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Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr. 

Our top stories today are about: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) facing a stream of mockery after she posted a photo of her bean-heavy barbeque meal, how Pokémon has somehow become part of the United Healthcare shooting, people sharing the weirdest ornament finds just ahead of Christmas, and a woman’s nightmare landlord experience. 

After that, our Senior Politics and Technology Editor David has a “Deplatformed” column for you. 

See you tomorrow! 

— A.W. 

Today in Internet Culture

MOCKERY
‘Real threat to the woman’s bathroom’: Nancy Mace’s bean-heavy birthday dinner becomes meme fodder in restroom fight

“Now we know why she wants the bathroom all to herself,’ joked one person.

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CONSPIRACY
Luigi Mangione’s Pokémon preference spawns QAnon-level freak out over ‘hidden’ Bible quote

Call it Poke-anon, or Pika-Q. 

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WEIRD
People are sharing their weirdest ornament finds and creations on TikTok

Amidst the viral holiday hacks and trends, you can have a distinctive winter decor scheme with what TikTok deems as “weird” or “unhinged” ornaments.

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WTF
‘He was pulling out a Diet Coke’: Woman notices someone let her dog out. Then she catches her landlord inside

This woman feels violated after she clearly told her landlord she didn’t want him in her house. He did what he wanted to anyway.

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By David Covucci
Politics & Technology Editor

The never-ending RFK Jr. misinformation cycle 

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Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.

A woman opened a can of Bush’s Baked Beans to make dinner for her kids but was surprised by the contents of the can. 

This Amazon warehouse worker is going viral on TikTok after listing the various reasons why she doesn’t like her job.

A contractor used “plastic” for house siding, demonstrating how easily builders can get away with using fake materials and leaving viewers infuriated.

Gen-Z is already nostalgic for 2024. It’s weird. 

This couple is demanding answers after finding a baguette candle and a surprising deer figurine at HomeGoods. 

From the Daily Dot archive: Why some mommy vloggers are taking their kids out of the spotlight.

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HAVE YOU EVER PLAYED A POKEMON GAME?

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Today’s Viral Video

Jude Law explains laws that exist within the Star Wars universe.