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Hello fellow web crawlers! Kira here.Ā Welcome to todayās edition of web_crawlr.Ā
TodayāsĀ top storiesĀ are about: aĀ scatological conspiracyĀ about Biden that just wonāt go away, a Bank of America customer whoĀ lost a great deal of money, the backlash againstĀ Call of Dutyās Pride Month celebration, and the FBI finally getting around to investigating a nefarious corporate landlord thatāsĀ long been the subject of rentersā ire.Ā
After that, Mikaelās got a āOne Dumb Conspiracyā column for you.
Until next time,
ā K.D.
ā” Today in Internet Culture
š© POLITICAL SH!TPOSTING
Conservatives are once again fighting over whether Biden pooped his pants
Video of the president in France isĀ being cited as evidenceĀ of the unintended defecation.
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šµ BANKING NIGHTMARE
āIām terrifiedā: Bank of America customer says $11,000 were stolen from herāand bank workers were in on it
āBank of America has stolen over $11,000 from us,āĀ says a woman on TikTok. āAnd yes, Iām talking about the actual employees who work at Bank of America.ā
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š³ļøāā§ļø PRIDE MONTH BACKLASH
Call of Duty Pride flag bullets spark uproar from those pushing fake trans mass shooter panic
The gameĀ introduced LGBTQ-themed weapon skinsĀ in honor of Pride month.
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š CORPORATE EVIL
A corporate landlord was raided by the FBI in a rent-fixing investigationābut renters online long fostered complaints
Posters onlineĀ sounded the alarm bell for yearsĀ against companies currently involved in civil suits.
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š One Dumb ConspiracyĀ
ByĀ Mikael Thalen
Staff Reporter
No, secrets about Diddy were not spilled by an āundercover FBI agentā
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šøļø Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ānet.
š AĀ mechanicĀ showed users how toĀ change their own brakesĀ in a viral video. ButĀ is it worth it to do at home?
š ThisĀ Costco shopperās āhackā to beat shrinkflationĀ divided her viewers.
š³ AnĀ outraged T.J. Maxx customerĀ took to TikTok after claiming to have beenĀ tricked into purchasing the store credit card.
š½ļø ChiliāsĀ hasĀ done it again: Seated a table after they placed an orderĀ only to tell them that there wasnāt any available silverware.
šŖĀ ThisĀ ex-Barnes and Noble workerĀ got a lot of attention online after she revealed theĀ real reason the store took away the big comfy chairs.Ā
š„© AĀ Subway employeeās post showingĀ how the restaurant prepares its steakĀ isnāt just going viralāitāsĀ apparently making some people gag.
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š Question of the Day
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HAVE YOU EVER HAD AĀ BAD LANDLORD EXPERIENCE?
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