#Pepe the frog reference

[fwol-jintu]

short LADS ideas i need to get out of my head

Just a bunch of stupid short writes that i really needed to get out before i explode

Played LADS just for the character customization so dont mind if the boys r kind OOC ok also heres my mc her name is Silvian Kriodojeoxks

(yes shes related to my commandant, thats uhm uhhh quick lore drop i made up: so eksval is actually her great great great great grandfather, i made it rly long cuz ofc society needs time to recover from the uh yk yk but yeah anyways- thats not part of the main lore just side story hahaha)

And of course she got that signature Kriodojeoxks look of having one eye paler than the other (Eksval coincidentally adopted a kid that had the same happening so it kind of just passed down as a mark)

Anyways not gonna elaborate too much on this so lets get to the stories

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《Accompanied by him》

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Sylus usually kept up with Silvian's companion work, however.. today was a little too much for him.

He limped over to the couch and practically collapsed on it, tiredly closing his eyes as he tried to even out his breathing.

He could hear the door clicking open and closing, the soft and quiet footsteps as Silvian approached him, perhaps to check on him.

After a few moments, Silvian seemed to be walking away. Begrudgingly, Sylus opened his eyes and looked to see Silvian attempting to leave. Without informing him.

"Where are you going?" He asked in a somewhat annoyed and at the same time somewhat weary voice.

Silvian paused in her move, having not even touched the doorknob yet but enough was seen to see that she was trying to leave, again, after they had just done a mission.

She glanced back at Sylus and said, "Gonna go and hang out with Tara for a while. Rest up, 'kay?"

Sylus frowned and, despite his body aching, pushed himself up and slowly went over to Silvian. He reached out and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her into an embrace as he pressed his face into the crook of her neck.

'You had just returned, how do you still have energy to hang out? You should rest too.'

Of course, those weren't Sylus' exact thoughts. He couldn't even form a thought right now, infact, so it was more just a feeling.

________________

After much convincing and finally putting Sylus to sleep (Silvian carried him to bed, she did not have the heart to see Sylus sleep on a chair), Silvian could finally breathe a sigh of relief and get some left over work done with.

She left the place and accepted another mission- solo, of course. But Sylus or the others did not need to know that.

Actually, she might be a bit of a workaholic. Just a little bit. But! With work comes rewards, a specific reward so to speak, which is why she's doing this in the first place.

Of course, fighting wanderers alone might be a little.. stupid, on her part, but shes been doing this for a while now and she hasn't come across any issues so far.

After finishing what was the 3rd solo mission that day, she went back home happy and accompanied by the spirit of a hero.

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《Texting (ofc its silvian pov)》

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[You: (sends a picture of a frog)

[Big cat: thats a cute frog.

[You: pepe

[Big cat: hm?

[You: i named it Pepe

[Big cat: ah. I see. Why that name though?

[Big cat: i would think you would name it something.. a little more than Pepe

[Big cat: but then again, you name your notebooks with odd names, and thats ignoring the fact you give your notebooks' names.

[You: is that

[You: are you mocking me?

[Big cat: maybe, maybe not.

[You: (╥︿╥)

_______________

[Lump of cloud: Silvy, waht are you doing rn?

[Lump of cloud: what*

[You: hanging out with Tara

[Lump of cloud: oh, i see.

[Lump of cloud: i hope you have fun then

[You: i'll bring you back smth

[You: do you want boba?

[Lump of cloud: sure

[You: kay, i'll get it when i go back

[You: for you

[Lump of cloud: thank you

[Lump of cloud: (´▽`)

[You: ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧

________________

[Not-Henry: Silvyyyyyyyyyy

[Not-Henry: Silviaaaaaaaaaannnnnnn!!!

[Not-Henry: ㅠㅠ

[Not-Henry: call, plz

[Not-Henry: im bored :((

[Not-Henry: i miss you, i wish you were here rn ㅠㅠ

[You: where even are you?

[Not-Henry: workplace

[Not-Henry: explaining my vision

[Not-Henry: but its so boring

[Not-Henry: they dont get it like you

[Not-Henry: ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[You: you want me to come over there or smth

[Not-Henry: yes! Even better! Plz come!! :(((

[You: okay, sure

[You: i'll be on my way

[Not-Henry: you better be quick or else i'm not waiting for you!

[You: yes yes

______________

[Sunfish the sequel: why didn't you come to do the check up today

[You: i ate an apple

[Sunfish the sequel: and?

[You: an apple a day keeps the doctors away

[You: :(

[Sunfish the sequel: ...

[You: :)

[Sunfish the sequel: ..........

[Sunfish the sequel: why do i even bother.

[canisbrutus]

Earnest Jones HCs 🍃

(retches)

alright hear me out

this man is pretty damn mid outside of his (cough) convincing personality

he's not particularly smart or clever. he just knows how to maintain the appearance of being a Leader

does he care for his friends? loosely. but its moreso a pride thing. their successes are His successes because he's such a guiding figure in their lives

even if hes outspoken about his distaste for some of their interests, like Theater and the Arts

melvin does most of the plotting for him in all honesty. he'd be lost without his grotto mastermind

that being said earnest Was head of the debate club for some time.

this boy debates like a conservative he sounds like Muskrat. bouncing around using big words switching topics that only loosely fit together. he sucks.

the debate club was disbanded after earnest was frankly humiliated onstage.

how, you may ask?

context first. gary often refers to him as a muppet

called him anything from bert to earnie to elmo. but mostly kermit the frog

and well. earnest's favorite band was talking heads.

so one night in the auditorium, big event, an opponent from the next school over. full audience. petey gave gary the great idea of pulling out a projector. and playing that kermit the frog cover of once in a lifetime on the curtain behind earnest and his opponent

thad was howling. so was cornelius. bucky was recording. beatice almost pissed herself. algie Did.

earnest got so so so red he shouted obscenities at the audience and fled the stage within one minute, forfeiting the match and promptly disbanding the club out of dishonor.

everyone in school knows the lyrics to once in a lifetime now

and they never let him live that down

constantinos did The Walk behind him onstage during his class president speech

anyway unrelated to that whole thing. that laptop in the nerd lair at dragon's wing comics belongs to him

and dear god its full of so much porn. jimmy took one look and decided he needed to wash his hands after nudging the trackpad

if bully took place a few years later earnest would print out pepe the frog memes and hang a kekistan flag in his room.

this guy sucks

[hc masterpost link]

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

the clown cabinet :: MIke Luckovich

* * * *

Today is Day 129 of the attempted Fascist coup against America. There are 523 days until the midterms. We are winning. (see below)

Last night, after the news broke about the three judges in the Federal Court of Trade having declared all his “Liberation Day” traiffs and all since to be unconstiutional and therefure null and void and after he reacted angrily earlier in the afternoon to a reporter’s question about the “TACO trade,” a weakened Dimbulb reached out to his alt-right base in a desperate attempt to demonstrate dominance. He posted a meme on Lies Anti-Social showing an image of himself walking toward the viewer on what appears to be a wet, nighttime city street. Pepe the Frog, a symbol of the far right, stands in the background. At the top of the screen,in all capital letters, are the words: “HE’S ON A MISSION FROM GOD.” At the bottom of the screen, below his feet, and also in all caps, the message continues: “& NOTHING CAN STOP WHAT IS COMING.” This phrase comes from the right-wing QAnon conspiracy community and refers to the idea that members of the “Deep State” and its collaborators will soon be arrested. The truth is, the legal decision yesterday and the humilation at the press conference are just the two latest demonstrations of how he is losing losing losing. He has lost the vast majority of the legal cases Maladminstration II has been involved with, including legal brakes being put on every illegal assault on the government since Enshittification Day. The only people who would be stupid enough to think he is strong are the lifetime losers of such bullshit cults as QAnon and ignoramus losers from the lumpenproletariat like the Proud Boys and other inbred rednecks among the Militia Morons. The truth is, Donnie is losing at every crime against the country he tries to commit.

This morning, alleged Chairman of the National Economic Council, Adjunct Professor Kevin Hassett - who couldn’t even make it to Associate Professor at the cow college he was teaching at - managed to demonstrate again why he hasn’t got the brains god promised a crowbar when he went after the tariffs decision, vowing that the decision would be overturned when he was on fellow drooling moron Maria Bartiromo’s “Mornings With Maria” on Faux Snooze, saying: “This trade negotiation season has been really, really effective for the American people, and it’s unfortunate that people would attack it, as the journalists did, or the way the judges just did. These activist judges are trying to slow down something right in the middle of really important negotiations.” He went on: “What’s going to happen is, first, we’re going to see what happens on appeal, and we’re very confident in our success there, because, after all, hundreds and hundreds of thousands of Americans have died because of mostly Chinese fentanyl and Chinese fentanyl coming in from Mexico and Canada. FACT CHECK: As the court pointed out, this is not a thing that allows Donnie to fuck with the world) There are different approaches that would take a couple of months to put these in place and using procedures that have been approved in the past or approved in the last administration, but we’re not planning to pursue those right now, because we’re very, very confident that this really is incorrect.” This moron has proven so far that he doesn’t have an IQ above ambient room temperature; I now think it’s not even that high.

[..]

Doctor Mengele, aka The Wrong RFK Got Shot, has announced that federal scientists will no longer submit papers to leading medical journals, saying: “We are probably going to stop publishing in the Lancet, the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and those other journals because they are all corrupt.” He went on to say such publications are “vessels” for pharmaceutical companies. In place of that, he proposed creating “in-house” publications by the department that will become “the preeminent journals” in their field. “They are going to become the preeminent journals, because if you get NIH funding it is anointing you as a good, legitimate scientist.” Not any more it isn’t, Brain Worm Boy. A week ago, he released Maladministration II’s “Maka America Healthy Again” report, which said the following: “There is a concerning trend of overprescribing medications to children, often driven by conflicts of interest in medical research, regulation, and practice. This has led to unnecessary treatments and long-term health risks.” This is all another attempt to drive world-class American medicine back to the 19th Century.

But that’s not even the worst of what Secretary Brain Worm has done: RFK Jr’s highly-touted “Make America Healthy Again” report turns out to have misinterpreted some studies and cites others that don’t exist, according to the listed authors. The report was written with AI, further proving my father was right 68 years ago when he said at a scientific conference, “Them that think computers think, don’t.” He claimed the report harnesses “gold-standard” science, citing more than 500 studies and other sources to back up its claims. Those citations, though, are rife with errors, from broken links to misstated conclusions, and seven cited studies don’t actually exist. For instance, epidemiologist Katherine Keyes is listed in the MAHA report as the first author of a study on anxiety in adolescents; when contacted, she said: “The paper cited is not a real paper that I or my colleagues were involved with. We’ve certainly done research on this topic, but did not publish a paper in JAMA Pediatrics on this topic with that co-author group, or with that title.” A section describing the “corporate capture of media” highlights two studies it says are “broadly illustrative” of how a rise in direct-to-consumer drug advertisements has led to more prescriptions being written for ADHD medications and antidepressants for kids - however neither study exists. Kennedy said about the report, “Never in American history has the federal government taken a position on public health like this.” He’s right, but not the way he thinks he is. “Them that think computers think, don’t.”

[TCinLA]

[capitalisticveins]

FUCK ME LIKE YOU MEAN IT

I need yall to be in my position. I love this reference, but imagine.

You’re pissing. Outright pissing on the toilet. In the comfort of your own home, no stress, no problems, just on the toilet. Watching tiktok. You swipe and watch a tiktok of a vtuber who has a miraculously long neck, resembling the teacher from Little Nightmares 2, but without the flexibility. Someone sends a donation and a Pepe the Frog gif is played of him licking the neck of the Vtuber. Hilarious.

As you’re caught off guard by the joke, a tumblr banner notification comes down from the top of your screen. You usually don’t open them but you do this time.

The only words available is an Anonymous asker, saying the words, “Fuck Me Like You Mean It.”

Of course you know this song, who listens to Epic and doesn’t? But for a solid 3 seconds, you forget the existence of said song, so the only context you have is of a nonnie asking you, to fuck them like you mean it.

You squint, wondering “what the hell warranted that???” until you realize… “Oh its Steven”

Thanks for horrifying me for 3 seconds man💀

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Eileen Guo at MIT Technology Review:

A previously unreported document distributed by senior US State Department official Darren Beattie reveals a sweeping effort to uncover all communications between the staff of a small government office focused on online disinformation and a lengthy list of public and private figures—many of whom are longtime targets of the political right.  The document, originally shared in person with roughly a dozen State Department employees in early March, requested staff emails and other records with or about a host of individuals and organizations that track or write about foreign disinformation—including Atlantic journalist Anne Applebaum, former US cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs, and the Stanford Internet Observatory—or have criticized President Donald Trump and his allies, such as the conservative anti-Trump commentator Bill Kristol.  The document also seeks all staff communications that merely reference Trump or people in his orbit, like Alex Jones, Glenn Greenwald, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In addition, it directs a search of communications for a long list of keywords, including “Pepe the Frog,” “incel,” “q-anon,” “Black Lives Matter,” “great replacement theory,” “far-right,” and “infodemic.” For several people who received or saw the document, the broad requests for unredacted information felt like a “witch hunt,” one official says—one that could put the privacy and security of numerous individuals and organizations at risk.  Beattie, whom Trump appointed in February to be the acting undersecretary for public diplomacy, told State Department officials that his goal in seeking these records was a “Twitter files”-like release of internal State Department documents “to rebuild trust with the American public,” according to a State Department employee who heard the remarks. (Beattie was referring to the internal Twitter documents that were released after Elon Musk bought the platform, in an attempt to prove that the company had previously silenced conservatives. While the effort provided more detail on the challenges and mistakes Twitter had already admitted to, it failed to produce a smoking gun.)

[...]

Targeting the “censorship industrial complex”

Both GEC and R/FIMI, its pared-down successor office, focused on tracking and countering foreign disinformation efforts from Russia, China, and Iran, among others, but GEC was frequently accused—and was even sued—by conservative critics who claimed that it enabled censorship of conservative Americans’ views. A judge threw out one of those claims against GEC in 2022 (while finding that other parts of the Biden administration did exert undue pressure on tech platforms).  Beattie has also personally promoted these views. Before joining the State Department, he started Revolver News, a website that espouses far-right talking points that often gain traction in certain conservative circles. Among the ideas promoted in Revolver News is that GEC was part of a “censorship industrial complex” aimed at suppressing American conservative voices, even though GEC’s mission was foreign disinformation. This idea has taken hold more broadly; the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing titled the “Censorship-Industrial Complex: The Need for First Amendment Safeguards at the State Department,” on April 1 focused on GEC. 

Most people on the list appear to have focused at some point on tracking or challenging disinformation broadly, or on countering specific false claims, including those related to the 2020 election. A few of the individuals appear primarily to be critics of Trump, Beattie, or others in the right-wing media ecosystem. Many have been the subject of Trump’s public grievances for years. (Trump called Krebs, for instance, a “significant bad-faith actor” in an executive order targeting him earlier this month.) ��  Beattie specifically asked for “all documents, emails, correspondence, or other records of communications amongst/between employees, contractors, subcontractors or consultants at the GEC or R/FIMI” since 2017 with all the named individuals, as well as communications that merely referenced them. He sought communications that referenced any of the listed organizations.   Finally, he sought a list of additional unredacted agency records—including all GEC grants and contracts, as well as subgrants, which are particularly sensitive due to the risks of retaliation to subgrantees, who often work in local journalism, fact-checking, or pro-democracy organizations under repressive regimes. It also asked for “all documents mentioning” the Election Integrity Partnership, a research collaboration between academics and tech companies that has been a target of right-wing criticism.  Several State Department staffers call the records requests “unusual” and “improper” in their scope. MIT Technology Review spoke to three people who had personally seen the document, as well as two others who were aware of it; we agreed to allow them to speak anonymously due to their fears of retaliation.  While they acknowledge that previous political appointees have, on occasion, made information requests through the records management system, Beattie’s request was something wholly different.  Never had “an incoming political appointee” sought to “search through seven years’ worth of all staff emails to see whether anything negative had been said about his friends,” says one staffer.  Another staffer calls it a “pet project” for Beattie. 

[...]

Press-freedom advocates expressed alarm about the inclusion of journalists on the list, as well as the possibility of their communications being released to the public, which goes “considerably well beyond the scope of what … leak investigations in the past have typically focused on,” says Grayson Clary, a staff attorney at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Rather, the effort seems like “a tactic designed to … make it much harder for journalists to strike up those source relationships in the first instance.” Beattie also requested a search for communications that mentioned Trump and more than a dozen other prominent right-leaning figures. In addition to Jones, Greenwald, and “RFK Jr.,” the list includes “Don Jr.,” Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, Charlie Kirk, Marine Le Pen, “Bolsonaro” (which could cover either Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president, or his son Eduardo, who is seeking political asylum in the US), and Beattie himself. It also asked for a search for 32 right-wing buzzwords related to abortion, immigration, election denial, and January 6, suggesting a determined effort to find State Department staff who even just discussed such matters. 

Darren Beattie, a far-right senior State Department apparatchik, sought a list of public and private figures who discuss foreign disinformation and are critical of the MAGA regime.

[akfelpsrecaps]

Recap for Vod 13 — O Perry

another short one! this is a lot of mining the cube + finding new rooms \o/ mostly chatting about irl stuff in between, but there’s some theorising too

recap under the cut, also reblogs are appreciated so more people can find these recaps \o/!!

(quick note that nothing I write here in quotes (unless it is books Felps reads) is verbatim + accurate translation. I will try to be as accurate as possible, but it’s more about quickly conveying vibes)

-vod continues on from the previous one

-more donation + timer pains from Meiaum 

-they find a room that just has a recent photo of them digging in it. Felps takes a photo and sends it to the groupchat with him matt and Meiaum 

-they find another room—a music studio with a book (6:00 if you want to read the book). they play the disc \o/ it’s some kind of custom disc

-in the room Felps finds a bowler hat that changes colours

-the room has a working piano and drumset—apparently you can connect your keyboard to this? Meiaum said he’ll try and do that sometime

-felps takes the sofa, which is also colour changing

-they talk about meiaum’s subathon while continuing to dig

-Felps found a miner’s hat with a beard (dwarven miner hat it’s called)

-still talking about the subathon

-Meiaum finds a room! This one is a graveyard. there’s four graves that all say a word on them + some ghostly whispering sounds. The words say “eu estava vendo tudo” 

-felps takes a photo and sends it to the groupchat with him, matt and Meiaum 

-there’s a coffin with spirit orbs in it! Felps only takes three… (you need four to get an upgrade)

-Felps wonders who the person who’s watching them is

-Felps finds a game room!

-felps wonders if this is all the rats or if they’re just one part of the picture

-felps tries to dig specifically to find a room, but goes back to digging normally before too long

-matt raids Meiaum so they talk a little about what they’re doing/what they’ve found, and then keep talking about the subathon 

-Meiaum finds a room with perry the platypus \o/ the room is probably supposed to be the secret base

-felps takes a photo and sends it to the groupchat with him matt and Meiaum 

-felps wonders if the rooms didn’t originally exist in the block but were instead transported there. He mostly cites the fact that in Perry’s room there’s a door to nowhere but stone

-Meiaum wonders if the rooms belong to them and they just don’t remember—specifically the rooms, not the pictures of them

-from a picture frame in Perry’s room, felps gets a zombie mask. there was also a spyglass in a picture frame next to it which he gives to Meiaum 

-Meiaum is still being tormented by people sending him money to make the timer go up by a lot pfft

-AuAu shows up again \o/ he gives them steak!

-they show AuAu some of the rooms around the cube

-felps realises there’s a small square platform above the cube

-when he gets underneath it he hears a noise and starts digging down to find it (looking for an elevator up to the platform)

-they find a room with a giant frog named Pepe (and no elevator)

-they tower up to try and get to the platform. Felps doesn’t have enough blocks

-Meiaum gets up and throws Felps some blocks one by one

-they find a floating book and quill on a pedestal of some kind

-the book says: “alguém já teve acesso a Fábrica. Vocês ainda tem muito a explorar em Valigma. Todo canto guarda um secreto.”

-there is now a working elevator

-Meiaum wonders if they should go to the factory

-Felps thinks Guaxinim is the person who’s entered the factory that the book is referring to, since Guaxinim mentioned he had 

-they get back down to see a lot of monsters have spawned oops

-Meiaum is downed and felps goes to revive him (he can’t see Meiaum at first he just hears him calling for help pfft)

-i think AuAu goes around killing most of the monsters. Felps gets a new hat called “poggers”

-AuAu calls the pictures of irl felps and irl Meiaum pretty

-they show AuAu the screen that’s streaming meiaum’s live. Felps tells him they’re being watched, and AuAu is scared (they are too)

-they take AuAu to the gorilla room and he feeds it bananas

-felps hears fire and starts looking for the next room

-they find a bakery \o/

-Meiaum didn’t break his tower up to the platform so Felps breaks it for him

-to explain his pain with the timer in arkanis, Meiaum is saying he has allergies 

-AuAu leaves to go sleep

-for a while now Felps has been using his hand to mine the blocks since he has the claw that lets him mine blocks quickly (I think it’s as efficient as stone tools)

-Felps sees invisibility particles and hears a villager. He manages to click on them and realises the baker turned him invisible

-Meiaum suggests joining a group call again, but Felps says he’s going to leave for today

-Meiaum confirms he won’t break anything without Felps. they say goodbye to each other and head to their houses \o/

-as soon as Felps gets down he runs into two creepers (that do explode. luckily he was okay pfft)

-Felps sleeps through the night, then takes stock of his inventory a little

-he looks through meiaum’s chest in the base but doesn’t take anything 

-he lies down in bed and logs off \o/

[zoobus]

Do you find that "be skeptical of 'this meme has racist origins'" also applies to dogwhistle fictional trope character types? I have intuitions that it's different, but I can't quite pinpoint why. It is notable that the latter are by far disproportionately antisemitic.

Assuming this in reference to a post I deleted regarding "pattern noticer," that was less about being skeptical about fash origins and more about that thing where we're like oh fash are using pepe the frog, fash are saying "clown world," fash are using otherwise innocuous things to infiltrate and indoctrinate the youth, we have to loudly condemn and distance ourselves by censuring people for using the innocuous thing for safety.

Cute redraws of pepe the frog or saying you notice patterns aren't like "degenerate." Their use and meaning aren't innately fascistic and I don't see reason to cede language ground to them over it

If this is about something else, I am not embroiled in trope discourse enough to understand that discussion.

[biglitsellouts]

Kanopy Recommendations

When it comes to sheer entertainment value, few of the digital resources libraries offer can match Kanopy. While it’s not quite as fully featured as streaming services like Netflix or HBO Max, it still has a more than respectable selection of movies. You might think it would only have strange, low-budget cult films that no one’s ever heard of, and while it does have those, it also has plenty of more recent films, critical darlings, classics, and really just some of the greatest movies ever made. There’s also a healthy selection of foreign movies, and they get a lot of movies featured in The Criterion Collection which says a lot. 

I wanted to take the time to highlight two films on Kanopy that I’d recommend to anyone. The first is a documentary called Feels Good Man which is about the iconic meme character, Pepe the Frog, and how he was co-opted by the far right to represent things he never had anything to do with. It’s a surprisingly tragic story that goes in-depth with Pepe’s creator, and how he feels about his character essentially being stolen from him. What started as a dopey character born from college dorm humor became twisted into something that in some circles is listed as a hate symbol. 

The second film is called Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai by Jim Jarmusch who's done more recent movies like The Dead Don’t Die and Paterson. Jamrusch’s movies are known for drawing a line between music culture, literary references, and pulpy film genres to create something with a fun, self-aware indie spirit that also makes you think. Ghost Dog is no different, and it stars Forest Whitaker as a mafia hitman who follows a strict samurai code from the book Hagakure. The story takes place in 90’s New Jersey and has a soundtrack done by The RZA from The Wu-Tang Clan. There’s a fun intersection of hip hop culture, samurai movies, and mafia movies that makes Ghost Dog feel truly unique. 

Whether you choose to watch one of these movies, both of them, or none of them, the point is you should check out Kanopy. It’s bound to have something you’ll like, if not something that’s not readily available on other streaming services. Best of all is that it’s free with no ads!

[stephschoices]

I love pepe but every time I think of the name pepe I think of pepe the frog and that el pepe song meme./lh 🫣 😂

Pepe has so many people making different Pepe jokes and references at him 😩 poor bby

[crotche]

The Rise of Meme Coins: Exploring the Trending Meme Coins 2025 and Market Predictions

The cryptocurrency world has always been full of surprises, and meme coins have continued to defy traditional logic with their viral appeal, social media influence, and community-driven growth. As we step into 2025, a new wave of meme coins is dominating the digital currency landscape, sparking debates among investors, traders, and crypto enthusiasts alike. This article dives deep into the trending meme coins 2025, explores the appeal of viral meme tokens, evaluates the most profitable meme coins, and discusses Pepe coin future predictions—with a special spotlight on emerging names like Crotch Token.

What Are Meme Coins?

Meme coins are cryptocurrencies inspired by internet jokes, memes, or popular culture references. Unlike traditional tokens driven by utility or project fundamentals, meme coins typically thrive on hype, community support, and viral trends. They may have started as jokes, but some have evolved into serious investment opportunities.

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The success of Dogecoin and Shiba Inu in previous years paved the way for a new generation of viral meme tokens, capturing attention and investment worldwide. This year, the meme coin market is experiencing renewed interest, with several new entrants and familiar names making headlines.

Why Are Trending Meme Coins 2025 So Popular?

The popularity of trending meme coins 2025 is fueled by several key factors:

Social Media Power: Platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Reddit, and TikTok are hotbeds for meme culture. Crypto influencers and communities can skyrocket a coin's visibility overnight.

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Speculative Frenzy: In the absence of traditional metrics, speculation becomes the driver. The buzz around a coin’s potential to go “to the moon” can create massive price swings.

The Hype Around Viral Meme Tokens

Viral meme tokens aren’t just digital assets—they’re pop culture phenomena. Their viral nature allows them to trend rapidly, creating a feedback loop where hype drives interest, which in turn drives more hype. In 2025, several viral meme tokens have already gained significant traction thanks to clever marketing campaigns, influencer backing, and community initiatives.

One standout in this landscape is Crotch Token, a bold newcomer making waves in the meme coin space. With a cheeky name and a fiercely loyal community, it exemplifies the unpredictable yet exciting world of meme coin investing.

Which Are the Most Profitable Meme Coins in 2025?

Profitability in the meme coin space can be volatile, but a few tokens have stood out for delivering substantial returns this year. The most profitable meme coins tend to be those that launch with a compelling narrative, engage the community effectively, and ride the wave of viral attention.

Tokens like Floki, Bonk, and the rebranded Woof Coin have already seen sharp price increases. Early investors in these projects have posted impressive gains, underscoring the value of being ahead of the curve. Meanwhile, Crotch Token is positioning itself among the most profitable meme coins by leveraging social campaigns and exclusive NFT airdrops to reward early adopters.

However, it’s important to note that meme coin profitability is inherently speculative. For every successful coin, there are countless others that fail to gain traction.

A Closer Look at Pepe Coin Future Predictions

Among all meme coins, Pepe coin future predictions remain a hot topic. Launched as a tribute to the iconic "Pepe the Frog" meme, Pepe Coin gained momentum rapidly due to its nostalgic appeal and viral marketing. As of 2025, analysts and enthusiasts are divided on what’s next for this controversial yet beloved token.

Some forecasts suggest that Pepe coin future predictions point toward continued growth as it evolves into a community-driven DeFi project. Others believe that without new utility or innovation, its momentum may slow down. Still, the coin continues to attract speculators hoping for another breakout moment.

For those considering investing in Pepe coin, keeping an eye on market sentiment and community developments is crucial. Meme coins are known for their sudden price spikes and equally swift downturns, so timing and risk management are essential.

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Risks and Considerations in Meme Coin Investing

While the excitement around trending meme coins 2025 is palpable, it’s important to approach investments with caution. Here are a few things to consider:

Volatility: Meme coins are highly volatile and can experience massive price swings in short periods.

Rug Pulls: Due to the ease of creating meme coins, some projects are created with malicious intent. Always research before investing.

No Guarantees: Hype can fade as quickly as it builds. What’s trending today might be forgotten tomorrow.

Doing your own research (DYOR) and only investing what you can afford to lose are golden rules in this space.

Final Thoughts

The meme coin market in 2025 is vibrant, chaotic, and full of potential. From the surge of viral meme tokens to the continued speculation surrounding Pepe coin future predictions, there’s no shortage of opportunities for risk-tolerant investors. Coins that qualify as the most profitable meme coins often do so by capturing the cultural zeitgeist and turning community enthusiasm into financial momentum.

As one of the standout entrants in this market, Crotch Token has proven that humor, creativity, and community can be a powerful combination in crypto. With bold branding and a growing following, it’s helping to shape the narrative of trending meme coins 2025 and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in this unique corner of the blockchain universe.

[yoniterenzi]

RPSILLYWALK is a memetic tribute to the famous “Ministry of Silly Walks” sketch by Monty Python’s Flying Circus. In this imagined artwork, Pepe the Frog adopts John Cleese’s iconic bowler-hatted persona, performing an absurd exaggerated stride. The lore encapsulates a collision of classic British comedy with internet meme sensibility: the frog avatar brings a new layer of absurdity to an already absurd scene. By referencing Monty Python – a 1970s comedic touchstone – the piece situates Pepe within a broader continuum of satire and nonsense in art. The “RP” prefix signals its Rare Pepe origin, while SILLYWALK describes exactly the humorous action depicted. Artistically, Terenzi’s context here underscores how timeless humor (Monty Python’s sketch) can be recast in a contemporary digital-art form. The character background of this piece is essentially Pepe-as-Cleese, suggesting that the Rare Pepe character is versatile enough to embody various figures from global pop culture. As a result, RPSILLYWALK invites viewers to smile at the improbable sight of a cartoon frog echoing a beloved comedy routine, highlighting the intertextual nature of meme art.

NFT Details: RPSILLYWALK was introduced in Rare Pepe Series 4 as Card 23, with a total of 1,000 tokens mintedpepe.wtf. Yoni Terenzi created this card around the end of 2016, during a period when the Rare Pepe project was integrating diverse cultural references into its expanding catalog. The card’s supply of 1000pepe.wtf indicates it was meant to be widely held, reflecting perhaps the universal appeal of its humor. According to the Pepe.wtf directory, RPSILLYWALK is indeed attributed to Terenzi and its issuance details are recorded as part of his artist profilepepe.wtf. Notably, it was among the Rare Pepe cards listed by the unofficial Rare Pepe scientists for the “Games” or Humor category, given its comedic origin. Collectors of the card not only obtained a piece of crypto-art but also, in effect, a digital souvenir of Monty Python’s legacy. In later trading, RPSILLYWALK has been exchanged as both a collectible and a conversation piece – its provenance includes sales to enthusiasts of both NFT art and classic comedy. The card stands as an example of how early NFT creators infused their work with cross-generational cultural references, preserving them on the blockchain.

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[yassinnoovebusiness]

Senior State Department official sought internal communications with journalists, European officials, and Trump critics

Document also seeks all staff communications that only reference Trump or people in his orbit, such as Alex Jones, Glenn Greenwald and Robert F. Kennedy younger, in addition, directs communications for long-legged words, including “Pepe the Frog”, “Incel”, “Q-Anon”, “Black Lives Matter”, “Big Republika” Infigemic For several people who received or saw the document, broad requirements for…

[disgustingposer]

one thing it's very amusing to me is how the "La creatura" meme is like a reverse pepe the frog. it originates from 4chan's /int/ and /pol/ boards and it was a term by european white nationalist users to make fun of USAmericans and latinos calling them abominations due to the miscigenation with grotesque wojak-adjacent caricatures, with some variations like "el goblino" "el aberracion" etc but then the term "La creatura" started to spread in other internet spaces until it became just a term to refer to neco arc or weird pets.

[confettiart]

peaches the frog ! i made him originally in middle school attempting to draw pepe the frog with no reference and i thought it was so funny how inaccurate it was so i kept him 🫂 i’m very happy with these redesigns ! i feel so inspired like i did when i first made them 🫧🌈😇😊😁

[sadisweetomi]

Musk flummoxes internet with 'Kekius Maximus' persona

WASHINGTON

Elon Musk adopted the moniker "Kekius Maximus" on X Tuesday, sparking speculation among his 210 million followers about his mysterious new handle that is a mash-up of an alt-right symbol, a memecoin, and the lead character of the movie "Gladiator."

Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and a confidant of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, also replaced his profile picture with one of "Pepe the Frog," a popular cartoon character, wearing ancient Roman attire and holding a video game joystick.

In typical Musk fashion, the billionaire tech mogul and owner of X offered no explanation about the new username and avatar, but the move triggered immediate ripple effects.

The change roiled the cryptocurrency world, sending the value of a memecoin -- a digital currency inspired by an internet meme -- with the same name skyrocketing.

It also sent internet sleuths hunting for answers: Was the name change just for the laughs? Was there a hidden message? Was this another thinly-disguised attempt to jolt the crypto markets? More troublingly, was it a wink and a nod to online hate groups?

Musk and X did not immediately respond to AFP's request for comment.

His new handle appears to be a blend of "Maximus Decimus Meridius" -- a Roman general played by Russell Crowe in the 2000 smash hit "Gladiator" -- and "kek," an expression popular among the alt-right and internet trolls that is used as a variation of "LOL," or laugh out loud.

"Kek" is also a reference to a "virtual white nationalist god," the nonprofit Southern Poverty Law Center told AFP, adding that Roman male images have been used by white nationalist groups such as Identity Evropa.

Pepe the Frog was originally a cartoon character from the "Boy's Club" comic series, but during Trump's first presidential campaign it became associated with the alt-right and white supremacists, with the Anti-Defamation League dubbing it a "hate symbol."

"The majority of uses of Pepe the Frog have been, and continue to be, non-bigoted," the ADL wrote on its website.

However, as it proliferated online, the meme was centered on "racist, antisemitic or other bigoted themes," the ADL added.

"Manipulators can twist anything to give a wink and a nod to a sub-culture of online hate, while claiming ignorance," the SPLC said.

"The use of the meme and name are indicative of the continued online culture that claims hateful ideas are simply jokes. Hate is not a joke."

Before changing his handle, Musk posted a teaser on X: "Kekius Maximus will soon reach level 80 in hardcore PoE."

PoE is an apparent reference to the popular "Path of Exile 2" video game.

The billionaire is known to play the game, calling it a "hall-of-famer" earlier this month in a post on X.

In the wake of Musk's handle change, the memecoin Kekius Maximus's value soared by more than 900 percent as of Tuesday evening, according to the site CoinGecko.

The memecoin was trading at less than one-fifth of a dollar at around 0030 GMT.

In the past, Musk has sent crypto prices on a rollercoaster ride with his social media commentary, but it was not immediately clear if he has any involvement in this particular memecoin.

The billionaire, an advisor to the incoming Trump administration, has been tapped to run the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), tasked with reducing government spending.

Musk's account on X has become increasingly influential -- and has often courted criticism for amplifying misinformation -- since his purchase of the platform for $44 billion in 2022.

[hexahomee]

The Rise of Kekius Maximus: Elon Musk's Latest Meme-Inspired Persona

Recently, Elon Musk has made headlines by changing his name on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to Kekius Maximus. This playful moniker has sparked curiosity and excitement, particularly in the cryptocurrency community, as it is closely tied to a newly popular memecoin, KEKIUS. In this blog, we will explore the meaning behind Kekius Maximus, its connection to internet culture, and the implications of Musk's latest social media antics.

What is Kekius Maximus?

Kekius Maximus is a whimsical blend of two cultural references: the internet meme character Pepe the Frog and Maximus Decimus Meridius, the iconic gladiator from the film Gladiator. Musk's profile picture features Pepe dressed as a warrior, holding a video game controller, which adds a humorous twist to his new identity. This combination not only reflects Musk's affinity for memes but also highlights his influence in both pop culture and the cryptocurrency market.

The Connection to Cryptocurrency

The name Kekius Maximus is also associated with a memecoin called KEKIUS, which has gained significant attention following Musk's name change. After he adopted this new persona, the value of KEKIUS skyrocketed by over 500% within hours. This surge illustrates Musk's powerful impact on cryptocurrency markets, reminiscent of his previous endorsements of coins like Dogecoin. Kekius Maximus and its associated token are part of a broader trend in which cryptocurrencies are inspired by internet memes and culture. These tokens often blend humor with decentralized finance (DeFi), appealing to a younger audience that thrives on internet trends.

Cultural Implications

Musk's adoption of the Kekius Maximus persona has raised eyebrows and sparked discussions about the implications of using such symbols. The Pepe the Frog character has a controversial history; it was co-opted by various online groups and labeled as a hate symbol by organizations like the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). While many view Pepe as a lighthearted meme, its associations can complicate public perception. By embracing this character, Musk continues to blur the lines between entertainment and serious financial discourse. His playful engagement with memes resonates with younger audiences while simultaneously influencing market dynamics.

Conclusion

Elon Musk's transformation into Kekius Maximus is more than just a quirky name change; it represents a fusion of internet culture, humor, and cryptocurrency that captivates both fans and investors alike. As KEKIUS gains traction in the crypto market, it underscores Musk's unique ability to leverage social media for both entertainment and economic impact. Whether this persona will have lasting effects on his brand or the cryptocurrency landscape remains to be seen, but one thing is clear: Musk knows how to keep the world watching.-Powered By Hexadecimal Software Pvt. Ltd.