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The Daily Dot

Laura Holliday is a freelance internet culture journalist covering online communities, digital aesthetics, and internet rabbit holes. She lives in London with her cat, Luna.

Laura Holliday

Left: Man showing a binder with a printed "Freakbob meme" to a woman in a grocery store, caption overlay reads, "Showing brainrot to strangers." Right: Man showing a binder with a printed "Freakbob meme" to a woman in a clothing store, caption overlay reads, "Showing brainrot to strangers."

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Culture

“Bro leave her alone”: Gen Alpha is showing printed brainrot memes to strangers and the results are hilarious

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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Lindsey Weedston

Left: Woman in glasses and a septum ring looking into the camera, text overlay reads, "Jojo siwa getting kicked out explanation and what actually happened." Right: Jojo siwa holding egg meme t-shirt onstage during a performance, text overlay reads, "Not in my house baby."

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Entertainment

“Overreaction final boss”: Fan ejected from JoJo Siwa concert apologizes—but many are on her side

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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Anna Good

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

Left: Laptop in a classroom playing SpongeBob Squarepants episode. Text overlay reads, "Teacher think I'm paying attention but I'm really watching the bob." Right: SpongeBob Squarepants decorated water bottle in a grocery store. Text overlay reads, "Mom think I'm paying attention whole time I'm sipping on da bob."

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Memes

Distracted by the Bob: Inside the new SpongeBob meme taking over TikTok

Left: 3d render of super mario, isolated on black backround, red yellow and blue lights silhouette. Right: Angry Rosalia meme from Super Mario Brothers.

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Fake art from “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” unlocks a new fan obsession: Angry Rosalina

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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Rachel Kiley

Left: Google Search screenshot of "T-Pain full name" with the result reading "Tylenol Painrelief." Right: T-Pain in a pink suit at the Premiere Of Columbia Pictures' "Bad Boys For Life" held at TCL Chinese Theatre on January 14, 2020.

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“Blame it on the a-a-a-a-a-autism”: T-Pain’s “real name” is back to being Tylenol Painrelief thanks to Trump’s Tylenol crusade

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Viral Politics

“It can only good happen”: Trump’s latest word salad becomes an instant meme

Left: Table laden with green plates and kiwis, people gathered around. Right: Hand holding half-eaten kiwi.

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“Only in SF”: San Franciscans are furiously defending their kiwi party from the jokes

Left: Black man in yellow suit behind a tree rubbing his hands together meme under caption reading, "Every lawyer working for Tylenol tonight." Right: Tylenol Come and Take it under the lone star.

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25 of the best memes clowning the idea that Tylenol causes autism

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21 memes about the Rapture in case today is just another Tuesday

Left: Woman in police costume under caption reading "That one 911 shoe commercial for absolutely no reason." Right: caption reading "these are FIREFIGHTERS. Now everyone continue."

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Fans can’t stop roasting and memeing the hilariously bad “9-1-1” season 9 trailer

judging girls at a college party meme explained

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“Is that meme ever gonna die?”: Woman featured in Jimmy Tatro skit explains how it came to be

Left: Jimmy Kimmel giving a monologue about Charlie Kirk on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' on Monday, September 15, 2025. Right: "In America" Yeonmi Park one Joe Rogan Podcast meme, caption reading, "in America the FCC controls what comedians can say about Dear Leader."

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Trump cheers, Vance trolls, internet fumes: reactions to Jimmy Kimmel’s show getting yanked off the air

Left: woman looking forlornly under text reading, "when I complain about my cramps but forgot that boys have to go through chained up all the time or something." Right: Man wearing airpods looking into the distance under text reading, "Remember having to be chained up all the time or something and knowing I have 2 sons."

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How “being chained up all the time or something” became the funniest bit on TikTok