Saturday June 24 Daily Links

Published by Interrobang Staff at June 24, 2023

SATURDAY 6.24

NEWS STORIES

Fake Electors Given Immunity

Special counsel Jack Smith has compelled at least two Republican fake electors to testify to a federal grand jury by offering them immunity.

Prepare to be Doxxed by Trump

Chris Christie Booed at Faith and Freedom Conference

When Christie took shots at Trump, he got booed by the Faith and Freedom fanboys, but he didn’t care. “You can boo all you want!” he said in response.

When Chris Christie has more morals than your church, you’re fucked.

Times Square Might Get a Skyscraper Thrill Ride

A vertical drop ride could open 40 stories above Times Square. The ride will have a 300 foot drop atop Eight Avenue and 46th. But wait, there’s backlash and a public hearing is coming.

I think we’re done with our need for thrill rides for the time being.

OceanGate Co-Founder Pushes Back Against James Cameron Criticism

Guillermo Söhnlein, who co-founded OceanGate in 2009 says their submersible underwent rigorous testing. “This was a 14-year technology development program and it was very robust and certainly led through successful science expeditions to the Titanic even over the last three years.”

Dude we’ve seen the videos.

Delaware City Wants to Let Corporations Vote in Elections

Seaford Delaware wants to let businesses vote in local elections, just like regular residents, and they’re working on passing a law to make it happen.

And we were worried about AI…

SPORTS

Musk-Erberger Cage Match: Here's the Stats and the Problem

The cage match is very close to happening, but the hold up seems to surround their very different weight classes.

Hopefully this will be a way to get Elon on Ozembic.

I-95 in Philly is Open, So Who Drove Over it First?

All of the Philadelphia sports mascots took the first ride over a quickly repaired section of I-95.

Thought we would root for that bridge to hold up but then they sent the mascots over so….

CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT

Zaslav Is Having a Really Bad PR Year

The Wrap takes a close look at a man who went from unknown, to the face of an evil Hollywood empire.

It’s great that someone has finally dethroned Epstein as the most hated man in America.

Seth Meyers Not Interested in Replacing Lorne Michaels

The host of the Late Show said he is immensely flattered that people think he could be the heir apparent to Saturday Night Live. “With that said, it is not a job for me.”

Did anybody ask you?

Tom Cruise Talks About MI7 Stunt

Cruise says he filmed his most death defying stunt on the first day of filming for Mission Impossible 7, so that if he didn’t survive, his team would know whether they should bother with the rest of the film. The stunt had Tom riding a motorcycle off a cliff. Then he parachuted to safety while actually in free fall.

It’s hard to be impressed by your stunt when we just saw five guys go down to the Titanic in a trash can.

Cameron Diaz Knows Nothing About the Status of Jamie Foxx or Their Movie

Diaz says she has not spoken to Jamie Foxx since he was hospitalized with a mystery illness. Nor has she been told anything about his condition, or the status of the movie they had just finished filming.

More people know what happened to Jimmy Hoffa than Jamie Foxx.

Olivia Dunne Celebrates Her Alma Mater Clinching College World Series Finals

The famed LSU gymnast was at the game when LSU’s baseball team locked up their spot in the World Series finals. And she’s so excited.

Hope she celebrates with a split.

What Career Advice Did Michael Jackson Give Spike Lee?

During an interview at the Cannes Lions festival, Spike Lee shared some career advice he got from the King of Pop. “Michael Jackson said to me, ‘Don’t ever use the term ‘music video’.”

Normally the only advice he gave was ‘dont tell your mom’.

Concertgoers Get Fucked Up By Red Rocks Hailstorm

90 music fans had to go to the hospital to be treated for horrible welts after a hailstorm rained down ice rocks the size of hockey pucks.

Whatever happened to hail hail rock and roll.

Finland Has a Phone Free Island Where You Can Decompress Your Digital Self

Want a vacation where there’s no phone calls, no texts and no influencers filming for Instagram? Then head to The island of Ulko-Tammio, in Finland, where phones will be off limits all summer.

And then what do we do? Re-enact civil war battles?

STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS

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