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Hello fellow web crawlers! Kira here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr. 

Today’s top stories are about: why conspiracy theorists are coming for Leonardo DiCaprio following his endorsement of Kamala Harris, a roundup of the funniest Halloween meme costumes of the year, one woman’s harrowing luggage experience with Southwest Airlines, and a customer’s brilliant Little Caesars hack. 

After that, check out a “Decoding Fandom” column from yours truly.

See you tomorrow,

— K.D.

⚡ Today in Internet Culture

🌎 CONSPIRACIES
Leonardo DiCaprio endorsed Kamala Harris over climate change—conspiracy theorists are trying to pin it on Diddy

DiCaprio blasted Trump on climate change, and QAnon got suspicious. 

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👻 SPOOKY SEASON
31 of the best meme Halloween costumes of 2024…so far

The “I Hate Gay Halloween” trend goes something like this: “wdym you’re Saddam Hussein’s hiding spot if he served???”

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✈️ TRAVEL NIGHTMARE
‘I’d like something to be done about this immediately’: Passenger claims Southwest Airlines employee urinated on her guitar, mom’s ashes

The woman claims the airline is not taking the incident seriously. 

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🍕 FOOD HACKS
‘Game changer’: Little Caesars customer hacks the system, makes pizza out of sticks to save money

Little Caesars raised their prices for the first time in 25 years in 2022, and now, customers are finding creative ways to keep things cheap.

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By Kira Deshler
Assistant Newsletter Editor

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🕸️ Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.

🍬 In a viral TikTok, a woman discusses the disappointing contents of her Halloween candy box. Is this candy shrinkflation? 

🪟 Does the direction your window blinds are facing matter? One woman says it does. 

👂A man on TikTok claims that Q-Tips are much flimsier than they used to be. Many customers agree with him. 

🔥 Two firefighters shared some dos and don’ts for using surge protectors, and viewers are thanking them for the safety tips. 

🏥 A shopper claims she can tell we’re on the verge of a recession due to the state of her local Walgreens. Here’s how. 

🚗 A woman won a Nissan Sentra on “The Price is Right,” but soon found out her prize was more complicated than she thought. 

📜 From the Daily Dot archive: Here’s a look at the wild history of fanfic censorship. 

📝 Question of the Day

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DID YOU/WILL YOU DRESS UP FOR HALLOWEEN THIS YEAR?

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🤳 Today’s Viral Video

Megan Thee Stallion has the tea on every character from SATC.