$63k handbag for ants, an animatronic switcheroo & Outdoor Voices shade 👀🍿🧃
Hi Wrecklings!
Just realized that there’s a movie coming out about the insane betrayal behind the Beanie Baby empire— with it starring Elizabeth Banks and Zach Galifianakis, it looks well worth a watch.
As Elon tweets about limiting how many tweets people can see, Tumblr is over here trolling Twitter with its “Coming from Twitter? Sign up” note which leads to the most incredible sign-up page.
“United Airlines CEO Apologizes for Flying Private as Airline Cancels Thousands of Flights”- There was definitely some sort of missed good PR opportunity here.
“Sriracha sauce is selling for as much as $120 amid prolonged shortage”- Too bad I didn’t stock up before…they… were hot…
The revolts will come from inside:
“Teacher fired after high court ruling because she had skipped work for 20 years. She said she couldn't comment because she was at the beach.”- …how? Definitely asking for a friend.
“OpenAI Sued for Using Everybody's Writing to Train AI”- Very curious to see how this one ends up.
''Anonymous Disney Imagineer Purportedly Confirms Donald Trump Animatronic Is Hillary Clinton''- There is zero chance that with the talent behind Disney, they’d accidentally actually build Donald Trump from zero and have him end up looking like that.
“Handbag ‘smaller than a grain of salt’ sells for over $63,000”- Can we have a societal rule that if you start spending your money on insane stuff like this, you’re obligated to get a portion of your wealth distributed to societal problems?
“Overstock is changing its name to Bed Bath & Beyond”- If a company buys a flailing competitor, I wouldn't have thought that taking the struggling brand’s name is the go-to next step here.
“Diageo Cuts Ties With Sean Combs After Dispute Over Vodka, Tequila Venture”- The question seems to be… Diddy’do enough 🥁💥
🔏“Something Navy's CEO is out as Arielle Charnas' company stops producing clothing, closes stores, and explores a sale”- Insane that one sweater she posted about is only $500 less than the company’s whole maximum credit recommendation.
Not sure what’s going on with the founder of Outdoor Voices but…
More Serious Stories
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“Influencer Gets 90 Days in Jail for False Report of Kidnapping Attempt”
“Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney says Bud Light didn’t support her during backlash”
“NY nursing home chain sued for allegedly neglecting patients, pilfering $83M in government funds”
“ESPN lays off about 20 on-air personalities including NBA analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Jalen Rose”
“Priest involved in s3xting nun scandal lawyers up, refuses to cooperate with church investigation”
“YouTuber Accused Of 'Grooming' Teens Also Sent Nud3 Photos Of Fellow Star, Accusers Say”
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