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Hello fellow web crawlers! Kira here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Today’s top stories are about: a mac and cheese recipe on TikTok that has the internet in a heated debate, a dispatch from Indian Country, where internet access continues to be a concern, an excuse to giggle at the history of the “No, this is Patrick” meme, and an update on Peanut The Squirrel.
After that, Mikael has a “One Dumb Conspiracy” column just for you.
Until next time,
— K.D.
⚡ Today in Internet Culture
🧀 VIRAL FOOD
A TikToker named Tini made mac and cheese and it broke the internet
Two and a half pounds of cheese and a dream.
📡 CONNECTIVITY ISSUES
The digital divide for Indian Country got better under Biden—will that progress go away?
Indigenous folks are concerned about what the FCC will look like under Trump, and how this will affect longstanding connectivity efforts.
🍍 MEME BREAK
‘No This Is Patrick’ meme history
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? No, this is Patrick.
🐿️ CONSPIRACIES
‘The prophecy has been fulfilled’: MAGA think squirrel at Harris’ concession speech is Peanut reborn
There was a squirrel spotting by Harris’ speech.
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By Mikael Thalen
Staff Reporter
Did the ‘Hawk Tuah’ Girl get 75,000 votes in the election?
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🕸️ Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
🍕 This woman went to buy pizza at Costco’s food court. Then a worker intervened.
🔋 Why did this Tesla driver need to get a tow truck to the recharging station?
🍫 Is there a difference between left Twix and right Twix?
🛏️ The Couple Texting in Bed meme is an exploitable image macro that began as a two-panel webcomic strip featuring a man and a woman texting in bed.
🛒 A shopper slyly called out Walmart pickers for not properly fulfilling her order. Viewers are split on her approach.
💼 From the Daily Dot archive: For Gen Z, office culture is both nostalgic and glamorous (sometimes).
📝 Question of the Day
Everyone’s got opinions, and we want to know yours. Just click a button below to answer the question, and tomorrow we will let you know how fellow web crawlers like you answered.
WOULD YOU MAKE THE VIRAL MAC AND CHEESE RECIPE?
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🤳 Today’s Viral Video
Kathryn Hahn is the first woman in Marvel to break this cheeky record.
🎶 Now Playing: “Nobody Does It Better” by Nate Dogg ft. Warren G 🎶
