Newsletter: ‘Deadnaming’ the Gulf of Mexico becomes new form of resistance

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Hello fellow web crawlers! Kira here, filling in for Andrew. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr. 

Today’s top stories are about: why people are trolling the GOP by refusing to recognize the Gulf of Mexico’s new name, why you shouldn’t buy new furniture before closing on a house, concerns that a new voting act will disenfranchise married women, and a man with bad dating luck who got roasted online. 

After that, Kyle has a new edition of “Meme History” for you.

Until next time,

— K.D. 

Today in Internet Culture

POLITICAL CLAPBACKS
The right keeps deadnaming trans people—Now the internet is ‘deadnaming’ the Gulf of Mexico (and Twitter, and HBO)

“I’ll stop deadnaming it the Gulf of Mexico when Elon stops deadnaming his daughter Vivian,” wrote an X (or Twitter) user.

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BUYER BEWARE
‘All realtors warn against this’: Woman goes furniture shopping before closing on a home. Then she gets a call from her realtor

A woman on TikTok revealed why buying furniture before you close on a new home is the wrong move. 

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DIGITAL DEMOCRACY
Married women are warning that the SAVE Act is a backdoor disenfranchisement effort

Women are concerned that if they take their husbands’ last names, their voting rights may be in danger. 

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By Kyle Calise
Video Producer

Meme History: Confused Math Lady 

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Crawling the Web

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A Reddit user shared a puzzling discovery after using salt to fight the icy conditions. “I have never seen anything like this before. It’s like the sidewalk crumbled,” they wrote in the post.

A Big Lots shopper was in for a surprise when they realized the item they were holding had two price tags, one of which was seemingly hidden.

This frustrated Best Buy customer claims the retailer strung him along for weeks after promising to price-match his MacBook purchase, only to ultimately deny his refund request.

From the Daily Dot archive: Here’s how local governments are surveilling their workers. 

Today’s Viral Video

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