Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Our top stories today are about: A woman’s viral video about finding a disgusting mystery blob in her Twisted Tea can, a ransomware gang threatening to release hacked data from the U.S. Marshals, RFK Jr. vowing to stop chemtrails after watching a video pushing a conspiracy, and a McDonald’s AI fail that went viral.
After that, our Senior Politics and Technology Editor David has a “Deplatformed” column for you.
See you tomorrow!
— A.W.
⚡ Today in Internet Culture
🤢 WTF
‘Never drinking those again’: Customer buys Twisted Tea, finds something unusual at the bottom of the can
This woman said she’d never again drink a Twisted Tea after seeing what was inside her drink.
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💻 HACKING
Ransomware gang threatens release of ‘Top Secret’ documents from U.S. Marshals
A ransomware gang claims it has hacked data from the U.S. Marshals Service and is threatening to release “Top Secret” documents.
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💨 CONSPIRACY
RFK Jr. vows to stop chemtrails after watching video pushing conspiracy
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) vowed to crack down on “chemtrails” just two days after announcing a new role in former President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign.
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🤖 FAIL
‘Why are there 5 McDoubles??’: McDonald’s customer tries placing order at drive-thru. The AI machine won’t let her
This AI machine at McDonald’s wants to take your order, but can it?
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By David Covucci
Politics & Technology Editor
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🕸️ Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
🛒 A customer at Aldi ignited an ethics debate about whether or not it’s OK to take the quarters from the shopping carts that other customers leave behind.
🐕 This TikToker has gone viral after sharing her worrying experience with a dog sitter.
📦 Now, another internet user has sparked discussion after revealing a not-often-discussed part of the moving process: What one should do while movers are working.
🍽️ A customer at The Port restaurant in Cape Cod posted a video saying exposed nails on the table tore her clothes to shreds. The worker’s response shocked her even more.
🌯 A vegetarian Chipotle customer said a worker added meat to her bowl—despite her asking for no protein—and refused to remake the order.
🎬 Here’s a look at 29 of the best Deadpool and Wolverine memes we’ve found.
🔍 From the Daily Dot archive: QAnon is now too big to fail.
📝 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 DRANK A TWISTED TEA?
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🤳 Today’s Viral Video
You’ll never guess which rapper Jacob Elordi listened to for accent inspo!
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