"Tech Girlies", MAGA rap & a verified million-dollar scheme ππΏπ§
And people don't hate our TikToks, so that's cool.
Hi Wrecklings! Guess what! Iβm finally (trying!) to regularly post to TikTok and did a whole series explaining the rise and fall of The Wing, weβd love for you to give it a look!
Also, are yβall as intrigued by this "Donβt Worry Darlingβ PR disaster as I am? Hereβs an excellent explainer thread for those unfamiliar alongside some other fun tweets.



Now, without further ado!:
βJames Van Der Beek Sues SiriusXM for Breach of Contract Over $700K Podcast Dealβ- With each podcast episode netting $17,500 plus 50% of net ad revenue, Iβd be mad about this deal falling through too.
βReal Money, Fake Musicians: Inside a Million-Dollar Instagram Verification Schemeβ- Big ups to ProPublica for this absolute π₯π₯ exposΓ©, the entire read is π©πΌβπ³π.
βS3x Workers Say Wells Fargo Is Terminating Their Accountsβ- This opens up a great opportunity for a bank willing to align with a huge customer-base.
And yet Iβm sure this guy isnβt having any issues finding a bank to keep his millions in. Gross double standard thereβ βThe reclusive owner of OnlyFans rakes in more than $500 million from the adult website in less than 2 years, report saysβ
βAn A.I.-Generated Picture Won an Art Prize. Artists Arenβt Happyβ- I donβt feel like the dude who submitted the piece was wrong, but I also feel like he was the kid in school that liked to remind the teacher if they forgot to collect homework π€·πΌββοΈ.
βPeter Thielβs Investment Firm Is Backing a Menstrual Cycle-Focused βFemtechβ Companyβ- The self-hating gay man that wants to inject young peopleβs blood into his own and believes no good came from women voting, is funding a female-focused startup? Mmmkay π©π©π©.
βSnap CEO Evan Spiegel tells employees to prove 'the haters' wrong during an all-hands meeting. The rallying cry did not land well with staff reeling from massive layoffs.β- Admittedly had it not been for dudes on dating apps asking for my Snap username (looool), I wouldnβt have realized Snap was even still a thing.
βThe Baffling World of MAGA Rapβ- This article reads like an SNL Stefon skitβ it has everything from lizard people, to aliens, to mall meetings.
Gross warning π©: βWoman Claims Online Clothing Order Came with Poop Stainβ- ASOS, no. no. no. And this is all while weβre likely all slowly being poisoned by our fast fashion threads.
βA Reddit post about a s3x playlist made an 11-year-old song go viral. The DJ behind it weighs in on its success.β- Iβm including this because I literally howled when listening to the song mentioned in the Reddit post.
βInvestigators, Citing Looting, Have Seized 27 Antiquities From the Metβ- Sprinkling some art scandal in here because β¨cultureβ¨.
βFlyingβs summer of hell goes out with a bangβ- Love to pay even more for the privilege of being inconvenienced. Now seems like a good time to resurface this flight attendantβs viral tweet from earlier this summer:

βIs Philly the rudest U.S. city? Only if youβre a whiny babyβ- I aspire to be as unapologetically myself as Philly does, every day.
β#WorkingInTech Influencers Are Facing Backlash For Their Glamorous TikToks About The Industryβ- As a woman in tech, I canβt think of a worse thing to call myself than a βtech girlieβ π. Also, startup perks are nice, particularly when you can anticipate the timing of your layoff when the free office snacks go from beef jerky to stale Goldfish crackers (true story).
βA Russian influencer posed with what looked like a Chanel bag 5 months after cutting one up on camera in protest against the luxury brandβ- We covered this influencer destroying her Chanel bags earlier this year but looks like, psych!
βKids Yell βPoopβ At Alexa, And These Musicians Profitβ- Huh. Didnβt see the cartoon baby baby rapping while holding a beer and a cigarette coming. I really wish theyβd gotten a quote from Raffi about this trend- I feel like heβd never.
βMark Zuckerbergβs Metaverse Pitch Is Falling Flatβ- This is an absolutely BRUTAL writeup, dang.
More Serious Stories
We realize some of these can be triggering for some readers, so feel free to skip!
βComedians Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears Accused of Child Sexual Abuseβ- Since the publishing of the original article, Tiffany has responded to the allegations.
βUnder pressure, security firm Cloudflare drops Kiwi Farms websiteβ
βBed Bath & Beyond CFO Falls To Death From Jenga Tower Amid Mass Closures, Layoffsβ
βThe Justice Department Got Creative to Rid the Army of a Self-Avowed βNaziββ
βInside the Final Days of βThe Wendy Williams Showββ
βYoung Scandinavians Are Sticking Nicotine Pouches Up Their A$$e$β
βMaitland Ward: I had to try on lingerie for Disneyβs βBoy Meets Worldβ producersβ
βThe Rise of Mobile Gambling Is Leaving People Ruined and Unable to Quitβ
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P.S. While weβre obsessed with these stories, we donβt endorse any of these insane behaviors. π