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Topic: Viral Video

Johnny Depp gestures to his fans during a break outside court during the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard civil trial at Fairfax County Circuit Court on May 19, 2022 in Fairfax, Virginia (Cliff Owen/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images)

Johnny Depp, the pirate of pandering

Joy Saha
A person holds sunflowers and a Ukrainian flag as members of the Ukrainian community protest at Place du Canada in Montreal, Quebec, on February 27, 2022. - Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have fled their country since Russian President Vladimir Putin unleashed a full-scale invasion on Thursday. (ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP via Getty Images)

How sunflowers became a protest symbol

Joy Saha
Donald Trump and various media outlets/personalities superimposed onto a violent scene from "Kingsmen" (CNN/Youtube)

The Trump murder video is not a joke

Chauncey DeVega
"Midsommar" (A24)

Child flees "Midsommar" screening

Zack Sharf - Indiewire
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Ilhan Omar; Marco Rubio (AP/Susan Walsh/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rubio boosts white nationalism

Amanda Marcotte
Nick Sandmann; Donald Trump (YouTube/Today/AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Victimology, privilege and race

Chauncey DeVega
(YouTube/Washington Post)

Hey Trumpers: Spare us your fake concern

Bob Cesca
High school student Nick Sandmann and Native American elder Nathan Phillips (YouTube/Washington Post)

Nathan Phillips and the Covington boys

Chauncey DeVega
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Jazmine Headley, center, joins attorney Brian Neary and her mother, Jacqueline Jenkins, outside a courthouse in Trenton, N.J. (AP/Mike Catalini)

How we punish working mothers

Amanda Marcotte
Demonstrators inside a Center City Starbucks on April 15, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Getty/Mark Makela)

Philly Starbucks: Racial battle fatigue

Chauncey DeVega
(Getty/Ben Pruchnie)

Philly Starbucks video: The upside

Nicole Karlis
(BriaAndChrissy/YouTube)

The lesbians touch penis video

Nico Lang
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(YouTube/UPtv)

Nothing "uplifting" about this

Rachel Kramer Bussel
(YouTube/The Holderness Family)

Narcissist family X-mas cards

Mary Elizabeth Williams
(YouTube/Bilal Tamimi)

Cowardly brutality exposed

Saree Makdisi
(Youtube: spartya19)

Fans erupt over "GoT" finale

Colin Gorenstein
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Carly Fiorina (CNN)

5 years ago today

Colin Gorenstein
Bryce Dallas Howard (Conan)

Bryce Dallas Howard's sobfest

Colin Gorenstein
(Comedy Central)

5 years ago today

Colin Gorenstein
(Youtube: Joseph Ann)

McDonald's drive-thru proposal

Colin Gorenstein
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Russell Crowe (Reuters/Andrew Kelly)

What went viral 5 years ago

Colin Gorenstein
(The Late Show With David Letterman)

David's final smooch

Colin Gorenstein
(Comedy Central)

Amy Schumer's beer ad

Colin Gorenstein
(Vimeo: Barry O Donnell)

What went viral 5 years ago

Colin Gorenstein
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