pushing to have them eliminated from the comedy community entirely. “I don’t think that the coercion and the taking advantage and the masturbating in front of people is cool, and I don’t think that those guys should be allowed to come back.” The article also mentions that if “the name of a man with whom she’s no longer comfortable sharing a stage” shows up on the Comedy Cellar lineup, Schumer will do as she’s done plenty of times before: She’ll turn around and go home.”
This is a tough blind item, but stab in the dark….Louis Ck?
Disney CEO Will Meet with DeSantis in Effort to Repair Rep with LGBTQ Community
Disney tried to stay out of this whole “don’t say gay” law controversy, but that really pissed off employees and Disney fans. So they tried making a statement standing with the LGBTQ community without commenting on the law. More anger. Even a $5 million donation didn’t help, in fact, the Human Rights Campaign rejected it, so now the CEO of Disney will meet with Ron DeSantis to discuss the bill which will become law once he signs it .
This is nothing two guys can’t discuss over a few cans of eight.
Jussie Smollet Planning His Comeback
Convicted liar Jussie Smollet hasn’t even been sentenced yet for his crime of falsely claiming he was the victim of a profiled attack. But a friend of his says he’s already planning on returning to acting once his sentence has been served.
Maybe a Marvel character, since its the only thing that will be left after you get out of jail Jussie.
Penguin Series Coming to HBO Max
The Batman is just getting its theater run started and already HBO has committed to a series spinoff from the movie based on the Penguin as played by Collin Farrell.
Hope this is the one called Chilly Willy.
Elton John Collab with Skateboard Streetwear Brand?
John’s face and his designs are coming to skateboards and streetwear thanks to a partnership with Palace Skateboards. It’s a limited collection with only 16 pieces but all will showcase the pop singer’s name and face.
Limited series? This will be the most limited you can possibly imagine. Elton should be selling his face in old folks homes.
A24 Funds Expansion with Over $200 Million
Indie darling A24 has becoming synonymous with quality filmmaking. They just scored a major injection of capital from investors to fund growth.
Prepare to see A24 make a lot of the same shitty movies that the studios have now.
Trailer Smash or Trash: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
This isn’t the nic cage that we wanted but its the nic cage that weve always needed.
VIRAL & TRENDING
Monkey Kills Seagull King Kong Style
A UK Zoo monkey climbed up a tall pole, swiped at a seagull and smashed it to death, looking a lot like King Kong in the process.
Twas beauty that killed the seagull.
Read more at NY Post.
'King Kong' monkey snatches seagull from the sky and smashes it to deathpic.twitter.com/ISbv0JRFbW
— RPK Report (@RPKReport) March 9, 2022
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