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The Greek Designer's Meme That Turkey's President (and Facebook) Don't Want You to See
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed court papers against a Greek graphic designer who goes by the handle Jo Di for a 2015 meme that bears a blood-stained photo of Erdoğan with the words “Stop Killer Erdogan.” Bowing to Turkish pressure ...
(Feb 23, 2018, The Pappas Post)
The Best Meme Of The Winter Olympics Belongs To Scott Moir
WATCH: https://t.co/V974X6M8Ms pic.twitter.com/bNkAuKFkKx. — CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) February 22, 2018. Canada may have lost the nail-biter of a match, but a meme of Moir's beer-holding rant against the referee has gone down in Olympic history: 2 ...
(Feb 23, 2018, HuffPost)
Eaton Rapids, Stockbridge teens charged with making false terrorism threats
EATON RAPIDS - An Eaton Rapids teenager who sent a social media meme referring to a school shooting has been petitioned into juvenile court on allegations of making a false terrorism threat. He is the second area teen in the last week to be charged in ...
(Feb 23, 2018, Lansing State Journal)
Scott Moir watching hockey is the best meme of the Olympics
The Canadian athlete, who won gold medals in ice dancing and sexual tension this week with partner Tessa Virtue, took his passion to the stands on Thursday to cheer on Canada in the women's ice hockey final. He stood up. He yelled during the shoot-out ...
(Feb 23, 2018, Mashable)
'Parks & Recreation' Slam the NRA Over Leslie Knope Meme
Tut, tut, NRA... don't you know appealing to youth through beloved characters in pop culture will not aid your quest to transform wayward liberals into gun-converts? Apparently not, because the organization, known for plying politicians with money to ...
(Feb 23, 2018, Papermag)
Warwick SU have been censoring memes on Facebook about the lecturer strikes
A meme about the lecturer strikes posted by a Warwick student has been deleted from a Warwick Freshers Facebook group by the Students' Union. Griffin Tory, a Warwick University student, posted a satirical meme in response to the strikes, poking fun at ...
(Feb 23, 2018, The Tab)
TWITTER USERS CREATE HILARIOUS 'NEXT THING I KNEW, I WAS PREGNANT' MEMES
'Next thing I knew... I was pregnant!' Image of Kylie Jenner showing off her baby bump becomes a hilarious viral meme as people joke about the VERY random things that turn them on. Kylie, 20, gave birth to her daughter Stormi earlier this month and ...
(Feb 23, 2018, Daily Mail)
'Cat Drake' is the feline-friendly meme you need in your life
Although the standard format with the white cat hadn't yet been established, the concept of the Cat Drake meme was just sitting there in nature, waiting to be discovered. “It just makes sense because cats are just as contrary and happy about it as meme ...
(Feb 24, 2018, The Daily Dot)
How memes are being weaponized for political propaganda
Now, a once-populist form of communication — the humble internet meme, accessible to anyone with MS Paint and an internet connection — has become the centerpiece of disinformation campaigns. Richard Dawkins coined the term “meme” in his 1976 book ...
(Feb 24, 2018, Salon)
Gym Kardashian Combines Kim's Head with Engorged Arm Muscles To Produce Insane Meme
Gym Kardashian: The meme we all needed but didn't know it. It features the head of Keeping Up With the Kardashians Kim Kardashian with engorged biceps. Of course, there's usually a witty line attached to the altered picture. According to KnowYourMeme ...
(Feb 25, 2018, Newsweek)
The "Gucci Challenge" Is 2018's Best Viral Fashion Meme
When Alessandro Michele sent models down the runway carrying disturbingly accurate replicas of their own heads during Gucci's autumn winter '18 show last week, he probably knew the internet would explode. He couldn't have guessed, however, that he'd ...
(Feb 25, 2018, Harper's BAZAAR)
Letter: Meme lovers can think critically
The recent editorial “The case against Soviet memes” suggests that college students and other meme lovers turn a blind eye to the historic implications (and, in many cases, horrors) of the Soviet Union's legacy. Insinuating that Russian bots are ...
(Feb 25, 2018, The Daily Tar Heel)
Liberal MP's office accidentally shares red-hot Barnaby Joyce meme with journos
First, he gets busted having an affair with former staffer Vikki Campion before saying Malcolm Turnbull is the one doing the damage. Righto, mate. Next, he gets accused of sexual harassment by former West Australian Rural Woman of the Year Catherine ...
(Feb 26, 2018, Techly)
The Liberal Party Media Advisor Who Sent Out That Barnaby Meme Has Been Sacked
It ended up in the hands of political journalists, who apparently have very little regard for the concept of recalling an email, and thus ended up firmly embedded in the news cycle. The ABC identified the person sacked as media advisor Ryan ...
(Feb 26, 2018, Pedestrian TV)
Liberal media adviser resigns over Barnaby Joyce meme
A LIBERAL staffer who accidentally sent a meme making fun of Tony Abbott and Barnaby Joyce to a media email list has quit the WA MP's office today. Government whip Nola Marino's office sent an email to the media on Monday with a picture of Mr Joyce and ...
(Feb 26, 2018, PerthNow)
How China reacted to the idea of indefinite rule by Xi, in memes
On WeChat, people began circulating images of Winnie the Pooh, a political meme from 2013 that plays on Xi's resemblance to the chubby character. One image that quickly circulated on WeChat's Moments feed features Pooh hugging a large honeypot ...
(Feb 26, 2018, Quartz)
Gold! 5 best social-media memes of the 2018 Winter Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, had plenty of stunning victories and agonizing defeats. But as quickly as the medals were being won on the slopes and the rinks, memes were being born on social media. From the shirtless Tongan ...
(Feb 26, 2018, CNET)
Aussie media advisor fired after mass emailing cruel Barnaby Joyce meme
An Australian media advisor has lost their job after mistakenly sending a meme mocking a politician to numerous political journalists. The email, sent from the office of Liberal MP Nola Marino, mocked former deputy prime minister and National leader ...
(Feb 26, 2018, Newshub)
See BET's Pop-Up Museum That Celebrated Meme Culture
NEW YORK Some of the most popular social-media memes, viral videos, and trending hashtags have been started by people in the black community—think the GIF of Michael Jackson eating popcorn in the “Thriller” video, #OscarsSoWhite, or Insecure creator ...
(Feb 26, 2018, BizBash)
Hands-on: The new Nokia 8110 is more than just a 'Matrix' banana phone meme
HMD Global, which operates the Nokia smartphone brand worldwide, unveiled four new phones on Sunday in Spain. The company's press conference took place after Huawei's smartphone-less press event, and right before Samsung's Galaxy S9 keynote, the event ...
(Feb 26, 2018, BGR)
