Rat girl summer, stolen golden toilet & fake Karens 👀🍿🧃

Hi Wrecklings!

Every once in a while there’s a week of news that is just 👩🏼‍🍳💋. This is absolutely one of them.

• ''US attorney’s office files legal motion to block a Titanic expedition planned for 2024''- So strange that our government is concerned about respecting people who died in 1912 but so many of its *very alive* citizens are struggling.

• “What is 'rat girl summer?' The latest TikTok micro-trend empowers young women to 'scurry' about and party day and night.”- This perfectly describes my summers in college.

• ''Blenheim Palace gold toilet theft: CPS considering police evidence''- …I have SO MANY QUESTIONS.

• ''Woman says she started to wear ‘terrible wigs’ after her job banned her pink hair''- I once got HR to pay for me to take a taxidermy class to prove a similar point.

• ''X wants permission to start collecting your biometric data and employment history''- Because OF COURSE IT DOES.

• This year the Playa was more water, less sand…

  • ''Why burners are suddenly burnt out on Burning Man and no one wants to go''

  • “Burning Man revelers complaining about 'harrowing' escapes from flooded desert are mocked for being hysterical - as it emerges the president has been briefed”

  • ''Burning Man memes are swamping social media''

• ''Hundreds of Tough Mudder racers infected by rugged, nasty bacterium''- And a reminder why all that mud can’t be good…

• Music festival chaos:

  • ''Made in America Festival, Headlined by Lizzo and SZA, Canceled Due to “Severe Circumstances”''

  • ''Electric Zoo Festival's Friday night show abruptly canceled''

• ''Ron DeSantis Is Afraid of Questions From a 15-Year-Old''- This is a terrifying read.

• ''They tried to stop New York City rats from having babies. They failed.''- This is shocking to literally no one.

• ''Woman who spent £130,000 to have legs extended left with huge regrets''- Yeah, probably because SHE DID IT FOR A MAN.

• ''Bumble BANS ghosting: Dating app will allow users to report missed meetings or ending contact without warning''- This… feels like it’s gonna be chaos.

• ''Disney Lists $330,000 Crisis PR Job After CEO Insults Striking Actors And Writers''- All you have to do is risk your personal reputation to save an already garbage one!

• ''Gwyneth Paltrow's bizarre video about a probiotic went viral because people thought it was a terrible ad. The brand says everyone's got it wrong.''- $5 it was an ad she was asked to fill, somehow it got leaked, and this is reputation management. I’ve seen the “effort” put into some of these and it’s shocking.

• ''Chess World's 'An@1 Bead' Cheating Saga Quietly Comes To An End''- For those of you still following along on this saga.

• ''We’re In the Midst of an Epidemic of Fake Karens''- This is the worst timeline.

• ''Call of Duty enlists AI to eavesdrop on voice chat and help ban toxic players starting today''- Curious to see if this will work…

• ''Embracer Shuts Down Saints Row Studio Volition After 30 Years''- Ironic, given that their survival plan relied on blood money.

• ''The fall of Babylon: Failed telehealth startup once valued at $2B goes bankrupt, sold for parts''- I’ll never understand how these seemingly-successful companies crash and burn so hard.

• “We Used A.I. to Write Essays for Harvard, Yale and Princeton. Here’s How It Went.”- I always wish ChatGPT could write hard texts for me but the day it can is when I’m going to be legitimately terrified of AI.

• 🔏“BeReal is set to make its first marketing hire — but experts say it could be too late for the app to recapture its early buzz”- It’s so strange to me that they were apparently convinced they’d remain popular without new features and marketing.

• 🔏''Where ambition goes to die': These tech workers flocked to Austin during the pandemic. Now they're desperate to get out.''- I love/hate Austin— it’s too hot and it feels uncomfortably like a Millennial Disney (because of the weirdly perfect breweries, restaurants, etc).

• 🔏''Retailers Bet Wrong on America’s Feelings About Stores''- If you put some alligators into a Walmart, I’d want to go see them there too.

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• ''Ruby Franke arrest: The '8 Passengers' creator has been accused of child abuse. Viewers think they saw it coming.''

• ''Buster Murdaugh brands father Alex a PSYCHOPATH due to his 'manipulation and lies' despite insisting he's NOT a killer - as he moans about mom Maggie getting dirty looks after brother Paul 'killed teenage friend in a boat crash'''

• “Alex Murdaugh Loses Prison Privileges After Surreptitious Documentary Interview”

• ''I'm in agony': Traveler loses her dog after being detained in Atlanta airport''

• ''Is Instagram shadowbanning LGBTQ and s3x ed accounts?''

• ''YouTuber Ruby Franke's Husband Releases Statement After Her Child Abuse Arrest''

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