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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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Anna Good

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The 30 best memes of 2025

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Rachel Kiley

Ecce Homo painting by Elías García Martínez side by side of the attempted restoration of Ecce Homoa by Cecilia Giménez against a bright blue, pink, and yellow kaleidoscope style abstract background

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The painter who accidentally created “Monkey Jesus” has died at 94, and the internet is paying tribute

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Erika Kirk memes are taking over social media following her theatrical Turning Point appearances

Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

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Jamie Jirak

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Why is Jon Hamm sensually dancing all over social media right now? The “Turn the Lights Off” meme, explained

Left: Orange piece of paper showing the state of Minnesota and the country of Somalia with a heart drawn in between, text above reads "you are welcome here." Right: Man looking into camera, Text overlay reads, "When you just recalled your 23&me DNA test came back 0.5% Somali so now you qualify for BirthRight trip to Minnesota."

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“Minnesota Was Promised to the Somalis”: The meme satirizing anti-immigrant rhetoric

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Michelle Yeoh repeatedly explaining “MM to WW” is the most pure meme to come out of “Wicked For Good”

Rapper Ice Spice standing in front of Squidward and SpongeBob Squarepants' houses in Bikini Bottom. Text overlay reads, "spongebob big guy pants ok spongebob big guy pants ok big guy big guy big guy big guy."

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The “SpongeBob Big Guy Pants Okay” meme is everywhere—here’s what it means

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.

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Lindsey Weedston

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Bill Ackman’s “may I meet you” dating advice became a meme, and people say the line actually works

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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People’s life-altering stories about the time “the rabbit got me” are going viral online. What does it mean?

Left: Squidward looking through grate meme, with SpongeBob and Patrick labeled "New York" and Squidward labeled "The rest of the USA." Right: Zohran Mamdani's victory speech following historic NYC mayoral win, text overlay reads, "just had my last pork fried rice before mamdanistan."

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27 of the best memes and jokes about Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral win

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

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Susan LaMarca

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“You know what time it is”: Ground beef o’clock takes over social media

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“You’ll never get it perfect”: Reddit can’t stop critiquing this user’s daily chive-chopping posts

Left: Will Smith I robot meme featuring Neo robot. Neo Robot face in upper half has text overlay reading, "I can write a beautiful symphony." Will Smith's lower half reaction face has text overlay reading, "Do the dishes." Right: Ben Affleck smoking meme with Neo robot head instead, tweet text caption overlay reads, "Day 2 of cleaning up after humans."

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NEO the $20K home robot sparks memes before it can even clean a room—22 of the best

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Lily Allen’s breakup album “West End Girl” has fans laughing, crying, and meme-posting all at once

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“You can’t see me”: The best John Cena memes of all time