Olympic hockey team celebrates with Kash Patel, upsetting fans
Plus: A looksmaxxer's wig-snatching goes viral.
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Here are the latest trending internet culture stories today:
Liberal fans of Olympic men’s hockey are disappointed that Kash Patel celebrated with the team in the locker room—with Donald Trump on the phone.
The MAHA moms are mad that RFK Jr. is following orders to increase glyphosate production (aka Roundup).
Someone stole a looksmaxxer’s hat off his head, revealing a balding, pretty average-looking guy.
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— W.J.
⚡️ Today in Internet Culture
“Rot in hell”: Team USA hockey slammed for laughing at Trump’s sexist locker room joke
The U.S. men’s hockey team’s gold medal celebration quickly turned controversial after a locker room phone call from President Donald Trump, and footage of FBI Director Kash Patel included a sexist remark about the women’s team, one that players appeared to laugh off.
Trump phoned the locker room via Patel and invited the men to attend his State of the Union on Tuesday. Then, he floated sending a military plane to pick them up.
“A betrayal”: MAHA moms turn on RFK Jr. after Trump orders increase of American glyphosate production
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement was shocked by its founder, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., after he reversed his previous commitment to ban glyphosate in food production. Now, he backed President Donald Trump’s executive order to boost domestic production of glyphosate.
“Now I’m stressmaxxing”: Who is Androgenic? The viral wig snatch that’s dividing social media
In a recent viral video, a man surprised a looksmaxxing influencer mid-livestream and yanked away his hat and wig, revealing his balding head. The incident kicked off a sprawling debate about authenticity, masculinity, and how far online male beauty culture had gone.
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