We've been talking a lot about how Russia was involved with the 2016 election, but what about how Russia was involved in the Russian election? We don't know about this election's legitimacy, but Vladimir Putin has secured another term as the President of Russia - and these memes are a just a wee bit suspicious.
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Popular subreddit r/me_irl was recently (and delightfully) overrun with crude Photoshop memes meant to transform any image into a sort of dog-petting meme. The subreddit is one where many meme fads experience a fleeting 1-2 days of fame, and this particularly meme is easily the most feel-good trend so far. We've selected some of our favorite examples, but check out the page for more dog-petting fun.
Donald Trump inspired a wave of Twitter memes with his Monday night speech at the Boy Scout Jamboree. While the hashtag #TrumpScoutBadges was created that day, HuffPost Comedy took things to the next level when they included it in their Hashtag Roundup game. The badges range from creepy (Chemistry, featuring a photo of Trump and his daughter) to clever, but they're all pretty entertaining.
A photograph of Nic Cage with the first lady of Kazakhstan has gone viral, inspiring many clever Photoshop edits. The star was in the former Soviet republic for the 13th Eurasia International Film Festival, taking place in Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city.
The photo, which features Cage in traditional Kazakh garb, adds a new layer of fun to a figure who is already basically a walking meme. Here are some of our favorite Photoshop memes, which feature everyone from Kazakh star Borat to the viral fur-coat clad Ikea monkey.
