Rockstar imposters, unwanted G-Wagons & Metaverse parade fail đđżđ§
And the Fyre Fest of basketball tournaments
Hi Wrecklings!
If youâre in a post-holiday slump, we have some VERY juicy stories below (my favorite one being this first one.
âGrifter Boasts of Fraud âMore Wildâ Than âInventing Annaââ- THIS. IS. INSANE.
âTikTok Pink Sauce Finally Hits the Market, Is Orangeâ- This grift continues to fail upwards.
âThe Great G-Wagen Sell-Offâ- This is a (possible) effect of the crypto crash I didnât see coming. Itâs also a good time to snipe a McLaren.
On the subject of sad crypto folks, the article is behind a paywall but this tweet sums up how Miami nightclubs are hurting too:
âMercedes-Benz to introduce acceleration subscription feeâ- First BMW with the heated seat subscription and now this? Dystopian.
âA leaked Amazon memo may help explain why the tech giant is pushing out so many recruitersâ- As someone who definitely presents better in-person vs. on a resume, I donât love this direction.
âBankman-Fried Apologizes to FTX Employees, Details Amount of Leverage in Internal Letterâ- This âapologyâ is akin to an arsonist apologizing for freezing up after the building was already engulfed in flames.
âAntrim man among 8 jailed over âbloodbathâ wedding brawl that caused âŹ20k damageâ- Iâll never complain again about family drama.
âGeorgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker getting tax break in 2022 on Texas home intended for primary residenceâ- I am genuinely confused about why this discovery isnât causing total chaos in Georgia (or anywhere, for that matter). This seems⊠like a huge problem?
âWhy the worst recipes imaginable are blowing up on TikTokâ- Another weird and great piece by Jessicaâ and Iâm thankful for now knowing the term ârage-baitâ exists.
âParisian Galleryâs Owners Sentenced to Jail After Stolen Picasso Scandalâ- Chapter closed on this art heist. Also a reminder that Picasso died in 1973, which still blows my mind for some reason.
âFaking the Funk: How Bootsy Collins Impostors Pulled Off the Ultimate Music Biz Scamâ- This is a fascinating read about rock ân roll grifts.
âDeveloper who bilked condo buyers in Coachella resort scam gets 20 years in prisonâ- If you want more background on this insane story, Scamfluencers has an *incredible* episode about this woman.
âMacyâs âtragicâ Metaverse Thanksgiving Day Parade left me worried for the future â 2023 balloon contest couldnât save itâ- Oof. Canât anticipate theyâll host that again next year.
âUnited Furniture Industries Fired Thousands via Text, Email as They Sleptâ- Itâs infuriating how poorly and heartlessly companies approach layoffs.
âPeople Are Calling An Influencer Out For An "Out Of Touch" TikTok Where She Said She Was Going To A Luxury Hotel Because Her Hot Water Stopped Workingâ- She couldnât have been surprised about the chilly reception to her video đ„đ„
âAussie TikTok star confronts fans at the World Cup and accuses them of being 'fake' - as speculation grows Qatar paid people to be thereâ- Well, regardless if theyâre being paid or notâ theyâll certainly be sober.
âWoman sues Kraft Heinz for $5million claiming the $10.99 Velveeta Shells & Cheese cups take longer to prepare than the 3 Âœ minutes it says on the labelâ- This woman gets an A for effort in chasing a payout but also wtf.
âRusso Brothers to Helm FTX Crypto Scandal Limited Series For Prime Videoâ- We called it last week, definitely didnât think itâd be in the works so quickly!
âA Las Vegas womenâs college basketball tournament provided a court, and almost nothing elseâ- Imagine expecting the first and getting the second đ:
More Serious Stories
We realize some of these can be triggering for some readers, so feel free to skip!
âSet Adriftâ- Realize this title doesnât have much context so TL;DR: two men started following a Youtuber that convinced them that the devil was destroying society (COVID being part of this plan) so they got on a sailboat to go somewhere safe and it didnât end well.
Who are these marketing/ad execs coming up with and green-lighting ideas like this?
And Kimâs ex continues to make headlines for despicable behavior:
ââHow Did This Man Think He Had the Right to Adopt This Baby?ââ
âMeta hit with ~$275M GDPR penalty for Facebook data-scraping breachâ
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