Shrimply fraud, Waterboy drama & the forced Macarena-dancing👀🍿🧃
Hi Wrecklings!
I have Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel on my Netflix queue, I bet it’s gonna be WEIRD.
Also, big upcoming month in the world of Goblins so forgive if any of the new few issues are a lil short— but not letting ‘em fall off the radar! So…
“I was on the ‘Poop Cruise’ in the new Netflix doc — this is how bad it really was”
“Cedar Point's new 'tilt' roller coaster breaks down again, leaves riders stranded”
“Fallen wind turbine blade impacts traffic on interstate highway”
“US sprinter gets modeling offer after p3n1s fell out of shorts during race”
“Crunchyroll Accidentally Reveals They've Been Using ChatGPT for Sub Translations”
“Man goes viral after working for four startups at the same time”
“In a massive shakeup, Subnautica creators and Unknown Worlds co-founders have been replaced by The Callisto Protocol studio CEO months before Subnautica 2's early access launch”
“Husband's Turks and Caicos Vacation with Wife Seemed 'Normal,' Then He Vanished Alone: Inside the Hunt for Answers”
“Apple iOS 26 will freeze iPhone FaceTime video if it detects nud1ty”
“Passenger misinterprets seat neighbor's ‘RIP’ text, forcing flight to divert”
“I spent thousands building my influencer brand. Now I have nothing to show for it.”
“19-Year-Old Influencer Detained in Antarctica While Attempting to Make Historic Solo Flight to All 7 Continents”
“Disgraced influencer ‘Liver King’ fakes his own arrest in bizarre post: ‘I thought it might be funny’”
“Inside the Mind of the Influencer Who Thinks You Should Be Rude to Waitstaff”
“Shrimpers sue 25 South Carolina restaurants over alleged 'shrimp fraud'“
🔏“My Couples Retreat With 3 AI Chatbots and the Humans Who Love Them”
More Serious Stories
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“The Chan-Zuckerbergs stopped funding social causes. 400 kids lost their school.”
“Update: Former Unity senior client partner Rod Stafford jailed for 22 years over s3xu@l offenses”
“Military leaders aghast as Meta founder Zuckerberg crashes classified Oval Office meeting on fighter jets: report”
“Influencer Anita Wright Releases ‘Final Message’ 1 Month After Her Death to Reassure Followers: ‘Know That I’m Ok’”
“‘Gulf Coast Stapletons’ social media influencer sentenced for child p0rn”
“Suspect arrested in livestreamed murder of TikTok influencer who denounced Tren de Aragua gang in Venezuela”
“Teen TikTok star had to be identified by tattoos after being found dismembered in bags”
“Hiking Influencer Juliana Marins’ Cause of Death Revealed After She Fell From Volcano in Indonesia”
“Socialite who ran over and killed Moroccan mugger who stole her bag is charged with murder and faces life behind bars”
“'Gonna put that on a t-shirt': Man who allegedly laughed and bragged about shooting his romantic rival has been indicted”
“Denver-based documentary aims to raise awareness of 'cannabis-induced psychosis'“
“In ‘Orgasmic Meditation’ Case, Did a Zealous Media Strategy Backfire?”
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