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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.

Anna Good

Left: Host Trevor Noah speaking into a microphone at the 68th annual Grammy Awards, Chrissy Teigen and her husband John Legend can be seen sitting to his left, Teigen giving the thumbs up. Right: Nicki Minaj holding the hand of President Donald Trump at his Trump Accounts summit, he is leading her to the podium.

Culture

“Ranting, raving, being transphobic”: Grammys crowd cheers when Trevor Noah says Nicki Minaj “isn’t here”—and she does not take it well

Nicki Minaj on stage with Donald Trump and Kevin O'Leary standing in front of a podium

Viral Politics

“What a surprise”: Nicki Minaj’s fans grapple with Trump appearance and gifted Trump Gold Card

Left: Nicki Minaj speaking into a microphone at a Turning Point USA event, onstage during a talk with Erica Kirk. Right: Nicki Minaj selfie, a Change.org petition with text reading, "Deport Nicki Minaj to Trinidad."

Petition asking for Nicki Minaj to be deported to Trinidad has over 50,000 signatures

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Left: "RuPaul's Drag Race" star Heidi N Closet in a black and white jacket. Right: Nicki Minaj holding a microphone on stage at Turning Point USA holding a microphone.

Entertainment

“The Barbs are gone”: Nicki Minaj responds to “RuPaul” star Heidi N Closet calling her “MAGA Minaj” with a grammar lesson

Left: Rapper Nicki Minaj sitting onstage at AmericaFest, a Turning Point USA event. Right: Tweet reading, "FYI: You can block Nicki Minaj on Spotify," above a screenshot showing Minaj's Spotify profil with the option "Don't play this artist" circled in red.

“Goodbye and good riddance”: Nicki Minaj fans are blocking and unfollowing her following her Turning Point appearance with Erika Kirk

Left: Erica Kirk onstage at Turning Point USA event AmericaFest, wearing a shiny gold button-down shirt. Right: Nicki Minaj speaking into a mic at Turning Point USA event AmericaFest.

Nicki Minaj showed up at at Turning Point event, made an “assassin” joke, and turned a surprise cameo into a mess

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.

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

Left: Nicki Minaj arrives for ‘Barbie’ World Premiere on July 09, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA. Right: Cardi B in a black gown at the 30th Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2024. Text overlay reads, "Idk this Cardi B and Nicki Minaj beef got too serious… Yall both could have left the kids out of this whole situation."

“Just throw hands”: Cardi B and Nicki Minaj’s beef gets ugly as they drag each other’s kids

"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star Mikayla Matthews balancing her newborn while doing the Nicki Minaj Stiletto Challenge

“Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star defends doing Nicki Minaj Stiletto Challenge while blindfolded and holding newborn

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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Russian influencer Mariana Vasiuc doing the Nicki Minaj challenge and falling

“No regrets”: Influencer breaks her spine attempting viral Nicki Minaj pose on a kitchen counter

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

Memes

“Physics professors quit their jobs after watching this”: The Nicki Minaj pose challenge is raising the standard for TikTok trends

“If ur mad get well soon”: SZA shares her own tweet from 2024 to prove she doesn’t have beef with Nicki Minaj

Aimée Lutkin was a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Aimée Lutkin

Nicki Minaj with text that says Onika Burgers

What does ‘Onika Burgers’ mean?

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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Customer says Ticketmaster canceled her $400 Nicki Minaj tickets

‘I remember people saying this happened to them at Renaissance’: Customer says Ticketmaster canceled her $400 Nicki Minaj tickets

Nicki Minaj fans are turning on her after alleged 'feud' with Megan Thee Stallion escalates

Nicki Minaj