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Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here.Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.

Here’s thelatest trending internet culture storiestoday: How the Trump administration’sad boasting about mining jobs got completely roastedonline, why Japanese citizens aretrolling American’s oversized cars, an exclusive report aboutan ex-“furry hacker” claiming she worked with cops, and why certainStar Warsfans areall worked up over the name of a Lego set.

After that, we’ve got a “Deplatformed” column from our Senior Politics and Technology EditorDavid.

See ya tomorrow!

— A.W.

⚡ Today in Internet Culture

⚒️ ‘IS THIS PARODY?’
Trump Labor Department launches truly depressing campaign to hype new U.S. mining jobs

Trump’s Department of Laboris getting pilloried onlineafter advertising that there are now more jobs for miners in the U.S. Thebleak-looking ad didn’t inspire many, with critics tearing it apart online.Amid the mockery, the administration later deleted it.

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🚙 MEMES
Japan’s biggest meme right now: Trolling America’s oversized cars

Everyone responded to Trump’s tariffs differently, butJapanese citizens decided to troll the American auto industryandmaking memes about why no one wants American cars.

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💻 HACKING
EXCLUSIVE: Ex-furry hacker claims she ratted on SiegedSec to local cops—former members say worked for the FBI

A former member of SiegedSec, the group referred to as the “gay furry hackers,” published amanifesto alleging cooperation with law enforcement.

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😡 POP CULTURE
‘Star Wars’ nerds are furious after Lego set isn’t explicitly named ‘Slave 1’

SomeStar Warsnerds are furiousafter a recently announced Lego setfailed to refer to a character’s shipby its original name, Slave 1.

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ByDavid Covucci
Politics & Technology Editor

4chan was hacked—and disinfo is everywhere

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🕸️ Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.

🌿 Peopleare eating handfuls of raw spinachin newhealth-conscious TikTok trend.Is it a good idea?

🚘 This man saysattractive women always drive this make and modelof a car.Is he right?

🍟 How do you feelabout the extra charges for sauceat thedrive-thru?

🍽️ This customer went viral afteraccusing servers of “negging” her at share-style restaurants. It’sapparently a rising trend.

☕ A man sayshe’s out $10after he wassuccessfully able to place an order to a closed Dunkin’.

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📝 Question of the Day

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DID YOU EVER PLAY WITH LEGO?

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