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Here are the latest trending internet culture stories today:
MrBeast taking a punch from Mike Tyson became an instant meme, viewers are calling for Brian Kilmeade’s firing from Fox News, and younger residents of Nepal utilized Discord to elect their government leaders after a deadly uprising.
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⚡️ Today in Internet Culture
“Nearly Houdini’d”: YouTuber MrBeast fell to the ground after a punch from Mike Tyson, and it’s now a meme
The YouTuber thought he could take a punch from former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. Now it’s a meme.
MrBeast stood alongside the boxer and announced, “Tyson is about to punch me.” Just as he told Tyson, “whenever you’re ready,” the former heavyweight champion dropped the YouTube star with a single blow to the gut.
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade offers a solution to the unhoused: “Just kill ’em”
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade has been facing backlash after suggesting mentally ill homeless people should simply be killed if they don’t comply with government programs last week.
Kilmeade was having a heated discussion with Fox & Friends co-hosts Lawrence Jones and Ainsely Earhardt about Iryna Zarutska’s murder.
Nepal residents utilize social media to choose their next leader after unrest
On Thursday, Sept 11, the constant turmoil of a new government nearly every year since 2008 seemed to have ended with a Gen Z uprising that left many buildings on fire. At least 72 protesters were killed last week by hired security in a country that has been accused of corruption, and faith in traditional parties had collapsed.
In response, they launched an unprecedented experiment: selecting a consensus leader via Discord, a U.S.-based free messaging platform originally built for gamers.
🕸️ Crawling the Web
🎸 Coldplay continues to have the “most insane tour” as they caused more headlines this past weekend when Chris Martin asked the crowd to send love to Charlie Kirk’s family.
📺 ICYMI: all of the details you might have missed at the Emmy Awards, whether you tuned in to the broadcast or not.
🇬🇧 A British YouTuber documented his surprise on day one of his vacation in Nepal, where the city was in the middle of overthrowing its government.
👗 Older generations are freaking out over how “short” Homecoming dresses are in 2025, but others are pointing out that it’s actually none of their business.
🍔 Americans on TikTok just found out about the European McDonald’s uniform and are obsessed with the “McJeans.”
🍸 A server explained why you actually should expect a mocktail to cost more at a bar or restaurant, mostly having to do with all of those dang ingredients.
🐟 What’s with all of the sardine-themed decor being sold seemingly everywhere this year?
🔥 Hot on the Dot
This was the most-read story on the Daily Dot yesterday:
➤ Mom breaks Guinness World Record sprinting across Legos barefoot—and everyone's making the same joke