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Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here.Ā Welcome to todayās edition of web_crawlr.Ā
OurĀ top storiesĀ today are about: The āabsolute chaosā that occurredĀ after Trump held a rally in the desert, why the internet is obsessed with the story of someoneĀ finding a random girlās childhood trophies in a Goodwill, a woman calling out Airbnb after aĀ host refused to refund herĀ amid a recent hurricane, and an explainer of whatĀ the āOctober used to be coldā memeĀ is.Ā
After that, our Senior ReporterĀ TriciaĀ has a āDigital Democracyā column for you.Ā
See you tomorrow!Ā
ā A.W.Ā
ā” Today in Internet Culture
šļø āABSOLUTE CHAOSā
Trump fans accuse Coachella mayor of sabotage after being left stranded in desert for hours
The issue, which according to eyewitnesses leftĀ many Trump supporters stranded in the scorching desert, looks to have been due toĀ poor planning by event organizers.
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š VIRAL
āI hope Phoebe Kong knows how proud we all are of her hard workā: Why is Goodwill selling this random girlās childhood trophies?
Zack Wickham posted a TikTok of him documenting aĀ collection of Goodwill trophies labeled with the achievementsĀ of one particularly impressive young girl: Phoebe Kong.Ā His video has over 35 million views.
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š WTF
āThereās nothing we can doā: Woman calls out Airbnb after host wouldnāt refund their stay during hurricane
One womanĀ has a bone to pick with an Airbnb hostĀ whoĀ refused to refund her booking during a recent hurricane.
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š MEMES
The āOctober Used To Be Coldā meme, explained
TheĀ āOctober Used To Be Coldā memeĀ is a phrase that uses older image macros or screenshots from popular media to express this fact. Its ominous vibe, whileĀ making a statement about global warming without using the words, fits nicely with the spooky season leading up to Halloween.
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ByĀ Tricia Crimmins
Senior Reporter
āJust a wasteā: This Oklahoma voting ballot measure is being called a waste of time by lawmakers and voters
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 ānet.
š¦ On episode 896 of āI was today years old when I found outā¦,ā we learn theĀ deceptive little secret grocery stores are hiding in the seafood aisle.Ā
š® Whoops. One TikToker wasĀ shocked to discover that she had been firedĀ forĀ downloading the online video gameĀ FortniteĀ onto herĀ work computer.Ā
š WhatĀ in the world is āmiscellaneous meat?āĀ
š AĀ Cadillac ownerĀ heardĀ a rattle in the overhead consoleĀ of his Lyriq andĀ asked the dealerĀ about it. Now heās taking to the internet to see if anyone can confirm whether this is trueāor if the dealership is gaslighting him.
ā This customerĀ called out StarbucksĀ after seeingĀ how many caloriesĀ are in theirĀ fall drinks.
š From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā Telegram isĀ supercharging conspiracy theoriesĀ across the planet.
š Question of the Day
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HAVE YOU EVER HAD AĀ BAD EXPIERENCE AT AN AIRBNB?
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š¤³ Todayās Viral Video
Leslie Jones tells Drew Barrymore sheās not her typeāand pitches a genius dating app idea instead.Ā
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