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Tweet blaming late-night hosts for Trump shooting gets dunked on online

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‘Do you think they feel responsible?’: A user on X blames late-night hosts for Trump shooting attempt, gets absolutely dunked on

Ellen Degeneres says she is leaving the public eye, and the internet has jokes

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‘I’m done’: Ellen DeGeneres says she’s retiring from Hollywood—and the Internet has jokes

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‘He would make a great leader’: MrBeast muses about running for president on X, the internet reacts

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Entertainment

Why the internet is dunking on an opinion piece about ‘mixed-weight relationships’ and ‘Bridgerton’

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There’s a specific type of person who would not be okay using QR codes—at least according to the internet 

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

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Young people are sharing their ‘boomer complaints’ online, and you’d be surprised how many you agree with

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The best of the Justin Timberlake ‘What Tour?’ memes

People are dunking on Chipotle's CEO after he says "portions have not gotten smaller"

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People online are dunking on Chipotle’s CEO after he suggests portion sizes aren’t getting smaller

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‘The load-bearing posts of our time’: People are sharing Internet moments that are seared into their brains forever

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‘Let me see you do some underwater welding’: Harrison Butker’s advice to women during commencement speech receives backlash online

Allie Hayes is an experienced pop culture writer and editor based in New England. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her reading a romance novel, obsessively watching pro wrestling, or taking blurry photos of her two adorable cats.

Allie Hayes

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A TikTok user claimed none of the women on ‘Saturday Night Live’ are ‘hot,’ and the rest of the internet has thoughts

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘Caleb Williams is a Dylan Mulvaney wannabe’: X erupts in homophobia over football player’s pink phone case

Kira Deshler was the assistant newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. Kira received a Master&#8217;s in Media Studies from UT Austin and has previously written for sites like Slash Film and Looper. She runs her own Substack newsletter, Paging Dr. Lesbian, and is a member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

Kira Deshler

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K-pop and K-drama fans go head-to-head over dating controversy

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‘What’s an example of nepotism that you’re actually a fan of?’: People are sharing the ‘nepo babies’ who don’t deserve the slander

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Who screamed at Rebecca Ferguson? Fans want to know

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