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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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Left: Turning Point USA event, pop-up tent reads "Prove me wrong." Right: Turning Point USA CEO Charlie Kirk at the Republican National Convention. Tweet text overlay from conservative commentator Candace Owens reads "Recreating the tent Charlie died under for selfies? Seriously?"

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Viral Politics

“Demented”: Turning Point’s replica of the tent where Charlie Kirk was killed leaves even conservatives uncomfortable

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

3 panel: Left: Cardi B at the 30th Vanity Fair Oscar Party. Middle: Vice President JD vance attends an event in the East room at the White House. Right: Nicki Minaj at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards held at the Forum in Inglewood, USA on August 27, 2017.

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The Nicki Minaj-Cardi B feud takes a bizarre turn as Vice President JD Vance enters the chat

erika kirk responds to jd vance hug rumors

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Erika Kirk shuts down critics of the hug with JD Vance that went viral: “My love language is touch”

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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Grindr users in Phoenix logged problems the day of Charlie Kirk’s memorial

Left: Jimmy Kimmel giving a monologue about Charlie Kirk on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' on Monday, September 15, 2025. Right: "In America" Yeonmi Park one Joe Rogan Podcast meme, caption reading, "in America the FCC controls what comedians can say about Dear Leader."

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Culture

Trump cheers, Vance trolls, internet fumes: reactions to Jimmy Kimmel’s show getting yanked off the air

Ohio Senator JD Vance speaks at the Vice-Presidential Nominee’s election rally in Atlanta, Georgia, one day before Trump-Vance's victory in the elections. Tweet overlay from Vice President JD Vance reads, "Forgive my language but this story is complete and utter BS. The WSJ should be ashamed for publishing it. Where is this letter? Would you be shocked to learn they never showed it."

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“That aged well”: JD Vance’s furious Trump-Epstein denial comes back to haunt him

JD Vance sitting in front of an American flag with his arms in the air. Caption overlay reads, "Bragging about it is wild lmao, absolutely spitting in the face of people trying to take their kids but being told to f off."

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“I thought they hated ‘the elites'”: JD Vance shuts down Disneyland for private family trip, calls it “awesome”

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JD Vance and family confronted with boos during vacation at Disneyland: “The amount of booing when he exited Space Mountain was hilarious”

Left: "Babyface" JD Vance meme showing the Vice President with a shaved head in a blue suit: Right: Norwegian tourist Mads Mikkelsen

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EXCLUSIVE: Norwegian tourist says he was barred from entering the U.S. over a JD Vance meme, interrogated for hours, then had his records falsified

Photo of President Donald Trump in the Burn Book from 'Mean Girls' film, next to a photo of Elon Musk's face photoshopped onto Kendrick Lamar's body

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Memes

33 of the funniest memes about Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s messy breakup

2 panel image of a tweet from Laura Loomer and the new pope Leo.

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Right-wingers are crashing out over the new pope

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Mariam Sharia

3 different tweets, including the original post from Laura Loomer and 2 witty responses.

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Laura Loomer’s ‘WOKE MARXIST POPE’ tweet is becoming a meme

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Rebekah Harding

Photocollage of Pope Leo, JD Vance, and crowd holding phones

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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

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

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JD VANCE POPE

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

A three panel image of a comedian, Pope Francis and JD Vance.

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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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