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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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Tweet that says "me listening to my own voice notes immediately after sending them" with a picture of Kamala Harris sitting down at a vanity with lightbulbs, smiling at herself in the mirror

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‘Keep Kamala and Carry Onala’: SNL sketch hands Democrats a new meme

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

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Image of the classic meme. Text says, "Me walking to my parents room at 2am telling them I threw up." Image below shows a small shadowy alien shaped figure standing in a backlit hallway.

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The ‘Mom I Threw Up’ meme and its many variations

Two panel image, on one side is a still from The Good Doctor TV show and one the right is an image from The Minecraft Movie Trailer.

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How Jack Black’s ‘I Am Steve’ Minecraft line became a meme

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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‘I Like My Cheese Drippy, Bruh’—Logan Paul’s Lunchly catchphrase takes off on TikTok

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What is the ‘To Be Loved Is To Be Changed’ trend on TikTok?

3 panel showing a person explaining the thank you Beyoncé meme.

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The ‘Thank You Beyoncé’ meme and conspiracy theory, explained

3 panel image: left panel shows a stairwell filled with greenish water with the words, "Still water found in Japanese ruins", the middle panel shows algae covered water and the words, "Stillest water I've ver seen", and in the right panel we see the illustration of a green brain.

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What is the ‘Still Water’ meme and why is it trending on TikTok?

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The ‘U R not a Vibe Bro😆😆’ meme is, actually, a vibe

Sia tweet with every first letter of each word is circled in red (Baby, everything your own nice cat eats. Kangaroo is dead, nowhere and purple penguins every day. My egg.) and the words beyonce kidnapped me circled beneath

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‘Beyonce kidnapped me’: How the  conspiracy theory became a meme

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