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The Daily Dot

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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Jamie Jirak

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Memes

Michelle Yeoh repeatedly explaining “MM to WW” is the most pure meme to come out of “Wicked For Good”

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

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Viral Politics

The “ShamWow guy” is running for Congress in Texas with a goal to destroy wokism

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The “SpongeBob Big Guy Pants Okay” meme is everywhere—here’s what it means

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

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“Punishable by DEATH”: Trump calls for execution of Democrats who told troops to reject illegal orders. It’s already a meme

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

Susan LaMarca

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Entertainment

“They called your bluff”: Internet’s JudyHoppsLovr bit comes full circle at the “Zootopia 2” premiere

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Bill Ackman’s “may I meet you” dating advice became a meme, and people say the line actually works

Left: 4 2016-era memes, including Doge and Nyan cat, underneath text reading, "Memes on January 1st 2026 (the great meme reset). Right: Awkward Black Kid meme under text reading "Great meme reset 1/1/2026, Spread the word!"

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Culture

What is “The Great Meme Reset of 2026?” Tired of brainrot and irony stacking, TikTok wants to wipe memes clean in 2026

Meme depicting author Joyce Carol Oates knocking on doors, the three open doors behind her showing beheaded Elon Musk. Text overlay reads, "history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting."

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“Uneducated, uncultured”: Author Joyce Carol Oates is dismantling Elon Musk’s entire personality, and the memes won’t stop

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The “56” meme is trying to replace “67”—and it’s not going great

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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“It’s giving Cheesecake Factory”: Trump’s Oval Office gets a new gold sign, and everyone has jokes

Left: Squidward looking through grate meme, with SpongeBob and Patrick labeled "New York" and Squidward labeled "The rest of the USA." Right: Zohran Mamdani's victory speech following historic NYC mayoral win, text overlay reads, "just had my last pork fried rice before mamdanistan."

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27 of the best memes and jokes about Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral win

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“You know what time it is”: Ground beef o’clock takes over social media

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“You’ll never get it perfect”: Reddit can’t stop critiquing this user’s daily chive-chopping posts

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“Why are they mocking us?”: Mariah Carey’s “It’s Time” video with Sephora slammed as tone-deaf on social media

Left: Will Smith I robot meme featuring Neo robot. Neo Robot face in upper half has text overlay reading, "I can write a beautiful symphony." Will Smith's lower half reaction face has text overlay reading, "Do the dishes." Right: Ben Affleck smoking meme with Neo robot head instead, tweet text caption overlay reads, "Day 2 of cleaning up after humans."

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NEO the $20K home robot sparks memes before it can even clean a room—22 of the best