Exploding Aldi burgers, Cookie stealing & an epic VICE exposé 👀🍿🧃

Hi Wrecklings!

I just discovered the true crime podcast The Pact and I can’t believe how INSANE it is. Truly chin-drop-gasped at several points. Highly recommend.

• ''VICE Ran Out of Money (For Everyone Except Its Executives)''- This piece is JUICY. I want to know more about the inexplicable milk surplus.

• ''‘You failed, bro’: SF’s most famous pot brand sued for fraud''- Time to weed out the bad guys.

• ''Shein lawsuit accuses fast-fashion site of RICO violations''- If you haven’t stopped buying from Shein yet, here’s another reason to.

• ''Ohio Plastic Surgeon Loses Medical License After TikTok Livestreams''- Ignore if squeamish but this was too crazy not to include up here.

• ''Chipotle's guacamole robot is cursed to peel and core avocados for eternity''- That 25lb bowl of avocado looks incredible.

• ''She Steals Surfboards by the Seashore. She’s a Sea Otter.''- I hope she evades escape forever.

• ''Actors say Hollywood studios want their AI replicas — for free, forever''- I’m sure Hollywood is thrilled about never having to worry about their actors aging…

• ''“Orange Is the New Black” Signalled the Rot Inside the Streaming Economy''- Everything in entertainment is terrible.

• ''MyPillow is auctioning equipment after a sales slump. Mike Lindell blames "cancel culture."'- Oh look, isn’t it the consequence of your own actions.

• ''Alleged crypto crook Sam Bankman-Fried asks judge to allow 'close friends' to visit''- Tell him no.

• ''Pizza Hut Is Being Sued For Harassing Customers''- They probably assumed like with the last slice, asking if people wanted the pizza again twice would change their minds.

• ''That Time Aldi Got Sued Over An Exploding Burger''- Oh, I would have sued for far more than that.

• AI-manufactured drama

  • ''Sarah Silverman and novelists sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI for ingesting their books''

  • ''Stability AI is sued by co-founder who says he was duped in to selling stake for $100''

    

• ''Crypto Lender Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky Arrested, Sued by Regulators''- It’s unsettling seeing the percentage of Web3 founders going to prison— definitely not a good look for the space.

• ''Why TikTok Sensation PinkyDoll Is Freaking Everyone Out''- The casual mention of how she pops corn kernels one-at-a-time on a hair straightener…

• ''Fox News host Jesse Watters' 'Democrat' mother calls into his debut primetime show - and warns him to avoid 'lawsuits' and 'conspiracy rabbit holes'''- THIS IS INCREDIBLE. The classiest smackdown I’ve ever seen.

• ''In Her PC Games, Barbie Taught ’90s Kids They Could Do It All''- Seems that since playing Barbie Horse Adventure as a kid, they’ve since also added “Wild Rescue” and “Riding Camp” … which sound actually still sound like fun games.

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More Serious Stories

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• ''Ex-Spy Accused of Putting CIA Hopeful Through Sordid Secret S3x ‘Training’''

• ''Ex-Fox News host Geraldo Rivera tells The View he had a 'very toxic relationship' with male co-host on The Five after sparring with Jesse Watters and Greg Gutfeld - and he will 'never forgive' Tucker Carlson for January 6 coverage''

• ''Man who shot to global fame after his mother-in-law wore 'the dress which broke the internet' to his wedding is accused of attempting to murder his wife''

• ''Grail sued by three female ex-employees over ‘toxic work culture’''

• ''Johnson & Johnson sues researchers who linked talc to cancer''

• ''Colleen Ballinger's Legal Reps Have Denied Claims That She’s Been Claiming Copyright On Her Infamous Ukulele Song''

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