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<p>Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.</p>


Lindsey Weedston

U.S. Gold Olympics medalist Alysa Liu smiling widely during an interview against a blue background. Tweet text overlay reads, "And just like that, from America's sweetheart to flat out gross."

Viral Politics

MAGA celebrates Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu—then discovers she’s liberal and anti-ICE

Left: A plate of eggs, the whites scrambled and yolks still whole, text overlay reads "Is this how you make frambled eggs???" Right: A pan of eggs cooking and being stirred with a fork, the whites scrambled and yolks still whole. TikTok text overlay reads, "Shoutout to the girl who posted about her frambled eggs bc I'm obsessed and this is the only way I'll cook my eggs now."

Culture

People are making “frambled eggs”—and indecisive egg lovers call it a “game changer”

ben stiller in tropic thunder next to a still from a white house video

“War is not a movie”: Ben Stiller and more actors condemn latest pro-war White House video

Left: Low-res screenshot from a video of conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, his eyebrows edited to appear twice as thick as normal. Right: Woman with exaggerated eyebrows painted on her face tucking her hair behind her ear, TikTok text overlay reads, "Ben Shapiro's eyebrows tutorial."

Memes

What’s going on with Ben Shapiro’s eyebrows?

Donna Kelce’s home renovation becomes the meme we needed to face the horrors

Left: Julia Louis-Dreyfus in her role as Selena Meyer on "Veep" speaking at a presidential debate. Right: Former Department of Homeland Security Security Kristi Noem speaking into a microphone with American flags behind her. Tweet overlay from Chasten Glezman Buttigieg reads, "Can someone layer the Veep closing credits over this I have to make dinner."

Kristi Noem’s final DHS speech gets the “Veep” end-credits treatment after Trump fires her

“Nintendo’s lawyers will love this”: The Pokémon Company responds to White House Pokopia meme

timothee chalamet saying "and i don't wanna be working in ballet or opera"

Entertainment

“This one’s for you”: The Met responds after Timothée Chalamet claims “no one cares” about ballet and opera

Left: Tucker Carlson white mug that reads "I

Tucker Carlson’s anti-war merch is going viral among the very people who hate him

Glasses of fresh milk on white table. Reddit comment screenshot reads, "Should I heat my raw milk before I drink it to kill toxins?"

Raw milk Redditors keep accidentally rediscovering pasteurization

Left: Beach scene in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Right: Yougn brunette woman sipping on a drink from a straw, beach scene background. Threads post text overlay reads, "Everyone calling me all sorts of names yet Kite beach is HEAVING with people living their lives."

“No drama”: Influencer accused of “normalizing war” over post about “no fear” vacation in Dubai amid missile strikes

Left: Man at a Gold's Gym in Austin, Texas, making a bewildered face into the camera while Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is bent over a StairMaster machine to his left. Right: Woman making excited face at a Gold's Gym in Austin, Texas, while Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is visible bent over a StairMaster machine to her left.

“Didn’t even last 12 minute”: RFK Jr. went to a Gold’s Gym in Austin and people on both sides of him roasted him

Left: View from the back, closeup of a man's head wearing headphones while seated in an airplane seat. Right: Airbus A320-232 operated by United Airlines taking off from Jackson Hole airport. Tweet text overlay reads, "YES!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

“Thank God!”: United Airlines’ new headphone rule unites the internet across political lines

Left: Fashion stylist Law Roach laughing on the red carpet while speaking into a microphone, text overlay reads, "Zendaya is married!": Right: AI-generated photo of Tom Holland and Zendaya at the altar, a priest behind them, getting married.