$20M Disney house, royal podcast fail & an Xbox controller-steered missing submarine 👀🍿🧃

Hi Wrecklings!

Are you all following the search for the OceanGate submarine as closely as I am? Just read this article about OceanGate apparently never prioritizing safety.

Also, I need to check out the new season of Black Mirror… once I get my own account since parasite-ing off my brother’s is no longer an option.

• “Shame of the West's fast fashion addiction: Mountain of discarded clothes in Chile can now be seen from SPACE”- Well, this is horrible.

• “A New CEO Says Employees Can’t Work Remotely After All, and They Revolt”- This should be a no-take-backs situation.

• ''Prince Harry, Meghan Markle split from Spotify after podcast not renewed for second season — doing just one cost full $20M deal''- Yikes— and there are allegations of faked interviews— amid Spotify’s Head of Podcast Innovation and Monetization also not having nice things to say.

• “Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ Falls Flat, Adding to Worries About the Brand”- I’m one of those people that hasn’t been to a movie since… pre-Covid?! Which seems insane.

• ''Elizabeth Holmes Says She Can’t Afford $250 Payments to Theranos Victims''- I’m calling BS on that one.

• More steps towards Twitter’s very slow decline?

  • ''Elon Musk: Twitter sued by music publishers for $250m''

  • ''Twitter is being evicted from its Boulder office over unpaid rent''

• ''Comedian’s Malaysia Joke Prompts Threats and a Diplomatic Incident''- Malaysia has apparently tried to get Interpol involved.

• ''Influencers in firing line as France tackles scams''- There’s truly no limit on what influencers will promote.

• “Mexico mayor hired strippers to give lap dances at Father's Day event, leaving shocked mothers to walk out of auditorium with their children”- I imagine it took more than one person to plan this insanity, who thought this would be a good plan?

• Faux-pas fashion:

  • ''Meet the Gen Z dupe hunters: How TikTok is creating a billion-dollar 'knock-off' economy - as hard-up youngsters snap up replica Lululemon leggings and designer bags at a fraction of the price''

  • ''Patagonia Accuses Nordstrom of Selling Counterfeit Products in a New Lawsuit''

• ''Don't Let It Go! Disney-obsessed families are paying up to $20M to live in this exclusive Florida community - where interiors feature VERY elaborate Frozen and Finding Nemo-themed rooms''- This strikes me as a waste of an otherwise very neat house.

• ''Maryland DMV Buys Back Domain Name Written on 798,000 License Plates From Filipino Online Casino For $1,000''- I’m not entirely clear how this website ever got into the hands of the casino?

• ''AI Artist Creates Satanic Panic About Hobby Lobby''- Now we’re all boycotting Hobby Lobby!

• ''Pirate Streaming Site Soap2day Shuts Down, Users In Shambles''- “We are very sorry :) bye” is the most pirate-site way of pulling the plug.

• ''US Government Sued for Allegedly Seizing $100,000,000 in Cash, Gold and Jewelry From Citizens Without Explanation''- Curious to know where this all ended up.

• Real estate woes:

  • ''Linda Bean sued for $228,000 by Boulos Co. over real estate dispute''

  • ''Did 'Million Dollar Listing' star Ryan Serhant poach another Palm Beach County firm's secrets?''

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More Serious Stories

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• “Top modeling agencies are accused of scouring eating disorder clinics and refugee camps for new talent - as model says she was told to eat COTTON BALLS to feel full and to climb Icelandic glacier in stilettoes”

• ''Twitch Streamer’s Car Gets Torched By Obsessed Viewer Who Drove 700 Miles''

• ''FTC accuses genetic testing company of exposing sensitive health data''

• ''Newly-divorced mom reveals how she lost her ENTIRE $100,000 401(K) to fraudster she met on Tinder: Secret Service warns it's now probing 'a ton' of cruel scams as crooks prey on vulnerable women''

• ''Silicon Valley's shocking substance abuse: Facebook managers 'turned blind eye' if they thought it boosted productivity, insider claims, as killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee exposes hardcore drug-taking''

• ''Influencer who died after trying to lose 100kg at weight loss boot camps spotlighted by Chinese state media''

• ''Harvard Medical School Morgue Manager Sold Body Parts, U.S. Says''

• ''The NewsGuild of New York files 3 new unfair labor practice charges against Insider on behalf of the Insider Union''

• ''Anti-feminist influencer says divorce should be ILLEGAL''

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