Saturday May 20 Daily Links

Published by Interrobang Staff at May 20, 2023

SATURDAY 5.20

NEWS STORIES

Homeless Vets Were Put on the Street To Make Room For Immigrants? FAKE NEWS

Turns out the person who said that homeless vets were kicked out of housing so that incoming immigrants could get their beds turned out to be a lie, but that didn’t stop the NY Post and FOX from running with both stories.

Well…it could have happened.

Mark Cuban Calls BS Elon Musk Free Speech Crusade

Mark Cuban was talking about Elon Musks claim that he supports free speech and said nah. “It’s disingenuous to say Twitter is the home of free speech when he chooses to often put his thumb on the scale of reach.”

He isn’t pushing free speech. When @elonmusk goes out of his way to engage with and promote the accounts and tweets of people who disagree with him, then I’ll believe he is about free speech. Until then, this is just an adventure for him.”

And for that reason he’s out. On the other hand, Mr. Wonderful is offering a loan.

SPORTS

Jim Brown Dies and The World Mourns

NFL Hall of Famer, activist and actor JIm Brown has died at the age of 87

When Jim Brown was playing for the Browns was the very last time the city of Cleveland was proud of itself.

NY and NJ Start Promoting World Cup 2026 With Joint Slogan

#WeAreNYNJ will be the tag line. The two states are very proud to be hosting matches during the next world cup in 2026.

And right now, c-o-n-n feels really bad about itself.

Double Bucket Hat Man Goes Viral at PGA Game

This dude wearing a bucket hat passed out on a hill and was later seen on tv absolutely feasting on a rice krispee treat and the announcers treated him like George Costanza eating a hot fudge sunday.

This should show you how dull golf is.

CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT

Aziz Shut Down Again

Bad news for Aziz Ansari. His latest production- the film Good Fortune- has been shut down because of the writers strike. Seth Rogen and Keanu Reeves star in what would be Aziz’s feature film debut.

Don’t worry aziz is used to being canceled.

Sean Penn Calls Artificial Intelligence an Obscenity

“My full support is with the writers guild. There are a lot of new concepts that are being tossed about, including the use of AI. And it just strikes me as human obscenity that there’s been a pushback [from the studios] on that,” Penn said at a Press Conference.

Why don’t you beat it up?

Daniel Day Lewis Seen in Public

It’s been a minute- or maybe six years- since we’ve seen the actor, and fans are calling him unrecognizable- cause he let his hair go grey I guess?

This was his worst performance- being old.

Jay and Bey Buy Highest Price Home in California History

Queen B and her King Z have broken a new kind of record- and its a real estate record. They bought their new home for $200 million which is the most ever paid for a home purchase in the state, and the second highest price ever paid in the country. The stunning mansion is all concrete and glass and was designed by Tadao Ando.

You’re going to get so sick of cleaning those windows.

Jimmy Buffett Hospitalized, Show Cancelled

Buffett had to cancel a show in South Carolina after an unknown condition required immediate attention.

Hope he didn’t blow out a flip flop stepping on a pop top.

Flav Supports Striking Writers

Flavor Flav brought tunes, good and good vibes. Picketers got pizzas, burgers and for some reason a flavor flave chant led by the man himself.

And also, all of them always knew what time it was.

Wheel Watchers Sick of Phrases That Aren't Phrases

Backlash for ABC once again after a Wheel of Fortune bonus round puzzle was practically impossible to guess. Fans are saying “that’s not a phrase” more and more often. In this case, the final puzzle solution of “That Was a Pivotal Factor” was deemed to be impossible to solve by fans and wheelwatchers.

Star Wars Hotel Closing in September

No one could afford the “experience” especially with a multi night minimum, and without a full house, the Star Wars Hotel can’t stay profitable so Disney is shutting it down in the fall. Fans are bummed, but still angry at the high prices.

The dark side wins again.

Alec Baldwin is a Dick to Benefit Waitstaff

If you’re serving Alec Baldwin and you have his food but he’s standing and chatting, don’t you dare put his food down on the table. You will get an earful of Baldwin anger. One waitperson was shocked by his reaction when she tried to serve his table at a benefit gala.

Lucky for her he didn’t have a prop gun.