Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here.Ā Welcome to todayās edition of web_crawlr.Ā
OurĀ top storiesĀ today are about: How Kamala Harrisā VP pickĀ Tim Walz has become an instant meme, why theĀ conspiratorial far-right was making apocalyptic predictionsĀ amid U.S. stocks falling earlier this week, a Costco shopper warning aboutĀ facial ID at the entryway of stores, and a look at the rise of the āPanera girlie.ā
After that, weāve got a āDeplatformedā column from our Senior Politics and Technology EditorĀ David.Ā
See you tomorrow!Ā
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ā” Today in Internet Culture
š VIRAL POLITICS
āBalz to the Walzā: Itās Tim Walz meme time
Vice President Kamala HarrisĀ announced her running mate, andĀ the memes were instantaneous.Ā
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š CONSPIRACY
Stock market sell-off sparks fears of societal collapse among conspiratorial far-right
Conservatives areĀ making apocalyptic predictions on social mediaĀ in reaction toĀ U.S. stocks falling sharplyĀ earlier this week.Ā
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š WTF
āIf itās not you, you donāt get inā: Costco shopper warns of new facial ID entry point
Costco shoppersĀ areĀ outraged that their identities are being tracked.
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š„Ŗ TRENDS
The rise of the Panera girlie
Panera BreadĀ has enjoyed a serious resurgence in the last few months. In part,Ā they have TikTok to thank for that.
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ByĀ David Covucci
Politics & Technology Editor
A random white dude designed Minnesotaās flagābut Tim Walz is being blamed for turning it Somalian
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šøļø Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ānet.
š AnĀ Instacart driverĀ claimedĀ dogsĀ were the reasonĀ why they āstopped doing Instacartā in a viral video. PeopleĀ didnāt understand their fear.Ā
āļø This TikToker is using her platform toĀ call American Airlines out for poor customer serviceĀ after she saysĀ her 15-year-old brother was left stranded at the airportĀ forĀ almost 24 hours.
š¤ GoogleĀ users areĀ getting an extra 12 centsĀ for tech giant violating their privacy.Ā Cool.Ā
š§ Talk aboutĀ hitting the jackpot. A TikToker has gone viral afterĀ a Wells Fargo ATM seemingly gave him free money.
š§³ In a viral video, aĀ doctorĀ warned againstĀ unpacking your suitcaseĀ as soon as youĀ get home from trip.Ā
š A woman in HoustonĀ tried to get Whataburger in the aftermath of a hurricane.Ā It backfired.Ā
š„ļø From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā Can we ever get backĀ the excitement of logging on?
š Question of the Day
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HAVE YOUĀ SEEN TIM WALZ MEMESĀ ON YOUR TIMELINES?Ā
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š¤³ Todayās Viral Video
This yearās Olympics are already the most iconic ones in history š„