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<p>Mariam Sharia is a writer and editor at the Daily Dot.</p>


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Culture

Calling a Waymo just to set it on fire became the bit during the LA immigration protests

Image from a Columbia graduation ceremony and Columbia president, Claire Shipman, in an interview. A tweet overlaid reads: the columbia college class of 2025 is booing through the president's speech.

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“You arrested us!”: Students boo and heckle Columbia president during her graduation speech

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President Donald Trump proclaims Taylor Swift “no longer ‘HOT'”

A screenshot of a video of a truck with Arabic lettering and the McDonald's logo on it.

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Saudi Arabia greets Trump with a mobile McDonald’s like it’s a loyalty reward

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This viral tweet about what men find “attractive” in a dress is turning into a meme

3 different tweets, including the original post from Laura Loomer and 2 witty responses.

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Laura Loomer’s ‘WOKE MARXIST POPE’ tweet is becoming a meme

Left side: Catholic cardinals walking Right side: Vatican chimney emitting black smoke below a header reading "Live smoke reaction"

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From sacred to stan culture: the Vatican conclave is now meme canon

3 Panel image: Left: Woman wearing a lampshade bonnet underneath caption reading: "God forbig a girl experiment with fashion & wear a fun lil hat on vacation" Middle: Man wearing a lampshade on his head underneath caption reading "Anyone else on Republican women lampshade Tok?" Right: Screenshot of Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne wearing a handmaid bonnet in 'The Handmaid's Tale'

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The ‘hat of the summer’ is a luxury bonnet—and it’s sparking ‘Handmaids Tale’ comparisons

Photo collage of Bryan Johnson in front of X posts from his account.

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Bryan Johnson is playing the internet like an improv stage

Donald Trump and Tim Walz with SXSW photo

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Tim Walz surprises SXSW crowd: ‘I agree with Trump on two things’

The world’s first babygirl-edgelord: Jack Schlossberg responds to backlash after calling his grandmother ‘hot’ with ‘I’m a literal pervert’

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Memes

‘Will Smith eating spaghetti’ is the first AI benchmark meme

Two panel design with a woman looking at the camera with sunglasses on, next to an image of Luigi Mangione

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‘The boys in jail said We Gotchu’—Woman says Luigi Mangione’s taper fade is a ‘signal’ to prison guards

HAILEY IS BACK

‘Hawk Tuah’ girl Haliey Welch finally ‘wakes up’ weeks after memecoin crash