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Rebecca Leib

Memes

What does the ‘Some of y’all lack’ meme actually mean? It depends on who you ask

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.

Lindsey Weedston

2 panel image: showing a Sarah Jessica Parker in a scene from the TV show Glee, on the other Catholic cardinals in the Vatican.

‘Like the Catholic Super Bowl’: Pope Francis is barely cold and the internet is obsessed with memeing his replacement

Nate Wolf is a reporter based in New York City. His work has appeared in the Chief, InsuranceNewsNet, and Deadspin.

Nate Wolf

image of Pete Hegseth in picture frame with cabbage and googley eyes on them with a tweet from 'The Democrats' official Twitter page that reads: "Start the clock"

Democrats go hard on Hegseth over SignalGate 2.0

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

Susan LaMarca

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Culture

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Pope Francis Covering his eyes with X Response overlayed on top

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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

Easter Meme of puppets giving side eye with cave background

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Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

Pope Francis dying hours after meeting JD Vance sparked a truly dark meme

Kyle Calise is a video producer, writer, and storyteller from southern New England. When he’s not crafting explainer and culture videos, he’s usually out on a nature trail admiring trees.

Kyle Calise

Entertainment

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Trump Labor Department launches truly depressing campaign to hype new U.S. mining jobs

Left: Meme of the Voros twins with the captions "WE USE AI. Actual Imagination"; Right: Meme of Sonic the Hedgehog with the caption "yeah, I use AI: Actual Imagination"

The ‘Actual Imagination’ meme is artists’ clapback to AI-generated slop