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Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to todayās edition of web_crawlr.
Hereās the latest trending internet culture stories today: Why Trump is getting mocked for being seated near the bathroom during the Popeās funeral, a look at why people are boycotting Target, a look at why QB prospect Sheduer Sanders was the subject of many NFL Draft memes, and backlash against the streaming platform Paramout+.
After that, weāve got a āOne Good Thingā mini-column for you about a very useful life hack.
Also: Donāt forget to scroll down below to see what the most popular story on the Daily Dot was yesterday in our āHot on the Dotā section. Itās some feel good news.
See you tomorrow!
ā A.W.
ā” Today in Internet Culture
š½ VIRAL POLITICS
Is JD Vance to blame for Trump getting sat next to the toilet at Pope Francisā funeral?
Trumpās seat placementānear the bathroomāat Pope Francisā funeral is getting mocked online.
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š BOYCOTT
The Boycott Target movement is pushing to completely bankrupt the retail giant
Redditors are trying to push the ongoing boycott against Target further, hoping now to drive the company into bankruptcy.
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š SPORTS
Shedeur Sandersā draft night got brutal, and so did the memes
QB Shedeur Sanders had an all-time draft slide during the NFL Draft, and the memes were everywhere.
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šŗ POP CULTURE
Nathan Fielder starts backlash against Paramount+ after Nazi-themed āThe Rehearsalā episode drops
A new episode from the second season of his show The Rehearsal, where he subtly compares interactions between himself and streaming platform Paramount+ to Nazi Germany, left many questioning the ethics of the media conglomerate.
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āNo moreā: Woman says her lettuce keeps going bad. Then she tries this paper towel trick
Keeping your salad fresh might feel impossible sometimesābut it doesnāt have to be that way.
TikToker Ashlee Fisher (@hairbyashleef) has gone viral after sharing the surprising solution to this problem, and it aināt expensive.
āSo, something that my grandma taught me years ago, that I thought everyone knew so I never shared it, is how to keep your salad fresh,ā she began. āLiterally, paper towels.ā
She then demonstrated how she uses a paper towel to freshen up her salad.
āIt keeps it dry,ā she said. āIt keeps them from getting all moldy and brown, and this literally will double the amount of time you can keep your salad in the fridge.Itās amazing.ā
Click the button below to find out more about this hack, and how people online reacted to it.
HOW DO YOU KEEP YOUR SALAD FRESH?
šøļø Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ānet.
š® A Walmart customer was perplexed by a locationās trepidation in honoring its own prices. TikToker Big Bet Gaming (@_big_bet_gaming) posted a viral clip thatās accrued over 374,000 views delineating his experience.
š¼ Desperate job seekers are flooding forums with stories of despair. Whatās going on?
š³ This person has questions about the security of the ābypass PINā option when swiping a debit card to pay for purchases.
šø If you like playing the lottery, one woman has an important PSA that could help when it comes time to pay your taxes.
š When you hit the āunlockā button on your car, you would hope that your car unlocks. And, crucially, no other cars unlock in the process.
āļø From the Daily Dot archive: Hereās a look at the wild history of fanfic censorship.
š Question of the Day
Everyoneās 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.
DID YOU FOLLOW ANY OF THE NFL DRAFT OVER THE WEEKEND?
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š„ Hot on the Dot
This was the most read story on the Daily Dot yesterday: