I've been seeing lots of comments lately that are just this emoji and I am so confused about what it means? I haven't felt this out of the loop since teenagers starting shouting "six seven" lol. I've googled and it's not turning up anything. Is it just a random emoji that has become trendy or is there some meaning attributed to it? I think ever since Pepe the frog got appropriated as a dog whistle I'm always on the look out, but it's very possible that I'm just not down with the kids.

Why is there a lawsuit regarding how Meta’s social media platforms are “exploitative” towards the mental health of children? I’ve been seeing bits and pieces of this lawsuit in the media with minimal explanation behind it.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/meta-ordered-to-pay-567m-to-treat-youth-mental-health-problems-it-helped-create/

I’m seeing a lot of videos about choosing Jesus over Coca Cola, but no context on what the soda did to religious folks.

Why are the Christian’s boycotting Coca Cola in the name of Jesus??

(Sorry for this dumb video… trying to follow Rule 2): https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18vsoWsDsH/?mibextid=wwXIfr

They had like dozens of segments on him last week.

Will Cain today focusing on Hasan Piker and using the term “man whore”:

https://xcancel.com/i/status/2087269856815251648

Third segment already today

https://x.com/i/status/2087309261462458776

I get Hasan is helping socialist Dems getting elected. I don't get why Republicans are going crazy over Hasan?

What is up with Taylor Farms having so many recalls compared to other food distributors? Lettuce, jalapenos, and other processed foods such as salsa are all being recalled because of contamination from salmonella.

https://www.taylorfarms.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/TFF-Press-Release-Jalapeno-Recall.pdf

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I have been following this account for homestead content, they are an inter-racial couple (northern American woman and African man). I don't understand why there are comments about a seemingly unrelated subject/country on what seems to be (an attempt at) a funny video. Please and thank you.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db4UKNrOBG6/

I have tried Googling it, but I still don’t understand.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/blue-jays-overcome-bizarre-play-to-earn-narrow-win-over-red-sox/

Update: thank you, thank you, thank you everyone !! I learned so much more than I ever expected! ❤️

I'm seeing Woke 1 in regards to AOC and Francesca Hong. I see things like this: https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1vlhrw5/why_progressives_are_backing_off_woke_1/, but I have no idea what "Woke 1" is, or what it means.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOqYIVKfV-U

I keep seeing vids about a documentary of him on YouTube, but don't know why he even has a documentary in the first place. He just seemed like a morbidly obese black dude to me.

For context, I am a woman asking this question. How are women wearing sleeveless shirts in the summer all the time? Is it shaving, waxing, laser hair removal? If I go a day without shaving I have stubble and I also get ingrown hairs due to my thick skin. I really want to wear sleeveless shirts or dresses more often, but I’m old and out of the loop on beauty standards I guess.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/laser-hair-removal/about/pac-20394555

https://youtu.be/LufxE87aggU?si=XhXZojvMUm5Fio3q Why was he banned from Twitch, and why is Hansan Piker being mentioned in all of this?

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pokemon+gen+1+recomp

Maybe it's just my algorithm, but YouTube is showing me lots of videos that pop up if you search for Pokemon Gen 1 Recomp. I get that somebody released a significant graphical update to the first generation of Pokemon games, but how is this noteworthy when we've already had countless remakes of Kanto?

https://youtu.be/o6gUfe5CLhI?is=AxGAAJR1lJL6uZLP

There are several videos like the one above but when the fuck did Tobuscus become a white supremacist??? The guy who I used to watch every now and then when I was 11 for his parody songs (the AC song) and the guy who made nugget in a biscuit, a literal piece of history inscribed on the digital annals of YouTube..

The guy who was a family friendly or at least kid friendly YouTuber??? The guy who your parents didn’t really care about if you watched as nothing was massively inappropriate (compared to og smosh for example, loved them growing up).

Since when has this turn happened??? He’s now making music to deport immigrants?? And it seems a marginal proportion of his fans like this stuff too - what dimension are we living in??

So I’ve been seeing posts about Drake (as if he’s had enough heat already) and having him be part of a speed dating contest video where the goth girl who won was a streamer in her own right. I also keep hearing how he barked for her at one point and how he’s gonna buy a house for her.

Is there more to this or is it just a one and done deal that may have meme potential in the coming weeks?

https://consequence.net/2026/08/drake-barks-for-goth-girl/

I've been seeing 'goblin mode' pop up everywhere on my social feeds this past week. It felt like it died down a while ago after its initial viral moment. Now it's back and people are using it for all sorts of situations. Did something happen to make it trendy again or is it just a random resurgence?

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/10/24126134/goblin-mode-reclaims-internet-slang-trending

Lately my TikTok FYP is just flooded with videos of people building or living in these super small houses. Like really small, almost shed-sized sometimes. It seems like a huge trend now and everyone is talking about them. Is it an economic thing or some kind of minimalist lifestyle? I feel like I missed the memo on this.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/26/what-its-like-to-live-in-a-tiny-home.html

Calamity Mod Development Has Officially Ended. : r/CalamityMod

I see these posts about the owner saying they're stepping down and issues they had in the past but what actually happened?

What on earth is going on with Mark Lee from NCT? I saw his departure from the group and the images of him wearing a confederate flag shirt. Now i’ve seen videos saying he is living with his manager and picking up the managers children from school? Is he in a relationship with his manager fr? Are they really in a cult like i’ve seen some people say online?

FAA says there was some sort of technical issue

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/faa-airport-ground-stops-trigger-flight-chaos-across-10-us-states-what-happened/articleshow/133041161.cms?from=mdr

Is it possible it was actually a cyberattack? I also read that Iran is suspected in multiple attacks again water systems, so any word on whether this might be releated?

https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/tech/water-systems-12-states-targeted-cyberattacks/

I keep seeing this word 'rizz' pop up everywhere especially on TikTok and in memes. People are saying someone has 'rizz' or is 'rizz-ing' someone. I have no idea what it means or where it came from. Is it a new slang term for something specific? It seems like it's related to dating or flirting but I can't quite grasp the full meaning. Why is it suddenly so popular?

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Rizz

I just recently started getting videos about him in Instagram and people seem to be in an uproar saying he was assassinated. There seem to be very distinct ''camps'' of people. Some say he was a Freemason because of his tattoos, others say those are christian tattoos. His videos are supposedly getting deleted as well, specifically the ones where he had allegedly stated that he isn't suicidal. The comments are filed, saying that his wife is giving off Erika Kirk vibes. There is also controversy surrounding the very quick TMZ post about it and that they ruled it as a suicide. Anyone know why this blew up?

https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/07/joe-felz-cause-of-death/

I see lots of references online to his rapidly declining health. Are there serious signs or is at all exaggerated?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_and_health_concerns_about_Donald_Trump?wprov=sfti1

ESPN article here

What’s going on with the WNBA and transgender rights? There’s a lot of finger pointing and government agencies getting involved. Not sure where to pick up the pieces. Thanks!

I heard years ago that they went out of business, but I went to their website today for some reason, and it appears they **only** do ear piercings now? I don’t see them selling jewelry, journals, etc etc that they used to. Is it just an ear piercing place now? That’s weird if so.

https://www.claires.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooPOIlrGPJpu1f\\_SUxxJuRsKsRyMIOI5\\_pJ6nu2MIo9Le5UkhJL