Mike talks with Know Your Meme Editor-in-Chief Don Caldwell about the prevalence and decline of the Laser Eyes Meme, and the ever shifting place of internet memes in presidential election season; the staff then talks about posts that baffle and confound us. And also: fair play.

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Intro Links

• EU top court ruling paves way for Apple to pay Ireland over €13bn in taxes – Irish Times
•  Judge Rules $400 Million Algorithmic System Illegally Denied Thousands of People’s Medicaid Benefits – Gizmodo.com
• Brazil Blocks Musk’s X After Company Refuses to Comply Amid Feud With Judge – Time
• Elon Musk Has Backed Himself Into a Corner in Brazil – WIRED
• What to know about Elon Musk’s ‘free speech’ feud with a Brazilian judge – AP
• Who are Tim Pool, Benny Johnson, Dave Rubin? The 6 commentators linked to Tenet indictment – USA Today
• Who Are Tim Pool And Benny Johnson? What To Know About The Six Right-Wing Commentators DOJ Alleges Were Funded By Russia. – Forbes
• YouTube Deletes Tim Pool’s Embarrassing Kremlin-Backed Videos – Gizmodo
• Media start-up from Benny Johnson, Tim Pool, and Dave Rubin was secret Russian influence campaign, indictment alleges – DailyDot
• cohost to shut down at end of 2024 – cohost 

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Laser Eyes

• Laser Eyes – KYM
• Dark Brandon – KYM
• Dark Brandon Explained – KYM
• Fell Out of a Coconut Tree – KYM
• What Can Be, Unburdened By What Has Been – KYM

Find Don:

• https://x.com/doncald
• https://x.com/knowyourmeme
• https://www.instagram.com/knowyourmeme
• https://www.tiktok.com/@knowyourmeme
• https://www.youtube.com/knowyourmeme
• https://www.snapchat.com/p/41102048-8d2d-4288-b54e-c9e89b1afa44/1147140847384576

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What Is Going On Here?

• Twitter — runwildkian
• Reddit — Celebrity Number Six
• Reddit — The fabric
• Google Docs — Hugh’s work
• Reddit — Hugh’s situation
• TikTok — fembasecon

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