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Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Our top stories today are about: Trump awkwardly jamming out to his favorite tunes at a recent event, a woman getting scammed out of $12,000 for Taylor Swift tickets, a look at some of the best-ever eye roll memes, and an explainer of what the pumpkin head photoshoot trend is.
After that, our Senior Politics and Technology Editor David has a “Deplatformed” column for you.
See you tomorrow!
— A.W.
⚡ Today in Internet Culture
🕺 AWKWARD
Trump shuts down supporters’ questions to jam out to his favorite tunes for 40 minutes
Former President Donald Trump abruptly ended a question-and-answer session at a town hall event in Pennsylvania to listen to music for nearly 40 minutes.
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💸 SCAMS
‘This has been happening with Ticketmaster too’: Woman buys $12,000 Taylor Swift tickets from StubHub. Then she gets a strange email
This woman got scammed out of $12,000 Taylor Swift tickets. You’ll never guess how StubHub handled the situation.
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🙄 MEMES
A shortlist of the best-ever eye roll memes
Animated characters and human ones alike have been known to star in eye-rolling memes, which are very popular among reaction memes.
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🎃 TRENDS
What is the pumpkin head photoshoot trend? Here’s your guide to this quaint Halloween challenge
Has the algorithm pushed a quirky pumpkin head photoshoot into your feed lately?
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By David Covucci
Politics & Technology Editor
QAnon is giving voting a try
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🕸️ Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
🔥 When choosing a tool to light candles or cigarettes, there are many choices on the market. One former convenience store employee is advising against using BIC lighters to do any of the above.
🤢 This woman says she’s accidentally been poisoning herself with this product from Trader Joe’s.
🧼 Are you using Dawn soap wrong?
🍳 A home chef issued a warning after claiming her pan “explodes” while cooking. Viewers say it’s her fault.
☀️ Are solar companies trying to trick new homeowners into buying panels?
🖥️ From the Daily Dot archive: Can we ever get back the excitement of logging on?
📝 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.
HAVE YOU EVER SENT SOMEONE AN EYE ROLL MEME?
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🤳 Today’s Viral Video
Halloween candy that freshens your breath? That’s a win-win! 🍬✨
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