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<p>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.</p>


Lindsey Weedston

Mark Ruffalo wearing a white tux at the 2026 Golden Globes. Tweet text overlay from Newsmax host Carl Higbie reads "Well.... just deleted all the avengers movies from our Apple TV."

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Viral Politics

“That’ll learn’em”: Conservative host tries to own Mark Ruffalo by deleting Avengers movies he already paid for

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“Please trust us with your PERSONAL HEALTH DETAILS?”: Experts warn against giving bots your medical records after OpenAI revealed “ChatGPT Health”

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“I know I’m late to the game”: Bradley Cooper tells Joe Rogan he just got into podcasts “eight months ago”

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“Never change”: Olympian Ilona Maher bodies another body-shaming troll shocked that she has a stomach

Left: Jennifer Lawrence attends the "Die My Love" UK premiere at the 69th BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall. Right: Actress Jennifer Lawrence speaking into a microphone, side-angle view.

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“Did not pass the vibe test”: Jennifer Lawrence under fire for rehoming her dog, saying she wants to “obliterate” them all after one bit her son

3 Panel: Left: Woman with leg tattoos, a yellow bandana on her head, and a t-shirt reading "I am ALS" sitting in a wheelchair, text overlay reads, "So this happened yesterday at Victorias Secret." Middle: Victoria's Secret storefront featuring an interior view. Right: Smiling woman with a yellow bandana on her head sitting in a wheelchair inside a handicap Victoria's Secret dressing room stuffed with mannequins. Text overlay reads, "Handicap room."

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“Get a lawyer”: Victoria’s Secret makes disabled customer wait 20 minutes to try on clothes—because the room was full of junk

Left: Man holding a smartphone and playing the Fortnite game on the smartphone screen. Right: Gambling style wheel in "Steal The Brainrot," a developer game within the Fortnite video game.

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“Innately predatory”: Critics slam Epic Games for approving a gambling-style “slot machine” for kids in Fortnite

Barbie pink tones glowing sparkles blurred background. Mattel's new Autistic Barbie overlay.

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“Talk about sensory overload”: Mattel’s autistic Barbie is here and the community has complicated feelings

Left: Alabama Barker holding a pair of feathered heels from her Christmas haul TikTok video, text overlay reads, "My new vocal stim:" Right: Tweet text overlay reads "Nasty. With a pucci outfit? NASTYYYYY" on an abstract Pucci design background of orange, brown, and beige.

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Memes

“Nasty, with a Pucci outfit, nasty”: Alabama Barker’s Christmas haul is TikTok’s fave new vocal stim

President Donald Trump with pink hair standing in front of an American flag into a microphone, giving a speech at the Kennedy Center.

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Hairstylist reveals why Trump’s hair appeared pink in his latest appearance

3 panel: Left: Man pointing to an Instagram Reels screenshot above his head, text overlay reads, "Instagram recession is real." Middle: Instagram logo on pink and orange background. Right: Man in a hoodie and glasses looking into the camera, text overlay reads, "Instagram fall off needs to be studied."

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“100 likes is the new 1000”: Creators say Instagram likes have fallen off a cliff. Here’s why

Left: Logo for social media app X- white on black. Right: Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks during the Atreju convention in Rome.

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Culture

“This is actually worse”: Grok limits its disturbing “undressing” feature to paying users

Left: Matt Damon during an interview. Right: Matt Damon in costume as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey."

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Entertainment

“I stopped eating gluten”: Matt Damon details the intense diet and training that helped him drop 30 pounds for “The Odyssey”

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Bad news if someone calls you a “choppelganger”—Gen Z’s favorite new diss

Left: Tweet reading "When I learned about "lowkirkenuinely" I had to just sit with it and process it for about two days." Yellow background of repeating "thug life" meme black glasses pixel art. Right: Man with dreadlocks looking into the camera underneath text reading "lowkirkenuinely."

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“Lowkirkenuinely” is the latest example of meme language going too far