Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Our top stories today are about: Footage showing a fight erupt outside a school board meeting voting on whether to recognize Pride month in the district, an Airbnb guest claiming she was wrongfully blamed for $1,100 in damages, a review of The Flash movie, and a look at conspiracy theories about the Candian wildfires.
After that, our Culture Editor Tiffany has a “This Week on the Internet” column for you and shares with you her pick for the meme of the week.
Also, it’s Friday! Which means it is time for our weekly news quiz. If you guess the answer correctly, you’ll be entered to win a “Blogs in Bloom” shirt. Good luck!
See you around the internet,
— A.W.
⚡ Today’s top stories
‼️ WTF
Anti-Pride protest erupts in violence outside school board meeting
Footage out of California shows fights erupting outside of a school board meeting where a vote was supposed to be cast on whether to recognize Pride month by the district.
🏠 VIRAL
Airbnb guest says host blamed $1,100 in damages on her that she did not do
One Airbnb guest is paying big time after she claims a host wrongfully accused her and her husband of damaging their property.
🎬 CULTURE
Review: ‘The Flash’ is no match for ‘Spider-Verse,’ telling a similar story with far less style
Dogged by Ezra Miller’s scandals and a slew of cynical fanservice cameos, this belated DC spinoff is fun but unremarkable.
🔥 CONSPIRACY
Meteorologist explains conspiratorial TikTok claiming Canadian wildfires all started at once
A Canada wildfire conspiracy is afoot, as theorists are citing satellite footage as proof that the ongoing forest fires were started on purpose.
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🕸️ Crawling the web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
🚽 Monitoring for shoplifters may be part of a Target worker’s duties, but guarding a customer’s shopping cart while they are in the bathroom is a peculiar extension of those surveillance responsibilities.
🏨 This teacher is going viral for sharing an amazing travel hack she’s billed as a “victimless crime.”
🕹️ A Main Event server went viral after posting a video in which he calls out customers who leave their table to play games before paying their tab.
💳 How would you react if you suddenly saw an extra $36 charge on your credit card after shopping at Walmart?
💵 A worker is going viral after sharing how her male co-worker was told by their regional manager to not tell her that he was making $2 an hour more than her.
🍴 A Cracker Barrel server reported that her first week of tip earnings was not quite what she expected, leading her to make a TikTok video alerting the world.
📅 Meme of the Week
We all found out who Baby Gronk was after this meme hit the internet.
