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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.

Anna Good

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Memes

“You just look a little bit different”: Belle the “shocked” dog goes viral again after owner explains her unique look

Dog with eyes closed meme with text "when you are playing at 2am and scream but you hear your mom footsteps"(L) and "how it feel when you break something in the house then you hear your parents car pull up"(r)

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The Cooked Dog meme, aka ‘Dog Closing His Eyes Halfway,’ is taking over TikTok

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What’s up with the Apple Dog meme and those AI TikToks?

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

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‘Justice for Cricket’: Trump’s nomination of Kristi Noem for DHS reignites fury over her dog-killing boast

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

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The Silly Dog In A Propeller Hat meme is for when you feel like a kid again

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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Stop Fighting Dog meme: the origins and popularity of the T-Pose Puppy

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Vamos…a mimir

Aimée Lutkin is a writer for the Daily Dot.

Aimée Lutkin

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Explaining the Esnupi meme

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The beefy legacy of the Swole Doge meme

Kyle Calise is a video producer, writer, and storyteller from southern New England. When he’s not crafting explainer and culture videos, he’s usually out on a nature trail admiring trees.

Kyle Calise

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Meme History: Moon Moon

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‘I Know What You Are’: A Whitney Chewston meme

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Remembering Cheems, the doge who just wanted a cheemsburbger

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‘Justice for XiaoPang’: Why the orange Chinese dog is going massively viral in the West

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‘Waiter! waiter! more toddlers please!!’

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‘Homophobic Dog’ Whitney Chewston is an LGBTQ+ icon

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