lindseyweedston

Lindsey Weedston

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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‘My cat’s emergency kit’: How the internet’s cat ladies are prepping for the apocalypse

When the nukes drop, reddit’s cat ladies have a plan.

On by Lindsey Weedston
Culture
two panel design with a meme that reads 'I Don't know what vibe coding is and at this point i'm too afraid to ask', next to an image of a horse running in a field with a mountaIn in the background with text reading 'i just VIBE CODED a critical security vulnerability into existence'

‘Vibe coding’ is everywhere—and so are the memes about its inevitable failure. Here’s what you need to know

Programmers are fighting for their lives online.

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Culture
Two panel design with a woman standing inside of her apartment, next to an image of a Lottery game

‘Buying a Birkin won’t heal you’: Lottery winner’s ‘day in the life’ video reveals the unexpected downsides of having it all

‘Winning the lottery really debunks a lot of myths around money.’

On by Lindsey Weedston
Culture
Two panel design with a man looking shocked and confused at the same time, next to text reading 'If I send you this, it means I'm listening byt I'm going to need a second to process this #WhiteLotus'

Walton Goggins’ ‘White Lotus’ meme is for anyone trapped in a nightmare conversation

‘When someone teaches me a board game.’

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Memes
three panel design with a man looking off into the distance, next to an image of a war scene from a video game with text reading 'How the great YTshorts colonization will feel like', next to an image of a man doing a salute.

TikTok’s ‘YouTube Shorts colonization’ campaign aims to flood the platform with brain rot on March 25

‘Making YouTube Shorts silly again.’

On by Lindsey Weedston
Culture
Tiktokers share information about people eating Mermaids

Are elites eating mermaids? TikTok’s wild new conspiracy theory explained

‘It’s as if he was tasting the ocean itself—not just its bounty, but its soul.’

On by Lindsey Weedston
Culture
A $100 bill with text overlay that reads 'This would instantly radicalize me.'

‘I really had my hopes up’: DoorDash driver sees $100 tip waiting. Then they flip it over

‘Report them to the police for paying with a counterfeit bill.’

On by Lindsey Weedston
Culture
things we learned about Luigi Mangione from his jailhouse letters

Baking, books, and chess: 9 things we learned about Luigi Mangione from his jailhouse letters

He says there’s another way to send him photos, ladies.

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Culture
Left: screenshot of a text from disgruntled in-laws, Right: Caption from Reddit: 'AIO for getting upset with my in laws?'; Photo of a woman holding a newborn baby in a hospital room

‘I’m very disappointed’: In-laws guilt-trip new mom for missing a text during childbirth

‘I’m just feeling deeply hurt and betrayed.’

On by Lindsey Weedston
Culture
2 panel image showing a person crying on the left and a still from the video of the high school track meet where the incident occurred.

‘My arm got stuck’: Alaila Everett, track star involved in a baton incident, shares new footage from the event

The two sides are telling two very different stories.

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Tweet on left that reads: 'Rihanna selling everything but music. Beyonce charging $500 to sit beside Jesus. Kourtney Kardashian is back on reality TV. ...and now Southwest is now charging for checked baggage. Baby, the recession is HERE!' Tweet on right that reads: '#recessionindicator' in response to 'If you bring liquor to the get-together, are y'all taking the remainder of y'all liquor at the end?'

Are we in a recession or just meme-ing about one? Why the recession indicator meme is everywhere

‘Sharing Ne-Yo is wild.’ #RecessionIndicator

On by Lindsey Weedston
Memes
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Donald Trump’s ‘everything’s computer’ quote immediately becomes a meme

The phrase has immediately become a part of the cultural lexicon.

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Memes
Image of character from White Lotus of woman scrunching up her face in a fake smile.

Leslie Bibb’s face from ‘The White Lotus’ spawns the ‘Coming out as a Trump voter’ meme

“Fiscally conservative and socially liberal guys on Hinge.”

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Memes
Caption: Tweet from @ouroboros_outis 'Are you still a believer in plastic recycling? Because at 32, it’s marginal, right?'; Screenshot of Donald Trump on the phone in front of a fireplace.

‘Because at 7 it’s marginal right’: how a Trump quote became a viral meme

Spoiling a child’s belief in Santa has never been funnier.

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Memes
Captions: From u/Anonymousdisaster_: 'People who knew a killer, did you ever suspect they would do it? What happened?'; Caption from u/Dreamfinder82: 'One hundred percent.'; Background: Photo of a gritty crime scene.

‘No one believed me when I told them’: 15 people who knew a murderer before they killed share their stories

‘Something in my brain just KNEW.’

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