Teachers use satire to resist classroom commandment mandate
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It’s Monday. Here are the latest trending internet culture stories today:
Some Texas educators are getting creative with the requirement to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms, a cat dyed rainbow colors for Pride Month has caused concern over the cat’s well-being, and a sticker of Donald Trump saying, “I did that!” went viral.
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⚡️ Today in Internet Culture
Texas teachers are sharing ways they’re fighting back against the Ten Commandments classroom law
When Texas lawmakers passed a bill requiring every classroom to display the Ten Commandments, educators knew controversy would follow. Almost immediately, lawsuits poured in.
Many teachers, however, also started brainstorming how to resist or reinterpret the requirement. Some crafted creative methods of malicious compliance, while others flatly refused to consider posting the religious text at all.
“Real life Lisa Frank”: Pet owner dyes cat’s fur into a rainbow of colors, sparking concern
A black cat transformed into a rainbow for Pride Month has garnered millions of views on TikTok—and sparked a heated debate about whether the colorful makeover was safe or ethical.
Shopper adds “I did that!” sticker with Trump’s face to strip steak in Publix grocery store
A new sticker trend featuring Donald Trump’s face is spreading online, and surprisingly, it’s not coming from supporters. The stickers show Trump pointing upward with the phrase “I did that!” printed underneath.
They’ve been slapped on everything from grocery store items to gas pumps, with many consumers using them to poke fun at high prices. The joke ties back to one of Trump’s most debated economic decisions—tariffs.
🕸️ Crawling the Web
💎 A woman asked her social media followers to help her find the creator of a lost bracelet from her late brother. Internet sleuths delivered and gave the story a happy ending.
👚 A Brandy Melville customer claims she was forced to buy the clothes she tried on because her makeup got all over them. Reasonable or not?
🦋 Katy Perry’s “Lifetimes” tour just can’t stop going awry at every turn, so we’ve started to round up the “cursed” moments. (Eight so far!)
🎮 Frustrated video game fans are calling a recent price increase on the PlayStation 5 the “Trump gamer tax,” referencing his sweeping tariffs.
🐚 Of all the reasons Nintendo shouldn’t brick the Switch 1, this 82-year-old grandmother’s Animal Crossing island is at the top of the list.
😅 Millennials are crashing out after Gen Z pointed out they end every text with “lol,” and, well, points were made. lol.
🎸 Speaking of Millennials, some are really loving the Freaky Friday reboot.
🔥 Hot on the Dot
This was the most-read story on the Daily Dot yesterday: