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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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“The resistance can be subtle”: Clever solution for National Park passes with Trump’s face on them goes viral

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“California could be good”: Trisha Paytas casually mulls over potentially running for congress

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“Policy advice from Ali G”: Half of all O-1B visas for artists are now going to influencers and models

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The internet mocks Glenn Beck’s AI George Washington back into the grave: “Great example of the immense uselessness of AI for anything”

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“It brings me no joy to agree”: Marco Rubio orders a return to Times New Roman font, removing “woke” Calibri

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“Stands for kindness”: Publisher condemns Pete Hegseth’s use of Franklin the Turtle in parody meme

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“A bulk-sized failure”: Costco sues Trump administration for “full refund” of what it considers unlawful tariffs

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The “ShamWow guy” is running for Congress in Texas with a goal to destroy wokism

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Are we getting a “Rush Hour 4” because of Trump? Fans of the franchise react: “I’ve never been so sure we live in a simulation”

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“He’s losing his touch”: Trump pitches new name for “Trump Republicans,” and some critics think he’s lost it

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Irony overload hits X as new location feature reveals many pro-Trump MAGA accounts are actually based outside of America

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“Prophetic lyrics”: Olivia Nuzzi’s failed teen pop career resurfaces amid book release

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“It’s giving Cheesecake Factory”: Trump’s Oval Office gets a new gold sign, and everyone has jokes

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“You cannot vote today”: Kentucky secretary of state issues blunt reminder to residents after election confusion

Left: New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez looking into the camera under text reading, "Here's some tea for you." Right: Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in a red blazer during an appearance on "The View."

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“Revenge tour”: AOC offers theory on Marjorie Taylor Greene’s “rebrand” after MTG called herself a “victim” of QAnon