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

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 décor inside it, a Hulu customer saying it tried to “scam” her into paying a higher rate, and why people are making black mold jokes at Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. 

After that, our Assistant Editor Kira has a “Decoding Fandom” column for you. 

See you tomorrow! 

— A.W. 

⚡ Today in Internet Culture

🚘 VIRAL POLITICS
Trump now has a Trump assassination-themed CyberTruck—courtesy of Adin Ross

Trump appeared on a right-wing influencer’s stream and was gifted a CyberTruck that had a wrap on it themed to the former president’s assassination attempt last month. 

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🏠 WTF
‘Not the GET OUT sequel set up’: Guest arrives at Airbnb in the South. They can’t believe what greets them

Viewers are concerned with this Airbnb’s racist décor. 

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📺 STREAMING
‘They were sneaky’: Customer says Hulu tried to ‘scam’ her into canceling, resubscribing at a higher rate

A customer has gone viral after claiming Hulu tried to “scam” them into paying a higher rate.

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🦠 POP CULTURE
Is black mold silently poisoning JK Rowling’s brain?

Black mold, or insults about it, seem to have gotten to Harry Potter author JK Rowling’s head. 

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Assistant Newsletter Editor

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🌀 Hurricane season is officially underway. So it probably shouldn’t be shocking that this woman sharing the 5 underrated things you should do to prep for hurricanes got a lot of attention. 

🐔 A Kroger shopper found “orange chicken” on sale for $9. They couldn’t believe what’s actually in the bowl. 

🥣 You’re not crazy: Froot Loops are getting smaller. One merchandiser revealed that Kellogg’s cereal prices were dropping because the company was rolling out new, tinier boxes.

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🤳 Today’s Viral Video

The ‘Women in Blue’ cast and director answer our questions. 

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