Newsletter: Bitcoin bros feel betrayed by Trump
Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr. Happy Friday! Our top
stories today are about: Why Bitcoin bros feel betrayed by Donald Trump, a server going mega-viral after
confronting customers who dined and dashed, right-wingers cheering the destruction of a Taylor Swift
guitar that a guy spent $4,000 on, and a woman warning against the iPhone iOS 18 update after it
“bricked” her phone. After that, the trending team shares with you their pick for “Main Character of the
Week.” Finally: It’s Friday, which means it is time for our weekly news quiz! Just scroll down below to
answer the question. If you guess correctly, you might win our new “Click or Treat” sweatshirt just in
time for spooky season. See you tomorrow! — A.W. ⚡ Today in Internet Culture 🤑 ‘BIGGEST SCAM’Bitcoin
bros feel betrayed by Trump’s new crypto platform “This will be the biggest scam in all of defi” posted
one user. ➤READ MORE 🏃 VIRAL LABORCustomers dine and dash on $157 check. Server follows them into the
parking lot In a viral video with more than 14 million views, a restaurant server follows a pair
apparently attempting to dine and dash on a $157 check into the parking lot. Chaos ensues. ➤READ MORE 🎸
POP CULTUREConservatives cheer destruction of Taylor Swift guitar at youth charity auction A viral video
shows a man destroying what is claimed to be a guitar autographed by Taylor Swift, turning an auctioned
keepsake into culture war kindling. ➤READ MORE 📱 TECH‘I have no service’: Woman warns against iOS 18
update after it ‘bricked’ her iPhone 15 Pro An Apple user is cautioning other consumers against iOS 18
after her phone, which she bought one year ago, stopped working the morning after the device was
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This traveler discovered a hack for getting as many drinks as you want through TSA. Does it work? 🚙 In
a viral video, an expert shared his picks for the five worst SUVs he’d never buy. 🥤 Here’s what really
happens when you order ginger ale at a restaurant, according to a server. 🥖 Two Costco customers were
left “pretty disappointed” after making an unexpected discovery about the supermarket’s rosemary
parmesan bread. 📱 People trade in their phones all the time. But it doesn’t always go according to
plan. 🏳️🌈 From the Daily Dot archive: How a Sims 2 fan forum became an unwitting safe space for queer
creatives. 🤳 Today’s Viral Video Our hearts will go on for Stephen Colbert and Kate Winslet after this
display.