Clay weekly context brief for the Memetics category (ISO week 2026-W28). Clay tracks publications from the Memetics feed list. Below are recent items from this category, each with its source and a short description of what the publication covers when one is available in the source feed. Recent publications: 1. The 'Boneless TikTok' Trend Is Filling Users With Nostalgic Joy Source: Know Your Meme News Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/boneless-tiktok A Boneless TikTok is a type of TikTok video where a random clip taken from a popular viral video, video game, often a Lego video game, or other piece of media is stretched out and edited to have its audio replaced with a song, then uploaded without any captions and with minimal or no tagging, giving it a specific viewing experience that some describe as peaceful and nostalgic. 2. 24 Car Mods We Can't Look Away From Source: Know Your Meme Link: https://trending.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/collections/24-car-mods-we-cant-look-away-from These cars are modified in super bizarre ways... 3. Lionel Messi and Gianni Infantino Memes Source: Know Your Meme Submissions Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lionel-messi-and-gianni-infantino-memes Lionel Messi and Gianni Infantino Memes, also known as Lionel Messi and FIFA President Meme, refer to a series of jokes and memes that portray Argentinian football (soccer) star Lionel Messi and FIFA President Gianni Infantino in a romantic relationship or extremely close friendship, usually with heavy exaggeration and absurdity. 4. Pirate Gaster Source: Know Your Meme Memes Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/pirate-gaster Pirate Gaster is a viral fan art and video trend that turns the Deltarune character W.D. 5. See The Winner Of June 2026's Meme Of The Month! Source: Know Your Meme Editorials Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/poll/see-the-winner-of-june-2026s-meme-of-the-month And the winner of June's Meme of the Month award, with 16.5 percent of the total votes, is " Du Bist Gut Genug !" This meme originates from the music video for the German song "Gut Genug" by Blumengarten, Kitschkrieg and rapper Shirin David. 6. The internet responds with Chappell Roan memes to the alleged snub of Jude Laws daughter Source: Daily Dot Memes Link: https://dailydot.com/chappell-roan-fan-child-memes/ The situation with the security guard coming after one of Chappell Roan's fans has turned into meme fodder. 7. How The World Cup Turned Into A Custody Battle for Hatsune Miku Source: Know Your Meme News Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/hatsune-miku-world-cup-custody-battle The Hatsune Miku Custody Battle is a viral meme and fan art trend that emerged during the 2026 FIFA World Cup in which social media users jokingly treat tournament matches as battles for the "custody" of the Japanese virtual singer Hatsune Miku. 8. 25 Perfectly Timed Photos Taken At the Right Moment Source: Know Your Meme Link: https://trending.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/collections/25-perfectly-timed-photos-taken-at-the-right-moment These images were snapped at the right time. 9. Connor Murphy Source: Know Your Meme Submissions Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/connor-murphy Connor Murphy was an American YouTuber, fitness influencer and content creator known for his bodybuilding, prank and social experiment videos, as well as looksmaxxing content later in his career. 10. Sophie Cunningham Pointing Source: Know Your Meme Memes Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sophie-cunningham-pointing Sophie Cunningham Pointing or the WNBA Pointing Meme is a viral video and reaction meme of WNBA player Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever pointing for an extended period of time at DeWanna Bonner, a player on the opposing team, after a physical incident with Fever player Caitlin Clark. 11. Cast Your Vote For June 2026's Meme Of The Month! Source: Know Your Meme Editorials Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/poll/cast-your-vote-for-june-2026s-meme-of-the-month June is wrapping up, and that means it's time once again to vote for the Meme of the Month. 12. Are we doomed? AI slop videos of cheating fruit are taking over social media Source: Daily Dot Memes Link: https://dailydot.com/ai-slop-videos-of-cheating-fruit-are-taking-over-tiktok/ Cheating fruits are the latest guilty pleasure content. 13. Old 'Talking Friends' Episode Spawns 'The 80s Were Bad To The Bone' Memes Source: Know Your Meme News Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-80s-were-bad-to-the-bone The 80s Were Bad to the Bone is a meme trend including accuracy reenactment videos, lip dubs and more based on the opening scene of Talking Friends episode 10, where Talking Angela asks the other characters, "What was the best decade to live in?" and "Talking Tom": answers, "The 80s were bad to the bone," then imitates the 1982 song "Bad to the Bone" by George Thorogood & The Destroyers. 14. 25 Memes To End The Day Right Source: Know Your Meme Link: https://trending.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/collections/25-memes-to-end-the-day-right These memes speak to us on a more personal level. 15. Ibrahim Traoré Source: Know Your Meme Submissions Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ibrahim-traore Read More 16. Don't Say Bad Words Rainbow Dash Source: Know Your Meme Memes Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dont-say-bad-words-rainbow-dash Don't Say Bad Words Rainbow Dash or Don't Swear Rainbow Dash, later inspiring the meme Don't Say Bad Words Kiddo, refers to a series of exploitable and redraw memes based on a photograph of a school poster, made for a competition, reading in bold letters, "Don't Swear," showing the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic character Pinkie Pie telling Rainbow Dash, "What the heck Rainbow Dash don't swear. 17. Interview: The 'Computer Guy,' Julius Mondragon, On His Viral 'Programming' Bit, Favorite Reactions, Inspirations And More Source: Know Your Meme Editorials Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/interviews/interview-the-computer-guy-julius-mondragon-on-his-viral-programming-bit-favorite-reactions-inspirations-and-more If you're a frequent short-form video scroller, you've probably seen one of Julius Mondragon's videos appear on your screen in 2026. 18. Classic Chuck Norris memes return in honor of his passing at age 86 Source: Daily Dot Memes Link: https://dailydot.com/chuck-norris-memes-return-in-honor-of-his-passing-at-age-86/ "Death once had a near-Chuck Norris experience." Sign up to receive the Daily Dots Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post Classic Chuck Norris memes return in honor of his passing at age 86 appeared first on The Daily Dot . 19. What Is The Essie World Cup Curse? Source: Know Your Meme News Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/essie-world-cup-curse Essie World Cup Curse refers to a viral meme centered on independent VTuber Essie (@essie_ch) during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. 20. These 25 Tattoos Are So Regretful Source: Know Your Meme Link: https://trending.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/collections/these-25-tattoos-are-so-regretful Not all tattoos are good, some are just awful. 21. Boy Kibble Source: Know Your Meme Submissions Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/boy-kibble Boy Kibble is an internet slang term that refers to simple dishes consisting of rice (or other grain) and ground protein such as turkey or beef. 22. Jax, Look, I Know We Don't Get Along, But... Source: Know Your Meme Memes Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/jax-look-i-know-we-dont-get-along-but Jax, Look, I Know We Don't Get Along, But is an exploitable meme and phrasal template based on a scene from the final episode of The Amazing Digital Circus in which the character Kaufmo talks to Jax, saying that even though they don't get along, he may have found a way out of the Digital Circus. Sources in this brief: Daily Dot Memes; Know Your Meme; Know Your Meme Editorials; Know Your Meme Memes; Know Your Meme News; Know Your Meme Submissions. Selected 22 of 100 available items for this weekly brief.