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Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here.Ā Welcome to todayā€™s edition of web_crawlr.Ā 

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OurĀ top storiesĀ today are about: How theĀ internet reacted following the apparent second assassination attempt on former President Trump, a look at theĀ long-running collaborative social experiment r/place, and howĀ John Oliver cursed out the EmmysĀ after being played off while honoring his late dog during a speech.

After that, our Senior ReporterĀ TriciaĀ has a ā€œDigital Democracyā€ column for you.Ā 

See you tomorrow!Ā 

ā€” A.W.Ā 

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āš” Today in Internet Culture

šŸ” CONSPIRACY
Obamaā€™s summer reading list accused of communicating secret activation code to Trump shooterĀ 

After the apparent second assassination attemptĀ on former President Donald Trump, theĀ internet reacted in a number of different ways. EvenĀ Elon Musk was part of the discourseĀ after deleting a post. Check out all of our coverage below.Ā 

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MORE COVERAGE: šŸ‘‡

āž¤Ā Liberal conspiracy theorists already claiming second Trump assassination attempt staged: ā€˜Behind in the pollsā€™

āž¤Ā Elon Musk deletes Biden, Harris assassination joke, swears people laughed at it IRL

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āž¤Ā Trumpā€™s would-be assassin appeared in a pro-Ukraine videoā€”furthering ā€˜deep stateā€™ theories

āž¤Ā Would-be Trump assassinā€™s past interviews, social posts give ā€˜Lee Harvey Oswald vibesā€™

šŸ–±ļø INTERNET HISTORY
What is Redditā€™s r/place? The history of the blank canvas social experiment

One of the more controversial communities spawned from Reddit isĀ a long-time, beloved collaborative social experiment,Ā r/place.

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šŸ“ŗ POP CULTUREĀ 
John Oliver curses out Emmys after being played off while honoring late dog in speech

One way to cope with the grief of losing your family dog is toĀ dedicate an Emmy award to them. At least,Ā thatā€™s what comedian and host John Oliver did.

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Digital Democracy, a web_crawlr column
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ByĀ Tricia Crimmins
Senior Reporter

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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 ā€œDigital 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.

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šŸ•øļø Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the ā€˜net.

šŸ—‘ļø There isĀ one item you should never put in the trash, according to thisĀ expertā€™s warningĀ that has gone viral.Ā 

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šŸš— A man was inspired toĀ issue an expletive-filled missiveĀ upon observing thatĀ drivers at CostcoĀ backed into their parking spotsĀ rather thanĀ driving directly into the spot.

šŸŸ In a viral video, aĀ McDonaldā€™s customerĀ learnedĀ something shockingĀ about theĀ chainā€™s drive-thru.Ā 

šŸ  AĀ first-time home ownerĀ posted a viral TikTok afterĀ buying a house in TexasĀ andĀ finding it had an undisclosed existing lease. She asked viewers whatĀ steps she should take next.

šŸ„¤ AĀ soda expertĀ posted a videoĀ showing off a 12-valve refurbished Cornelius soda machineĀ that he says is being sold for $2,500.Ā Hereā€™s why he says you should consider buying one.

šŸŽ¬ From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā Hereā€™s why Netflix action moviesĀ always suck.Ā 


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šŸ¤³ Todayā€™s Viral Video

Candice Bergen snuck a dig at JD Vance during the Emmy Awards on Sunday night.Ā 

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