Faked kidnapping, ri-ski business & Hamburger Project chaos 👀🍿🧃

Hi Wrecklings!

There’s a documentary coming out about the influencer family that gave up their adopted son.

• “YouTuber Legal Eagle is suing over PayPal’s Honey extension”- Given the documentary linked in last week’s newsletter exposing Honey, not a surprising development.

• “Audible Is Facing Major Backlash for Its Playback Speed Commercial”- I mean, they probably could have done without calling a portion of their subscribers “psychopaths”

• “‘Bored’ influencer defends brazenly faking her own kidnapping: ‘I was just having fun’”- This woman’s statement is… actually unhinged.

• “Santa Clarita Diet creator learned his show was canceled when Netflix took apart its sets”- Well that’s absolutely brutal.

• “P0rnhub ban now covers more than a third of US states”- Ope, look at those privileges being taken away.

• “Husband Divorces Wife After She Kisses Romeo Santos On Stage At Aventura Concert”- Ok, I guess if that was

• “Texas teenager accused of using poison to kill rival’s competition show goat”- Ok, someone needs to keep an eye on this woman because her next target would be a coworker she’s competing with.

• “Cold and Flu Medicine Recall Sparks Warning in 20 States”- If you bought Kirkland Signature Severe Cold and Flu Plus Congestion from Costco last year, definitely check it out.

• “Venture fund founder sues PayPal, alleging racial discrimination”- Here’s hoping for another move towards better representation.

• “Man arrested for yelling profanities near church in North Stonington while wearing bike helmet with s3x toy attached”- I’m sorry, he’s been an issue nine times??

• “Chick-fil-A made a ‘slight’ change to its waffle fry recipe — and fans are distraught”- They still can’t be as bad as In-N-Out fries.

• “Head Chef at Three San Francisco Restaurants Steps Down After a Clash With Local Food Influencer”- The Hamburger Project feels like such an unlikely-named company to have beef... er, I mean, with someone.

• “The Militia and the Mole”- I’m slowly making my way through this one but dang. what. a. story.

• “Why I'm quitting the Washington Post”- Also a very sobering read.

• “Ski patrol strike in Park City shuts down most of the biggest US ski area”- Having attended a wedding nearby, can confirm that the cost of existing there is absolutely grotesque. And instead of paying the requested $2/hr raise, they’re subjecting folks to 3-hour lines:

  

🔏“The Wall Street Guy Who Moonlights As A Stripper”- Get it, sir!

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More Serious Stories

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• “11 Illinois teens charged with felonies after men lured and beaten using dating apps”

• “Surgeon General calls for cancer risk warning on beverages with alcohol”

• “Bed-Stuy aquarium cofounder sentenced for attempted murder”

• “Horrifying moment Palestinian influencer, 24, shoots firework into child's bedroom before he is arrested while trying to leave the country”

• “'Cooked' influencer starts recording moments after being bitten by diamondback rattlesnake”

• “Influencer reveals the terrifying way a stranger tried to 'groom' her child through a very popular kids game”

• “Influencer dies after downing a bottle of whisky in one go in paid viral challenge”

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