In late 2019, an unexpected meme captured the internet's heart: Taylor Armstrong, a reality TV star, and Smudge, a perplexed white cat.

The childless cat lady memes of 2024 began to pop up around Twitter on July 22, just after Vance’s old comments resurfaced amid hype for Harris’ presidential campaign.

It’s been a rough week for JD Vance. While half the internet was laughing at the unfounded rumor about his relationship with a couch, the vice presidential nominee was also getting digitally ...