Biblioteca Memetica

A collection of memes, curated by CJ Trowbridge.

Disclaimer: I often save memes that I disagree with; seeing something here should not be taken as evidence that I agree with it. I have been saving and categorizing tens of thousands of memes for decades. Many times I save a meme specifically because I disagree with it and in order to create new memes that counter its message.

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The image features a surreal visual scene blending a stone castle-like structure with red brick townhouses and a horse-drawn carriage, while text below reveals a Bloomberg quote about urban development. It humorously...

Topic: Urbanism - Gentrification Posted:

This meme plays on the humor gamers use to explain complex news stories that involve celebrities or politicians who are not in the gaming industry. It starts by asking a gamer if Yanis Varoufakis—who is actually a Gre...

Topic: Gaming Posted:

This meme uses a retro pixelated font to mimic an old video game interface or system warning screen. It humorously applies the logic of video games—specifically the "Game Over" or "Help" messages where isolation is fa...

Topic: Meta Posted:

This meme satirizes the **"Anti-Anti-Marxist"** (often coded as anti-fascist or anti-Marlxist) discourse, which mocks groups that claim to fight radicalization while actually promoting racialized hatred against minori...

Topic: Anti-Anti-Marxism Posted:

In this political meme, Donald Trump appears distressed and crying while Jeffrey Epstein stands behind him looking supportive. This fits an "anti-reactionary" perspective because it depicts a collaboration between con...

Topic: Anti-Reactionary Posted:

This meme highlights a contentious political debate about the origin of the United States executive branch. One politician claims the Cabinet has been in service "since 1776," but another corrects him by stating the a...

Topic: Anti-Reactionary Posted:

The situation depicted in this article involves a conflict between private tech companies and government security authorities regarding the development of artificial intelligence (AI). The headline "Anthropic rejects...

Topic: Artificial Intelligence - Ethics Posted:

Based on the visual evidence in the image, there isn't a single viral "meme" or specific caption for this chart (it is an infographic from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), but the data and layout create a humo...

Topic: Urbanism - Energy Posted:

This infographic from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory tracks the flow of energy consumption, visually mapping how raw sources like coal and natural gas feed into electricity generation. The chart breaks down th...

Topic: Urbanism - Energy Posted:

Based on the category context **Urbanism - Energy**, the meme visualizes how dense city environments create massive inefficiencies in energy usage. The graphic shows that while a vast amount of primary energy (97.3 Qu...

Topic: Urbanism - Energy Posted: