Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Tours Daytona

 Yesterday, President Trump flew over the crowd at the Daytona 500 NASCAR race, lapped the track in "The Beast", held an impromptu press conference on the track, driving his supporters to cheers and his detractors to tears. Nick Sortor@nicksortor, "WATCH: President Trump just did an EPIC flyover at the Daytona 500 The crowd went absolutely WILD! It’s like one big MAGA rally!" Bob Hoge at RedState, Gentlemen, Start Your Engines! AF One Flies Above Daytona, Trump Takes 'The Beast' Round the Track. At Hat Hair, Sunday Lagniappe: Air Force One Daytona Flyover and Beege Welborn snarks "How toxically male. Have a GREAT week, y'all!" Sundance at CTH, President Trump Takes an ‘America is Back’ Victory Lap at The Daytona 500 and hosts the President Trump Impromptu Tarmac Presser After Daytona 500. Stephen Kruiser at PJM thinks Trump's Genius for Trolling the Dems Just Keeps Getting Better. Mike Miller at RedState hears a Smug Krugman Says Trump Won Because Low-Income Voters Lack 'Sophisticated Views' on Economics. As for the race? The Dayton Beach News Journal reports Daytona 500 was a long day. Trump wins early, William Byron wins late with some help.

From Da Caller, DAVID BOSSIE says Trump’s First Month Of Shock And Awe Has Delivered Lightning Quick Results. Hat Hair, Trump's Approval Rating Tacks on Another Couple of Points. Clay Travis@ClayTravis, "Trump’s job approvals just keep going up." Quote InteractivePolls@IAPolls2022, " President Trump Job Approval Approve: 55% (+12) Disapprove: 43%". Giving ABC's Jon Karl heartburn, Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok, "ABC’s Jon Karl: Trump’s favorability is now HIGHER than it ever was in his first term. - 63% want the government to recognize only two sexes - 60% support deporting illegal aliens - 60% favor expanding oil & gas production."

Sundance hosts Sunday Talks: Secretary of State Marco Rubio Discusses Mid-East, Gaza, Ukraine -v- Russia and Pending Discussions in Saudi Arabia and Volodymyr Zelenskyy: “I will never accept any decisions between the USA and Russia” About Peace in Ukraine. NewsMax, Trump Doubles Down on 'Reciprocal' Tariffs. Roger Kimball at Am Great on J.D. Vance’s Munich Wake-Up Call: Democracy, Censorship, and the Will of the People. "Vance's Munich speech slammed European elites for stifling democracy, warned of censorship and mass migration, and urged leaders to respect voters—or risk losing the very system they claim to defend." Reuters whines Vance attack on Europe overshadows Ukraine talks at security conference. At Politico, Macron calls emergency European summit on Trump, Polish minister says. "It was not immediately clear which European leaders would be invited to the emergency meeting."

Salena Zito at Hat Hair admires Vance Visiting East Palestine, Promising to Be 'Honest and Transparent.' 

Streiff at RedState sees Trump Sends Scorching Appeal of DC Court Order Reinstating Biden Appointee to the Supreme Court. Tom Klingstein sees Trump Setting Fire to the Deep State and approves. At the Patriot Post, About That Russell Vought Freakout "Big Government Democrats have good reason to fear Donald Trump’s newly confirmed OMB director. . . . Vought isn’t wasting any time. In a Saturday night memo, he ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, and he closed the building for good measure." At Hat Hair, Plain Spoken Truths: FCC Chair Carr Drops Mayor Pete: Brendan Carr @BrendanCarrFCC, "You worked for an Administration that got $42 billion to connect millions of Americans to the Internet, 1,163 days later, that Admin exited without connecting even 1 person & without turning even 1 shovel worth of dirt If we need expertise in incompetence, will reach out." Quote Pete Buttigieg @PeteButtigieg, "Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers."

Bill Marshall at Am Great on The Genius of the DOGE Exposures, "Trump and Musk’s government efficiency push exposes USAID’s absurd spending, fueling public outrage and strengthening their case for sweeping federal reform." Ward Clark at RedState lists The 5 Most Controversial Examples of Gov't Waste Uncovered by DOGE (So Far). Elon Musk @elonmusk, "Having world war level of national debt without fighting a world war is catastrophic. The @DOGE team is tracing and stopping the insane levels of waste and fraud very quickly." Quote, David Sacks @DavidSacks, "The U.S. now has World War II levels of indebtedness without fighting a world war. So where did all the money go? The Greatest Generation incurred that debt to defeat the Nazis and Imperial Japan. In our case, nobody even knows where the money went and you’re not allowed to ask." NewsMax, 'DOGE Ball' - The Looming Crisis of Govt Waste, Fiscal Disaster. Leslie Eastman at LI wonders Will the Deep State Be Beaten via a ‘Kobayshi Maru’ Maneuver by DOGE Team? "In this Star Trek analogy, Elon Musk is captain of the Department of Government Efficiency crew using tech power to stop death by bureaucracy." Tom Patterson at TownHall wonders Can We Shake Welfare Dependency in Time to Avoid Fiscal Collapse? Twitchy, Wow. Wow. WOW: Ted Cruz Shares 'Absolutely INSANE' Thread That PROVES DOGE Is ALREADY Draining the Swamp. Ted Cruz@tedcruz, "wow. wow. wow." Quote The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter, "This is absolutely insane: Since DOGE began discussing mass layoffs, the median home price in Washington DC has FALLEN by -$139,000." Da Mail, Washington DC housing market plummets as DOGE lays off thousands of federal workers That may even lower house prices in our neighborhood, since commuting teleworking to DC are common here. Breitbart Reports DOGE Lays Off 3,600 Probationary HHS Workers as Audits Continue. From NewsMax, IRS to Lay off Thousands of Workers During Tax Season. WTOP, Some in Hurricane Helene-ravaged North Carolina embrace Trump’s push to abolish FEMA. 

@amuse@amuse "DOGE: EPA head @LeeZeldin has exposed a scheme orchestrated by the Biden regime to funnel $20B to Democrat NGOs after leaving office. Biden’s EPA collaborated with Citibank to launder Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund money through the bank, enabling it to distribute it to the NGOs." Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, A school district in Democrat Maine got new EV busses through The EPA’s ‘Clean school bus program’ Winter came and the busses shut down during a run, they were unable to be driven back to the school and abandoned on the side of the road “They sent the buses back to the manufacturer to be fixed, but they still failed inspections even after additional repairs to pass inspection, the buses are still experiencing mechanical issues.” This is Democrat’s Green EV Programs in action." At Fox, WATCH: Dem lawmakers answer USAID funding questions after bombshell report. "Cutting any funding is horrific, and, of course, nobody wants to fund terrorism," and DOGE scores big court win, allowed access data on 3 federal agencies, "Musk hailed the decision by reposting its news on X with the caption: 'LFG.'" From L'Ombre de l'Olivier, Trump 2.0 - The Judicial Front "The next phase has opened and activist judges have fired their first salvos." "Completely to no one’s surprise various low level judges, on behalf of various grifters threatened by a lack of federal funding, have issued orders telling Trump he can’t do things he and his various appointees, DOGE etc. are doing. Since Trump and his team are very far from idiots, it is obvious that they will have expected this and have plans. The good news is that a number of these rulings and lawsuits seem to be based on interpretations of the US constitution that can best be described as wishful thinking. In the case of the Treasury one, not only is the cause iffy, but the filers quite clearly judge shopped and he/they in the process very clearly violated significant chunks of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as John Lucas explains here." Brian Wang at The Next Big hopes Future DOGE and Military Cuts Could Enable Eliminating Individual Income Tax. Insty at his substack, is all about Abolishing the Income Tax. "Something that might actually happen? And the implications go beyond lower taxes."

At NYPo, Embattled ex-special counsel Jack Smith discloses $140K ‘gift’ of free legal services. "It’s unclear why Smith sought outside lawyers, but Trump had repeatedly ripped Smith and his team, vowing to fire them and strongly suggesting they should be criminally prosecuted." At LifeZette, Letitia James Comes Unglued During Unhinged Anti Elon Musk-Trump Presser [WATCH]. When was she ever glued? "New York Attorney General Letitia James is pushing back against the Trump administration after federal officials halted payments to the state of New York. In a press conference, James denounced the move, calling it “unacceptable, unconstitutional, ultra-bias.” She accused the administration of exceeding its authority." Becca Lower at RedState says Good Riddance: Acting National Archives Chief Retires With Emo Farewell Letter to Remaining Staff "The National Archives absolutely played a role in facilitating the corruption-riddled FBI's early morning incursion on the home of a former president of the United States--seeking a linchpin on which to hang a damning bit of lawfare against Trump, the leading political opponent in the then-ongoing presidential race. I won't forget."

PJM's Vicky Taft has Another Sneaky Little Secret About the FBI. J Michael Waller @JMichaelWaller, "The @FBI considers this July 26, 1908 memorandum as its "official birth." The next attorney general can revoke it and replace it, DOGE-style, with something new, more efficient, and not harmful to American citizens. @VivekGRamaswamy @elonmusk https://fbi.gov/history/brief-." "One memo. And it wasn't even signed by the president. It was signed by the attorney general in 1908."

Dave Harsanyi at Hat Hair says If You Really Support Immigration, Stop Excusing Chaos. At Twitchy WATCH a Crazy Karen Gets Cold Shoulder From ICE After She Asks to See Their Warrants to Deport Illegals. Drew Berquis reports Denver Public Schools Move to Protect Illegal Aliens, Sue DHS’s Kristi Noem. NPR whines about ICE officers granted access to unaccompanied minors database. Hat Hair responds Imagine Being Pissed ICE Wants 'Sponsors' for Unaccompanied Kids Verified and Beege Welborn adds "Pathetic. Absolutely disgusting and pathetic. FOR THE CHILDREN is everyone's excuse until it's inconvenient to the real plan. Then it's just tough luck FOR THE CHILDREN." Juanita Broaddrick @atensnut, "HOMAN: “If Adams doesn’t come through…..I’ll be up his Butt.” I love this dude." Beege, "Bash couldn't possibly look any more sour but she sure tries." Althouse contributes "The 14th Amendment Right of American Citizenship never had anything to do with modern day 'gate crashers,' illegal immigrants who break the Law by being in our Country..." ""... it had everything to do with giving Citizenship to former slaves. Our Founding Fathers are 'spinning in their graves' at the idea that our Country can be taken away from us. No Nation in the World has anything like this. Our lawyers and Judges have to be tough, and protect America!" Writes Trump, this morning, on Truth Social. And let me just point you to yesterday's post — "Trump Might Have a Case on Birthright Citizenship" — about a NYT column by Randy E. Barnett and Ilan Wurman (in the NYT), which has an update I put up this morning linking to Ilya Somin's response (in Reason) — "Birthright Citizenship - A Response to Barnett and Wurman" (Reason)."

Scott Moorefield at TownHall sees Marco Rubio Leaves CBS News' Margaret Brennan Speechless After She Claimed Nazis 'Weaponized' Free Speech. John Hasson @SonofHas "Margaret Brennan embarrasses herself again MB: “You’re standing in a country where free speech was weaponized to commit a genocide.” Rubio: “Free speech was not weaponized to commit a genocide. The genocide was committed by an authoritarian Nazi regime.”" Michael Brendan Dougherty @michaelbd, "This is the first time I’ve heard the theory that the Holocaust wasn’t conducted with gas chambers but with free speech zones." Sundance hosts Sunday Talks: NEC Director Kevin Hassett Informs a Stunned Margaret Brennan that “Chickens Don’t Fly” "Part of their chaos operation was to drive up the cost of food, intentionally create inflation that Trump would have to handle. The “bird flu” issue was part of the plan. After the 2020 election the U.S. Dept of Agriculture ordered millions of chickens to be killed. Simple quarantine process was dismissed in favor of a ridiculous slaughter. During a CBS interview today, Margaret Brennan asked Kevin Hassett what the Trump administration was going to do about food inflation, and specifically the astronomical cost of eggs. Hassett outlined the plan by first reminding Brennan that regarding spread, chickens don’t fly; ducks and geese do. I almost spit out my coffee." TownHall's Sarah Arnold enjoys as Trump Humiliates CNN's Kaitlan Collins Twice in One Day. Nick Arama at RedState says Whoa: MSNBC's Response to RFK's Swearing-In Explains Exactly Why People No Longer Trust Media. Twitchy, Glad to See He's Toned Down the Rhetoric: John Harwood's Latest Hysterical Trump Tantrum is EPIC. Althouse, has 8 things about this Maureen Dowd column, "Who Will Stand Up to Trump at High Noon?" "Here's the column. Here are the 8 things I want to say about it:" "8. "Trump and Elon are turning our values upside down." But Trump is doing what he said he would do. He was blunt and clear and he got elected. Those are "our values." I guess Dowd might mean "our" in that Pauline Kael way. I was moved to ask Grok: "What kind of people say 'not our kind of people'?"" At Da Blaze, The media’s misinformation machine is built to last — here’s why. 

Stacy McCain is still on the case of the Radical Vegan Transgender Death Cult Finally Gets Mainstream Media Coverage UPDATE: Finally, the KiwiFarms Thread. "What’s with this “cultlike group” bullshit, AP? Like, you’re afraid they’re going to file a defamation suit if you call them a cult?"  Politico whines that A Top Federal Contractor Won’t Support a Pride Gathering Because It’s Afraid of Trump’s DEI Rules. Christian Toto at NewsBusters hopes Could ‘Emilia Pérez’ Be Final Nail In Oscars’ Cultural Coffin?

From the College Fix, Teachers under investigation for allegedly wearing ‘Gulf of America’ t-shirts. Teachers at a majority-Hispanic north New Jersey high school are under investigation for allegedly donning “offensive” “Gulf of America” t-shirts.

At Campus Reform UCLA Students for Justice in Palestine (suspended) after harassing UC regent and his family, vandalizing home "The protesters in question vandalized the regent’s home and harassed his family." They need to go to jail, and be deported if they are not citizens. 

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Demure, Relaxed, & In Her Lane and FMJRA 2.0: Aspiring to Mediocrity ready and waiting at The Other McCain.

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From some values of "random", "celebrity" and "news." At OTP, Don Jr Brings ‘Party Girl’ Bettina Anderson To Trump Family Christmas At Mar-A-Lago

Donald Trump Jr brought his new flame Bettina Anderson to the Trump family Christmas celebration at Mar-a-Lago.

The eldest Trump son, 46, was pictured next to Anderson, 37, as the two dined with the rest of the president-elect’s family on Christmas Eve in Palm Beach.

Anderson, clad in a red dress, was flanked between Trump and another man, though his face is not seen in the photo, which was shared on X.

From Bleeding Fool,  Sarah Michelle Gellar Says She May Return as Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Sarah Michelle Gellar is changing her tune about the idea of continuing the Buffy universe.

As recently as a year ago, the actress was against the idea, saying: “I am very proud of the show that we created, and (a revival) doesn’t need to be done,” or at least, she wouldn’t want to be part of it, “I love the way the show was left: ‘Every girl who has the power can have the power.’ It’s set up perfectly for someone else to have the power. But like I said, the metaphors of Buffy were the horrors of adolescence. I think I look young, but I am not an adolescent.”

At OutKick, Joe Burrow's Sometimes Lesbian 'Friend' Olivia Ponton Accused Of 'Queer Baiting'

Is Joe Burrow's new ‘friend’ Olivia Ponton really into being a lesbian (sometimes) or is she cosplaying? That's the charge being leveled against the Victoria's Secret model by her fans, who were under the impression that the 22-year-old supermodel swung more from the lesbian side of the plate.

In her latest Instagram post where she claims that "outfits, food, work [and] painting," are the things that make her happy, Ponton, who proudly flies the rainbow flag on her social media page, was confronted over the news that she's a friend of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and just happened to be watching Burrow's house two weeks ago while he was off playing a football game. 

In 2021, Ponton told the world that she was bisexual, but then, there was a pivot and, as of 2023, she identified as pansexual, which means she's attracted to ALL genders and sexual identity.

Also at Outkick at throwback to a bygone era Carmen Electra Wrapped Up In A Red Bow For Christmas. Not too shabby at 52.

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From BIS, Hailie Deegan’s Tough Year Takes Another Hit After Collision with NASCAR Legends

After her NASCAR season ended early, Hailie Deegan joined the Trans Am Racing Series to turn things around. She raced in the SpeedTour All-Star event at Lime Rock Park alongside NASCAR legends Bobby Labonte, Greg Biffle, and Ken Schrader. But her challenges continued in this new series.

During the race, it recently emerged that the 23-year-old driver fought hard against Labonte until she lost focus, went off track, and collided with Davey Jones’ car. Neither was seriously damaged, but the incident spotlighted the pressure and errors Deegan has lived with in 2024. The accident was likened to the Cars movie battles by fans, but it was another tough moment in what has been a difficult season for Deegan.

Also from BIS, Fans Rip Netflix And Mariah Carey Over Her NFL Christmas Gameday Performance

Mariah Carey faced criticism for her pre-recorded performance during Netflix’s inaugural NFL Christmas Gameday, with fans specifically disappointed in her apparent lack of energy.

Viewers were under the impression that Carey would be performing “All I Want For Christmas Is You” live before the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers game. Instead, they got a bizarre recorded segment. The appearance involved the “Fantasy” singer crooning from a snow-covered rooftop interspersed with various football clips.

Netflix partnered with the NFL to stream two games, starting with Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, followed by the Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans, with Beyoncé performing live at halftime of the latter. Mariah was essentially to be the warmup for Queen Bey as well as the games themselves, but alas, ’twas not to be.

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NYPo reports Model Dayle Haddon found dead from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at Hallmark actor’s Pennsylvania home.

Dayle Haddon, the Canadian supermodel who rose to fame for her work representing various cosmetic and magazine companies, died Friday from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. She was 76.

Haddon was found dead in a second-floor bedroom of a detached in-law suite at her daughter and son-in-law’s renovated farmhouse in Solebury Township, Pennsylvania.

The million-dollar home is owned by Haddon’s journalist daughter Ryan Haddon and her son-in-law, the Hallmark actor Marc Blucas. She had been staying in what cops described as a “carriage house” with Marc Blucas’ 76-year-old father, Walter “Wally” Blucas.

The Beeb,  Romeo and Juliet actress Olivia Hussey dies aged 73. Hey, I'm 73!

Actress Olivia Hussey, who shot to international prominence as a teenager for her role in the acclaimed 1968 film version of Romeo and Juliet, has died aged 73. The Argentine-born actress, who grew up in London, died on Friday surrounded by her loved ones, a statement posted on her Instagram said.

Hussey won the best new actress Golden Globe for her part as Juliet, but decades later she sued Paramount Pictures for sexual abuse as she was aged just 15 when she filmed the movie's nude scene. Her other most notable screen role was as Mary, mother of Jesus, in 1977 TV miniseries Jesus of Nazareth.

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Smoke Break up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

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For some values of "random", "celebrity" and "news". Atop Da Hill, Cheryl Hines sells products with naked RFK Jr. showering behind her

In a video posted to social media, the 59-year-old “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star showed off her product sales for Black Friday from her company Hines+Young, which she co-founded with her daughter Catherine Young.

Hines held up a bottle of spray and a tin of body cream as she covered most of Kennedy, who President-elect Trump nominated to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

“No, you can’t take a shower,” she said laughing as Kennedy stood behind her. “I’m doing a video.”The actress also shared an image of a candle from her company labeled “MAHA,” which stands for “Make America Healthy Again.”

At Da Mail, Ivanka Trump puts on a very busty display while surfing on a fun-filled family vacation 

The mom-of-three took to her Instagram Story to boast her jaw-dropping figure after DailyMail.com detailed her strict workout regime. While on an adventure with her family, Ivanka showcased her playful side as she jumped in the water and began surfing.

The 42-year-old, who will soon be First Daughter once again thanks to dad Donald Trump's presidential election win, shared a clip of her riding the waves on a FlowRider - a 40-foot-long surf stimulator.

And while her skills were impressive, all eyes were on her natural beauty as she wowed in a black one-piece. Ivanka's ensemble featured splashes of white fabric that accentuated her full bust and long legs

From TMZ, Britney Spears Claims She's Moved to Mexico ... After Just Turning 5. Coo-coo for cocoa puffs. 

In the footage posted to her IG account, the troubled pop star starts off by talking about how the paparazzi put her on a plane with a mask over her face while carrying a torch given to her by a friend.

As if that wasn't bizarre enough ... Britney discussed her B-day, falsely stating that she turned 42 when she's actually 43, but that wasn't the worst part.

Brit went on to say she's only 5 and going to kindergarten and has even moved South of the Border because the paparazzi are cruel in the way they portray her.

BIS, F3 Driver Sophia Flörsch Takes a Shot at $500M Superstar Lewis Hamilton: “Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is”

Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton knows how to raise eyebrows both on and off the track. He recently raised the issue of diversity in motorsport and said he would like to set up an F1 team that would have a diversity policy.

Sophia Flörsch, an F3 driver, didn’t shy away from publicly calling out Hamilton and challenged him to follow through on his words with actions. And that created a lot of backlash.

In a recent interview, Hamilton expressed his dream of having a team promoting diversity from the start. He highlighted junior talents such as Doriane Pin and Kenzo Craigie, both rising talents in the motorsport world, saying: “If I was to make a team, maybe one day I will, it’ll be diverse from the beginning.”
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Alpine Academy driver Sophia Flörsch caused a stir by shrugging off Hamilton’s broadside with a blunt retort. Answering to a Motorsport.com post on X, she said: “Put your money where your mouth is.”

At Outkick,  Rachel Bush Brings Bikini Sunshine Vibes To The Make America Healthy Again Movement

With president-elect Donald Trump joining forces with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. during the election and the former selecting the latter to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, it makes sense that Bush would be all in on Make America Healthy Again.

She's done all she can to assist the Dolphins this season. Where they end up at the end of the regular season is squarely on them. There's not much else she can do for the team.

Where Rachel Bush can help out is by leading by example for the MAHA movement. Let's get the garbage out of the food. It's past time to clean all that up.

I wouldn’t mind seeing Trump and RFK Jr bringing her in for a few meetings. Brainstorm some Make America Healthy Again ideas, then have her do her thing on social media. Let's get this done the right way.

Also from Outkick, Lindsey Vonn Hits The Gym In A Custom Bodysuit Ahead Of First Competition Since Announcing Her Comeback 

It's go time for Lindsey Vonn. The talk is over. Her nearly six-year retirement from skiing is coming to an end this weekend in Colorado. The 40-year-old is going to compete in her first event since announcing her comeback. US Ski Team Head Coach Paul Kirstofic confirmed that this week. Vonn will be competing at the FIS Fall Festival at Copper Mountain this weekend. The event takes place from Dec. 6-8.
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No comeback is complete without creating some buzz and moving some products. Vonn checked the buzz portion of the equation off the list not long after her comeback was announced. Vonn accomplished that with a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit body paint throwback. On Thursday it was time to move some products.

At Fox, Actress dies after consuming amphibian's venom at spiritual cleansing retreat

A Mexican actress is dead after voluntarily participating in a spiritual cleansing ritual during which she reportedly consumed poisonous Amazonian frog venom.

Marcela Alcázar Rodríguez, 33, took some of the poison as part of a spiritual cleansing return that some South American natives have used for toxic cleansing, according to local reports.

Rodríguez started throwing up and had severe diarrhea. She first refused help while feeling ill but eventually gave in when her friend visited and her condition worsened, witnesses said.

Amanda Harding at Da Wire reports  ‘Oppenheimer’ Star Emma Dumont Comes Out As ‘Trans Masculine Non-Binary’ "The star also debuted “they/them” pronouns on Instagram and will use a new name, Nick."

“Would have been easier to just say ‘Emma Dumont comes out as mentally ill,'” one X commenter said.

“Emma Dumont comes out as attention seeker. Fixed it for you,” another one wrote.

“‘Oppenheimer’ star Emma Dumont comes out as a boring narcissistic attention seeker who thinks – mistakenly – getting a haircut and donning a t-shirt makes her interesting,” a third commenter shared.

The star has been active in Hollywood since 2009 with credits in minor films and TV shows. Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” took home 7 Academy Awards earlier this year including Best Picture, Directing, Actor in a Leading Role, Actor in a Supporting Role, Cinematography, Film Editing, and Original Score.

At BIS,  Miami Lost Twice This Past Weekend When Their Mascot Unsuccessfully Tried Hitting On A Syracuse Reporter

After starting the season with nine straight wins, the Miami Hurricanes have now lost two out of their last three contests. The latest was a 42-38 defeat to the Syracuse Orangemen in the JMA Wireless Dome.

Miami blew a 21-0 lead in the second quarter to fall to their Atlantic Coast Conference rival.

Also falling was their mascot. Down to one knee. In an attempt to get a local reporter’s phone number. He took his eye off the ball.

Ashley Wenskoski, a sports anchor and reporter for CNY Central, said Sebastian, who is defined as “an anthropomorphic white ibis,” was hitting on her during a crucial stretch of the game.

“Sebastian the Ibis just kneeled down and asked for my number mid-drive Feels like he has bigger things to worry about with his team on the ropes in the 4th quarter at the Dome…but who am I to say,” Wenskokski wrote on X.

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 For some values of "random", "celebrity" and "news". It's been a while, hasn't it?

Bounding into Sports reports NFL Podcaster Cam Stewart Becomes Public Enemy #1 For Swifties After He Suggests Tossing Taylor Swift Into Niagara Falls. That/s not nice!

It all started when Cam Stewart, one of the hosts of SportsGrid’s “Drew and Stew Podcast,” was talking about the legitimacy of the Chiefs’ 9-0 record on this week’s show. As in – are they what their record says they are, or are they a paper tiger? Conversation then turned to the upcoming grudge match against Buffalo at Highmark Stadium this weekend, and whether or not the Bills have the juice to take down the undefeated and current Super Bowl Champions.

“I love Buffalo,” Stewart said. “I love the people there…I love the food there and I want something positive to happen for these people. “Haven’t they been through enough? Kansas City, ‘Oh, we’re in Kansas City. We’re living the great life. We win every week,'” he added.

Drew Livingstone, Stewart’s co-host, chimed in to point out that Swift is expected to attend Sunday’s game in Buffalo to support her boyfriend and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.  “Oh, who cares?!” Stewart ranted in response. “Throw her in the [Niagara] Falls.”

At RVN,  Former NASCAR Driver Danica Patrick Reveals What She Was Paid To Support Trump

Former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick has shared details about her support for President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign, revealing she received no payment for her appearances and events in his favor. 

This contrasts sharply with reports that Kamala Harris’s campaign allegedly paid $5 million to rapper Megan Thee Stallion for a campaign appearance, a claim that Harris’s team has yet to confirm or deny. Patrick, 42, supported Trump openly during her first-ever involvement in a political campaign, speaking at a rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania, and joining Trump on the campaign trail—all without compensation.

From Da Caller, US Olympic Skier Lindsey Vonn Coming Out Of Retirement At 40. Good luck! Break a leg! Ooops, maybe I shouldn't say that.

She’s back! Olympic skiing legend Lindsey Vonn made the announcement Thursday that she was nixing her retirement to make a comeback to the sport, rejoining the U.S. Ski Team. Her intentions will be to race again at 40 years old, as well as six years following her last Olympics. 

On her resume, Vonn has three Olympic medals, including golds in the downhill and a bronze in super-G, both won at the 2010 Vancouver Games. In the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, she won another medal in the downhill, this time a bronze. On top of that, she also has four World Cup championships and eight medals in the world championships.

Outkick, NASCAR's Toni Breidinger Gets Called Up To Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. At least she's not fat or trans.  

Is 2025 the year when NASCAR's Toni Breidinger finally becomes a huge pop culture star?

If Monday's big reveal from Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue is any indication, you're about to see much more of Breidinger.

The Victoria's Secret model, newly signed IMG model and Toyota NASCAR driver announced she'll be in the 2025 SI swim issue via a video where the 25-year-old is in a red bikini, wearing her racing helmet and driving a pink buggy. This is how you make an entrance.

Also at Outkick, Victoria Kjær Theilvig Puts Denmark On The Map As The Country’s First Miss Universe Winner. A white blonde? The dark days are over!

The 73rd Miss Universe competition was held in Mexico City, with the recent unauthorized hotel room visit drama behind it and history was made. No, a biological man wasn't crowned the winner.

The 21-year-old winner, Victoria Kjær Theilvig, was the first winner of Miss Universe from Denmark. It took 73 competitions to be held before someone from the Scandinavian country took home the crown.

The long wait is over. Denmark is on the map. They've finally put one in the win colum. Theilvig topped Chidimma Adetshina of Nigeria, who finished as first runner-up.

Bounding into Sports, LPGA Fan Favorite Charley Hull The Latest Athlete To Break Out The ‘Trump Dance’

Charley Hull does the “Trump dance.” pic.twitter.com/FvXqQz0JsI

— Gregory Scherer (@gregscherer) November 18, 2024

RVM, Jillian Michaels Shreds Dems for Attacking One of Their Own Over Transgender Athlete Stance

Celebrity fitness trainer Jillian Michaels didn’t hold back when slamming Democrats for their attacks on Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., following his comments about transgender athletes, as reported by Fox News.

Appearing on Fox & Friends Tuesday, Michaels warned Democrats that their refusal to address voter concerns could cost them future elections.

“This is why your entire party got their butts kicked in the election,” Michaels said bluntly. Turning to Moulton, she added, “Buddy, take a stand and dig in because this is your moment. Wake up your team because you’re going to lose—not just this one but all the others—if you don’t turn this around. People are sick of it. It’s ridiculous.”

RVM,  Katy Perry Gets Roasted After Failed Attempt to Slam Trump Supporters. She's still a thing?

Pop singer Katy Perry is facing backlash after recommending the film Idiocracy on social media in what appeared to be a jab at President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters.

Perry’s post on X (formerly Twitter) late Wednesday drew ridicule from commenters who argued the Biden-Harris administration better reflected the satirical 2006 film directed by Mike Judge.

Perry bypassed popular movie review platforms like Letterboxd to post her recommendation, saying nothing beyond urging her followers to watch the film.

KATY PERRY@katyperry "just watch idiocracy the movie that’s all"
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“It reminds me of the last 4 years. I voted for Trump in Pennsylvania,” Scott Presler replied, referencing the Biden-Harris administration.

I forgot to send my Rule 5s to the Wombat this week, but he still posted Rule 5 Sunday: Cheerful Bikini anyway. 

Palm Sunday

MARCA, Daredevil Florida race driver loses control at 80MPH... is somehow catapulted by a palm tree into canal

The streets of a tranquil Florida neighborhood temporarily became an F1 racetrack on Wednesday after hosting a wild street race.

The race went horribly wrong after a one man lost control of his vintage Dodge Challenger and crashed it into a canal.

The whole incident was captured on CCTV thanks to a surveillance camera located on the porch of a local resident.

In the clip, the man appears to lose complete control of the car, skids across a patch of lawn before crashing into a palm tree which somehow catapulted into the adjacent canal. Fortunately, the car narrowly missed a resident who was taking a stroll in the area.

The man was racing a Mercedes at reckless speeds before crashing his car.

The Challenger smashed into the canal, making a huge splash before slowly sinking to the bottom. The driver struggled to escape the vehicle and fortunately was rescued by a passerby who dived in and pulled him out.

He's lucky it was a nice flexible palm tree. Now, if that had been a big Live Oak, he'd probably have been killed.

Linked at The Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Pre-Halloween Treats up on time and under budget.

Random Celebrity News

For some values of "random," "celebrity" and "news." From Bounding into Comics, Sydney Sweeney Defends Herself Against Accusations Of Being Oversexualized: “I Find Power In My Femininity” I'll just bet she does.

A Barbarella film is currently in development and there are already complaints about using actress Syndey Sweeney to encourage the concept of ‘the male gaze.’

The Emmy-nominee actress is currently set to star in, and executive produce, a new Barbarella movie for Sony Pictures. The film will be based on the 1968 cult classic movie that starred Jane Fonda as a space adventurer who was sent by the Earth’s president to retrieve the evil scientist Durand Durand from the Tau Ceti planetary system.

The Sony backed project is far from seeing the light of day as a writer and director has yet to be selected for the project. Sweeney, who is known for her role in the HBO series Euphoria, is excited to play the cult classic character on the big screen and she is dismissing any concerns about portraying the more sexually-charged aspects of the story.

“I find power in my femininity,” she said. “I use my brain, and I use everything that I’m learning every single day in this industry as my power. Knowledge is everything.”

Also from BIC, Celebrity Star Wars Actress Keri Russell Admits She Escaped ‘The Micky Mouse Club’ With “My Sanity. My Dignity. Not Everyone Got Out Alive”

Actress Keri Russell, who played Zorii Bliss in The Rise of Skywalker, recently admitted that she escaped The Mickey Mouse Club with her sanity and dignity. Not only did she reveal she escaped with those intact, she bluntly stated that not everyone who was on the show did.

Russell recently performed an interview with W Magazine’s Lynn Hirschberg who noted that Russell was a Mouseketeer. The actress responded, “Some of those people are still my best friends—Ilana [Miller] and Lindsey [Alley]. I was there at a time when there were a lot of famous kids there. And I say this completely, truthfully like I was literally the least talented one there. I’m not kidding.”

She elaborated, “When you look at those kids, I’m like, why in the world did they pick me? It’s crazy. But, you know, Christina Aguilera, and Justin Timberlake, and Ryan Gosling, and Britney Spears. It was wild.”
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Russell did not elaborate on what took place during her time at The Mickey Mouse Club that would result in her costars losing their sanity and dignity.

Taylor Swift Has Reportedly Turned Down The Chance To Play The Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show

Swift, 33, is currently in the middle of her highly-successful ‘Eras Tour’, which will encompass 146 shows across five continents and is expected to be the first concert series to gross well over $1 Billion. Consistently one of the most recognizable and searched celebrities in the world, 2023 has been her year.

So, culminating that by rocking the house with her afterglow would make a lot of sense. But apparently, there will be no reason for The Swifties to watch the Super Bowl this year. A recent report from Hits Daily Double says T-Swizzle turned down the opportunity to headline the halftime show in Las Vegas.

“Taylor Swift, who would be a logical choice given her mind-blowingly successful year, has supposedly passed,” the report states. “We don’t know if this is just spin from Swift Nation HQ and she wants a big check from the NFL rather than incurring the substantial cost of mounting the show.”

So, either she doesn't want to miss the game or she's afraid of upstaging it, am I right? NASCAR Driver Hailie Keegan Criticizes West Coast Vs. East Coast Racing Culture: “Like Constantly Having To Watch Your Back So Someone Doesn’t Stab It”

Hailie Deegan, a rising star in motorsports, recently shared her experiences of transitioning from California’s racing scene to North Carolina’s, as part of NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity program. Speaking with Kenny Wallace on his podcast, Deegan elaborated on the stark contrasts she noticed between the East and West Coast racing cultures, making it clear that not everyone who appears friendly is behaves the same behind the scenes.

“People don’t realize how different the East Coast and West Coast racing worlds are. They are two different worlds totally separate worlds,” said Deegan when asked by Wallace about the major differences between drivers on each coast.

Wallace took the opportunity to ask her to dive deeper into her response.

“It’s different it’s the people, it’s how people get along is very different,” she replied. “Like I was so used to like everyone’s buddies. Like we all yeah, we all might take each other out. But like we’re all kind of cool after the race and like we’ll probably all go hang out and like, it’s like your kind of group of people.

OK. So she's not so deep. What do expect from somebody who drives around in ovals all day? From Fox, Drew Barrymore fan arrested for stalking after he verbally accosted actress on stage. She still has fans? Who knew!

Drew Barrymore has had a scary week. Barrymore was verbally accosted by a fan at an event on Monday, and now that man has been arrested for "stalking" her.

Chad Michael Busto was detained on Wednesday after police in Southampton, New York responded to a 911 call of a suspicious person. It was reported that Busto was riding a bicycle into private driveways and telling residents he was looking for Barrymore’s home, according to a Southampton Town Police press release.

The 43-year-old was initially detained questioned, and released by police. However, a follow-up investigation by detectives "led to facts that substantiated a charge for Stalking," the release stated.

Still selling

 From Althouse, "Her husband, whom she met when she was 21 and he was 81, dictated precisely what shade of nail polish she should wear (pink, pale and sheer, never matte)..." Hugh Hefner was creepy? Whoda thunk!

"... and gently tapped her on the head when her roots were showing. When he was in residence, he issued a 6pm curfew ensuring his young wife was home to share his dinner (always chicken soup with cream cheese and crackers) and watch his favourite movies. Then, after dark, she was expected to participate in the group sex for which Hefner was famous. 'It was embarrassing. I don't know the most people there'd been in our bedroom at one time but – a lot. Pretty bad. We were like, "Oh, now it's your turn." Nobody really wanted to be there but I think in Hef's mind, he still thought he was in his 40s, and those nights, the people, the mansion, solidified that idea. He felt, "I've still got it."' There were also the famous 'Sunday Fundays' when 200 young women would descend on the Playboy mansion. Its octogenarian owner took so much Viagra that it made him lose his hearing on one side (a recognised side effect of the drug). 'Hef always said he'd rather be deaf and still able to have sex. Weird,' says Crystal...."

From "The hell of being married to Hugh Hefner by his Playboy Bunny third wife: Crystal Hefner, 37, describes how he took so much Viagra it made him deaf and imposed a 6pm curfew so she'd stay home and share his chicken soup" (Daily Mail).

 The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Salma Hayek up on time at The Other McCain.