Sunday March 17 Daily Links

SUNDAY 3.17


NEWS STORIES

 



RFK Running Mate is Not Really Aaron Rodgers

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to Tap Nicole Shanahan as his running mate, The California-based attorney and entrepreneur once was married to Google co-founder Sergey Brinn.

Way to disappoint. Everyone was expecting a wackadoo pick.

Read more at mediaite


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Rancher Was Making Illegal Giant Sheep

An 80 year old Montana rancher pled guilty to breeding giant hybrid sheep and he could serve jail time. He was selling his super sheep to captive hunting preserves. He imported endangered giant sheep and was using them to breed here in the US.

It’s not so baaaaaaahd.

Read more at USA Today


Tucker Carlson Duped By YouTubers

Two youtubers duped Tucker Carlson into thinking he was getting an interview with a whistleblower who had the story behind the Kate Middleton photoshop. Archie Manners posed as the Prince and Princess of Wales’ former digital content creator, who claimed he had been fired for altering the Mother’s Day image so poorly it was rumbled by the public.

Not so easy doing this shit without staff, eh Tuck?

Read more at deadline.


GoFundMe Saved the NYC Dog Cafe

New York’s first dog cafe announced it was closing for good, so its patrons set up a gofund me and raised $250k to reopen the only cafe where you can bring your pup.

That wasn’t so ruff was it.

Read more at NY Post.


Tribal Leaders Furious at Kristi Noem

The Governor of South Dakota is claiming Native Americans are working with drug cartels. Tribe leaders are demanding an apology calling the statements malicious and defamatory. “Her remarks were made from ignorance and with the intention to fuel a racially based and discriminatory narrative towards the Native people of South Dakota,” Rosebud Sioux Tribe President Scott Herman told The Daily Beast.

Someone’s been watching Yellowstone.

Read more at The Daily Beast


Family Not Happy with Ruth Bader Ginsburg Awards

Dwight D. Opperman Foundation announced that the RBG award would be presented to Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch, and Ruth’s family is pissed. Brendan V. Sullivan Jr., chair of the RBG Award, said the recipients “reflect the integrity and achievement that defined Justice Ginsburg’s career and legend.” But Ginsburgs family released their own statement saying the awards are an “affront to the memory of our mother and grandmother, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.”

It should be given out to selfish people who put themselves in front of the greater good.

Read more at Huff Post.



SPORTS



Want to See the Olympics in a Theater?

AMC and NBC have made a deal to show live Olympics coverage in movie theaters. “The afternoon broadcasts on NBC will offer many of the most compelling live moments from Paris, and we believe these gatherings will fuel overall enthusiasm for the Games,” Gary Zenkel, the president of NBC Olympics, said in a statement.

Is there where we get the manning cast?

Read more at marketwatch


Awful Announcing Wants Dan Orlovsky to Have a NYC Pizza

ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky has long been known for his oddball (bad) taste in food. This week he talked about pizza noting his #1 choice is the hot oil pie from Colony Grill in Connecticut but he’s never had NYC pizza.

America Owes Dan a Pizza apology.

Read more at Awful Announcing


Kenny Pickett Out of Pittsburgh, but Not Out of PA

Insiders say Pickett was unhappy with the Russell Wilson deal, so he got traded to the Eagles.

Pennsylvania has won 7 Super Bowls. 3.5 per city.

Read more at NY Post



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Bill Maher Fires His Agents Over Party

Boomers are such snowflakes.

Read more at Deadline


Jimmie Allen Catches a Break

The woman who filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Country Singer Jimmy Allen has dropped her cause of action. “FeganScott can confirm that Jane Doe and Jimmie Allen have reached a mutual accord as to Plaintiff’s claims and Mr. Allen’s counterclaims and have agreed to dismiss them The decision reflects only that both parties desire to move past litigation.”

This would make a pretty good country song.

Read more at THR


Alec Baldwin Was Offered a Plea That Was Withdrawn

We’re just learning that months ago Alec Baldwin was offered a deal to plead to a misdemeanor — and serve no jail time but before he gave them his answer, they withdrew the offer and moved for an indictment.

Trump has better lawyers than this guy.

Read more at Variety


New Texas Age-Verification Law Means No Porn Hub in Texas

A new Texas law requires porn websites to verify their age, not just say they’re 18 so PH shut down in the state. Users must provide digital identification or use a commercial age-verification system.

Now they’ll have to go back to masturbating while looking at cattle.

Read more at THR


Inside Nickelodeons Alleged Abuse

As soon as they brought in the slime we knew something was wrong.

Read more at NY Post.



VIRAL & TRENDING



Crows Are the New Pigeons

In Portland neighborhoods there are more crows than people, and that’s not the only city with exploding crow populations.

Heckle and Jeckle were ahead of their time.

Looks like everyone is going to be Counting Crows this year.

Read more at MSN



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