Tuesday August 15 Daily Links
TUESDAY 8.15
NEWS STORIES
Oops RFK Jr. Accidentally Calls for National Abortion Ban
When asked if he would cap abortions at 3 months, he said, yes I would. He later said he misunderstood the question.
He misunderstands what party he’s in.
NY Landlords Better Stop Renting to Weed Dealers
NYC landlords can now be fined $10,000 every time one of their units are raided for illegal weed sales.
They’re going to make a lot more money than that from the weed sellers.
Robo Taxis Are the New Hourly Hotel Room
In SF, the driverless cabs have steamed up windows. One rider says she boards her cruise car wearing nothing but a robe.
Sucks for the next passenger just trying to get to their grandma’s funeral.
Elon Said Yesterday He Was On His Way to Fight Zuck
“For the Tesla FSD test drive in Palo Alto tonight, I will ask the car to drive to @finkd’s house,” Musk tweeted Monday, using an acronym for Tesla’s “full-self-driving” and tagging Zuckerberg in the tweet.
“Will also test latest X livestream video, so you can monitor our adventure in real-time! If we get lucky and Zuck my actually answers the door, the fight is on!” Musk continued.
How the fuck did you get rich?
SPORTS
James Harden Will Never Play for Philly
“Daryl Morey is a liar and I will never be a part of an organization that he’s a part of,” Harden said during an Adidas media event in China. “Let me say that again: Daryl Morey is a liar and I will never be a part of an organization that he’s a part of.”
Seems like this guy has a real hard on against the sixers
Michael Oher Was Never Adopted by Blindside Family
A new lawsuit by the NFL player who was portrayed in the movie Blind Side says that Michael Oher’s family never adopted him and they failed to include him on the proceeds they were paid for selling the movie rights.
This movie should change their name to human trafficking.
Rays Drop Player After Rumor He's Dating a Minor
Wander Franco has allegedly been in a relationship with a minor and the Tampa Bay Rays aren’t taken any chances. He’s out.
I wander whose kissing her now?
Green Bay Left Tackle Trolls Aaron Rodgers
“Because Aaron is slow as s–t. Now we actually have an athletic quarterback who can move around,” Said LT David Bakhtiari.
Lets wait till the end of the season before we start bragging.
CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Americas Baby Had a Baby!
Ashley Olsen has given birth to her first child, and says she kept her pregnancy a secret.
Her sister must be so jealous .
Billy Porter Blames Gatekeepers for Vogue Styles Cover
He blames “the gatekeepers” — not Styles — for selecting the “As It Was” singer to be the first man to appear solo on the cover of Vogue.
Billy Porter thought Billy Porters was a better idea.
Fallon Does Karaoke at Jonas Bros Yankee Stadium Show
The bros invited Fallon and told him he could do whatever he wanted, and for some reason what he wanted to do was sing Mr. Brightside at the end of intermission using his boombox for a Karaoke rendition.
Somebody needs to get back on tv. fast.
Britney Hops on the Pole
Yeah it’s wrong to look, but its still hot.
SAG AFTRA Is No Longer Approving Indies
The union is halting the practice of greenlighting of new interim agreements to independent projects that were written under a Writers Guild of America contract.
You win this round Sarah Silverman
Zooey Deschanel Engaged to a Property Brother
Ms. D is officially engaged to Jonathan Scott, one of the stars of the Property Brothers reality series.
I dunno. He’s rich but that seems low rent.
Irina Shayk Cutting Some Friends Loose for Her New GOAT
A friend told page six, “She’s afraid any weird rumors might scare him off,” referring to her new boyfriend Tom Brady. So she’d distancing herself from some less discreet friends.
Why hasn’t she cut you loose yet?
Redditors Had Enough of LA Restaurant Surcharges
What the fuck is a kitchen appreciation fee? A healthy LA charge? A service charge to pay employees a liveable wage? Healthcare surcharge? The redditor made a spreadsheet showing a long list of made up surcharges.
Is there an annoyance with fine print on the bill surcharge?
VIRAL
Offensive or Just a Throwaway Comment?
Over 20 million people viewed a tweet, and there are thousands of comments after a woman posted this: “Why can’t all us women dress like this casually again,” someone tweeted. Alongside the caption was a photo that looked ripped straight from the 1950s. Two women in sundresses, wearing heels and pushing shopping trolleys at a supermarket.
Why don’t you just dress yourself however you want and everyone else will do the same.
Literally why can’t all us women dress like this casually again pic.twitter.com/saJNAv7Iwa
— ♱𝓙asse (@maggiemgilll) August 10, 2023
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