Trump confuses Iceland and Greenland in recent speech
Plus: A Bluesky busjacking and GlamBOT controversy.
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Here are the latest trending internet culture stories today:
Greenland, Iceland, Venezuela: whatever the country, Donald Trump would probably like to take it over…
The recent drama over E!’s GlamBOT is like an onion; it contains layers upon layers…
A Bluesky user live-posted a carjacking of his night bus (busjacking?) on the internet, and those following the story couldn’t get enough.
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⚡️ Today in Internet Culture
Trump confuses Iceland and Greenland at the World Economic Forum: “Someone hand grandpa a map”
President Donald Trump mixed up Greenland with Iceland several times during his World Economic Forum speech, embarrassing many Americans. Over the course of his time at the podium on Wednesday, he kept saying “Iceland” when he was clearly talking about its icy neighbor. This has yet again bolstered left-wing opinions that Trump is mentally unfit to lead the nation.
The GlamBOT controversy, explained: How emails from 2019 relate to JLo’s potential red carpet snub
A years-old email dispute about booking the GlamBOT, popularized by red carpet shoots, resurfaced this week and quickly drew new attention.
Although the exchange dated back to 2019, a recent post revived it amid fresh scrutiny of current GlamBOT director Cole Walliser. Walliser had just addressed a separate viral video from the Golden Globes when people claimed Jennifer Lopez snubbed him.
“The bus is divided on calling the police”: Passenger documents alarming Best Bus detour in real time on Bluesky
A Bluesky thread went viral on Jan 19 after the passenger discovered that their late-night bus ride from New York City to Washington, D.C. went rogue. The replacement bus driver’s switch happened while Musicology Duck was sleeping.
The thread became a rapid log of escalating events. First, Musicology Duck said the driver refused to answer questions and drove at high speeds. When he wouldn't see reason, passengers began calling the police, while others contacted the bus company.
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