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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 are about: Why aĀ cat named Mischief has enthralled the internet, a realtor beingĀ fired after leaving a hateful note on a serverā€™s receipt, a gay coupleā€™s love story told through a park bench that isĀ leaving the internet in tears, and a customerā€™s shock at theĀ color of their Philadelphia cream cheese.Ā 

After that, our Senior Politics and Technology EditorĀ DavidĀ has a ā€œDeplatformedā€ column for you.Ā 

See you tomorrow!Ā 

ā€” A.W.Ā 

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āš” Today in Internet Culture

šŸ˜¼ INTERNET OBSESSION
ā€˜God forbid cats have hobbies:ā€™ Mischief the cat is so chaotic, his town had to make a map to track himĀ 

TheĀ internet is falling in love with a catĀ named Mischief after a viral videoĀ detailing his antics all across a city was posted. The video has more than 7.6 million views.Ā 

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šŸ§¾ WTF
ā€˜I hope Trump deports you!!!ā€™: Realtor fired after leaving hateful note on serverā€™s receipt

When Ricardo, a server at Cazuelas Mexican Cantina in Columbus, Ohio, receivedĀ a receipt with ā€œZEROā€ tip and a hateful noteĀ reading, ā€œI hope Trump deports you!!!,ā€Ā the community refused to stay silent.

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šŸ’– BRB SOBBING
ā€˜Started sobbing 3 slides inā€™: This gay coupleā€™s love story, told through a park bench, is leaving everyone in tears

A video by user Jack CiapciakĀ is bringing millions to tearsĀ after he shared the emotional journey ofĀ a park bench that became a symbol of love and loss

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šŸ„Æ GROSS
ā€˜I would cryā€™: Woman stores Philadelphia cream cheese in the back of the fridge. Why does it look like this when she opens it?

WeĀ all like to look pretty in pinkā€”but thatĀ shouldnā€™t really apply to food like cream cheese.Ā 

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Deplatformed, a web_crawlr column

ByĀ David Covucci
Politics & Technology Editor

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The deep state is trying to kill RFK Jr.(ā€˜s character)

DeplatformedĀ is a weekly column that looks into theĀ nether reaches of the internetā€”outside the big few that everyone already coversā€”to tell you theĀ political discourse online.Ā It runs on Thursdays in the Daily Dotā€™s web_crawlr newsletter. If you want to get this columnĀ a day beforeĀ we publish it,Ā subscribe to web_crawlr, where youā€™ll get the 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.

ā˜• ShrinkflationĀ has beenĀ creeping into everythingĀ from chocolates to macaroni and cheese. Now,Ā it seems coffee lovers might be feeling its effects too, at least according to one personā€™s recent Starbucks experience.

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šŸŒ¶ļø Huy Fongā€™s beloved srirachaĀ isnā€™t quite the right color anymore. The reason for the change isĀ loaded with drama.

šŸ„ƒ AĀ Cheesecake Factory dinerĀ says her husband wasĀ denied an Old FashionedĀ due toĀ a lack of ladder access.

šŸ” ThisĀ Costco customerĀ is going viral forĀ showing the price differenceĀ between aĀ cooked rotisserie chicken and a frozen pack of chicken.

šŸ‹ļø A man encounteredĀ some resistance upon trying to cancel a Planet Fitness membershipĀ and then pressed forward and canceled it, even though itĀ might not have beenĀ the mostĀ prudentĀ financial move.

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šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆ From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā How a Sims 2 fan forumĀ became an unwitting safe spaceĀ for queer creatives.


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