At first glance, Amelia, with her purple bob and pixie-girl looks, seems an unlikely candidate for the far right to adopt as an increasingly popular meme.

Maine’s Clinton Police Department has become an unlikely social media star with memes and tongue-in-cheek public service announcements.

Gen Z doesn’t explain life with long arguments or serious essays. They use memes. If something feels confusing, awkward, or mildly unhinged, it gets turned into a joke, a reel, or a viral phrase. That ...