Flashing Eyes In Which My Hopes Rise

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 (irishtimes.com/business/2024/09/10/apple-tax-c…)

• Judge Rules $400 Million Algorithmic System Illegally Denied Thousands of People’s Medicaid Benefits – Gizmodo.com (gizmodo.com/judge-rules-400-million-algorithmi…)

• Brazil Blocks Musk’s X After Company Refuses to Comply Amid Feud With Judge – Time (time.com/7016537/brazil-blocks-elon-musk-x-twi…)

• Elon Musk Has Backed Himself Into a Corner in Brazil – WIRED (wired.com/story/x-starlink-brazil-suspension-m…)

• What to know about Elon Musk’s ‘free speech’ feud with a Brazilian judge – AP (apnews.com/article/brazil-musk-x-twitter-morae…)

• Who are Tim Pool, Benny Johnson, Dave Rubin? The 6 commentators linked to Tenet indictment – USA Today (usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/09/05/te…)

• Who Are Tim Pool And Benny Johnson? What To Know About The Six Right-Wing Commentators DOJ Alleges Were Funded By Russia. – Forbes (forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2024/09/05/who-a…)

• YouTube Deletes Tim Pool’s Embarrassing Kremlin-Backed Videos – Gizmodo (gizmodo.com/youtube-deletes-tim-pools-embarras…)

• Media start-up from Benny Johnson, Tim Pool, and Dave Rubin was secret Russian influence campaign, indictment alleges – DailyDot (dailydot.com/debug/russia-tenet-benny-johnson-…)

• cohost to shut down at end of 2024 – cohost.org/staff/post/7611443-cohost-to-shut-d…

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Laser Eyes

• Laser Eyes – KYM (knowyourmeme.com/memes/glowing-eyes-laser-eyes)

• Dark Brandon – KYM (knowyourmeme.com/memes/dark-brandon)

• Dark Brandon Explained – KYM (trending.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/guides/wh…)

• Fell Out of a Coconut Tree – KYM (knowyourmeme.com/memes/fell-out-of-a-coconut-t…)

• What Can Be, Unburdened By What Has Been – KYM (knowyourmeme.com/memes/what-can-be-unburdened-…)

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