ICYMI - WTF Is Happening On Threads?

Slate Culture

Oct 3, 202650:33Arts

There are some controversies that can only happen on Threads. Discussions about mermaid trauma, for instance, or Pepsi having to apologize for their post about Wild Cherry. The platform is home to particularly unhinged u...

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