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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.

Lindsey Weedston

U.S. Gold Olympics medalist Alysa Liu smiling widely during an interview against a blue background. Tweet text overlay reads, "And just like that, from America's sweetheart to flat out gross."

Viral Politics

MAGA celebrates Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu—then discovers she’s liberal and anti-ICE

Left: Julia Louis-Dreyfus in her role as Selena Meyer on "Veep" speaking at a presidential debate. Right: Former Department of Homeland Security Security Kristi Noem speaking into a microphone with American flags behind her. Tweet overlay from Chasten Glezman Buttigieg reads, "Can someone layer the Veep closing credits over this I have to make dinner."

Kristi Noem’s final DHS speech gets the “Veep” end-credits treatment after Trump fires her

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

Left: Middle-aged man sitting in the aisle seat of a Boeing 747, staring at whoever is filming him on their phone. Right: Man in a white cap with a drink in hand laying in the aisle of an American Airlines plane.

“I saw her swimming the Rio Grande”: Belligerent man threatens to call ICE on flight attendant, gets booted off American Airlines flight

Student in a high school with his right arm cocked back, ready to throw a punch. Tweet text overlay reads, "“you’re gonna get in trouble for that” “okay” [punch] legitimately one pf the coolest responses of all time."

Memes

Pro-ICE troll gets punched at school. The kid who did it is now a meme legend

photos of cardi b and a tweet from DHS that says "As long as she doesn’t drug and rob our agents, we’ll consider that an improvement over her past behavior."

Cardi B’s mid-concert ICE comments sparked a DHS response on social media. She fired right back

Right-wing influencer Jake Lang wearing a camo outfit kicking an anti-ICE sign made of ice in St. Paul, Minnesota. Tweet text overlay reads, "I have second hand embarrassment."

“Can’t get past the camo jeggings”: Jan 6 rioter Jake Lang kicks anti-ICE sculpture, gets arrested, gets meme’d

Left: Comedian in a black hoodie and cap, background of small children in a classroom and ICE government logo. TikTok screenshot, text overlay reads, "kindergarten teacher wants kindergartener deported." Right: An Immigration (ICE) officer stands with his back to the viewer in front of rows of United States Flags.

Culture

“Deeply revolting”: Fake immigration hotline catches kindergarten teacher calmly asking child’s parents be deported

Left: Tweet from @uncledoomer reading, "no parking spot is illegal on stolen land." Right: Billie Eilish speaking into a microphone during the 2026 Grammys.

How “no one is illegal on stolen land” turned into the internet’s dumbest meme

Three masked ICE agents at an ICE processing center in Broadview, Illinois, they are wearing armor and firearms and are squatting down restraining a man they have handcuffed on the pavement.

“Don’t expect much”: ICE agents are venting about missing pay and benefits on Reddit

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

Susan LaMarca

man dressed as batman speaks to local government about ice

Man dressed as Batman implores Santa Clara City Council not to assist ICE during Super Bowl: “Traitors to each and every individual you serve”

Left: Tweet from X account @notbubbawallace reading, "okay, maybe there’s a few more of us than i thought." Right: Anti-ICE meme showing NASCAR cars speeding around a racetrack.

“Bootleggers not bootlickers”: NASCAR’s apolitical meme sub just accidentally outed its leftist side with an anti-ICE meme

The “nastiest angle” TikTok trend targets ICE, literally: “Do they think people aren’t going to eventually retaliate?”

Logo of UpScrolled app on green gradient background.

What is UpScrolled? The app going viral as creators lose trust in TikTok

Left: Instagram Story from Billie Eilish, close-up of her face with a skeptical expression, text overlay reads, "hey my fellow celebrities you gonna speak up? or." Right: Comedian Meg Stalter selfie, text overlay reads, "Hi so today I will be downloading my videos and deleting my TikTok page. TT is under new ownership."

“Zero views?”: Celebrities like Meg Stalter, Finneas say TikTok is censoring their anti-ICE videos

Left: US Department of Homeland Security logo in blue and white above large ICE logo. Right: Comedian Nathan Fielder meme- tweet text overlay reads, "The plan? Rob a bank then speak Spanish around ICE, getting a free flight out of the country."

ICE