Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to todayâs edition of web_crawlr.Â
Our top stories today are about: How Trump was gifted an assassination-themed Cybertruck while on a livestream, an Airbnb guest being shocked at discovering the dĂ©cor inside it, a Hulu customer saying it tried to âscamâ her into paying a higher rate, and why people are making black mold jokes at Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling.Â
After that, our Assistant Editor Kira has a âDecoding Fandomâ column for you.Â
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⥠Today in Internet Culture
đ VIRAL POLITICS
Trump now has a Trump assassination-themed CyberTruckâcourtesy of Adin Ross
Trump appeared on a right-wing influencerâs stream and was gifted a CyberTruck that had a wrap on it themed to the former presidentâs assassination attempt last month.Â
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đ WTF
âNot the GET OUT sequel set upâ: Guest arrives at Airbnb in the South. They canât believe what greets them
Viewers are concerned with this Airbnbâs racist dĂ©cor.Â
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đș STREAMING
âThey were sneakyâ: Customer says Hulu tried to âscamâ her into canceling, resubscribing at a higher rate
A customer has gone viral after claiming Hulu tried to âscamâ them into paying a higher rate.
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đŠ POP CULTURE
Is black mold silently poisoning JK Rowlingâs brain?
Black mold, or insults about it, seem to have gotten to Harry Potter author JK Rowlingâs head.Â
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Assistant Newsletter Editor
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đ After a long job search, youâve finally found a perfect fit. And even better, it has unlimited paid time off (PTO). Youâve scored, right? Maybe not.Â
đïž This Goodwill shopper went viral after finding a $3 mason jar. There was a note inside.Â
đ Hurricane season is officially underway. So it probably shouldnât be shocking that this woman sharing the 5 underrated things you should do to prep for hurricanes got a lot of attention.Â
đ A Kroger shopper found âorange chickenâ on sale for $9. They couldnât believe whatâs actually in the bowl.Â
đ„Ł Youâre not crazy: Froot Loops are getting smaller. One merchandiser revealed that Kelloggâs cereal prices were dropping because the company was rolling out new, tinier boxes.
đ¶ From the Daily Dot archive: The many lives of the Dancing Baby, cyberspaceâs first cringe meme.
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