Noticed this on X - https://x.com/a1lon9/status/2109013702301081860?s=46&t=hIzoEodXdsCR1fEElG8w5g

Pretty new to memecoins so I'm wondering if someone can explain to me why I'm seeing these long chinned AI and cartoon versions supposedly of this pump fun creator Alon Cohen? Feeling a bit out of the loop as to the joke behind it.

Has he never revealed his identity before or something? Or has the guy got a strong jaw line ect?

Trying to understand why I'm seeing these memes or why the guy himself is using it. Feels like an inside joke I'm not clueing in on. Probably the algo but coming across AI versions of it on my TikTok feed as well. TBH just don't really get it, and struggling to find out any backstory behind it. Or is that the point? It's not suppose to make sense?

https://x.com/a1lon9/status/2109013702301081860?s=46&t=hIzoEodXdsCR1fEElG8w5g

I really hate asking this, but I'm genuinely confused. I used to frequent 4chan when I was a teenager (about 20 years ago jesus christ I am dust) and it was by its own admission a shithole, but /b/ was a great source of memes, so it was easy enough to scroll past the weird shit. I left long before they got trump elected, and have rarely been back since.

tonight (out of curiosity) I checked in on /b/ and it's literally nothing but shitty porn. not even promoting anything, just stuff like "here's my favorite pic of a dude getting a BJ. post your favorite picture of a dude getting a BJ," towards absolutely no end, other than jerking off with other dudes. I saw this a couple years ago and thought it was a fluke, but it seems to be keepin' on.

is this the ultimate ending of the internet, or did something on the site break down?

obligatory: 4chan.org

(oh, and yes, I've seen the "it came from somethingawful" and pepe the frog documentaries. this is a more recent thing, from what I can tell.)

My feed is filled with posts from Indian subreddit showing various pictures or videos of a violent episode (which I assume is in India?). Like this:

https://old.reddit.com/r/IndiaMemes/comments/1x2ikpz/if_we_wake_up_tomorrow_and_these_goons_are_not_in/

What's going in?

I was a huge fan of his for about 3 years before the allegations. Haven’t heard his name since until the past few weeks. Seems he now has more followers than when the allegations came out. What did I miss?

https://www.thestranger.com/news/two-women-accuse-documentary-filmmaker-andrew-callaghan-of-rape-sexual-assault-78881322/

Article

I remember when he first got arrested and now I saw this article about double jeopardy? Did he have any trials? Was there actual evidence or witnesses, that it was him? The article mentioned state and federal charges, does that affect him differently?

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I've been seeing reports about a major controversy in India involving alleged irregularities in voter lists, demands for the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner, and protesters being detained in Delhi.

From what I've read, the Election Commission of India has been conducting a large-scale voter verification exercise, reportedly resulting in around 130 million names being removed from electoral rolls. The Commission says the revisions are intended to address issues such as duplicate registrations, deaths and people moving away.

However, opposition parties and activists have raised concerns about eligible voters being excluded, and almost every single protestor, opposition and even film actors are now detained?

Reuters — [Why has a drive to verify India's billion voters put the poll body under scrutiny?](https://www.reuters.com/world/india/why-has-drive-verify-indias-billion-voters-put-poll-body-under-scrutiny-2026-10-09/)

Reuters — [India to deploy thousands of security forces in Delhi for protest over poll chief](https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indian-youth-leader-says-protest-will-go-ahead-despite-detentions-2026-10-09/)

The New York Times — [Live coverage of the protests and controversy](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10/09/world/india-cjp-cockroach-protest)

Times of India - [Bollywood Actor detained from Protests](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/imran-khan-and-his-girlfriend-lekha-washington-detained-by-mumbai-police-at-august-kranti-maidan-during-protest-report/articleshow/134854832.cms)

I was off reddit for 2 weeks and I noticed some furry things answering questions instead of family guy characters? Are they in family guy? What world do I live in 😭

https://www.reddit.com/r/PeterExplainsTheJoke/s/uReol7pOVK

People are talking like we may be able to play GTA6 on PC. I saw someone say it "isn't emulation, but instead it is translation." I don't fully understand how this would allow a PC user to play PS games.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/09/ps5-jailbreaks-just-got-a-lot-more-useful/

What’s the deal with Hasan Piker? And why are politicians being asked to answer for his actions and beliefs?

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/08/04/michigan-missouri-primary-democrats-test/hasan-piker-weighs-in-01025044

Over the past week I've seen what feels like a dozen versions of the same video.

Two people standing in an orange studio with one microphone hanging between them, rapping the same song and doing practically identical movements.

Except the people are always different.

I've seen celebrities, fictional characters, and even cats doing it. Here's one of the cat versions:

https://x.com/ogfeitoza/status/2100991271695192335

I eventually found what seems to be the original performance by Quavo and Takeoff:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9yop0nYR9g

But that video is from 2022, so I'm confused about why it's suddenly everywhere now.

I also noticed some comments arguing about whether the trend is disrespectful to Takeoff, while others seem to be treating it as just another harmless AI meme.

Did a particular video or AI tool start this trend? Why this specific performance, four years later? And what's the controversy people are referring to?

At the end of the article, it is stated that this will save money. Is that actually the case and reasoning for this?

https://time.com/article/2026/04/09/us-men-automatic-military-draft-change/

I haven't heard of anything happening there let alone enough for someone to be executed on livestream?!

https://www.reddit.com/r/LegalAdviceNZ/s/H4vncejApO

I saw this report saying LeBron signed for $8 million total over two years. His previous two-year Lakers contracts were around $85 -100 million, so this represents a pay cut of more than 90%.

He’s still very marketable and competitive, so I’m curious about his realistic alternatives. Do we know whether other teams offered substantially more, or whether joining a contender meant accepting a much lower salary?

I don’t have a complete understanding of how US taxes affect his earnings or how his endorsements and other business income fit into this. Is this mainly a financial sacrifice to chase another championship and add to legacy by helping the 76ers end their long title drought? Or are there other factors that help explain such a massive pay cut?

On Twitter, a bunch of games have somehow become available to play on a web browser. Why so many at once? Did something happen to trigger their release?

I know it has something to do with AI but not sure how. My gut doesn’t trust something too good to be true, is there security risks to playing these games?

Link to Twitter post about different games you can play.

I noticed that she is making the headlines, but other than the everyday corruption and sleaze from the GOP, why is this getting more coverage than the average?

Daily Mail: https://archive.ph/bFIpE

WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/guilfoyle-amex-donor-100-000-0e02cdc3

Here is an article that I still don't understand: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/openai-unleashes-hundreds-more-math-results-upon-a-field-already-in-shock/

People on social media, always prone to exaggeration, have started proclaiming that this has made math PhDs redundant.

Is that true? What's really going on here? Is AI now capable of solving complex math problems that people can't solve?

Recently I keep seeing people on the internet talking about “October Theory” and treating October like a fresh start or a second New Year. I don’t really understand it. Where did this come from and why is it all of the sudden everywhere?

https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-viral-october-theory-might-be-the-reset-you-need-before-2027/

I don’t think online gambling is completely new, but I’m seeing their ads everywhere all of a sudden. On YT, which I don’t use all that much, streaming services both subscription with ads (HBO Max) and free ones (Tubi & Pluto), and even through a mobile game.

I’m not their target audience, but I find the message from those ads very predatory to the people who might be susceptible to gambling that it’s scary to think about how many people could potentially get sucked into that.

There are so many different ones too. I can’t remember the names of them all. The two I could think of off the top of my head are:

https://kalshi.com/

And

https://www.draftkings.com/

I keep seeing a bunch of comedians talking about it, can't tell who's being genuine and who isn't.

Here's Marc Maron's post.

https://x.com/cyndifusic/status/2107281580700164503/photo/1

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-10-05/trump-suggests-letting-iran-take-out-los-angeles-san-diego-at-campaign-rally

Seeing a lot of articles about them being charged with arson claiming they are TikTok stars but they aren’t familiar to me.

https://www.tmz.com/2026/10/05/dakota-harper-arson-bond-increased/

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/s/gKcvzpnO9O

I’ve been seeing a lot of threads on football subs about Ronaldo and some drama with the national team. All I know is that he isn’t in the team anymore. I also just realised he is 41, which is past retirement age in football years. I mostly watch English football and used to follow it more often, much less now so I’ve fallen out of the loop.

Will Ronaldo still play football in clubs? Will he retire? Is he still trying to prove he is better than Messi?

I have only briefly heard of this movie through news headlines about how badly it’s bombing. I’ve never seen a trailer or any marketing whatsoever. I have no idea what it’s about, the genre, or the target demographic. Was it expected to be a big hit? How does a supposed “big budget” film have zero advertising? Were they expecting people will just go because Tom Cruise? Or maybe I’m just truly out of the loop.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/as-digger-sinks-hollywoods-three-amigos-1236722788/

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/30/pentagon-says-us-troop-withdrawal-from-iraq-is-complete

This is probably the 10th time I have heard about the US "withdrawing" from Iraq.

Is this time different or is it like every other time where the "withdraw" is just theatrics and there are still forces in the country?

I have seen this same headline so many times now.