Saturday August 19 Daily Links

SATURDAY 8.19


NEWS STORIES

 



Hurricane Hillary Threatens Southern California

Los Angeles is under its first ever tropical storm watch, as Hurricane Hillary is threatening to bring catastrophic storms, mudslides and flooding.

Can’t we just lock her up?

Read more at foxweather.


Florida Man Wants to Join Debate

Donald Trump isn’t participating in the GOP debate on Fox next week, but Mayor Francis Suarez wants in. And he claims he qualifies.

How many Floridians does it take to screw-in an election.

Read more at Yahoo.


United Airlines Pilot Attacks Parking Gate With an Axe

63-year-old Kenneth Jones was caught on camera, in uniform, chopping a parking lot gate arm with an axe.

Hey dude, you’re a pilot. Leave the rage to the passengers.

Read more at TMZ


Maui Emergency Service Chief Steps Down

Criticized for not activating Maui’s emergency sirens sooner during the wildfire crisis, Herman Andaya has handed in his resignation.

When a team is a disaster, the coach has to go.

Too bad you resigned two weeks too late.

Read more at Huff Post


DeSantis Says Hes Moving on From Disney, Disney Goes in for the Kill

Disney filed nine new counterclaims that allege the board is in breach of two contracts it secured to develop and maintain control over its 25,000-acre parcel, formerly known as the Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID).

You woke the mouse.

Read more at Yahoo


How Rudy Lost His Way

How did America’s mayor become one of the lead figures in a coup to overturn a Presidential Election?

Rudys best chance is that his liver gives out.

Read more at AP news.





SPORTS



Six Eagles Injured, Two Stretchered Off Field After Pre Season Game

Receiver Tyrie Cleveland and defensive lineman Moro Ojomo hurt their necks on separate plays and had to leave the field on stretchers Thursday night. Four other players suffered less serious injuries in separate injuries.

The crowd was doing the wave when it happened.

Read more at TMZ


Jewish UFC Fighter Clobbers Dude Who Fighting For the Honor of Nick Fuentes

Nathan Levy mocked Nick Fuentes on line, and a fuente supporter named Ben challenged him to a fight, on behalf of Nicholas J. Fuentes and America First.” Levy agreed, saying he wouldn’t “hurt him too bad.” “But a lesson needs to be taught here about trolling,” he said. “Education is painful sometimes,” and promised “a classic case of ‘fuck around and find out.’ Well Ben lost. Badly.

Ben. Last name. Dover.

Read more at mediaite.





CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Brits Husband Gets Nothing According to Prenup

Sam Ashgari says he wanted a divorce because he found a recording of his wifey cheating with a house staff member. But his prenup says he gets nothing in the event of a divorce.

Who cares whose she’s fucking. 6 more months and you walk away with a million.

Good luck with your new job at jiffy lube.

Read more at TMZ


Charlie Kaufman Shames Do Nothing Studio Execs

“It’s disgusting, because they don’t do anything,” Kaufman told Variety. “No, they do damage is what they do. They do damage to the art form. And by doing that, they do damage to humanity. And if everything is about the bottom line for them and saving money, then there’s nothing left to the art form,” he said at the Sarajevo film festival.

Funny cause it feels like we’re all in a Charlie Kaufman movie.

Read more at Variety


Kid Rock Busted Drinking Transgender Beer

Just a few months after he shot up cases of Bud Light because they featured a transgender woman on the can, he was photographed enjoying a cold one in Nashville.

He didn’t mean for him.

Read more at TMZ


Succession Actor Hospitalized After Otter Attack

Crystal Finn, who played ATN producer Lauren Pawson on the HBO show, was bitten while swimming in Northern California.

She otter stay out of the water.

Read more at Huff Post


Who Went to Robert DeNiros 80th Birthday Party?

The party was held in Locanda Verde in DeNiro’s Greenwich Hotel and was attended by Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo, director Martin Scorsese Uma Thurman, Paul McCartney, Bette Midler and actor Alec Baldwin among others.

This will be the same guest list at his funeral.

Read more at pagesix.


Publicity Campaigns Without The Stars Already Hurting Box Office

Insiders say the inability to have cast members promoting the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie has hurt the box office by as much as 15% and that’s just the beginning.

Cowabunga dude.

Read more at THR



VIRAL & TRENDING



Elon Musk Wants to Stop the Block on X

One of the changes coming soon to X, according to Elon Musk, you can no longer block people from viewing your posts. You can only block someone from messaging you privately.

Score one for the trolls.

Read more at Washington Post


Is College an Overpriced Scam?

Its not college thats the scam. Its the idea that young people have a chance of earning a living with a job.

Read more at NY Post.



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