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

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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 Trumpā€™s jury, five travel hacksĀ that airlines donā€™t want you to know about, a customer saying an Amazon driverfaked photos of her delivered packages, and an explainer ofthe ā€œmarked safe fromā€ meme.Ā 

After that, our Assistant Newsletter EditorĀ KiraĀ has a ā€œDecoding Fandomā€ column for you.Ā 

Also: Donā€™t forget toĀ vote on our new column name! You can find out how to vote by scrolling down below.Ā 

See you tomorrow!Ā 

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āš” Today in Internet Culture

āš–ļø VIRAL POLITICS
People flock to New York Courtsā€™ Facebook to claim they had a cousin on Trumpā€™s jury

The Facebook page of the New York State Unified Court SystemĀ is being inundated with commentsā€”many of which are fromĀ trolls claiming their cousin was on former President Donald Trumpā€™s criminal hush money jury.

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āœˆļø HACKS
5 travel hacks from TikTok that airlines donā€™t love you knowing about

Whether for leisure or work,Ā traveling can be a rewarding experienceĀ if you know how to prepare effectively. Thankfully, todayā€™s travelersĀ can easily access a wealth of travel on social media.

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šŸ“¦ WTF
ā€˜Heā€™s covering his tracksā€™: Customer says Amazon driver faked photos of her delivered packages

AnĀ Amazon customerĀ couldnā€™t stop laughing after clocking how a delivery driverĀ attempted to ā€œcover his tracksā€ after dropping off her packages.

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āœ… MEMES
The ā€˜marked 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 ā€œsafeā€Ā from certain public figures or amusing situations.

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ā­ Decoding Fandom

ByĀ Kira Deshler
Assistant Newsletter Editor

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ā€˜The Acolyteā€™ hate proves the ā€˜Star Warsā€™ fandom is just as toxic as ever

In each edition of web_crawlr we have exclusive original content every day. On Wednesdays our Assistant Newsletter Editor Kira Deshler dives deep into the world of fan culture in her ā€œDecoding Fandomā€ column. If you want to read columns like this before everyone else,Ā subscribe to web_crawlrĀ to get your daily scoop of internet culture delivered straight to your inbox.

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šŸ•øļø Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the ā€˜net.

šŸ” 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 

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šŸ©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?

šŸ›’ 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.

šŸ”Ø Loweā€™s 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.

šŸ’° A TikTokerĀ was left shockedĀ after theirĀ bank reportedly ā€œinterrogatedā€ themĀ on theirĀ own money deposits.

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šŸ” From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā How TrumpĀ mainstreamed QAnonĀ before anyone ever noticed.Ā 


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