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Green Shirt Guy Is The American Hero We Needed

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There are certain situations that we find so uncomfortable and upsetting, that sometimes we don’t know whether to laugh or cry. Alex Kack of Tucson, Arizona, chose the former, as he burst into sidesplitting laughter during a City Council Meeting that Trump Supporters tried to disrupt. His response was so strong that he became an overnight Anti-Trump hero on social media, known as “Green Shirt Guy.”

Screenshot of Green Shirt Guy at the Tucson meeting.

Tucson Meets To Become A “Sanctuary City”

Tucson City Council called for a meeting to discuss putting the “Sanctuary City” measure on the city’s November ballot. This would make the city the first official immigrant-friendly city in all of Arizona, a contentious and relevant topic with the recent detainment camps and deportation raids in USA.

Trump Supporters Butt In

During the meeting, a woman and man wearing MAGA hats began protesting the “Sanctuary City” measure, spewing lots of anti-immigration opinions. Most people in the room began to boo the couple, and even began leaving the meeting. All the while, Alex Kack, who was wearing a green shirt and sitting near the couple, began to laugh uncontrollably, catching the camera man’s attention. He continued laughing as the two were escorted out by police to allow for the meeting to resume.

Twitter Applauds Green Shirt Guy

The infectious laughter of Kack turned into a trending hero on Twitter with the hashtag, #GreenShirtGuy. Even celebrities like Chrissy Teigen, Kathy Griffin, and Patton Oswalt shared their love for the reaction on Twitter. Kack’s laughter turned into the Gif and Meme we all needed, putting a positive spin to the moments when we want to just scream and yell at the ridiculousness of it all. A few golden Twitter moments are below.

Finally finding Trump’s Kryptonite…

An all-to-accurate representation of the international community’s response to America during these troubling times…

Move over Superman, America has a new hero in town.

And everyone wanted to be just like said hero, leading to the mass purchasing of the exact green shirt from Original Penguin.

What Green Shirt Guy Was Really Thinking

Alex Kack is a local activist who works on various liberal causes, including Peoples Defense Initiative and Tucson Families Free and Together. He is working towards passing the “Sanctuary City” measure, for he believes “Families deserve to be together and all people deserve the right to feel safe.”

As for his nonstop laughter, Kack admits to laughing at the absurdity of the situation, for “Who has the time in their day to come into a public space just to spread hatred and negativity? Like honestly what happened that made them so ridiculous and hateful?”

Words well spoken. We are hoping the green shirt becomes the ultimate antithesis to all Red MAGA hats.

Photos: Twitter @mmpadellan

Judge dismisses speeding ticket in emotional video

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Victor Coella, a 96-year-old man, was accused of speeding at a school zone. He was taken to a municipal court in Providence, in Rhode Island, where the judge decided to dismiss the case as soon as he heard the man speak.

Judge Frank Caprio was the person to take the case, and it was him who was confronted with Coella’s emotional responses. How the judge reacts will leave you in awe.

Compassion for Coella

At first, the judge confirms that the 96-year-old man had been given a speeding ticket because he was exceeding the limits in a school zone. However, Coella states: “I don’t drive that fast. I’m 96 years old and I drive slowly, and I only drive when I have to”.

When the judge discovers why the elder man was driving, he feels compassion for Coella. The 96-year-old says he takes his son, of 63, to the hospital every 2 weeks because he has cancer.

Family first, and the praise of the judge

Judge Frank Caprio becomes emotional and feels compassion for the man. He responds with “You really are what America is all about. Here you are in your 90’s, and still taking care of your family. That’s just a wonderful thing”.

The case hits home

What’s even more surprising, is how the judge reacts after saying this. He refers to his own son, who by chance is also sitting in the room. By doing this, he shows how he emphasizes with the man. He finally praises Coella, wishing him and his son all the best, and decides to wrap up by dismissing the case. Definitely an emotional case.

“Number Neighbors” Trend Has Some Crazy Responses

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Social media is often criticized for actually making us less social, however we think this new trend is a clapback to the haters. People are now sending text messages and greeting their “Number Neighbors,” (a person who has a phone number one digit off from your own). Though complete strangers, often times the number neighbors have corresponded to create a great conversation, which Twitter users have been sharing online.

The Original Number Neighbors Tweet

The Number Neighbors trend all started when Twitter user, @ryanlavallee, decided to share to his followers about the one time he texted his number neighbor. In the end Ryan invited the new contact to hang but the stranger declined. Not cool number neighbor, not cool!

Number Neighbors Become Trending

The response to Ryan’s original tweet was astounding. He earned over 13.2k retweets and 127.6 likes. Not only did the tweet receive love, but it also inspired others to text and communicate with their own number neighbors. The following consist of some of the very best responses.

Baked Surprises From Number Neighbors

This was probably one of the most hospitable of number neighbors, who offered a yummy looking potato casserole to welcome her to the neighborhood.

A Family Fail

The point of this trend was to “meet” someone that you don’t know to maybe brighten their day and make a new friend. However this was not the case with this family fail, in which the siblings find out they are number neighbors… At least they’ll never forget the other sibling’s number!

Confusing Concept?

Some people were not amused at all by the number neighbors shenanigans. Yet the most mind-boggling part is how some people didn’t understand the concept, even when it was flat out explained to them…

A Pawsitively Good Time

For most people, the few back and forth messages didn’t have much meaning. However, some people actually made friends with their number neighbor. In this heartwarming exchange, the user even got a new dog from the process. Talk about making (paw) pals for life!

A Presidential Surprise

Almost all of the number neighbors were random people. However, this lucky Twitter user was in for a true shock when he found out his number neighbor was none other than former President Barack Obama!

A Lesson In Love

While there were thousands of more messages to choose from, the ultimate takeaway came with this heartfelt exchange written by this number neighbor who shared his advice on love.

Cover Photo: Twitter @ryanlavallee

We Are “Wowing” At The Latest Meme Of Drake

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Drake and Chris Brown are two of the most successful hip hop artists, so when they produce a track together you know it’s going to be a bop. Their song collaboration “No Guidance” has already made its way to the Billboard Top 100, and fans were ecstatic for the release of the video, which came out Friday. However, it wasn’t the video itself that got all the attention, so much as this unimpressed frame of Drake during the “dance battle” scene.

Drake looking unimpressed, waving hands saying "ooo, wow."

A Throwback To Drake’s Degrassi Days

Although most people know him as the Grammy winning rapper, Drake first rose to stardom via his role on the Canadian hit series, Degrassi. However, we can’t help but think his acting skills have become a little rusty since his departure in 2009. However, his flat unimpressed face, waving raised hands, and the HILARIOUS “Ooo, wow”  he lets out really does a number for comically expressing how we feel in many life scenarios. So much, that it turned into a popular meme overnight…

The Unemployed Grad

Any recent graduate cane relate to this painfully accurate meme. The post-grad job hunt can seem like one of the most difficult processes in the world, and really makes you question the time and money put in to get that piece of paper…

What A Vision

As a glasses and lenses wearer since the ripe age of 7, I can fully admit how annoying it is when someone brags about their perfect vision. Wow, COOL man!

“Not Like The Other Guys”

Ah, the classic d-bag one liner. This is when all red flags go up, and lack of amusement is at an all time high. With so many guys claiming to be different, it’s no wonder Hot Girl Summer took off so quickly! (Men, take notes.)

Drake As Cheating Tristan Thompson

OOP! He went there! This tweet dives right into the ongoing Kardashian drama with Khloe’s perpetually cheating baby daddy, Tristan Thompson. Too soon?

The ONLY Response To Obnoxious Drivers

The only people in the world who think revving a loud car engine is cool, are the people revving said engine. You’re not impressing anyone, sorry not sorry.

Drake And Chris Brown Dance It Out

Now that you’ve had your fair share of laughs, here is the full video below of Drake and Chris Brown battling it out on the dance floor:

Photo: Youtube ChrisBrownTV

A reporter covers the floods in neck-deep water

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Social media has acclaimed the efforts of the Pakistani journalist, Azadar Hussain, for reporting on floods in Punjab while standing in dangerously high waters. The reporter was trying to raise awareness on the rising level of the waters due to the intense rain that was falling in a province in Pakistan.

Monsoon season

Torrential rains had been heavily falling on the area for days. It has already caused at least 28 deaths, children included. Such rainfalls are pretty common during monsoon season in south Asia. That’s why Hussain decided to prove the importance of the floods.

The video

He stood there, almost fully submerged in the water, and reported on what was going on. The video was posted by Pakistan’s GTV on Youtube under the caption of “Pakistani reporter in floodwater, risks his life in danger to perform his duties”.

The video has since created a massive uproar. People have been commenting all sorts of things. Many praised the man’s creativity and braveness, while others were concerned about his safety. Here are some examples.

This is definitely what we like to call “in-depth” reporting.

We Are “Obsessed” With This Crying And Dancing TikTok

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There seems to be no end to the TikTok masterpieces that leave us in a state of both laughter and confusion. The most recent to hit the top of the charts and start a viral meme is a video by TikTok user @ReeseHardy_. In the video, the teen girl is crying, for reasons unknown, while performing a dance to the song “Obsessed” by Mariah Carey.

Behind The “Obsessed” Dance

While everyone (I repeat, EVERYONE) was left in a state of confusion as to why Reese is dancing while crying, we do have some answers to the dance itself. Turns out the dance wasn’t original, but rather part of the #obsessed dance challenge that was circling on TikTok at the time. One of the most ironic parts might be the fact many of the users who have participated in the challenge, weren’t old enough to even appreciate the song when it first released in 2009. We’re not complaining about the comeback though, this song was truly iconic.

The Crying Rise To Fame

people holding signs that say different social media activities, like share like and tweet, for the crying girl video.

Reese Hardy’s profile on TikTok was not famous before this video spread like wildfire. Since it’s publication on July 13th, the video has gained more than 1.6 million likes and thousands of comments. What made it grow even faster was the video’s share on the twitter account, “Cursed Tik Toks.” The tweet received over 134k likes and almost 30,000 retweets. More importantly, it started a meme caption contest for this hilarious yet uncomfortable video. The following are some of the best responses.

Struggling At The Club

We’ve all had at least one night out when we forced ourselves through the exhaustion to support our friends, yet would do just about anything to be back at home in the comfort of our beds.

Simba’s Sobbing Pride

In perfect timing with the recent release of The Lion King remake, this caption almost makes us feel guilty for laughing out loud at the poor cub’s loss.

Our Monday Morning Ritual

Self explanatory.

Apology Unaccepted

Reese Hardy had zero intention of getting all the attention for this video. In fact, she apologized on her TikTok account for her crying and dancing display, saying “this started as a joke, i’m sorry guys.” Regardless, we’re glad she provided us the laughs this summer.

Photos: Freepik, Youtube: Preston Pickles