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This meme is split into two sections. The top section has white text on a dark background that reads: 'That feeling when someone says something you agree with on paper but you know what kind of person expresses that opinion so you just look at them like:'. Below the text is a still frame of the character Homelander from the TV series *The Boys*, looking to the side with a disdainful, skeptical, unimpressed side-eye expression. The original post title references the 'all lives matter' phrase, which is widely recognized as bad faith rhetoric used to counter Black Lives Matter activism: while the phrase sounds positive literally, it is almost exclusively used by people holding anti-racial justice views, leading to the uncomfortable distrustful reaction depicted in the meme.

Reaction to Agreeable Phrase Used by Bad Faith Actors

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A screenshot of a news article from the Daily Mail website featuring a headline about a physical altercation between a Target security guard and a female shopper. The headline states: 'Target security guard slugs female shopper in the face after she demanded her $1,000 bill be paid by 'reparations''. Below the headline is a security camera still timestamped '2022-10-22 20:41:21' showing two individuals in a room; one person (likely the guard) appears to be striking the other (the shopper). The article is credited to 'Reporter For Dailymail.com' and includes the Daily Mail logo at the top.

Target security guard slugs female shopper in the face after she demanded her $1,000 bill be paid by 'reparations'

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A two-panel Drake meme (from the 'Hotline Bling' music video) addressing 'What does DEI stand for?'. Top left: Drake in an orange puffer jacket, hand to ear (listening). Top right: Text reads 'Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion'. Bottom left: Drake with eyes closed, gesturing positively (approving). Bottom right: A purple building labeled 'Politics-Division-inator', referencing the 'inator' trope from Phineas and Ferb. The meme contrasts the genuine DEI meaning with a fictional divisive machine, using humor to comment on political division.

What does DEI stand for? (Drake Meme)

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A news-style graphic with a dark gray background and yellow border, featuring a middle-aged man in a dark suit, white shirt, and striped tie. The man has visible red/purple facial marks (birth defect). A circular inset on the left shows a close-up of the same man. Prominent text at the bottom reads about a Spanish scientist curing pancreatic cancer in mice but being mocked for his birth defect, emphasizing that animal model cures are a major step toward human treatment. A 'NEWS' label is in the bottom left, and a 'THINGS YOU DON'T KNOW' logo is in the top left.

Spanish Scientist Cured Pancreatic Cancer in Mice, Mocked for Birth Defect

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The meme consists of two parts. The top text reads 'African family: *gets water from the same lake since generations*' followed by 'Nestlé:' with a Palestinian flag emoji. Below the text is an animated scene featuring tall, jagged rock formations against a dramatic red and orange sky, with a small figure standing atop the central rock. The meme appears to critique Nestlé, possibly drawing a parallel to Palestinian issues, highlighting concerns about corporate control over water resources traditionally used by local communities.

Nestlé and African Family Water Meme

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A meme collage featuring three sections: top text reading 'LEIPZIGER EISENBAHNSTRASSE' in red, followed by '19yr old stabbed in 'weapon ban zone' in Leipzig'; a middle image of a yellow 'Waffen verboten' (Weapons forbidden) sign with icons of a gun and knife crossed out; and bottom text 'politicians:' above a screenshot of Master Chief from the Halo video game series with the subtitle 'Wait. That's illegal.' The meme humorously highlights the irony of a stabbing occurring in a designated weapon ban zone, implying politicians' naive surprise that the ban failed to prevent the incident.

19yr Old Stabbed in Weapon Ban Zone: Politicians React

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A scanned or photographed newspaper clipping featuring a color portrait of a woman with shoulder-length brown hair, smiling, positioned to the left. To the right of the portrait is a text box titled 'What is privilege?' followed by a list of contentious examples defining privilege, such as owning expensive items (e.g., $200 sneakers, $300 Beats headphones) while unemployed or on public assistance, having subsidized housing with no utility bills, protesting without work consequences, and having children without financial responsibility. The text adopts a critical tone, framing these scenarios as 'privilege'.

Newspaper Clipping Defining 'Privilege'

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A two-panel meme utilizing the 'I sleep / real shit' template. The left side contains two vertical text prompts: the top reads 'Affordable healthcare?' and the bottom reads 'Defending freedom 8,000 miles away'. The right side features corresponding images: the top image shows a person lying down with eyes closed, accompanied by the text 'i sleep' (indicating apathy), while the bottom image shows a person with intensely glowing eyes and a distorted, fiery effect, accompanied by the text 'real shit' (indicating strong engagement). The meme contrasts societal indifference to domestic issues (affordable healthcare) with heightened focus on distant foreign policy concerns (defending freedom abroad).

Affordable Healthcare? I Sleep. Defending Freedom 8k Miles Away? Real Shit

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A meme image featuring an older Black man with a concerned and confused expression, wearing a white tank top, standing in front of a wooden wall and a blue chair. The text overlay at the top reads: 'Minority groups looking at each other after the Minneapolis incident.' The image is used to comment on the dynamics between minority groups following the 2020 Minneapolis incident involving George Floyd, which sparked widespread protests and discussions about racial justice.

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A meme composed of overlaid text dialogue and a stock photo. The text depicts a humorous interaction: a therapist begins with "Anyways-", prompting the patient to correct the grammar ("Anyways isn't a word. You mean 'anyway'"), followed by the therapist redirecting to the topic "your difficulty making friends". Below the text is a photo of a therapy session: a young woman with red hair lies relaxed on a blue couch with hands clasped, while an older male therapist sits in a brown armchair holding a notebook. The background features wooden bookshelves filled with books and a window with gray curtains, creating a typical therapy room setting.

Therapy Session: Grammar Police Interrupts

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The meme consists of two vertically stacked panels. The top panel features an animated girl with brown hair, wearing a white top with a pink sleeve, standing in a classroom with desks and bookshelves in the background. She has a cheerful expression with hands clasped, and the overlaid text reads: 'REMINDER THAT YOU MISSED OUT ON TEEN LOVE AND THERE'S NO GOING BACK'. The bottom panel shows a cartoon man with a distinctive sarcastic expression (part of the 'Bitch Please' meme template), with short black hair and exaggerated facial features. His overlaid text responds: 'BITCH, PLEASE I MISSED AFFORDABLE HOUSING, LIVABLE WAGES AND MANY MORE...'. The meme humorously subverts the concept of FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) by contrasting trivial nostalgia for teen love with more pressing adult concerns like economic stability.

No FOMO for Me: Teen Love vs. Real Adult Problems

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A Reddit post from the subreddit r/SparkingZero, posted 2 days ago. The post features a text overlay that reads: 'I was playing ranked until I remembered that women get paid less than men.' Below the text is a photograph of a severely damaged white game controller, with its casing shattered and internal components exposed, lying on a brown carpet. Scattered around the controller are small parts like buttons and rings, indicating it was broken, likely in frustration.

Broken Controller Reaction to Gender Pay Gap

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