CHAZ is the name of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone: an area in Seattle that was occupied by protestors on June 8, 2020. This area has since been renamed CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest).
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CHAZ is the name of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone: an area in Seattle that was occupied by protestors on June 8, 2020. This area has since been renamed CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest).
As the year 2020 gets weirder and weirder, people are checking off boxes on their “2020 bingo cards.”
These memes roast Democratic lawmakers including Nancy Pelosi for their choice to wear Ghanian kente cloth to honor George Floyd.
#XYZCBA is a variation of #XYZBCA, a popular TikTok hashtag that’s typically used in the hopes that it will trick the algorithm into promoting a video.
TikTokers are recreating the voiceover from Playboi Carti’s song “Shawty In Love” in the “Carti I Wanna Go To Pluto” trend where they spark a lighter and deliver a dramatic monologue.
TikTokers are finding creative ways to post about the Black Lives Matter movement in ways that the algorithm, which has been accused of censorship, will highlight.
Meme-makers are using classic formats to spread awareness and information about the Black Lives Matter movement.
A black and white American flag with a blue stripe in the middle is a symbol of support for law enforcement.
The hashtag #BlueFall is an online movement to expose videos of police brutality.
Memes of Eric Andre kissing a cop in a comedy skit for The Eric Andre Show have been circulating as commentary in the wake of mass protests against police violence.
Signal is an encrypted messaging application that’s free to download.
Some stans have chosen the hacktivist organization Anonymous as their newest object of adoration, posting their appreciation and participating in online activism.