Urgent care staff fired for TikTok video making fun of patients
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An entire urgent care staff was fired after posting a cruel video to TikTok mocking their patients, a man riled up fellow business class passengers by playing a Nintendo Switch golf game, and why Donald Trump’s excitement over Delta’s use of “Gulf of America” isn’t something they changed on their own.
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⚡️ Today in Internet Culture
“Guess the substance!”: Urgent care staff fired for video making fun of patient bodily fluids
Workers at a California urgent care clinic lost their jobs after posing in a TikTok video laughing at bodily fluids left behind by patients. The slideshow consisted of photos with staff from the Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara smiling next to wet spots left on the sterile paper covering exam tables.
The TikToker deleted the video, but not fast enough.
“He literally isn’t bothering anybody”: Man playing Nintendo Switch golf in business class sparks discussion about travel etiquette
Business class is usually a calm, subdued environment with passengers catching up on work or taking advantage of the full recline for better sleep. But this passenger took his business class spot while playing Nintendo golf, and viewers are split about whether they love it or hate it.
Trump hypes Delta Airlines for “embracing MAGA” with “Gulf of America” change—here’s what really happened
President Donald Trump got his supporters all riled up after learning that Delta Airlines has begun officially referring to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
Social media is currently flooded with MAGA disciples crowing about how liberals are freaking out over the change. The majority of Americans oppose the name change, but not many people seem particularly up in arms about this small shift for Delta at the moment.
🕸️ Crawling the Web
👟 Fans who ordered Charli XCX’s special edition Converse shoes are sharing their disappointment online after they arrived in the mail looking not as expected.
🛍️ LUSH’s decision to shut down its stores in the UK for a day to stand in solidarity with Gaza has sparked quite a response from its customers.
💉 Tana Mongeau hopped on TikTok to explain her on-again-off-again relationship with Mounjaro, after publicly stating to “never go on it.”
🍟 A man requested $3 on Venmo after splitting some french fries on a first—and probably last—date.
🎦 It’s a sign of the times: MrBeast’s YouTube shorts now have more views than his traditional-style videos.
🐎 An influencer’s vendetta against the carriage horses in Central Park is going viral.
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