Friday September 22 Daily Links

FRIDAY 9.22
NEWS STORIES
Hunter Biden Indicted
Three federal gun charges for Hunter Biden. He faces up to ten years in prison on the charges.
In his defense, he was whacked out on crack.
Girl Scouts Chased by Alligator in Texas
A troupe of girl scouts in Texas had to swim for their lives when an alligator emerged from a lake and began chasing them.
The good news is they all got a badge, and the alligator bought 3 boxes of thin mints.
Dont Look at These Shark Attack Pics
A 38 year old man suffered a shark attack- to his face– in Florida this week. “It was pressure, and I’ll tell you that pressure, it was like a crunch,” he said of the moment that he felt the shark bite down on him. I heard the crunch. It felt like a bear trap crunching on my face.”
Jaws is human this time.
Take a Yellowstone Vacation on a Montana Ranch
Ranchers in Montana have a new way to supplement their cash flow. They’re offering Yellowstone Experiences on their ranches to fans of the series hungry to get a taste of the lifestyle.
So what you’re saying is a really expensive dude ranch.
SPORTS
nothing here yet
Sportsbooks Refunding Aaron Rodgers Bets
Multiple sportsbooks took the opportunity to generate some goodwill. Shortly after the injury occurred, Caesars announced that it would be refunding bets placed on its “Welcome to New York” odds boost with a bonus bet, while DraftKings announced that it will be “refunding all Rodgers futures singles and parlays where Rodgers is an open leg” with bonus bets. BetMGM and Bet365 have since offered similar “refunds.”
The Desert Inn has heart.
Read more at awful announcing
Darren Rovell: Sportsbooks set dangerous precedent by refunding Aaron Rodgers bets
Joe Burrow Cut His Hair After Big Loss
After losing to the Browns Joe Burrow felt the need for change, so he cut off his hair.
Do you honestly think being Amish will make you a better QB?
https://x.com/farrah_yvette/status/1702050891312873546?s=20
CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Oprah Shocked Over Maui Backlash
Oprah Winfrey can’t believe the backlash she’s received after she organized a fund and asked people to donate to assist in the Maui fire recovery. “I was so excited about it, and then I got up the next morning, and I saw all of this vitriol, and I was, like, ‘Whoa, what happened here?’” she said on Tuesday. “It made me sad that we are at this state in our country.”
Oprah people think you started the fires.
Sneak Peek at Insane Vegas Sphere Screen
Darren Aronofsky gave us a first look of the 18k, 60fps largest screen on the planet. featuring #postcardfromearth premiering october 6 only @spherevegas making a half-petabyte (500000 gb)
So how’s Dolan going to fuck this up?
Leslie Jones Furious About Will Smith
“You don’t know that I was going to jump in my car and roll up there. I was so f—ing mad on so many levels.”
Well this scares the shit out of will
Lando Shifts From Series to Movie
Donald Glover’s series about Lando Calrissian is no longer a series in development for Disney +, its a film project now.
Great! Something else to avoid.
Epic Universe Theme Park Will Be Super High Tech Including Facial Recognition
A planned Universal Epic Universe theme park in Florida will be the most high tech ever built.
This sounds really exciting for people who have already been to Disney World.
Sean Penn Angry At the Academy
Penn can’t understand wtf is wrong with the Academy. They refuse an appearance by Zelensky, and supported Will Smith, and he’s pissed about both things.
So what has you mad today, Sean?
Read more at TMZ
https://www.tmz.com/2023/09/14/sean-penn-will-smith-oscars-slap-worst-moment-chris-rock-ukraine-volodymyr-zelensky/
Bill Maher Brings Show Back Despite Strike
Real Time will return to television with no episodes, but without writers. “What I find objectionable about the philosophy of the strike [is] it seems to be, they have really morphed a long way from 2007’s strike, where they kind of believe that you’re owed a living as a writer, and you’re not. This is show business. This is the make-or-miss league,” said Maher.
Even Chat GPT could write something stuipd as “No Rules. ”
STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS
Study Zez Parents Spend More Time on Phones Than With Their Kids
According to a new survey, parents typically spend about 5 hours a day on their phone, but less than four hours each day focused on their kids.
In their defense, their kids are really boring.
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