Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here.Ā Welcome to todayās edition of web_crawlr.Ā
Anyone got any fun weekend plans? Iām going to my first baseball game of the year!
Anyway, ourĀ top storiesĀ today are about:Ā Right-wingers amplifying a false claim that the FBI wasĀ secretly trying to assassinate former President Trump, a Taco Bell workerĀ getting fired after a customer shot out their drive-thru window, director Martin ScorseseĀ stepping in to direct his daughterās TikTok, and an explainer of the āMessy Bratz Dollā meme.Ā
After that, the Trending Team shares with you their pick for āMain Character of the Week.āĀ
Since itās Friday, itās time for ourĀ weekly news quiz! Just scroll down below to answer the question. If you guess correctly, youāll beĀ entered to win a āTake Me Out To The Blog Gameā shirt.Ā
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ā” Today in internet culture
š CONSPIRACY
āBiden ordered the hitā: The far-right thinks the FBI was secretly trying to assassinate Trump
Supporters of former President Donald Trump areĀ trying to amplify the false claimĀ that the Justice Department under President Joe BidenĀ sought to kill his political rival. Also, somehow Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) hasĀ become part of the conspiracy.Ā
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š® VIRAL LABOR
āWait You got fired????ā: Taco Bell worker gets fired after customer shot out their drive-thru window
Working in the service industry, youāll always run the risk of dealing with aggravated customers, but commentersĀ were stunned to hearĀ that one Taco Bell workerĀ got fired after a customer shot out their drive-thru window.
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š¤³ POP CULTURE
āDad, itās a TikTokā: Martin Scorsese steps in to direct daughter Francescaās TikTok
TheĀ Oscar winnerĀ takes onĀ a smaller-scale project.
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š¤£ MEMES
For our messiest moments, the āMessy Bratz Doll Memeā will do just fine
Sometimes,Ā youāre just having a messy moment. For those moments, thereās theĀ long-beloved Messy Bratz Doll Meme.
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š Main Character of the Week
ByĀ Ramon Ramirez
Managing Editor
Main Character of the Week:Ā Carnival customer who had her $15k trip canceled
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Here is what else is happening across the ānet.
š If youāve been on a busy freeway anytime in the last few years, youĀ might thinkĀ thatĀ driving a semi-truckĀ would be aĀ pretty good living. However, a viral video may help illustrate whyĀ so many truckers are actually leaving the field.Ā
š¶ In a viral video with overĀ 2 million views, aĀ Target customerĀ confronted a man whoĀ she believes was following her around the store.
š© Krispy Kreme started selling Pokemon-themed donutsĀ inĀ South Korea. Obviously, manyĀ American fansĀ wereĀ very jealous.Ā
š ThisĀ Chipotle workerĀ went viral after claiming that theirĀ store had begun rationing the chicken.Ā
š· Bet you didnāt knowĀ your car might have this little trickĀ forĀ cleaning your backup camera.
ā°ļø From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā Here areĀ the real-life stakesĀ of faking your death online.
š Before you go
Airlines seem to beĀ slapping flyers with more and more surchargesĀ throughout the years, with some outletsĀ bluntly statingĀ that air travel companies actively attempt to āsqueezeā passengers āout of every penny.āĀ
AĀ new rule, according to a Southwest passenger, is no different. They claim the airline isĀ now counting blankets and pillows as carry-on itemsĀ that travelers will beĀ charged forĀ if they attempt to bring them aboard.
Carissa (@carissamonyce) posted a viral TikTok about the practice, claiming that SouthwestĀ isnāt messing around when it comes to the new policy.Ā
Several viewers said that theyĀ also came across gate agents who were dead set on enforcing this ruling, while others offered up some innovative approaches to getting away with bringing blankets and pillows aboard.