This week on The Doomscroll Diaries, we’re unpacking some of the internet’s most chaotic headlines.

First up: the extremely awkward McDonald’s CEO video that somehow went viral while promoting the new Big Arch burger. Why does it feel like corporate PR keeps getting weirder every year?

Then we get into the latest Epstein testimony drama and why Bill and Hillary Clinton are once again at the center of online conspiracy discourse.

Plus we talk about:

• the disturbing assistant principal scandal making headlines

• Botox… but for camels (yes, really)

• the strange return of nostalgic TikTok hair-playing videos

• and the general feeling that the news cycle has fully lost the plot.

If the timeline feels overwhelming lately, this episode is here to help you doomscroll through it together.

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The internet has officially adopted a baby monkey.

This week we’re breaking down the story of Punch — the viral monkey from a Japanese zoo who was abandoned by his mother, clings to a plush toy for comfort, and is now at the center of a global debate. Is he being bullied? Is the zoo exploiting him? And why did Andrew Tate offer $250,000 to “save” him?

Then we’re wrapping up the 2026 Winter Olympics — from an unexpected dog crashing the finish line to Alissa Liu’s gold medal moment and the pressure surrounding Eileen Gu.

Plus, a bizarre scam trend in Savannah where women posing as homeless are allegedly robbing men who bring them home.

This week, we get into the internet’s latest (and most confusing) wellness obsession, why raw milk is suddenly everywhere, and how influencer culture keeps turning objectively bad ideas into lifestyle trends.

We also talk about Ballerina Farm, trad-wife aesthetics, and what happens when “natural” wellness collides with actual public health concerns. Plus: a surprisingly wholesome internet story about a dad who committed to a lie for 24 years, why the clean girl era is starting to feel unhinged, and the strange comfort of low-stakes, very online chaos.

As always, we cover the best of the worst of the internet — so you don’t have to.