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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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Left: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC 2024. Right: President Trump speaks at the Invest America Roundtable in the State Dining Room of the White House announcing the “Trump Account” plan to invest $1,000 for each newborn. Tweet overlay reading "When a history museum rewrites history to appease the president, it stops being a museum and starts being state propaganda. Straight-up Orwellian."

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“Genuinely scary”: Smithsonian accused of “rewriting history” after quietly removing Trump from impeachment exhibit

Left: Donald Trump smiling Right: Golden Ballroom of Queluz National Palace on July 4 2012.

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“Let them eat cake”: Trump unveils $200 million gold ballroom plan after cutting health insurance for millions

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Tweet reading: "Whew. I have never seen a more brutal takedown of Trump’s cabinet than Pete Buttigieg here." over a screenshot of Pete Buttigieg on NPR speaking about President Donald Trump

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“A masterclass”: Pete Buttigieg reads Trump’s cabinet for filth in viral interview

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Punk band Dropkick Murphys torch Trump with scathing Epstein montage at Warped Tour

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Ms. Rachel is “not comfortable working with anyone who hasn’t spoken out about Gaza,” encourages other celebrities to take action

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“Cheap trolling”: Border Patrol uses Coldplay Couple meme to mock undocumented migrants

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“I’m not even gonna justify”: A college student called out a surprised Charlie Kirk with an insult from his father

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“I didn’t think South Park could shock me anymore”: South Park just put Donald Trump in bed with Satan, and fans are loving it

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“The audacity is crazy”: Jack Schlossberg calls out Ryan Murphy for  profiting off of tragedies—including his own family’s

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“Where does Jubilee find these people?”: The internet has memed the mustache hat guy in Jubilee’s latest video featuring far-right conservatives

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“The man woke up and chose violence”: Hunter Biden’s unfiltered interview takes shots at pretty much everyone

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“What’s happening right now is making me sick”: Jack Schlossberg launches new “Test Drive” political commentary YouTube show

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“You are a disgrace”: Calls for a Sesame Street puppet to “resign” follow Elmo’s X account hack

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“At the time, I thought that I was saving America”: Former Turning Point USA writer describes how she wrote articles “designed to scare people”

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“In some cases gals”: New Trump quote becomes a meme as the post itself gets ratio’d on Truth Social