Hello fellow web crawlers! Kira here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Today’s top stories are about: a compilation of the five worst breakup stories shared on TikTok, the bizarre theory that Kamala Harris is coming after Tucker Carlson, a woman who overheard something she wasn’t meant to on her Ring camera, and the birth, life, and death of the ‘Demure’ meme.
After that, Mikael answers one of your questions in his ‘Your Password Sucks‘ column.
See you tomorrow,
— K.D.
⚡ Today in Internet Culture
💔 STORY TIME
‘The lows are getting lower’: 5 of the worst breakups ever
We’re thankful to these five people for sharing their horror stories with the rest of us.
🔫 VIRAL POLITICS
Why is Kamala Harris getting accused of trying to frame Tucker Carlson?
Conservatives are accusing Vice President Kamala Harris of trying to convince the public that Tucker Carlson supports gun control.
📹 SURVEILLANCE
‘I texted the neighbor’: Woman checks Ring cameras to monitor contractor working on her kitchen. Then she sees her neighbor walk in
A woman on TikTok inadvertently heard people gossiping about her while checking in on her house using a Ring camera.
😔 MEME AUTOPSY
The birth and early death of the Demure meme
Like all good things, the Demure meme was killed by corporate tomfoolery.
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By Mikael Thalen
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🕸️ Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
🌮 Once a safe haven for late-night post-party food and guaranteed deals, Taco Bell seems to have lost the plot on its pricing.
🏠 A woman believes she was almost scammed after posting a room to rent at her residence on Craigslist.
☕ One Starbucks customer says she has noticed that sometimes she is asked to tip employees—but sometimes not.
🍳 A Costco customer says she successfully returned year-old used cooking pans in a now-viral TikTok. This sparked a debate about the membership-based warehouse’s generous return policy.
🛒 A woman says a Walmart loss prevention worker was observing her and shut down the self-checkout machine she was using after the machine didn’t pick up one of the items she scanned.
📺 From the Daily Dot archive: What happens when your favorite TV show gets canceled?
📝 Question of the Day
Everyone’s got opinions, and we want to know yours. Just click a button below to answer the question, and tomorrow we will let you know how fellow web crawlers like you answered.
DO YOU HAVE A RING CAMERA IN YOUR HOME?
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🤳 Today’s Viral Video
Maya Rudolph on playing Kamala Harris on SNL.
