Olympian drug kingpin, a fake pilot & booking a hotel on the moon👀🍿🧃

Feb 05, 2026

Hi Wrecklings!

Hope everyone is staying safe, warm, and remembering to take care of themselves during what feels like already the longest year ever. May you find a little distraction below:

“Tourists traveled to Australia for its famous hot springs. There was just one problem – they didn’t exist”
“Amazon is closing its Fresh and Go locations”
“Hackers Say They’ve Hacked Match Group, Maker of Hinge, OkCupid”
“Rare sheet of Pokémon cards worth thousands accidentally sent to the wrong collector”
“Neom nightmare: How Mohammed bin Salman’s dream of a ‘city of the future’ became a $500bn disaster”
“JFK to Midtown for only $800: NYC taxi hustlers running wild at airport terminals”
“GTA 6 fans reportedly faked Rockstar IDs and flew drones at windows to get gameplay footage”
“Man accused of posing as FBI agent in apparent attempt to spring Luigi Mangione from prison”
“Japan has a bar for people thinking of quitting their jobs & drinks are free”
“Elderly lottery winner uses jackpot to build £288m drug empire making pills from his cottage”
“Amazon inadvertently announces cloud unit layoffs in email to employees”
“A Breakout Pop Artist Went Viral With 2.7 Million Fans, Before Anyone Realized She Never Actually Existed”
“Don’t say ‘Watch out for ice’: FEMA warned storm announcements could invite memes”
“A company allegedly sold cake batter as protein powder”
“Bank of England urged to plan for financial crisis if aliens are confirmed real”
“You can now pay $1M to reserve a hotel stay on the moon”
“Winter Olympics 2026: Ski jumping hit by ‘penis gate’ scandal over acid injection claims”
“Kyrsten Sinema panel interrupted by men who say they’re having an affair with her amid fresh lawsuit”
“Vladimir Putin’s mob of war-thirsty nuns are infiltrating churches across Europe”
“Dunkin’ changed its points policy and cost a loyal customer $260. Know the risks of loyalty programs.”
“Former flight attendant posed as a pilot and got hundreds of free flights, U.S. authorities say”
“Ubisoft Shake-Up: Layoffs, Studio Closures Begin in Major Reorg; Six Games Canceled, Including ‘Prince of Persia’ Remake”
- “After Ubisoft’s Big Shakeup, An Insider Says The Company Is Facing A “Massive Exodus Of Talent”
“Canned tuna recalled for ‘potentially fatal’ botulism risk was mistakenly reshipped to 9 states”
“Patagonia Sues Drag Queen Pattie Gonia Over Activist’s Trademark”
“Ryan Wedding, ex-Olympic snowboarder accused of being a drug kingpin, is arrested”
“Mamdani Tells NYC Residents to Stay Home and Read ‘Heated Rivalry’ Amid Snow Storm”

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