This week, social media erupted after Trump’s April tariff announcements led to penguin tariff memes spreading like wildfire.

What was once a site for dumb jokes and memes — alongside news — become a cesspool for derision, anger, and bad headlines. It has become infrequent we can get together and make dumbass jokes ...

And in fact, a study published in 2021 examined meme consumption during the pandemic ... the internet is cracking on with the jokes. "Renaming my family group chat 'secret war plans' because ...