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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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Anna Good

2 panel image: on the left is a Bluesky post from @vacci.ne and on the right is an X post from Max Burns.

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Memes

‘Accidentally added to a war chat’ — 27 memes roasting the SignalGate leak

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

Katherine Huggins

Photo Illustration of Nancy Pelosi holding a glass of wine at a vineyard.

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How a satirical Facebook post sparked a right-wing conspiracy about Nancy Pelosi’s vineyard

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

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.

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Lindsey Weedston

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

Caption: Tweet from @RonFilipkowski: "Lauren Boebert says the censure motion against her is unjust after she said that Rep. Al Green carries a “pimp cane”, and argues that it wasn’t a racist comment: 'Are only blacks pimps? Are there no white pimps?'"; Background: Screenshots of Lauren Boebert from Real America's Voice

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Lauren Boebert shares racist AI meme to claim her Al Green insult wasn’t racist

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

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MAGA fumes over ‘rich globalists’ coming to America thanks to Trump’s new immigration ‘gold card’

Tiktok comment from @wayne cavic that reads "Costco is head over heels better company than Target!!" over three screenshots from Target's Tiktok

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Culture

‘Why do the sheets come with eye holes?’: Target posts video about bedding. Then the comment section turns into a boycott

Text "just walked past the cockpit on this delta flight and the pilot is a straight white dude in his 30s im gonna f***king die dawg"(l), Couple holding each other while woman cries and text "i have 2 flights coming up"(r)

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‘Many plane crash, no egg’: The internet is coping with plane crashes the only way it knows how…memes

Trump take egg with empty cartons(l), Pastries with sign that say "due to hyperinflation caused by the current egg shortage, there will be a $1.25 'egg surcharge' applied to all egg sandwiches."(r)

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‘Trump Take Egg’ photos trend as shoppers call out high egg prices and empty shelves

Hope Talbot is a freelance journalist currently based in New York City. Her work has appeared in The Daily Express, Euronews, and Bristol24/7, to name a few.

Hope Talbot

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‘Geeeeeze’: Alleged LinkedIn of Musk’s 19-year-old DOGE employee reveals childish old nickname

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

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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

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Catturd, Thomas Massie feud erupts over paid influence allegations

Donald Trump talking(l), Jessica Lange with text "there's not going to be lower grocery prices, you stupid slut"(r)

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Trump’s plan to rename the Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’ kicks off meme blitz

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