Clay weekly context brief for the Memetics category (ISO week 2026-W40). 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 Separation Of The Friend Group Visualized In This Series Of Memes On TikTok, Reels Source: Know Your Meme News Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/when-the-friend-group-is-separated-so-everyone-is-experiencing-their-own-arc When the Friend Group Is Separated So Everyone Is Experiencing Their Own Arc is the caption on a series of memes, including skits and video edits, about the friend group separating and every individual member of the group doing something different or "experiencing their own arc. 2. My City Now Source: Know Your Meme Submissions Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/my-city-now Read More 3. Bodycam Footage Shows Police Pointing A Taser At WNBA Star Paige Bueckers' Face During The Arrest Of Her Teammate Arike Ogunbowale In Viral Clip Source: Know Your Meme Link: https://trending.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/bodycam-footage-shows-police-pointing-a-taser-at-wnba-star-paige-bueckers-face-during-the-arrest-of-her-teammate-arike-ogunbowale-in-viral-clip Newly released bodycam footage from WNBA star Arike Ogunbowales arrest in March shows police officers pointing a taser at her teammate Paige Bueckers' face, reviving the discussion on the arrest online. 4. If You Log Out, It's Still 2007 Source: Know Your Meme Memes Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/if-you-log-out-its-still-2007 If You Log Out, It's Still 2007 is a viral YouTube video by content creator Emilymarie about growing up during the 2000s and witnessing the rapid evolution of the internet, discussing how it affected her mental health and development. 5. What Is The 'John Green Copypasta'? The Infamous Tumblr Editing Scandal Explained Source: Know Your Meme Editorials Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/guides/what-is-the-john-green-copypasta-the-infamous-tumblr-editing-scandal-explained Early Tumblr was home to a particularly strange form of internet mischief when users could edit the text of reblogged posts, making it appear as though someone had written something they never actually said. 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. 2020 Karen Video About 'Playing Games' Becomes A Meme With Difficult Game Enjoyers On TikTok Source: Know Your Meme News Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-play-games-we-dont-play-games You Play Games, We Don't Play Games, or, I Play Games Where You Get Fucked To Death, refers to a viral Karen video of a 56-year-old woman named Lena Hernandez making racist remarks at an Asian man. 8. Donald Trump Flinches Beside Xi Jinping Source: Know Your Meme Submissions Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/donald-trump-flinches-beside-xi-jinping Donald Trump Flinches Beside Xi Jinping refers to a series of memes based on a viral video of U.S. 9. There Wasnt A Glitch: TikToker Debunks Viral 'Lemon Cutting Glitch' Video That Sparked Conspiracy Theories Online Source: Know Your Meme Link: https://trending.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/there-wasnt-a-glitch-tiktoker-debunks-viral-lemon-cutting-glitch-video-that-sparked-conspiracy-theories-online A TikTok user has gone viral for debunking another post that had gone viral a few years ago. In the original video, a girl cuts a lemon in half, only for it to no longer seem cut seconds later. This is what really happened. 10. Bird Hands Source: Know Your Meme Memes Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/bird-hands Bird Hands is a slang term for an observed phenomenon in which women pinch their fingers together at the tips, comparable to the shape of a bird's head and beak, and aim them at someone they are trying to make a point to. 11. What Is The 'Will He Perform When He Has Money Right In Front Of Him' Meme? The Viral Fail Audio And Trend Explained Source: Know Your Meme Editorials Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/guides/what-is-the-will-he-perform-when-he-has-money-right-in-front-of-him-meme-the-viral-fail-audio-and-trend-explained TikTokers are always looking for a fun new sound to set their fail videos to, and recently they've chosen a song by rapper Remble. 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. Welcome to Techtok, Brother Source: Know Your Meme Submissions Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/welcome-to-techtok-brother Welcome to Techtok Brother is a series of AI-generated memes where a group of people say, "Welcome to X brother," "X" being a fandom or section of TikTok, with many examples relating to different corners of "techtok," meaning the technology side of TikTok. 14. The Weekly Meme Roundup: Wawario, Jean Phil, Blocking The Street And More Source: Know Your Meme Link: https://trending.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/meme-review/the-weekly-meme-roundup-wawario-jean-phil-blocking-the-street-and-more This week in memes, "Wawario" charged onto the scene, Jean Phil shadowboxed into our hearts, blocking the street became a meme and more. 15. Thoughts On Lanterns Source: Know Your Meme Memes Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/thoughts-on-lanterns Thoughts On Lanterns is an exploitable meme format based on a tweet sharing a promotional image from the 2026 Green Lantern TV show, Lanterns, of the protagonists, John Stewart and Hal Jordan, played by actors Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler, respectively, walking down a street. 16. See The Winner Of August 2026's Meme Of The Month! Source: Know Your Meme Editorials Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/poll/see-the-winner-of-august-2026s-meme-of-the-month And the winner of August's Meme of the Month award, with 13.3 percent of the total votes, is The " Lesbian Space Princess Fandom War ," also known as the "Great Fandom Truce of 2026!" This trend was all about the biggest fandoms on the internet coming together to hate on the movie Lesbian Space Princess . 17. 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 . 18. Abuse Goblin Source: Know Your Meme Submissions Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/abuse-goblin Abuse Goblin is a character from a series of webcomics by artist Foolibuster, also known as Vost, depicted as a goblin who exists for no other reason than to be abused by a man in a green shirt and cargo shorts as an outlet for his frustrations. 19. 25 Awfully Disappointing Times Expectations Didn't Meet Reality Source: Know Your Meme Link: https://trending.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/collections/25-awfully-disappointing-times-expectations-didnt-meet-reality Not everything is what is pretends to be in the ads. 20. Things To Say Source: Know Your Meme Memes Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/things-to-say Things To Say is a series of ironic hustle culture memes that list things you should say to a given person, such as a teacher, friend or spouse's parents, to impress them, the advice often being intentionally bad (similar to the Advice Dog meme). 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 20 of 72 available items for this weekly brief.