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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Man Is Upset His Girlfriend Texts Another Guy, Who Sends Her 'Mostly Selfies and Memes': 'It Just Makes Me Uncomfortable'
A man wrote in a post on Reddit that his girlfriend's texting habits with another guy are making him upset He said the other guy sends "selfies and memes" and has "an over 320-day Snapchat streak" with his girlfriend The man said his girlfriend now "thinks I'm being cold and distant for no reason" because he is "uncomfortable"A man is upset that his girlfriend is exchanging messages with another a post on Reddit's "Am I the A------" forum, the man, 22, said he and his 21-year-old girlfriend of almost two years are having issues because of her texting habits. The man said he and his girlfriend reunited a year ago after being on a break, but a month after they got back together, he discovered that she was texting a guy on Discord, who was sending her "selfies and memes." "Now she has an over 320-day Snapchat streak with this guy and sends him pictures of her dog," he wrote. The man added that the text message exchanges made him 'uncomfortable.' After learning about the text messages, the man said he addressed the situation with his girlfriend, and she offered to block the other guy. 'I said I wouldn't force her, but imagine if it was the other way around, and she agreed she wouldn't like that,' he wrote. Still, the man said his girlfriend has not cut off contact with the other guy. He admitted that he has since 'been a little quieter and showed my displeasure in subtle ways," and his girlfriend now "thinks I'm being cold and distant for no reason.' As he asked if he was wrong for being upset with his girlfriend, most Reddit users sympathized with the man, but suggested that he needed to be more direct with his girlfriend rather than 'go sulky and silent.' One commentator wrote, 'I would talk about the fact that you even need to tell her to block him in the first place, it should be a no-brainer to anyone who wants a serious relationship.' is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! Another agreed that the relationship was compromised since the man has 'to question where her boundaries are, and that she doesn't seem to care how this affects you.' One other person, meanwhile, said the man should simply move on. 'Extricate yourself from this love triangle,' they wrote. Read the original article on People
The Independent
6 days ago
- Business
- The Independent
Trump posts meme saying he's ‘on a mission from God' featuring alt-right symbol Pepe the Frog
Co-opting a famous phrase from the 1980 John Belushi-Dan Aykroyd classic The Blues Brothers, Donald Trump posted a cryptic meme on Wednesday night declaring that he is 'on a mission from God' which also features an alt-right symbol in the background. Showing the president walking down a dark city street, the image includes the caption 'nothing can stop what is coming.' While the meme itself could be interpreted as the president's response to the U.S. Court of International Trade striking down the majority of his 'Liberation Day' tariffs, it was the image's inclusion of Pepe the Frog – and the fact that it originated from a 'groyper' account – that has drawn the most attention. Additionally, this latest meme from the president may have boosted a meme coin associated with the far-right movement. With members of his administration likening the court ruling that Trump 'exceeded his authority' on tariffs to a 'judicial coup,' the president seemingly fired back at the three-judge panel with memes on his Truth Social account. One image the president posted featured a billboard emblazoned with the slogan, 'Trump was right about everything.' And then there was the Blues Brothers -themed post, which piggybacks on an overarching MAGA theme that God has anointed the president to save the country, a belief among Christian conservatives that ramped up after last July's assassination attempt and has only increased since Trump's election. In fact, the president himself has repeatedly suggested he was 'saved' by Christ because he is the chosen one. At the same time, the 'mission from God' meme parrots the long-running belief among QAnon adherents that Trump has been given a calling to secretly root out a cabal of cannibalistic pedophiles from within the government and liberal ruling class, and that soon the 'storm will be coming' that will see the mass arrests of prominent Democrats and celebrities. Trump, who has regularly posted memes and video clips that were created by QAnon conspiracists and far-right extremists, appears to have done the same thing with this particular post. The far-right corner of the meme tags the Truth Social account @FruitSnacks, who appears to be a 'groyper,' otherwise known as a supporter of notorious white supremacist Nick Fuentes. The person, who also has an account on X with the same FruitSnacks handle, has regularly reshared posts from Fuentes and a news account associated with the virulent antisemite. Of course, Trump infamously dined with Fuentes and Hitler-boosting rapper Kanye West at Mar-a-Lago in 2022. At the same time, in recent months, it appears that FruitSnacks has grown increasingly jaded with the president following Trump's return to the White House, echoing Fuentes and other far-right MAGA supporters who have sounded off over the administration's perceived lack of action on their pet conspiracy theories. 'There will be no arrests or tribunals. It would have happened by now. Trump is in office, so... what is he waiting for?' FruitSnacks wrote on Truth Social earlier this month, adding in another post about the FBI files on deceased sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein: 'Soooo... how about that Epstein client list?' Meanwhile, the inclusion of Pepe the Frog, a cartoon figure that has been appropriated by 'groypers' and the alt-right in recent years, sparked excitement in the fever swamps of the internet – and also may have contributed to a slight spike in the crypto market. $PEPE, a meme coin named for the alt-right symbol, surged 8.5 percent overnight following the president's Truth Social post. While it dropped 5 percent after the spike, the frog-themed token still showed an increase of nearly six percent over a 24 hour period and now has a market cap over $6 billion. Trump posting a Pepe meme and potentially sparking a crypto rush created quite a bit of chatter on X among the far-right crowd, many of whom have the frog as their avatars. 'Vision of PEPE OF THE UNITED STATES X is here to restore memerican greatness,' one account, which goes by the handle PEPE OF THE UNITED STATES, reacted. 'Trump vibes. Pepe power. Full degen energy.' Earlier this month, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington reported that as many as fifty of the invitees to Trump's controversial meme coin gala – which featured 220 guests who had spent the most on the president's $TRUMP cryptocurrency – were also holders of the Pepe the Frog coin and other assets linked to far-right extremism. 'The most wallets on the list, 45 in all, held assets named for Pepe the Frog as of May 12—the day winners were finalized—but holdings may have changed since they were analyzed,' CREW noted. 'Nine of the wallets, including some that hold Pepe-themed assets, held assets whose names are outright racist or anti-semitic,' the report added. 'For example, one token is called 'F*** THE JEWS,' while another is simply the n-word. Four others are variations on the word 'swastika,' such as 'Swasticoin' and 'Swastika Coin.''
Washington Post
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Video of the Nottoway Plantation fire sparks jubilation. It's about anger and pain over slavery, too
After a fire engulfed a mansion at Louisiana's Nottoway Plantation , one of the largest remaining pre-Civil War houses in the Deep South where scores of enslaved Africans labored, video footage of the combusted landmark lit the internet ablaze with mass jubilation and consternation over the weekend. For some, it was a moment to celebrate what they saw as centuries-deferred vengeance for enslaved ancestors. There was no shortage of memes and humorous social media posts to ignite the celebrations: from video of the plantation's burning mansion set to the R&B hit song 'Let It Burn' by Usher to other footage with the volume of burning wood cranked all the way up to trigger a cozy autonomous sensory meridian response .
Washington Post
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Ope, it's a Chicago pope. Excuse us while America riffs.
Almost as quickly as the white smoke dissipated into the sky above the Vatican, the jokes began to spread across social media. Yesterday's meme economy was flooded with images of the newly named Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago with the given name Robert Prevost. There's a long tradition of humanizing the clergy for laughs, from the satirical bawdy stories published in 'The Decameron' in the 14th century all the way to 'Sister Act' and 'Family Guy.' And there is certainly a proud American tradition of seizing upon a new celebrity by choosing to believe that person has some immediately identifiable detail, whether real or almost real or entirely imagined.
CNN
09-05-2025
- Politics
- CNN
See the best memes about the Pope and Chicago
See the best memes about the Pope and Chicago Social media users are sharing memes about Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope who was born in Chicago. 00:45 - Source: CNN Vertical World News 17 videos See the best memes about the Pope and Chicago Social media users are sharing memes about Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope who was born in Chicago. 00:45 - Source: CNN First American pope speaks to the world Cardinal Robert Prevost, of the United States, has been elected as the 267th pope of the Catholic Church and the first American pontiff in history. He will be known as Leo XIV. In his speech, which he delivered in front of a roaring crowd, he called for the Church to 'build bridges' and also paid tribute to the late Pope Francis. 01:25 - Source: CNN Russian foreign minister: Trump 'understands everything' about Putin and Xi's relationship Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke with CNN's Fred Pleitgen on the same day Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Moscow. 00:51 - Source: CNN CNN visits Ukrainian monitoring center as Russian ceasefire due to begin The Kremlin says Russian forces are observing a ceasefire in Ukraine, after Russian President Putin instructed his troops to begin a three-day pause at midnight. Ukrainian President Zelensky says Moscow's announcement is a stunt and has continued his call for an immediate 30-day ceasefire. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh was granted exclusive access to a monitoring center in eastern Ukraine overnight and captured the moment Russia's unilateral ceasefire was due to begin. 01:27 - Source: CNN CNN correspondent in Pakistan describes India's attack CNN's Nic Robertson reports live with details of first reactions from Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, shortly after India launched a military operation against the country just after midnight, Wednesday local time. 01:00 - Source: CNN Explosions heard, India launches attack against Pakistan India says it's launched a military operation against Pakistan, citing 'terrorist infrastructure' in both Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, in a major escalation of tensions between the two neighbors. In video shared by Reuters, multiple loud explosions could be heard in the city of Muzaffarabad. 00:32 - Source: CNN Carney says he asked Trump to stop '51st State' threats Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters following his meeting with President Trump at the White House he asked Trump to stop threatening to annex Canada. During the meeting, Carney told Trump in the Oval Office that Canada 'won't be for sale ever.' 01:04 - Source: CNN Germany formally appoints new chancellor, Friedrich Merz Germany's Friedrich Merz has formally become chancellor at the second attempt, hours after an unprecedented defeat signaled deep discontent within his coalition. In a hastily organized session Tuesday, 325 lawmakers voted to approve his appointment — more than the 316 he required. 00:41 - Source: CNN Catholic group distributing dossier ahead of conclave CNN's Chris Lamb reports on a dossier that is being distributed in Vatican City ahead of the conclave, by a conservative catholic group that some say is trying to influence the election of the new pope. 01:50 - Source: CNN Could China outlast the US in a trade war? President Donald Trump started a trade war with China, and now, Beijing and the people it governs are bracing for economic pressure. CNN's Kristie Lu Stout tells us how resilient China is in the tariffs battle. 01:38 - Source: CNN Dalai Lama succession drama During a visit to Tibet, CNN's Steven Jiang visited Potala Palace - the former winter residence of the Dalai Lamas for centuries until 1959, when the current Dalai Lama fled the region after a failed uprising against Beijing. 01:01 - Source: CNN Tibet's first and only bullet train CNN's Steven Jiang reports from the only bullet train service in Tibet, connecting the region's capital of Lhasa to the eastern Tibetan city of Nyingchi. The train is seen as Beijing's attempt to integrate the remote region with the rest of China. 01:31 - Source: CNN Could Tibetan kids lose their native tongue? 01:37 - Source: CNN Fareed's take on Trump's executive order record Fareed Zakaria breaks down President Donald Trump's first 100 days executive order record and compares it to that of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 00:58 - Source: CNN Drivers dodge flames as wildfires rage in Israel Drivers on Highway 1 near Jerusalem were forced to flee their cars, leaving them abandoned on the highway as more than 100 teams across Israel fight wildfires on multiple fronts, authorities said. 00:49 - Source: CNN Car rammed into crowd at Vancouver festival A car rammed into a crowd in Vancouver shortly after 8pm Saturday night during a festival celebrating Filipino heritage, killing at least nine people. Officials are still investigating the incident but do not suspect it to be an act of terrorism. 01:11 - Source: CNN Massive explosion at Iranian port kills dozens Over two dozen people have been killed and hundreds injured in a huge explosion at the port of Bandar Abbas in southwestern Iran, according to Iranian state media citing the country's interior ministry. 00:29 - Source: CNN
