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BREAKING: Vice President JD "Butterfingers" Vance - Summary of the Internet – April 16, 2025
Political Blunders. Memes. Space. Mistakes. Welcome to Wednesday.
Hi ! Today’s there’s political slapstick at the White House to AI-generated Renaissance selfies and hot takes from space. Whether you’re making memes, producing thought pieces, or just want to ride the wave of viral moments, we’ve got your playbook. Let’s make content that’s timely, hilarious, or bold enough to break the algorithm. |
What’s Trending…

“Is this… is this a metaphor? Am I the trophy? Is America the floor?”
🚨 Top 3 Must-Do’s
🏛️ 1. VP Vance's Championship Trophy Fumble
During a White House ceremony honoring Ohio State’s national football championship, Vice President J.D. Vance attempted to lift a massive 50-pound trophy—and dropped it. The top, a 24-karat gold football, popped off mid-lift, forcing running back TreVeyon Henderson to make a clutch save while the bronze base crashed to the floor. Vance tried to laugh it off online, tweeting, “I didn’t want anyone after Ohio State to get the trophy so I decided to break it.” The moment is peak viral: a public fail by a high-ranking politician, sports glory interrupted, and perfect reaction footage from every angle.

JD Vance seen here cooperating with other people for the first time.
Content Idea:
🎥 TikTok POV: “How Different People Would Handle Breaking a National Trophy” — anxious intern, PR spin doctor, overconfident dad, etc.
🚀 2. Blue Origin's All-Female Mission Sparks Mixed Reactions

Also the first astronauts with perfect hair.
Blue Origin’s all-female space crew completed an 11-minute suborbital flight, but the mission quickly turned into a PR rollercoaster. With a lineup featuring Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez, and civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, critics questioned whether celebrity space tourism should be a priority amid climate crises. Brands joined in: Wendy’s posted “Can we send her back?” in response to Katy Perry’s return, igniting even more fire. The internet is now split between celebrating the symbolic win for women in STEM and lambasting the entire thing as wasteful spectacle.
Content Idea:
📊 Instagram Carousel: “Inspiring or Insulting? The 3 Viewpoints on Blue Origin’s ‘Space Girlboss’ Mission” — include quotes from both sides and Wendy’s tweet for spice.
📸 3. AI-Generated Historical Selfies Break the Internet

This gives me the creeps.
An Instagram creator’s viral series “If Snapchat Existed Back Then” is captivating Gen Z and history nerds alike. Using AI, they’ve reimagined historic moments—like Julius Caesar pre-stabbing or cavemen grinning for the ‘Gram—as modern social posts. It’s the perfect blend of absurdity, education, and visual novelty. By turning ancient drama into relatable meme content, this trend invites creators to remix history in endlessly scrollable ways.
Content Idea:
📱 TikTok Series: “Instagram Stories from Historical Events” — give Cleopatra or Napoleon the full influencer treatment with voiceovers and hashtags.


Doopy-Doo Diplomacy—From Quayle to Vance, the Vice Presidency Strikes Again
Not since Dan Quayle confidently told a 12-year-old to add an "e" to potato have we seen a Vice President embrace such glorious, head-scratching public awkwardness. Enter J.D. Vance—Ohio’s own MAGA theorist turned second-in-command—who now holds the distinct honor of nearly decapitating a national football trophy in the East Room of the White House.
Yes, today, Vance lifted Ohio State’s championship trophy like a toddler lifting a Labrador, only for the 24-karat golden football to pop off and roll dramatically into the hands of TreVeyon Henderson. The bronze base? Not so lucky. It clanged onto the White House floor in front of horrified Buckeyes and bemused staffers. Vance later tried to spin it on Twitter (sorry, X): “I didn’t want anyone after Ohio State to get the trophy so I decided to break it.” Bro...
It’s the kind of moment that cements a legacy—not the kind where statues are built, but the kind where memes are made and late-night hosts clear their monologue cue cards.
Let’s rewind. Quayle was infamous for his empty eloquence—mocked for quotes like “What a waste it is to lose one's mind” and baffling stances on Murphy Brown’s fictional single motherhood. He was the Veep of malapropisms, the comedic relief of the Bush 41 era. But he never broke government property (to our knowledge).
Vance, meanwhile, feels like the first Vice President bred for internet mockery. A man who went from critiquing Trump as "America’s Hitler" to bending the knee faster than you can say “Fox News hit.” His trophy fumble isn’t a metaphor for his political reversals—but it could be. It’s slapstick politics for a slapstick era.
So here's to J.D. Vance, the man who finally made Dan Quayle look like a scholar-athlete. May the memes be ever in his favor.

🌍 Other Trends
Reports suggest OpenAI is planning its own social platform to feed AI training data. It's speculative, but privacy advocates and futurists are buzzing.
Content Idea: Create a video imagining the daily experience of using an AI-designed social network in 2026.
📈 AI Grabs 71% of VC Cash in Q1
Despite a gloomy investment landscape, AI startups dominated U.S. venture capital this quarter. Massive funding rounds (Anthropic, OpenAI, etc.) prove AI is the tech market’s golden goose—for now.
Content Idea: Post a breakdown of where all that AI money is going and whether it’s sustainable.
🎖️ NATO Buys Palantir’s AI System
NATO has officially acquired Palantir’s Maven system, signaling a deep investment into AI-powered military intelligence. Big implications for geopolitics, surveillance, and ethics.
Content Idea: Share a thread or video simplifying how AI is being used in defense alliances.
📉 Trump’s Tariff Flip-Flop Shakes Tech
New tariff adjustments on Chinese tech products caused a seesaw in markets. Some stocks like Dell rallied, but the broader uncertainty is scaring off IPOs and investor confidence.
Content Idea: Explain in 60 seconds how tariffs are impacting what tech consumers buy.
💰 Goldman Sachs Crushes Q1 Earnings
Goldman beat analyst expectations by a mile, reinforcing confidence in traditional finance amid fintech uncertainty.
Content Idea: Use this as a case study in how legacy banks survive digital disruption.
💔 Ice Spice x Sauce Gardner’s Kiss Cam Fail
Their awkward dodge of a kiss cam has fans buzzing—is this Gen Z courtship, or just cringe? Dana White chimed in, because of course he did.
Content Idea: Reenact famous kiss cam moments that could’ve gone worse (or better).
💬 Chris Brown & Karrueche Tran Reunite—Kind Of
The ex-couple had a friendly exchange at Coachella, years after a rocky breakup and restraining order. The internet can’t decide if it’s maturity or PR.
Content Idea: Share a carousel on celebrity “closure moments” with past and present photos.
📺 Streaming Wars: HBO’s April Flex
Max’s rollout of Hacks, The Last of Us, and The Rehearsal is designed to stop subscriber churn. It’s working.
Content Idea: Rank your top streaming releases of the month — invite your audience to weigh in.
🐊 TikTok’s “Bombardiro Crocodilo” Absurdism
AI-generated surrealism like military planes with alligator heads is dominating TikTok. It’s weird, it’s funny, and it’s sticky.
Content Idea: Try remixing your niche into absurd AI-generated content and ask viewers to submit ideas.
🎥 Instagram Reels = Algorithm Gold
Reels are now 38.5% of IG feed content with the highest engagement rates. Long story short: video wins.
Content Idea: Share a Reel showing why creators should drop photo posts like it’s 2019.
🤝 Micro-Creators > Celebrities
Brands are ditching A-listers for niche influencers who actually engage. Smaller = stronger.
Content Idea: Share why being “under 50K” is the new flex and how you’re leveraging it.
🇵🇭 Filipino Creators Are TikTok MVPs
Multi-talented creators from the Philippines are leading with authenticity and advocacy—racking up global fanbases.
Content Idea: Feature one of these creators in your story and reflect on what you can learn from their approach.
✊ Hashtag Activism Grows Up
It’s not slacktivism anymore. Today’s most effective digital movements use hashtags to build real-world change—through petitions, policy pressure, and viral accountability.
Content Idea: Do a "Then vs. Now" comparison on what activism looked like in 2015 vs. 2025.
⚖️ Tunisia Targets Digital Dissent
HRW reports show that Tunisia is using detention to silence online critics—an alarming trend for digital rights.
Content Idea: Create a Reel or post explaining why this matters for everyone who uses social media to speak freely.
A new doc following 100 teens’ digital lives reveals overwhelming algorithmic pressure and identity confusion driven by constant connectivity.
Content Idea: Share a “Before Social Media vs. Now” take on teen culture—invite stories from your audience.
A wellness influencer’s “orange + cayenne” constipation hack hospitalized a follower. Another reminder that viral ≠ safe.
Content Idea: Launch a “Health Hacks That Shouldn’t Exist” series with expert fact-checks.

#SaveTheElephant – 🎥 Short doc-style Reel or TikTok on elephant conservation wins.
#EggsBenedict – 🍳 Share your personal twist on the classic recipe.
#PJDay – 😴 Post a selfie in your most chaotic pajamas with a “Zoom outfit of the day” caption.
#WomenWednesday – 💪 Celebrate a woman in your life or niche — especially timely with the Blue Origin trend.
#BombardiroCrocodilo – 🐊 Reimagine your niche in surreal AI-style. Fashion? Do AI runway with warbird-dinosaur hybrids.
💡 Tips
Instagram Reels now dominate with 38.5% of feed posts — if you’re still just posting photos, it’s time to pivot!
Micro-creators are getting 60% more engagement than mega influencers — niche down and lean in.
Add music! 80% of Reels are watched with the sound on.
🔭 Look Ahead
April 22 – Handmaid’s Tale finale & Andor Season 2. Queue up your fan theories and explainer videos now.
April 27-30 – Web Summit Rio. Expect a lot of buzz around Latin American tech and AI discussions — perfect for business, tech, and future-of-work creators.