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Our top stories today are about: A Lyft customer jumping out of a moving car after alleging that a driver tried to kidnap her, an influencer who looks like former Republican presidential nominee Vivek Ramaswamy duping MAGA heads, an exclusive report about DNC Chairman Jamie Harrison joining TikTok, and an Amazon driver who quit mid-delivery and abandoned their van.
After that, our Senior Reporter Tricia has a “Digital Democracy” column for you about Wisconsin ballot measures that got memed.
See you tomorrow!
ā A.W.
ā” Today in Internet Culture
š± WTF
āI almost diedā: Lyft customer jumps out of moving car, says driver tried to kidnap her
A Lyft passenger alleges that her driver tried to kidnap her, leading her to jump from the moving car and sustaining injuries to her head.
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š³ļø FAIL
Vivek Ramaswamy-looking influencer dupes politicos, supporters at Trump rally
An influencer went to a rally for former President Donald Trump in Bozeman, Montana dressed as Vivek Ramaswamyāand MAGA heads fell for the prank.
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š± VIRAL POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison joins TikTokāand welcomes strong feedback
Harrison will be sharing a behind the scenes look at this weekās DNC.
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š¦ LABOR
āIām walking homeā: Amazon driver quits mid-delivery, abandons van
Recently, an Amazon delivery driver filmed himself quitting his job mid-shiftāabandoning his van in the process.
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ByĀ Tricia Crimmins
Senior Reporter
‘Iām 33 with a masters degree and I was like āuhhh”: GOP-backed confusing Wisconsin ballot measure gets memeād
In each edition of web_crawlr we have exclusive original content every day. On Tuesdays our Senior Reporter Tricia Crimmins explains the legislation that is captivating the internet in her āDigital Democracyā column.Ā If you want to read columns like this before everyone else,Ā subscribe to web_crawlrĀ to get your daily scoop of internet culture delivered straight to your inbox.
šøļø Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
š» A womanĀ got tricked by a ghost kitchenĀ afterĀ ordering confetti cakeĀ on Uber Eats.Ā Itās a rising consumer concern.
š Over the past few years,Ā WalmartĀ has beenĀ ramping up its anti-shoplifting measures. But one shopperĀ thinks it has gone too far with its new policiesĀ after having to pay in the makeup aisle.Ā
āļø Should youĀ give your number outĀ at the register forĀ rewards programs? A woman says noĀ after an unsettling experience she once had.
šø When you hand over yourĀ security deposit to your landlord, you hold on to the hope thatĀ youāll get that money back, especially if you know youāre aĀ good tenant. But itās not guaranteed,Ā at least not without a fight.
š½ļø AĀ server was dismayedĀ by theĀ state of the tableĀ when three patrons left the restaurant at the end of the meal. But for peopleĀ who weighed in on the video she created, the serverĀ suddenly became the main characterĀ in theĀ worst way possible.
š In aĀ viral video, a womanĀ shared a universal car fob trickĀ forĀ rolling down all automatic windowsĀ at once.Ā
š From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā Distorted TikTok sounds hurt marginalized creatorsāand AI is making it worse.
š Question of the Day
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š¤³ Today’s Viral Video
The internet is lively on how Blake Lively is handling theĀ It Ends With UsĀ press.
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