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OurĀ top storiesĀ today are about: People flocking to the New York Courtsā Facebook accountĀ to troll and say they had a cousin on Trumpās jury, five travel hacksĀ that airlines donāt want you to know about, a customer saying an Amazon driverfaked photos of her delivered packages, and an explainer ofthe āmarked safe fromā meme.Ā
After that, our Assistant Newsletter EditorĀ KiraĀ has a āDecoding Fandomā column for you.Ā
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ā” Today in Internet Culture
āļø VIRAL POLITICS
People flock to New York Courtsā Facebook to claim they had a cousin on Trumpās jury
The Facebook page of the New York State Unified Court SystemĀ is being inundated with commentsāmany of which are fromĀ trolls claiming their cousin was on former President Donald Trumpās criminal hush money jury.
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āļø HACKS
5 travel hacks from TikTok that airlines donāt love you knowing about
Whether for leisure or work,Ā traveling can be a rewarding experienceĀ if you know how to prepare effectively. Thankfully, todayās travelersĀ can easily access a wealth of travel on social media.
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š¦ WTF
āHeās covering his tracksā: Customer says Amazon driver faked photos of her delivered packages
AnĀ Amazon customerĀ couldnāt stop laughing after clocking how a delivery driverĀ attempted to ācover his tracksā after dropping off her packages.
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MEMES
The āmarked safe fromā meme gets us through hard times
TheĀ Marked Safe memeĀ uses an altered version of the Facebook Safety Check feature toĀ allow people to jokingly flag themselves as āsafeāĀ from certain public figures or amusing situations.
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ByĀ Kira Deshler
Assistant Newsletter Editor
āThe Acolyteā hate proves the āStar Warsā fandom is just as toxic as ever
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šøļø Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ānet.
š A couple went viral on TikTok afterĀ exposing CostcoĀ for apparently selling themĀ two parasite-laced chicken breasts. TheĀ only issue? Viewers wereĀ convinced that the so-called parasite was simply a vein.Ā
š©³ Apparently,Ā some airlines have a dress codeĀ for passengers. The problem isĀ no one knows about them. Would youĀ still fly with an airline if you knew they had a dress code?
š A couple thatĀ got stopped upon trying to exit WalmartĀ is sharing theirĀ frustrations with what went down, althoughĀ not everyone agreesĀ with how they handled it.
šØ Loweās tried toĀ sell wood that was both a health and safety hazardĀ and refused to pull it from the shelves when initially called out on it.Ā Then this happened.
š° A TikTokerĀ was left shockedĀ after theirĀ bank reportedly āinterrogatedā themĀ on theirĀ own money deposits.
š From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā How TrumpĀ mainstreamed QAnonĀ before anyone ever noticed.Ā
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