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Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here.Ā Welcome to todayā€™s edition of web_crawlr.Ā 

Anyone got any fun weekend plans? Iā€™m 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 daughterā€™s TikTok, and an explainer of the ā€œMessy Bratz Dollā€ meme.Ā 

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After that, the Trending Team shares with you their pick for ā€œMain Character of the Week.ā€Ā 

Since itā€™s Friday, itā€™s time for ourĀ weekly news quiz! Just scroll down below to answer the question. If you guess correctly, youā€™ll beĀ entered to win a ā€œTake Me Out To The Blog Gameā€ shirt.Ā 

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āš” Today in internet culture

šŸ” CONSPIRACY
ā€˜Biden 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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šŸŒ® VIRAL LABOR
ā€˜Wait You got fired????ā€™: Taco Bell worker gets fired after customer shot out their drive-thru window

Working in the service industry, youā€™ll 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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šŸ¤³ POP CULTURE
ā€˜Dad, itā€™s a TikTokā€™: Martin Scorsese steps in to direct daughter Francescaā€™s TikTok

TheĀ Oscar winnerĀ takes onĀ a smaller-scale project.

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šŸ¤£ MEMES
For our messiest moments, the ā€˜Messy Bratz Doll Memeā€™ will do just fine

Sometimes,Ā youā€™re just having a messy moment. For those moments, thereā€™s theĀ long-beloved Messy Bratz Doll Meme.

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šŸšš If youā€™ve 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 

šŸš¶ In a viral video with overĀ 2 million views, aĀ Target customerĀ confronted a man whoĀ she believes was following her around the store.

šŸ© Krispy Kreme started selling Pokemon-themed donutsĀ inĀ South Korea. Obviously, manyĀ American fansĀ wereĀ very jealous.Ā 

šŸ” ThisĀ Chipotle workerĀ went viral after claiming that theirĀ store had begun rationing the chicken.Ā 

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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 ā€œsqueezeā€ passengers ā€œout of every penny.ā€Ā 

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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 isnā€™t 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.

Southwest Airlines passenger warns this new carry-on rule may cost you money
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