Thursday November 10: Daily Links
THURSDAY 11.10
NEWS STORIES
California Bans Menthol Cigarettes/Fruit Vapes
Six in ten voters have voted to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored vape juice and the ban could be in place as early as next month.
So savor that last Newport after Thanksgiving dinner, it may be your last.
RIP Remote Work For Twitter
Elon Musk has ended remote work for all employees of Twitter and now they must be in the office 40 hours a week. At least whoever is left after all the firings.
5 States Voted on Legal Weed
Only two states of the five voting on whether to allow recreational marijuana voted that they wanted to make weed legal- Maryland and Missouri. Meanwhile, both North and South Dakota, and Arkansas voted against.
This is great news for illegal weird dealers in the dakotas.
Mike Pence Shares the Most Shocking Trump Story Yet
In his new book, Pence talks about January 6, and how frightening the day was for him and his colleagues, and shares a totally unexpected story about a conversation he had with Trump on January 11. And Trump is REALLY not going to like it.
And people thought Mike Pence showed his bravery on Jan 6
Justin Trudeau Appears on Drag Race
Well this is a first. A world leader on a drag show? Trudeau made his appearance on ‘Canada’s Drag Race: Canada Vs. The World.’
And he looked beautiful.
more stories coming soon
Media is Really Slamming the Paid Conference Trip
The NY Post scolded a NYPD big wig for taking a tax payer funded trip to an island for a conference, and NJ.com is shaming teachers for attending conferences in vacation destinations like Vegas, Hawaii and various islands. Could this be the beginning of the end for work conferences?
Would you feel better if they went to Akron?
SPORTS
Brady And Gisele Losing Money In Collapse Of Crypto Exchange FTX
Crypto exchange FTX has shit the bed royally, losing billions in valuation in just days. Turns out Tom Brady and his now ex wife had invested a bunch of their money into the exchange when Brady became a spokesperson for them. It’s unknown if they got their money out.
Take the Seahawks this weekend.
Fake Adam Schefter On Twitter Makes Everybody Think Raiders Coach Shitcanned
Someone paid the $8 to get verified on Twitter and started a fake Adam Schefter account and put out a Tweet saying Josh McDaniels was fired and people were fooled.
It must have been Mark Davis.
Read more on PFT.
New Twitter verification process creates chaos with report from fake Adam Schefter account
How Many Ticket Requests Do You Think The NFL Got For Their Germany Game?
The NFL sez that for the Germany game this weekend, they received 3 million ticket requests for a stadium that holds 67k. The other 2.93 million people will have to just order the NFL package, which is huge for Dish.
Read more on Twitter.
NFL says it got 3 million ticket requests for Sunday's Bucs-Seahawks game in Munich. Only 67,000 can attend
— Ben Volin (@BenVolin) November 9, 2022
Wimbledon Plans to Stop Worrying So Much About Underwear
Tennis takes clothing really seriously, too seriously. The sports stars have been complaining for years about the dress code, which includes statements like this: “Undergarments that either are or can be visible during play (including due to perspiration) must also be completely white except for a single trim of color no wider than one centimeter.” Now the underwear rule will be a thing of the past.
Jeeze, these guys have more rules about underwear than the Playboy Club.
CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Jennifer Aniston Shows Off Nipplekini
Aniston is the latest celebrity to be photographed in Chanel’s infamous nipple-bikini. Shes on the cover of Allure magazine this month.
Easy Jen. This get up will get you banned from Wimbledon.
Jennifer Aniston se ve increíble en la nueva portada de Allure 😱 Nunca la había visto así 👏🏼✨ pic.twitter.com/nCz0teUvd6
— ANDRU (@andrugeek) November 9, 2022
QT Points Out that Bill Murray's Characters in the 80's Had Weird Arcs
Quentin Tarantino talks about movies in his new book, “Cinema Speculation” and one of the things that drove him nuts about movies in the 80’s was how the guy who started out as a bastard in a movie always would end up seeing the error of his ways and reforming in about 20 minutes.”Like for example, all of Bill Murray’s characters,” he said. Murray had a pattern of playing sarcastic nihilists, which was great, except that by the end of every movie, he had a faux and unsatisfying redemption arc.
We only wish Bill could have an arc in real life.
Julia Fox Has No Interest in Sex
Fox told Emrata on her podcast that she has become desensitizes sex and it doesn’t really interest her anyway. “Sex for me always has been one-sided, but I think all women can say that. So it’s like, if I don’t really need anything from you, I don’t see the point. It’s just not thrilling to me.”
Warren Beatty Accused of Sexually Coercing a Minor
A woman is claiming Warren Beatty coerced her into having sex with him back in 1973, when she was only 14 or 15 years old. She’s suing him for calling her, inviting her out, and paying attention to her when she was a minor. Beatty was 35.
In 1973 was there anyone with power who wasn’t?
Writers Boycott Chappelle SNL
Plenty of viewers have complained after Saturday Night Live announced Dave Chappelle would host the show this week. But they’re not the only ones. An insider says that several writers are sitting this week out in protest.
Dave’s gonna do a 25 min opening so he’ll be fine without writers.
TRENDING & VIRAL
Vice Calls It: Social Media is Dead
Meta’s platforms are failing fast, Twitter is a mess. And every new platform falls flat on its face. TikTok is doing well, but isn’t really “social media” , it’s more content sharing. All signs indicate that the social media model is a thing of the past.
Cause of death: rich guys.
Who Said Shit the Most on Screen?
STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS
Will the After Work Drink Tradition Die With Gen Z
Gen Z workers seem to hate the after work drink tradition, preferring to socialize with people they don’t work with.
So you’re working remotely even when you’re at the office.
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