Friday May 12 Daily Links

FRIDAY 5.12
NEWS STORIES
E Jean Carroll May Sue Trump Again After Town Hall Comments
Most people who lose a defamation case go out of their way to never mention the person again in public. But after E Jean Carroll won her defamation lawsuit against Trump, he went out mere hours later to repeat his defamatory statements about her. And she’s thinking of suing him again, and experts say it would be an easy win if she does.
He’s giving her a very sweet retirement.
Elon Musk Stepping Down
In a surprise announcement- on Twitter- which trended on Twitter- Elon Musk announced that he is stepping down as CEO of Twitter and will announce his replacement, who will be a woman, soon.
It’s the end of an Error.
Vivek Ramaswamy Wants to Change Who Can Vote
The Presidential Candidate says he wants to restore a “civic duty mindset” in the next generation of young people, so he’s proposing that we raise the voting age to 25 and only allow those 18-25 to vote if they complete a minimum of six months of military service or service as a first responder.
Way to rip off Starship Troopers
LA Comedian Chases Down Robber on Video
Daniel Lobell records his podcast out of a modified schoolbus that he parks behind his house. Last week a thief broke in, stealing bags of recording equipment worth about 25k. The guy came back two hours later and Lobell caught him trying to wipe down his fingerprints. “I said to him, ‘I’m going to kill you,’ and I went after him. I tried to grab the trampoline out of the play thing, to use it as a weapon, but I couldn’t get it out.”
Nobody is more used to being stolen from than comedians.
Google is Going to Start Labeling AI- Augmented Images
Google has launched a new tool called “About This Image” that is going to tell you a lot more about the origin and journey of a photo in order to combat misinformation that stems from rampant deep faking and AI generated imagery.
At least we think it’s Google saying that. Who can tell?
SPORTS
Favre Not Suing McAfee Anymore
Pat McAfee said he’s no longer being sued by ole Number 4. “I am pleased to report that based solely on me again clarifying these points now — with no settlement paid — Brett is withdrawing his suit against me. I would much rather talk about sports than about lawsuits, so I’m glad we have all of this behind us. We now move on.”
So Brett finally realized he did rip off welfare recipients?
CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Poor Tom Cruise. Shakira is Laughing at Him
Inside sources say that Shakira knows Tom Cruise is pursuing her, that she’s not interested and that she thinks its hilarious.
So, she feels like we do.
Mayim Bialik Won't Tape Last Week of Jeopardy
In solidarity with the WGA Writers Strike, Bialik says she will not finish out the last week of taping Jeopardy shows before the season ends. But the show will go on, because Ken Jennings has agreed to fill in.
And the answer is….what is a scab?
TRENDING & VIRAL
Ice Cream Lickers Were Just Kidding
The TikTok couple who posted video of themselves licking ice cream containers and putting them back into the grocery store freezer really wanted to go viral, but they did not expect for people to get so upset that they started to investigate them. So they fessed up. It was all staged, they bought the ice creams they licked. They’re not the reckless daredevils they portrayed themselves to be.
it’s one thing to lie, but to lie on tiktok? That crosses a line my friend.
Levis Leaning In to Gender Neutral Line
Bud Light’s problems are not bothering Levi Strauss at all. Levi’s says it’s stepping up its line of gender neutral clothing after consumers embrace the trend with strong sales.
Aren’t all jeans pretty gender neutral already?
STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS
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