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Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr. 

Happy Friday! Our top stories today are about: Why no one across the political spectrum likes Trump’s AI-generated fever dream post, a bride claiming that her body was giving her signs that she shouldn’t get married, a look at the “could he act? No” copy pasta meme about actors, and why there is a civil war breaking out in Reddit’s conservative community. 

After that, the trending team has a “Main Character of the Week” for you. 

Also: Don’t forget to take our weekly news quiz! If you guess correctly, you might win a “Scrolling In The Deep” shirt. 

See ya tomorrow! 

— A.W. 

Today in Internet Culture

AI
Trump’s AI-generated fever dream for Gaza Strip infuriates supporters: ‘This is filth’

People across the political spectrum were perturbed by the AI renderings of post-war Gaza.

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VIRAL
‘I SHOULD HAVE RAN’: Bride shows signs her body was ‘rejecting’ groom on her wedding day

A bride says her body gave her signs she shouldn’t get married, beyond the metaphorical pre-wedding “cold feet.”

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POP CULTURE
‘Could he act? No. But was his character good? Also no’: A copypasta meme about actors who bring nothing to the table is trending

Could He Act? or Could She Act? refers to a copypasta meme celebrating performances that aren’t particularly great.

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TECH
Reddit’s top conservative forum is afraid it’s been secretly commandeered by liberals 

A civil war is breaking out in the r/Conservative Reddit forum.

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Main Character of the Week: The Olive Garden customer who showed us this kids’ meal hack

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Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.

A marijuana dispensary worker called out customers who do this one specific thing at checkout. Apparently it happens all of the time.

The You’re so funny trend on TikTok takes deeply personal, and often traumatic, events in people’s lives and turns them into a darkly lighthearted punchline.

A customer was stunned after purchasing a space heater from Temu. That’s because it started talking to him and answers to the name “Sarah.”

This Starbucks barista went viral after she blasted customers who ask for free water. She then explained that there’s been a policy change at the coffee chain.

Homeownership comes with its fair share of challenges, especially when seemingly minor issues start piling up. One such common annoyance? A running toilet.

From the Daily Dot archive: A background check company is secretly paying cops on TikTok to push its services.

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