Thursday March 30 Daily Links

THURSDAY 3.30
NEWS STORIES
The Senate Revoked Authorization for a War From 20 Years Ago
The Senate voted Wednesday to repeal 1991 and 2002 authorizations for the use of military force in Iraq,
Okay no harm no foul. All straightened out.
OTC Narcan?
The drug that can reverse opioid overdoses may soon be available to purchase over the counter, like buying a bar of soap.
This sounds like someone’s trying to revoke Nancy Regan’s war on drugs.
Burger King Closing Locations Like Crazy
Burger King has suffered in recent years, losing its spot as #2 in the fast food race, and now one franchisee is closing down 26 locations in the next few weeks.
Who knew they had 26 restaurants left?
Noise Complaints in NYC Can Kill You
Noise complaints in NYC are rampant and some of them even turn violent. At least four killings in NYC this year were in some way related a noise complaint.
Noise is the least of your problems in NYC.
The View Can't Stop Laughing at Chris Christie Tough Talk
The ladies of the View couldn’t stop laughing commenting on Chris Christie saying, “You better have somebody on that stage who can do to him what I did to Marco. Because that’s the only thing that’s gonna defeat Donald Trump. And that means you’ve got to have the skill to do it. And that means you have to be fearless. Because he will come back. And right at you.”
What are you going to do Chris….shut down his bridge?
SPORTS
Tom Brady and Gronk Recreate Top Gun Scene
He told Gronk, you can ride my tail any day.
Tom Brady, Gronk and Julian Edelman played some pick-up football on the beach ❤️
(via camillekostek/IG) pic.twitter.com/oXHDQLLLP2
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 29, 2023
Baseball is Something Else?
The MLB just kicked off a new branding campaign for the league leaning on the new slogan, ‘Baseball Is Something Else’.
That’s true, it’s no longer baseball.
Mahomes Hates New NFL TNF Rule
The NFL announced that teams could be asked to do two Thursday Night Football games every season. Patrick Mahomes reacted to the news on twitter with a DOH emoji.
At least the NFL is consistent. Money over safety every time
Patriots Not Going For Lamar Jackson
If you’ve heard that Lamar was interested in going to the Patriots, that may be true but the Patriots aren’t interested in Lamar Jackson going to the Patriots.
Nobody wants Lamar. He’s the pretty girl that didn’t get invited to prom.
CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Dan Soder Lets the Billions Cat Out of the Bag
One day after a Curb writer leaked the info that this season could be the last, Dan Soder accidentally shared the news that nobody knew yet– that Billions was also going into its final season.
It’s hard to believe he did a better job of keeping his Bonfire exit a secret.
Keanu Says The Sweetest Things
In an interview Keanu Reeves was asked when was his last moment of bliss. “A couple of days ago with my honey. We were in bed. We were connected. We were smiling and laughing and giggling. Feeling great. It was just really nice to be together.”
You’re Keanu Reeves,. Go ahead and grab some half bliss.
Buh Bye Blac Chyna Hello Angela White
The personality formerly known as Blac Chyna is changing everything about herself- she’s taking out all her implants, dumping her multi million dollar only fans, and she’s ready to be a good example for her children and for God.
This is the 21st century version of Amazing Grace.
Alec Baldwin Gets Trolled For Gun Control Retweet
Baldwin reposted Peter Frampton’s tweet supporting gun control and took a TON of heat on Twitter with the general consensus being that maybe he should stay out of the debate given that he fired a gun that killed a woman on the set of Rust.
Alec Baldwin is the Chris Christie of Hollywood.
Ali Wong Says Her Ex Has Veto Power Over Her Jokes
Ali and Justin Hakuta may have broken up, but she says he still has “ultimate veto power” over her jokes and that their relationship is great.
Anyone wish Chappelle had an ex with that power?
Andie Macdowell Says Yay for Gray!
She told Katie Couric in an interview, “I’m going to be 65. What do you think I look, 75, just because I let my hair go gray? I don’t care. I want to be old. I’m tired of trying to be young. I don’t want to be young, I’ve been young.”
Gray is the new black.
Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston Got Busted Up on Murder Mystery 2
Sandler needed a hip replacement and Aniston said she reignited an old back injury while filming Murder Mystery 2. They both said filming presented some real physical challenges.
Bet they had some real script based challenges too.
Rosie Perez Wants to Let That Spike Lee Thing Go
Perez had said years ago that there she was uncomfortable about being pushed to do a nude scene in Do the Right Thing. But now she’s moving on. “Here’s the thing. It happened. We discussed it, we made up, we hugged it out, and we’re still friends to this day. And sometimes people need a chance to say, ‘I’m sorry.’ For a man of his stature to say ‘I’m sorry’ is huge. But that’s why I don’t like to talk about it — because people get too crazy.”
Hope you don’t hold it against us if we’ve got mixed feelings on this one.
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