Friday August 5 Daily Links

Published by Interrobang Staff at August 5, 2022

FRIDAY 8.5

NEWS STORIES

DeSantis Suspends Prosecutor Who Won't Enforce Abortion Law

Tampa prosecutor Andrew Warren has said he will not use his office to prosecute those seeking abortions or doctors who provide gender affirming care. So the Governor suspended him. Desantis says its untenable to attempt to veto state law, and Warren says the gov is usurpring the county’s authority.

Wasn’t this the pilot episode of The Handmaids Tale?

Four Officers Finally Charged in Breonna Taylor's Death

It took two years, but four current and former Louisville Metro Police officers have been charged in connection with her death, with charges for lying on the search warrant, obstructing investigators and, in one of the officers case, jeoparding Taylor’s neighbors with his reckless gunfire.

Swift justice.

Feels Like Time is Moving Faster? It Is!

Scientists say that the Earth is moving faster than usual and that on June 29th, we experienced the shortest Earth day in known history. It was exactly 1.59 milliseconds shorter than most days, so if you thought that day went by quickly you were right.

Fuck if i had that extra time i wouldn’t have been late for work.

The Choco Taco Will Return!

After massive outpouring of love for the Klondike treat, the company says they will bring it back in coming years. As if we didn’t know.

Can’t wait to see the same who people who complained not buying it when it comes back.

SPORTS

Aaron Rodgers Thanks Psychedelic Drugs for MVP

On a podcast this week, Rodgers explained why he thinks taking ayahuasca helped him win MVP two seasons in a row. “I laid there afterwards on my mat and then opened my eyes and it felt like I was opening my eyes for the first time. I really feel like that experience paved the way for me to have the best season of my career.”

Well it looked like you were doing oxy in the playoffs

CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT

Jennifer Coolidge Says Being the American Pie Milf Got Her Laid, A Lot

Coolidge told Variety that playing Stiffler’s mom translated to a lot of “sexual action” off screen. “There were so many benefits to doing that movie. I mean, there would be like 200 people that I would never have slept with.”

I’d rather bang the pie.

Mark Zuckerberg's Camp Counselor Selling a Zuck Baseball Card

The card was created when Zuckerberg was 8 or 9 and at summer camp. His former counselor found the card in some old boxes. Now he’s hoping to make some bank auctioning it off as a physical card, and also as an NFT.

If this nerd could play baseball we’d all still be on MySpace.

Lady Gaga Will Star in Joker 2

“Joker: Folie à Deux,” will star Gaga opposite Joaquin Phoenix who will return to the role he created in The Joker. And it’s going to be a musical.

My my my my Joker Face, my my Jok-er-face.

Alex Jones Will Have to Pay Up $4.1 MIllion

A Jury has awarded the parents of a Sandy Hook victim $4.1 million for his false claims that Sandy Hook was a false flag operation.

Can he pay you off in supplements and prepper gear?

Kevin Spacey Owes $31 Million to Production Company

The judge said its not even a close call affirming the massive judgement against Kevin Spacey for “a material breach of his acting and executive producing agreements.” The breach was a result of sexual misconduct directed towards young crew members.

He’s a little short on cash since his career imploded. Can he pay in sexual favors?

HBO Max and Discovery Plus Are Definitely Merging

So now I can not watch one channel instead of two.

Did Depp and Beck Steal A Prisoner's Poem?

A song from Johnny Depp and Beck’s new album appears to have lifted lyrics from a poem written by an incarcerated man named Slim Wilson. The song is Sad Motherfuckin Parade, and the poem is called Hobo Ben. Some of the lines that appeared in the album, include “I’m raggedy, I know, but I have no stink”, “God bless the lady that’ll buy me a drink”, and “What that funky motherfucker really needs, child, is a bath”.

Don’t worry. Johnny can reframe him as a crazy slut.

James Franco Playing Fidel Castro

James Franco will play Cuban leader Fidel Castro in Miguel Bardem’s Alina of Cuba.

He goes from being cancelled, to a cultural appropriators.

Parts of Disney Under Water

Guests needed to be evacuated after storms brought heavy rains and floodwaters to the Magic Kingdom. Flooding has caused problems for the last week.

Now every ride is 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Riders Stuck on It's a Small World For an Hour

The Disney guests say it was like torture being stuck listening to the song It’s a Small World After All on repeat for an hour.

Could have been worse, you could have been stuck on the Aerosmith roller coaster.

VIRAL & TRENDING

Guy is Convinced He's the Only Person Living in His Apartment Building

Cody, who lives in Atlanta, has gotten six million views on his videos trying to figure out why he never sees any neighbors.

Watch out for the wrecking ball dude.

STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS

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