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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

Star Wars Lego set box above bags of dry pasta in numbered plastic bags.

“Diabolical”: Someone opened their new Star Wars Lego set and found pasta instead of bricks. It’s not an uncommon scam

Alexa, Smart speaker and virtual assistant from Amazon company connected to smartphone app. Wooden background. Tweet text overlay reads, "This is disgusting and exactly why Alexa is not allowed In my house."

“I flipped out”: Mom trashes Amazon Alexa after it made a “scary” request of her toddler

Left: Secretary of State Marco Rubio walking in a suit and too-big dress shoes, a red arrow pointing to the gap in his black patent dress shoe on his right foot. Right: Florida Senator Marco Rubio at the Republican National Convention.

Viral Politics

Marco Rubio’s giant shoes have people asking one question: Who bought them?

Statue of President Donald Trump standing behind Jeffrey Epstein, who has his arms outstretched at his sides, mimicking the Jack and Rose pose from the movie "Titanic."

Guerrilla statue of Trump and Epstein recreating the “I’m flying” Titanic scene appears in D.C.

Young man patient lying in the hospital ward. Tweet text overlay from Dr. Suneel Dhand on X.com reads, "Never leave your loved one alone in the hospital. Trust me on this."

“Super duper true”: Doctor warns people to “never leave loved ones alone in the hospital”—and explains why

Black Bigfoot outline moves undisturbed against a pink and purple sunset.

Reports of 10-foot hairy figures in the Ohio woods have Bigfoot watchers buzzing

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."

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