Tuesday August 9: Daily Links

TUESDAY 8.9
NEWS STORIES
Mar-a-Lago Raided by FBI
Trump revealed that his Florida home and country club was raided by the FBI, executing a search warrant. No word on if they checked the toilets.
Watergate had the plumbers, and now the FBI needs actual plumbers.
January 6 Committee Now Has Alex Jones Texts
A source told CNN that two years worth of texts from Alex Jones’ phone were turned over to the January 6 committee. They were turned over by the lawyer in the Sandy Hook case who got them from Jones’ lawyer, reportedly sent by accident.
No matter what you think of him, you have to admit… the worst thing about him is his ability to pick a lawyer.
Herschel Walker Held A Gun To His Ex-Wife's Head?
Herschel Walker’s political aspirations are taking a hit after footage of his ex-wife talking about him putting a gun to her head has been repurposed for an attack ad against him. He will run a counter ad that just features his highlight reel.
Watch the video via Digg.
It's the Return of Meme Stock
AMC, Bed Bath and Beyond and Gamestop stocks are enjoying big gains even while the companies are not exactly in growth mode. It’s all because of reddit investors trying to play hedge fund investors.
This is like Reddit pretending they’re the Duke Brothers from Trading Places.
Proposed Florida Homeless Island Too Close to Rich People
Miami’s plan to build tiny homes on an island near Virginia Key Beach has hit a speedbump because its too close to Key Biscayne and Fisher Island. Others just levied the usual complaints like we shouldn’t gives stuff to people.
The plan would be to rename the island Roosevelt Island.
Rachel Maddow Says Tucker Carlson's Got Skills
Ideologically Maddow and Carlson are worlds apart, but using a baseball analogy, she acknowledged his talents.
“If you think about baseball players, who are extremely competitive and who are fighting to win and who have rivalries, and some of those rivalries are bitter rivalries, that doesn’t mean you don’t study the pitching technique of their star pitcher. It doesn’t mean you don’t appreciate whatever they’re doing in terms of, you know, where they put their shortstop in order to give them a better defense. There’s a sort of, like, respecting the game, in terms of people who are doing well and people who are good at it.”
Hulk hogan and the iron sheik always had more in common with each other than their fans.
SPORTS
NFL Says Aaron Rodgers Did Not Violate Drug Policy
An NFL spokesperson has said that Aaron Rodgers did not violate the league’s drug policy by doing ayahuasca and that the league doesn’t test for it. Ok, do his entire O-line can start eating acid like skittles and that’s cool?
ESPN Analyst Tells Mad Dog: Stop Screaming at Me
Ryan Clark and Chris Russo were arguing about whether Cooper Kupp is on a fast track to the Hall of Fame, when things got so excitable, that Clark had to say “Back up. You will stop screaming at me, bro!” Clark said. “That’s the last time. You will stop screaming at me.”
Okay but Mad Dog’s whisper is a scream. That’s all he’s got.
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CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Kevin Smith Says Batgirl Shelving is a Bad Look
On his YouTube show, Hollywood Babble On, Smith said “It’s an incredibly bad look to cancel the Latina Batgirl movie. I don’t give a shit if the movie was absolute fucking dogshit — I guarantee you that it wasn’t. The two directors who directed that movie did a couple of episodes of Ms. Marvel, and it was a wonderful fucking show and they had more money to do Batgirl than they had to do an episode of Ms. Marvel and stuff.”
Kevin you have a few movies that should have been shelved. Stay out of this.
Top Gun Moves to #7 in All Time Box Office Receipts
With $662 million in box office receipts, Maverick just shot ahead of Titanic on the all time box office record list.
Oh come on. It’s like the Titanic is sinking all over again.
Kanye Posts Skeet is Dead After Pete Kim Breakup News
West posted a fake NYT headline on his insta declaring that “Skete Davidson Dead at Age 28.” the post was a reaction to the news that Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson broke up.
Kanye always wins in the end.
Bad News Elvis Fans
Cinema Blend is reporting that the Elvis movie won’t be coming to HBO Max next week as initially planned and promoted. So if you’ve been waiting to watch it for free, you’ve got a longer wait ahead.
The real bad news for Elvis fans is that he’s dead.
Ashton Kutcher Says He is Lucky to Be Alive
In an upcoming episode of Bear Grylls Running Wild, Kutcher reveals that he had a rare immune deficiency condition two years ago that left him unable to walk, see or hear. He has since recovered and says he’s lucky to even be alive.
Critics were unable to detect even the slightest difference in his acting.
Kourtney Kardashian Flew Commercial
For the last few weeks the internet has really been pounding Kourtney for her wasteful use of her private jet flights. Now it looks like Kourt, husband Travis Barker, daughter and niece flew commercial for a vacation trip to Alaska.
This is the Kardashian version of traveling on top of a train in India.
11 Minutes of Behind the Scenes Batgirl Footage Leaked
Already better than Green Lantern.
Chris Pratt Trolls The Critics Who Don't Like His Show
Pratt posted on his Instagram references to the huge numbers of people who have streamed and loved the show with a photo of Dr. Evil.
Just because it’s popular doesn’t mean it doesn’t stink.
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TRENDING & VIRAL
Veterinarian Ranks The Worst Five Dogs To Own
A vet has gone viral giving her honest ranking of dogs she would never own, but before you get mad, she did tell you not to get your panties in a bunch.
She’s about to lose a lot of pug customers.
Watch the Tik Tok on Barstool.
@dr.terrellpetvet
Scariest Flash Flood Ever
Townspeople gathered to watch the flash flood approach, until it got a lot bigger than anyone expected.
Does no one in this town own a surfboard?
لا تعليق! 🇴🇲 pic.twitter.com/yuVHVlWbPI
— بوابة بحر عمان للطقس (@Om_SeaGateWeath) July 31, 2022
What if The Bear Made PB&J Sandwiches
Let’s be honest. The sandwiches they make in that tv show are no harder than making peanut butter and jelly.
The show “The Bear” but the restaurant only serves peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and water pic.twitter.com/NDtSG6jYwS
— tommy bayer (@tommybayertime) August 6, 2022
STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS
These Are The Biggest Vehicles On The Planet
These are the eight largest vehicles on the planet. That is until Elon Musk builds the largest skateboard on the planet to appeal to the Zoomers.
Watch the video via Digg.
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