Tuesday June 22: Daily Links

Published by Interrobang Staff at June 22, 2021

TUESDAY 6.22

NEWS STORIES

Blue Check Mark Celebs Are Loving This Arkansas Governor Candidate

Everyones talking about this new campaign ad from Chris Jones, a minister and physicist. It’s got four million views and counting, and is getting love from some celebs and politicians like Mark Hamill, media strategist Sally Kohn, author Rick Wilson, Elizabeth Banks, Teri Hatcher, among others.

By the way none of you get to vote in Arkansas.

Retailer Workers Quitting in Record Numbers in Search of an Actual Livable Wage

You think the Scott Seiss of Ikea Employee fame was messing around?? It’s a hell hole!

DiBlasio Calls for Amazon Boycott

NYC Mayor Bill DiBlasio is urging New Yorkers not to support Amazon Prime Day, because, he says, Amazon keeps getting richer but the workers do not.

Okay. So should we just go to Walmart?

Two Tik Tokers Say Their Bank Accounts Showed They Are $50 Billion in Debt

Massive debt is trending? At least two tik tokers opened their apps to find they were $50 billion in debt. All three women say they were unable to reach anyone human at Chase to address the problems.

“We went out to the bar and Maddie checked her phone when we got home and she’s -$50 billion dollars in debt,” @gabefloress said.

Could we set up a payment plan for this? A little short right now.

WingStop is Hoping to Make Thighs the New Wings

Wings are expensive AF these days. With wholesale prices up 400% in the last year, Wingstop is starting to focus on a digital brand ThighStop hoping chicken lovers will flock to the cheaper alternative if its fried and doused in sauces. The Texas based chain claims they pioneered the idea of chicken wings as a main dish, and think they can do the same for Thighs.

Dude you ripped off Hooters to begin with and now you’re ripping off thighs and pies.

Little Marco Expects More Questions Than Answers From The Pentagon's UFO Report

Marco Rubio isn’t confident this Pentago UFO report is gonna answer any of the questions anyone has. This thing is gonna be as disappointing as Mayweather/Paul. Or any Mayweather fight for that matter.

Crypto Market Down $400 Billion Since Friday, Thanks China

On Friday, authorities in China shut down crypto mining operations which has led to a loss in the market of $400 billion. Bitcoin, Ethereum and pretty much every other coin has been sinking since then. Now how are we supposed to get lambo’s and live on the beach forever? 401k? Booooooooooooo.

SPORTS

NFL Player Makes History When He Comes Out

Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib is now the first active NFL player to publically state that he is gay, making him the first active player to come out. And he donated $100k to Trevor Project.

Lucky for Carl he’s coming out in a time where 70% of Americans say they support gay rights.

Unfortunately for Carl the 30% who said they don’t are all football fans.

Tom Brady Mocks Team That Passed on Him in 2020

A new clip from the upcoming HBO Max series “The Shop” shows Tom Brady laughing at an unnamed team that passed on picking him up when he was a free agent in 2020.

“I was thinking, ‘You’re sticking with that motherf–ker?’” Brady recalls, laughing.”

Tom, maybe the idea of a 42 year old quarterback isn’t for everyone. You’re older than the coach.

Suns Tells Fans To Stop the Violence

The violence at Phoenix Suns games has gotten so bad that the team has had to step in and tell them to knock it off.

Phoenix, we liked you better when you were a retirement village.

Eli Manning Heading Back to New York Giants!

Eli Manning is back in the NFL. No, not as a sportscaster, or even a coach. He’ll be working for the NY Giants in business development marketing and corporate relations.

“I’m willing to do anything. But I’m focused on the business side with corporate partners and on community relations, which was always so important to me while I was playing here and is something I’ve placed a high priority on throughout my life,” Manning said. “I’m looking forward to seeing where I can make the most impact in helping the Giants achieve their business and community goals.”

Eli as a brand ambassador? You realize this is Eli, and not Payton, right?

James Harden to Join Team USA in Summer Olympic Games

How do you say “fear the beard” in Japanese??

California High School Basketball Fans Throw Tortillas at Latino Players

San Diego’s Coronado High School fans threw tortillas at the players from Orange Glen High, a predominantly latin school.

These assholes should be put in a stockade so the Orange Glen players can throw Big Macs and Dominos.

CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT

Spielberg Teams Up With Netflix

Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment just struck a huge deal to make multiple movies for Netflix.

Oh good. Steve could use a few bucks. Also can’t wait for ET The Series.

Greece Is the New Hollywood Hotspot

This summer, Greece will be overflowing with celebrities shooting movies. It’s the hot new location spot for on location filming.

Expect at least 15 My Big Fat Greek Weddings to be filmed, and zero westerns.

Harvey Weinstein’s Ex and Adrien Brody Taking Their Romance Public

Georgina Chapman, who divorced Harvey after his scandal went public has been dating Adrien Brody, and now they’re being up front about the relationship.

Hey Adrien, you know she can’t help you get a film right?

Michael B Jordan's New Rum Brand Accused of Cultural Appropriation

Michael B Jordan’s new J’Ouvert Rum is upsetting West Indian Americans. A social media account wrote that he “J’ouvert, (pronounced “Jou-vay”) is derived from French patois and means ‘daybreak’. J’ouvert marks the official start of the two day carnival celebrations in Trinidad & Tobago.”

You guys know George Clooney isn’t Mexican right? And he made a billion dollars off tequila.

YouTuber Corrina Kopf Says She Made $165k For a Pic of Her Tits

Kopf was criticized last week after creating an Only Fans account but only sharing reposts of her Instagram Pics. This week, she claims she cleared $165 for a photo of her boobs.

Congratulations thats $82,500 per nipple.

i don’t care what anyone says, i made $165,000 on just one picture of my boobs

— corinna (@CorinnaKopf) June 21, 2021

https://www.instagram.com/corinnakopf/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=bf87d4ce-d623-454b-b6d5-c2c8311c34dd

Lorde Will Not Release her Album on a Physical CD to be Environmentally Conscious

Wait, cds still exist???

Billie Eillish Apologizes For Using Asian Slur

Billie Eillish has issued an apology for using an Asian slur in a resurfaced video. She was 13 or 14 years old at the time and mouthing the lyrics to a song by Tyler the Creator which uses said slur. She says she’s “appalled and embarrassed” and didn’t realize what the word meant at the time. Meanwhile no one seems to care Tyler the Creator said in the first place.

We Should Have Known This Was Coming...Karen The Movie

Yes, this is a real horror movie about a black couple dealing with a psychotic racist Karen. No, it isn’t a documentary. If she tries to put her brain inside the wife’s body Jordan Peele’s got a lawsuit on his hands.

VIRAL VIRAL

Man Seen Flying Through Times Square a la Green Goblin

Those Times Square character costumes are really getting good!

Oh nothing – just a dude flying around NYC… pic.twitter.com/qJp2mKgV8R

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) June 21, 2021

Drunk White Girls Suck

A youtube video shows an Asian Uber driver confronting some racist drunk white girls who treated him badly. In the video one white dude is seen apologizing for the behavior of his friends.

He’s the nicest girl there.

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