Newsletter: Obama’s 😉 on Trump’s ‘crowd size’

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

Us top stories Today it’s about: People online who believe that former President Barack Obama made a subtle dig at Trump’s masculinityhow author JK Rowling has gone silent online after being named in a cyberbullying lawsuit by Olympic champion Imane Khelif, 25 of the Best Duolingo Jokes and Memes we have come across, and how Bridesmaids give racy photos to groom failed on his wedding day.

Then our Senior Political and Tech Editor David has a “Removed from the platform“column for you.

One more thing: Kira will guide you through the news over the next few days. I will be back next week.

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⚡ Today in Internet Culture

🤏 ‘CROWD’ SIZE
Obama has ridiculed Trump’s obsession with crowd size by subtly addressing another side of the issue

During a speech at the Democratic National Convention, the former president said Barack Obama made an allusion to – at least according to many online –the size of former President Donald Trump’s manhood.

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🤫 BANG SILENT
‘Are you ok darling?’ JK Rowling hasn’t posted anything since she was named in a cyberbullying lawsuit

The normally noisy author JK Rowling has gone silent about X after he was named in a cyberbullying lawsuit by Algerian boxer and Olympic champion Imane Khelif.

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🦉MEMES
‘Spanish or Disappear’: The 25 Best Duolingo Jokes, Memes, and Interactions on the App

Duolingo is now a ubiquitous language learning tool. Thanks to its intrusive mascot, Duo the Owl, it is also become a source of endless Duolingo memes.

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💍 Oops
Bridesmaids are instructed to give racy Polaroids to groom on wedding day. It backfires

A video of a Groom and bridesmaid hugging is the talk of the town on TikTokThat’s because there are many people who think that something scandalous is going on.

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