Yeah, it's probably "not appropriate" (Joe Biden's words on Saturday's rally shooting in Pennsylvania) to be compiling meme reactions to said assassination attempt, but in an age where American politics is as entertaining as TV, how could we not? Even Elon Musk wants to weigh in (of course he does).
Trump simply draws attention like a magnet. It's a force so undeniable even Biden couldn't resist calling his Vice President Kamala Harris by his opponent's name—on top of another recent glitch where he referred to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as President Putin at the NATO Summit.
While a last-minute head tilt by former President Trump left him with only an upper right ear wound instead of a fatal shot to the back of his head, casualties were observed by a spectator who lost his life, and two others who were critically injured.
Sources are saying that Trump was repeatedly shouting the word "fight" when he re-emerged with a bloody ear and raised fist, but that sure would've fooled us. If anything, he looked like he was swearing, in Old Man Yells at Cloud style.
Conspiracy theories are popping off (pun intended); from the Democratic party being the perpetrators to a possible inside job. Mostly because the shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was a registered Republican. Crooks allegedly operated on his own and was gunned down by the Secret Service on-site.
But that's not what you clicked on this article for. You already seen the trending clips and read the news commentary from both sides. Wherever your alliance lies and what your beliefs are, all you want now is what we never got from John Wilkes Booth and President Abraham Lincoln in 1865: Memes.
Say what you want about the Academy Awards, but the ceremony always gives us something to talk about. It’s damn near impossible to fill a room with celebrities without something batshit happening—and this year did not disappoint.
The Oscars kicked off with a stellar monologue from Jimmy Kimmel. Rest assured, the comedian covered a ton of ground, including Greta Gerwig's snub, Madame Web's failure, and Robert Downey Jr.'s presumptive Best Supporting Actor win. (Spoiler: RDJ did, in fact, take home the award.) The ceremony began with Da'Vine Joy Randolph winning Best Supporting Actress for her turn in The Holdovers.
The star thanked everyone who encouraged her to act. "I didn't think I was supposed to be doing this as a career," she said. "I started off as a singer and my mother said to me, go across that street to that theater department. There's something for you there—and I thank my mother for doing that. I thank all the people who have stepped in my path and have been there for me, who have ushered me and guided me. I am so thankful to all you beautiful people out there."
Randolph's win was the first of many historic feats this year. For her work in Killers of the Flower Moon, Lily Gladstone was the first Native American woman to earn a nomination for Best Actress. Meanwhile, for the first time in history, three of the Best Picture nominees (Barbie, Anatomy of a Fall, and Past Lives) were directed by women. Elsewhere in the ceremony, Cillian Murphy won Best Actor for his performance in Oppenheimer, Emma Stone nabbed Best Actress for her chaotic turn as Bella Baxter in Poor Things, and Oppenheimer took home the Best Picture trophy.
So, what's the temperature of the fans at home? Thanks to Ryan Gosling's delightful rendition of "I'm Just Ken," a bit involving a nearly-naked John Cena, and a mercifully on-time ceremony, consensus is that the Academy put on damn good show. Here are the best reactions to the 96th Academy Awards.
