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Prepper in bunker says toy store feud proves collapse is near

Kelly Clarkson's social media dispute with a Brooklyn toy boutique has sparked predictions of societal collapse from a bunker-based prepper who claims nine days remain.

On air: Hank Ledger on BBN Newsroom
Published 11:18 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

At a glance

First reported by FOX 5 New York: “Kelly Clarkson's social media feud with Brooklyn boutique goes viral | What we know”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 11:18 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger.
Topics: Brooklyn, Kelly Clarkson.
BBN covered this story before: NYC Store Art of Play Responds to Kelly Clarkson's Claim (October 12).

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FOX 5 New YorkKelly Clarkson's social media feud with Brooklyn boutique goes viral | What we know

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Brooklyn toy store at the center of the Kelly Clarkson feud has now answered her claims about its products, and the online argument is still growing this morning.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWith us from a bunker is Wendell Oyelaran, founder of the Last Aisle Preparedness Collective. Wendell, you see this as a warning. Why?
Wendell OyelaranBecause when a famous singer and a toy store argue in public, the social order has maybe nine days left.
Wendell OyelaranI have never been to that store, by the way.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNine days. And you are certain about that number?
Wendell OyelaranCompletely. I have never been there, but the wooden puzzles are on the left, and the register is behind a very judgmental ficus.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYou said you had never been there, and then you described the plants.
Wendell OyelaranI read about it, Hank. Online. In a very detailed way. Meanwhile, I am cranking my duck radio to hear whether the toys are safe.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe duck radio is a recurring character today. Let me ask you again: have you ever been inside Art of Play?
Wendell OyelaranNo. Never. I do know the clerk named Dennis hates the return policy, and so do I, but only in theory.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIn theory.
Wendell OyelaranFine, they refused a refund on a plastic mallet in twenty nineteen, and I am not saying that is why I stock canned peaches for a toy store collapse.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the end of civilization began with a mallet and a receipt. Wendell, that is the most specific doomsday prediction I have heard all week.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOne last time, and I want a straight answer: have you ever been to that store?
Wendell OyelaranNever. It is at the corner of Fifth and Union, and the duck radio was returned there under protest.