Tuesday January 14 Daily Links

TUESDAY 1.14


NEWS STORIES

 



Chuck Todd Leaving NBC

The former host of Meet the Press is leaving NBC at the end of his contract, which is up this year, and is interviewing around Washington.

Did anyone know he was still at NBC.

Read more at semafor.


The Don Scored Carrie Underwood for His Inaug Party

Underwood will perform a rendition of America the Beautiful.

Oh jesus take the wheel.

Read more at deadline.


Is Andrew Cuomo Unbeatable for Mayor?

According to a new survey asking whether voters are interested in supporting various potential Mayoral candidates, former ousted Governor Andrew Cuomo is the clear winner. He currently holds 32% of the votes among Democrats polled, while incumbent Mayor Eric Adams holds six percent.

This could be the first Mayor of NY that leads to a democratic Presidential run.

Read more at mediaite


MSNBC Makes Some Changes for Trumps First 100

Rachel Maddow will return to five nights a week and Alex Wagner, who anchors 9 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, will take on a special assignment: traveling the U.S. and overseas in a bid to talk to both newsmakers tied to and people affected by Trump policies during his critical first weeks in office.

Thats too little too late.

Read more at variety.


Pence Tells Us About that Handshake with Trump

Trump and Pence shook hands and spoke to each other for the first time since January 6, four years ago. It went down at Carter’s funeral. Pence just described how it went down. “He greeted me when he came down the aisle. I stood up, extended my hand. He shook my hand. I said, ‘Congratulations, Mr. President,’ and he said, ‘Thanks, Mike.’

Pence got two words, his wife, none.

Read more at huffpost.




SPORTS



News Anchors in Philly Do the AJ Brown

Philadelphia news anchors opened a broadcast with their two anchors nose deep in a book. The book, Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life, has jumped from 552,709th on Amazon’s Best Sellers list all the way to No. 1 after AJ Brown was spotted on camera reading it in between plays.

Thanks but I’ll stick to the Bible.

Read more at awful announcing.

https://x.com/awfulannouncing/status/1878827624870670827


Man Charged with Stalking Caitlin Clark

A Texas man has been arrested and charged, after he sent sexually violent messages to the all star College Basketball player. The 55 year old man would also claim to be near her, or behind the bench at games.

Starting to feel like there’s a dark side to fame.

Read more at mediaite.




CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Why Did the FBI Go to Ben Afflecks House?

Law enforcement officers were in the area investigating an incident in which a private drone collided with a firefighting aircraft, damaging it. The aircraft was helping the LAFD battle the wildfires that have so far claimed 24 lives and destroyed thousands of L.A. area homes.

Oh no, they’re going to figure out that he’s Batman.

Read more at TMZ


Grammys Will Not Be Delayed

The 2025 Grammy awards will not be postponed, but, the show will support Wildfire Relief programs by fundraising.

Can we get a ribbon?

Read more at THR


Lucy Liu Talks About Decision to Speak Up About Bill Murray

“I really didn’t think about it. I would have done that in any situation. I think when I sense something is not right, I am going to protect myself. It’s an innate thing to do if you feel there’s injustice, and I always feel that way.”

She says she couldn’t be the sort of person who keeps quiet, plays the game. “If I was, it would have been a much easier road. But because I’ve never been that person, we had to find a way. I think there has never been an easy road, for me and for us – and I say ‘us’, because I really think it’s a group effort. I would never take credit. My career has not been paved by myself.”

And to all the Beyonce’s and Lucy Lius get on the flo, you know what to dooo.

Read more at at Buzzfeed.


New Lawsuit: Sean Combs Raped 16-Year-Old Babysitter

A new plaintiff, only identified as Jane Doe, claims Combs raped her in 2000 when she was a 16-year-old high school student. She was working as a babysitter in a building where an unnamed woman who was dating diddy lived. Combs and two men offered her a ride home, which she claims she refused multiple times. She eventually accepted the ride, and was offered a drink to calm her down, but she says the drink made her feel groggy. She then alleges she was taken to another location, and raped by Combs.

The more i hear about this guy…the less I want to go to his parties.

Read more at Rollingstone


Netflix UK Overtakes BBC1

Netflix was the most-watched TV service in the UK for three months last year, overtaking dominant domestic network BBC1 for the first time, according to a Deadline analysis.

Its hard to believe anyone watches BBC1

Read more at deadline.


Justine Bateman Calls Harry and Meghan Disaster Tourists

“Meghan Markle and Harry are no better than ambulance chasers,” she said about the royal couple’s decision to visit disaster areas in LA, purportedly to help with morale. “What a repulsive ‘photo op’ they achieved,” her post continued. “They are ‘touring the damage?’ Are they politicians now? They don’t live here; they are tourists. Disaster Tourists.”

Justine, who hurt you that you’re angry every day.

Read more at The Daily Beast



VIRAL & TRENDING



Meta You Dog You Are Still Censoring

Despite Zuckerbergs claims that he censored some posts at the Biden administrations insistence, and his attempt to look like Mr. Free Speech, it turns out that Meta is blocking links to an Instagram competitor– Pixelfed.

So when you censor to help yourself, thats okay.

Read more at 404.



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