Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Our top stories today are about: an exclusive report about Trump whining about spending $100 million in the election thinking he was facing President Biden, why images claiming Elon Musk has a robot girlfriend have gone viral, 10 times Ella Emhoff’s style was extremely on-trend, and an Amazon customer getting trapped in their house after a driver left a package in their front door.
After that, our Senior Politics and Technology Editor David has a “Deplatformed” column for you.
See you tomorrow!
— A.W.
⚡ Today in Internet Culture
🤧 THE BIG WHINE
‘I spent $100 million fighting Joe Biden’: Trump laments Harris swap at Moms for Liberty summit
We’ve got an exclusive report from inside the far-right parental rights group’s annual gathering.
🤖 TECH
Does Elon Musk have a robot girlfriend?
Did Musk manage to create a robot girlfriend? Some posters online are claiming he did—though not very seriously. The images behind the claims are clearly not real.
👗 VIRAL POLITICS
10 times Ella Emhoff’s style was extremely on-trend
Every election cycle has a stylish it-girl. This time around, it’s Ella Emhoff.
📦 WTF
‘It’s been 3 hours’: Amazon customers get trapped in their house after delivery driver leaves package in front of door
An Amazon customer posted a viral video saying she was trapped inside her house after the delivery driver left her package right outside the front door.
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By David Covucci
Politics & Technology Editor
Trump’s online army is heading to the polls—to work
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🕸️ Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
🍽️ This woman took her friend out for a free dinner and drinks thanks to a secret shopper app. Here’s how to get on it.
💳 “Never open a store credit card, this is why,” a woman says in the beginning of her viral video, which has attracted a ton of attention online.
💻 A woman says her local coffee shop started charging customers to use their laptops at the store. Her video left TikTok users divided in the comments section.
🏡 In a viral video, an Airbnb host shared the “weirdest” rule she includes in her rental contract—something she had to include after her guest did something unexpected.
🚗 Do you check to see if the child lock is on when you get into an Uber or Lyft?
🥣 A woman’s quick stop at Olive Garden to pick up soup to go turned into an unexpected rollercoaster of emotions as she tried to figure out whether she got played by the cashier.
🔍 From the Daily Dot archive: Telegram is supercharging conspiracy theories across the planet.
📝 Question of the Day
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🤳 Today’s Viral Video
Celebs they’re just like us 😂
