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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.

Lindsey Weedston

Left: Podcast host Joe Rogan on the set of his show, The Joe Rogan Experience. Right: Comedian and podcast host Theo Von speaking into a microphone.

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Viral Politics

From Joe Rogan to Theo Von, pro-Trump creators who once helped his rise are now quietly backing away

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

Rachel Kiley

Left: Someone in an inflatable frog costume. Right: Portland Police officer spraying pepper spray into the ventilation hole on the back of an inflatable frog costume.

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ICE pepper-sprayed a protester in a frog costume. Now the “Portland Frog” is a symbol of absurd resistance

Country singer Zach Bryan singing into a microphone. Tweet overlay from "AppPatriotgirl" reads, "Welp, there goes your career."

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“Career over”: Zach Bryan’s new song “Bad News” infuriates MAGA with anti-ICE lyrics

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

trump obama bop bop bop down the plane stairs

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“Be cool when you walk down”: Trump compliments the way Obama would “bop down the stairs” of Air Force One

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Both Ronny Chieng and Stephen Colbert took aim at the “meme war” happening in American politics right now

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.

Anna Good

Left: Dark-skinned man with a beard in camo uniform looking into the camera. Right: Dark-skinned man with a beard wearing camo military uniform looking into the camera, showing his bear.

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“Do you realize how many Black men you’re gonna lose?”: Troops online are revolting against Pete Hegseth’s beard crackdown

Left: Donald Trump in a navy suit and red tie speaking at Charlie Kirk's memorial. Right: Woman speaking into camera in transition glasses.

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“It was his come-to-Jesus moment”: Mom explains what “finally” made her MAGA son turn on Trump

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“The NFL Hates America”: MAGA is crashing out over Bad Bunny headlining the Super Bowl halftime show

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“This is so embarrassing”: Woman records herself confronting Starbucks worker for not calling out “Charlie Kirk”

Deliveryman on a bicycle on a street in Chicago taunting Border Patrol agents.

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“Hey! I’m not a U.S. citizen!”: Chicago delivery guy taunts Border Patrol, gets swarmed, escapes in chaotic street chase

Left: President Donald Trump Truth social post displaying 24 karat gold decorations for the Oval Office. Right: President Donald Trump sitting in front of Golden accents in the Oval Office.

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“Can we just get healthcare”: Trump criticized for “bragging” about 24-karat gold Oval Office décor as Americans struggle to pay bills

Left: AI-generated video of President Donald Trump sitting in the Oval Office above Fox News Chyron reading "MedBed Hospitals." Right: AI-generated photo of Donald Trump with an American Flag painted across his face.

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“Unfathomable level of boomerism”: Trump shares AI clip promoting “Med Bed” conspiracy before quietly deleting it

Left: Daughter of New Mexico Senator Jay Block, Maddie Block, in gold hoops and her hair braided. Caption overlay reads, "My Republican state senator dad met with Netanyahu in Israel?" Right: New Mexico Senator Jay Block

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GOP senator’s daughter calls him a “loser,” slams Israel trip as “propaganda”

Left: Skyline Smiles Yelp page. Right: Dr. Harleen Grewal, the Maga Dentist, in blue scrubs during an interview.

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A “MAGA Dentist” is getting review-bombed on Yelp after joking about treating non-Trump patients differently

Confrontation unfolds on Tennessee State University campus between MAGA debaters and HBCU students.

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“Antagonizing us”: MAGA debate group shows up at HBCU with anti-DEI signs—students make sure they don’t stay