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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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A Texas republican got wrecked trying to defend a bill about the Ten Commandments

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‘Demanded burgers’: This man says he served Pope Leo XIV. He says he was a ‘nightmare’

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‘Someone get JD Vance’: The Vatican just announced the new pope. Here’s how the internet is reacting to the first American pontiff

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Is JD Vance to blame for Trump getting sat next to the toilet at Pope Francis’ funeral?

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‘Family of losers’: Comedian pretending to be JD Vance’s sister hurt by Pope memes bombarded with backlash

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‘DEI Satan’: Conservative Catholics are already pledging to not follow any non-white pope

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Pope Francis dying hours after meeting JD Vance sparked a truly dark meme

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Get ready for the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint—complete with custom merch

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Enjoy hell, conservatives tell sick Pope Francis

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Trump scorches White Dudes for Harris at charity dinner: ‘Their wives’ lovers are voting for me’

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Frociaggine memes are the latest gay trend

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‘Based’: Pope Francis is back in conservatives’ good graces after using anti-gay slur

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Pope Francis deemed Satanic by Christian conservatives for preaching love, tolerance toward migrants

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