Whiskey Riff

6 days ago | whiskeyriff.com | Aaron Ryan

Always good to have a doctor close by. Dr. Mehmet Oz, the physician and former Professor of Surgery turned television star, was sworn in today after being appointed as the administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. A ceremony was held with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, but it was abruptly cut short – due to a medical emergency. After Dr. Oz was sworn in, President Trump was speaking to the press as the doctor stood behind him.

6 days ago | whiskeyriff.com | Quinn Eaton

Mess with the boar, you get the tusks. Don’t mess with the boar? You still get the tusks. These snowboarders at a ski resort in Myoko, Japan were just trying to mind their own business when a wild boar with an apparent anger issue singled them out. If you ask me, shredding the slopes is challenging and dangerous enough as it is. There’s no need to complicate things even more by introducing wild animals to the mix. When animals hit the slopes, they often unintentionally create some close calls.

6 days ago | whiskeyriff.com | Quinn Eaton

Nothing like buying Bud Light in bulk…A couple of years back (around 2021 to be exact), a video unearthed by Reddit shocked the internet. To be clear, you’ve got to present something incredibly shocking to put the internet on its heels. This clip, which shows an apartment completely overtaken by Bud Light bottles, fit the bill.

6 days ago | whiskeyriff.com | Aaron Ryan

Kid Rock vs. the media is a tale as old as time. The rocker/rapper, whose real name is Bob Ritchie, has always had a contentious relationship with the mainstream media. Of course Kid Rock is an outspoken conservative and Trump supporter and the mainstream media is…well, not. So it’s no wonder that they’re quick to report on anything that they think will make Kid Rock look bad.

6 days ago | whiskeyriff.com | Aaron Ryan

Didn’t want anyone to know he was drinking on the job? There’s been a lot of outrage from Democrats over the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador who was determined by a court in 2019 to be a member of the MS-13 gang. But he was also granted “withholding of removal” status by an immigration judge, which would have prevented his immediate deportation, due to concerns for his safety should he be deported back to his home country.