“Fire ’em all” becomes rallying cry after brutal TSA delays
Plus: The people want their local Spider-Man miserable.
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Here are the latest trending internet culture stories today:
One traveler at the airport summarized American frustration with the government with the phrase “fire ‘em all.”
Actor Alan Ritchson pointed to the newly updated enlistment age as evidence against the trolls.
Peter Parker is back, and, for some reason, fans are thrilled to see the Marvel hero depressed and absolutely broken.
Have a great weekend!
— W.J.
⚡️ Today in Internet Culture
Flyer in huge TSA line hijacks interview with blunt message to Congress: “Fire ’em all”
An average American flyer is going viral after he told a reporter asking for messages to Congress that we should “fire ‘em all.”
Long lines at airports due to the Trump administration’s ongoing partial government shutdown are leaving thousands frustrated and enraged as they miss flights and watch ICE agents mill around uselessly. At this point, “fire ‘em all” may be the moderate position.
Alan Ritchson responds to age backlash over “War Machine” role, citing the Army’s enlistment change
War Machine actor Alan Ritchson is responding to all the negative comments about his age. On Instagram, Ritchson, 43, says he got a lot of comments from trolls, who told him he was too “old” to be in the Netflix movie and play a character who is in RASP, even though his character’s age was explained in the film.
In response, he mentioned a major change that just happened in regard to the U.S. Army, in which the maximum enlistment age was raised from 35 to 42.
“Welcome to the club”: Spider-Man fans are ecstatic to see Peter Parker broke and miserable in “Brand New Day”
A new trend celebrating the apparent depression Peter Parker is going through in the new Spider-Man films may speak to the times. Spider-Man: Brand New Day is set years after Parker has to make all his loved ones forget his secret identity, and fans are rejoicing over the return of the devastated version of the hero.
Either this is Peter’s fate, or his situation is hitting close to home.
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🔥 Hot on the Dot
This was the most-read story on the Daily Dot yesterday:
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