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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

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Viral Politics

“Thank you, President Trump, for the laughs”: Pete Hegseth’s military drone video bombs, gets memed online

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Memes

Trump’s f-bomb on live TV instantly launches a thousand memes

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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Culture

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

Left: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the "Trade offer meme" Right: Blinking white guy meme underneath caption reading: When you're laughing at ww3 memes and suddenly the sun comes out at 3am

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Israel launched an attack on Iran and everyone’s doomposting through it: 26 memes

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

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

Donald Trump answering reporter question with Lucille Bluthe from 'Arrested Development' overlay meme reading "I mean it's one doll Michael what could it cost? $1000?" trump dolls meme

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‘Donny Two Dolls’: Trump’s out-of-touch comment on the economy is getting meme’d—20 of the best

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

Katherine Huggins

JD VANCE POPE

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

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: JD Vance memes

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Donald Trump’s ‘everything’s computer’ quote immediately becomes a meme

Caption: Tweet from @ouroboros_outis "Are you still a believer in plastic recycling? Because at 32, it’s marginal, right?"; Screenshot of Donald Trump on the phone in front of a fireplace.

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‘Because at 7 it’s marginal right’: how a Trump quote became a viral meme

2 panel image of a person explaining on TikTok. On the left text over says, "Practicing now because if Trump dont win today I'm hitting the pole to be able to afford life. #Trump2024" and on the right text over says, " my ebt card was just declined. They took everything. no food stamps, disability, cash benefits, and childcare. what am I gonna do?!

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‘I LOST MY JOB!’: 12 Trump voters who didn’t expect his policies to affect *them*

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‘I never thought he would tariff MY imports’: America is learning how tariffs work in real-time, and these 25 memes say it all

Scene of a frog in a pond. Text over: just got the call. fired. I was the wildlife DEI coordinator at the EPA. my job was to turn the frogs gay.

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‘Just got the call. Fired’: The viral meme making fun of Trump’s DEI crackdown

Trump with crown on his head. Constitution in the background.

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‘It’s a doge eat doge world’: The internet reacts after Trump signs a flurry of executive orders on day one

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

Woman saying "chinese spy"(l), Woman on phone with text "my personal chinese spy just calling to say goodbye one last time"(c), Man saying "chinese spy"(r)

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‘Thank you for Hawk Tuah’: TikTokers deliver heartfelt goodbyes to their ‘Chinese spy’ ahead of app ban

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