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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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“That’s integration, not invasion”: Bengali sign at Whitechapel station sparks a complaint on X. Locals clapped back instantly

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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Viral Politics

“Open the schools”: Wallace Shawn’s viral canvassing moment with young voters sends fans into meltdown

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

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Elon Musk just launched “Grokipedia.” Users say it’s a biased Wikipedia clone

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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Left: how a mathematician sees the world meme. Right: how a computer science guy sees the world meme.

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Memes

25 “how they see the world” memes that got progressively unhinged

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14 times celebrities did the funniest thing online

Left: View of a Merriam Websters English dictionary with a red cover on a desk. Text overlay from Merriam Webster X account reads, "We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25." Right: Angry to happy daisy meme.

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Culture

“Top tier jester”: Merriam-Webster trolls social media with “AI rollout”

Left: Twitter founder Jack Dorsey in a hat and beard speaking into a microphone at the Africa Bitcoin Conference 2024. Right: CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey at Elysee Palace in 2019.

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“They’re programming you”: Twitter founder Jack Dorsey says social media algorithms aren’t serving you—they’re controlling you

Decadent Tropical Fruit Spanish Coconut Flan. Text overlay from LLM reveals a prompt for a flan recipe.

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“Can’t believe this actually works”: Job seeker sneaks hidden message into LinkedIn profile to weed out AI—gets dessert recipe back

A large, grinning white woman in a pink T-shirt and red shorts is standing at the end of a glass bridge posing for the "camera." A still of her falling backwards. Text overlay reads, "American voters last year."

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How an AI slop video of a woman smashing a glass bridge turned into a massive meme

Samsung Galaxy Ring swelling on a finger.

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“New nightmare just dropped”: Samsung Galaxy Ring swells on man’s finger before flight, sending him to the hospital

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“Hey I hate AI”: SZA asks fans to stop creating AI-generated photos using her likeness

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“Quite worrying”: JK Rowling shares garbled “AI slop” video while lashing out at trans rights activist

Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

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A prophetic fan account on Twitter predicted Harry Styles and Zoe Kravitz dating in 2017

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“I’ve seen Captcha tests with more soul”: Austin’s $1.1 million logo rebrand isn’t sitting well with residents online

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Revisiting Travis Kelce’s most infamous  tweets from 2010-2011 in honor of his engagement

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