Alarmingly potent parmesan, $1.5M paperweight & a poisoned husband 👀🍿🧃
Alarmingly potent parmesan, $1.5M paperweight & a poisoned husband 👀🍿🧃
Hi Wrecklings!
This week has me confused about but not hating the Josh memes (I’m a fan, their cab is delicious).
“Subway customer complained of numb lips after allegedly finding white powder on sandwich”- I did not expect the line “inspectors observed that bags of the parmesan mix had a higher cheese-to-seasoning ratio.”
“Woman Lured by Scammer Posing as TV Star Allegedly Poisoned Husband, Says It Was a 'Dream to Meet a Soap Star'“- This story is WILD.
“DeSantis presented with participation trophy in Iowa: 'We're proud of you for trying'“- Ouch, that one had to sting.
“How the $20K search for a missing dog on the Upper East Side sparked an internet firestorm”- I just hope the pup is safe somewhere.
“Porsche Carrera GT Stop-Use Order Has Left Owners With An Undriveable 'Paperweight'“- Imagine not minding that your car that’s worth more than most people’s houses can’t be driven.
“Alabama Man Gets Stuck Inside Large Vase During New Year’s Eve Party”- Connor has peaked.
“Panic in New Orleans: How Carjacking and Crime Upended the Next Season of ‘Queer Eye’”- Aww this makes me sad.
“AI-Generated George Carlin Drops Comedy Special That Daughter Speaks Out Against: ‘No Machine Will Ever Replace His Genius'“- A Carlin fan also wrote this VICE piece about watching the video.
“Mahindra kills off AI influencer after social media backlash”- Whoever decided on the messaging related to this influencer had it doomed from the start.
“This Italian Influencer Flew Too Close to the Digital Sun”- This scandal takes the cake.
“Starbucks sued for ‘100% ethical’ sourcing claim for tea and coffee”- Considering their reaction to unionization, this checks out.
“Grand Canyon University, already fined $37.7M, faces new federal inquiry”- How have they not been shut down yet.
🔏“A Scandal Is Tearing the World of Record-Breaking Dogs Apart”- This is some extremely niche scandal.
More Serious Stories
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“Leaked memo: Google is laying off hundreds of employees in its advertising-sales team”
“Amazon Lays Off ‘Several Hundred’ Staffers at Prime Video and MGM”
“Eight 'suspicious' US deaths in Colombia linked to dating apps”
“Instagram cuts 60 jobs, eliminating a layer of management at the company”
“eBay hit with $3M fine, admits to “terrorizing innocent people””
“Jeffrey Katzenberg Says A.I. Will Eliminate 90 Percent of Artist Jobs on Animated Films”
“Haritsu Is the Food Vlogger Cooking – and Eating – Rotting Food”
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