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Hello fellow web crawlers! Kira here. Welcome to today's edition of web_crawlr.
Today's top stories are about: a church committing a controversial tipping sin, Kamala Harris fans clapping back at haters on Truth Social, a detailed history of the disappearing Homer Simpson meme, and a TikTok trend that's all about recreating classic '90s sitcom moments.
After that, Mikael has a 'One Dumb Conspiracy' column for you.
Until next time,
— K.D.
“Guess how much they tipped me?” the woman asked viewers.
The reply guys are back, but the KHive is on the case.
It's the meme that ate a million Homers.
In the ’80s and ’90s, we were all about appointment television, and nothing had us seated quite like our favorite sitcoms.
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