Wednesday January 15 Daily Links

WEDNESDAY 1.15


NEWS STORIES

 



MSNBC Chief Steps Down

Rashida Jones is stepping down as president of MSNBC before Comcast- the parent company- has the chance to spin it off.

Aww and she just lost her dad Quincy.

Read more at CNN


Social Media Triumverate Will Be at Inauguration

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg will be in attendance for Trumps Inauguration on January 20th in Washington DC.

They’re calling themselves the super friends. Please don’t touch their ears.

Read more at NBC News.


Newt Gingrich Concerned About Trump Deportation Plan

Gingrich thinks Trumps going to get a lot more shit than he realizes if he puts his full plan into effect.” I think [the Trump administration has to] to realize that there are gradations here that we’re dealing with, and try to think through, how do you both meet the long-term identity and national security interests of the country and meet the human concerns. And I think it’s a real challenge.

We are a nation of law despite some of the things that have been said and I think that if you have legal standing in the American system, it’s very difficult to deport you. On the other hand, if you have no legal standing, it’s pretty easy to deport you, right? And I’m for doing the easy first. That’s why we should give [Dreamers] legal status, as a practical matter.

This is what he ran on Newt.

Read more at mediaite.




SPORTS



Sam Darnold Just Lost a Fortune in a Week

He was on top of the world, possibly on his way to a Super Bowl, and definitely on his way to a big contract. But in the last 8 days Sam Darnold fell a part, and his value plummeted.

Maybe he should have held the ball longer?

Read more at WSJ


Jerry Jones Talking to Prime

Jerry Jones talks to Deion Sanders about Cowboys coaching job

This will end well.

Read more at espn.



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Mandy Moore Fam Staying With Hillary Duff

Moore’s family lost their house to the LA wildfires, and while they’re sorting things out, Hilllary Duff has taken them all in.

When you’ve got friends like Hilary, one is more than eduff.

Read more at pagesix.


LA Art Collector Lost Precious Art in the Fires

Ron Rivlin took three Warhols with him when he had to evacuate his home, but says he lost about two dozen Warhols, plus works by Haring and other famous artists.

Luckily with those artists there’s lots more.

Read more at DNYUZ


Fake Brad Pitt Scammed Women

Someone posting as Brad Pitt scammed countless women, using the guise that his accounts were frozen during his divorce to get the women to send him money.

If they spent a month being romanced by Brad Pitt, didn’t they get their moneys worth?

Read more at ndtv


No More Free Piss at Starbucks

If you wanna use the bathroom, you gotta buy something, says Starbucks reversing decades of any open bathroom door policy.

Of course if you make a purchase you will definitely have to use the bathroom.

Read more at CBS


Get Ready to Smell Your Playstation

Sony PlayStation is adding smell to its games, it was announced at CES this year, with the aim to deliver a more immersive experience.

Don’t the kids how play already smell bad enough?

Read more at fastcompany.



VIRAL & TRENDING



Dickhead Eagles Fan is Probably Fired

The internet hunted down the Eagles fan who berated a female Packers fan over the weekend and he was identified as Ryan Caldwell. He’s banned from the stadium, and very likely fired.

You were so bad philly thinks you crossed the line.

Read more at Amy-Movie.



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