Protests have taken place around the world calling for action to avert environmental catastrophe.
From London to Sydney, here's a look at some of the millions of people joining the global youth climate strike.
People shared some of their favorite signs on Twitter as well:
For some, dogs are man's best friend and much better companions than most people, perfect to snuggle with, play with, and travel the world with.
For others, dogs are inconveniently social, invading personal space with jumping and licking, barking, and can develop an unpleasant smell after being outside if they are infrequently bathed.
While loving dogs is celebrated and seen as a green flag across social media, the idea of disliking dogs is deeply questioned and even considered a moral failing by many, questioning how someone could dislike something that's generally so kind, buoyant, and selfless.
TikToker Maddi Cerasuolo, who provides hot takes and food recommendations, decided it was time to set the record straight, arguing that we should normalize people not liking dogs just as much as enjoying them as companions.
In the video, Cerasuolo argued:
"Dog lovers will act like we are the red flag."
"I actually think it's the complete opposite. I think it's people who prefer dogs over humans."
"I don't wanna pet your dog. I don't wanna see a picture of your dog. I don't wanna hear about your dog."
"Please keep your dog away from me."
You can watch the video here:
Fellow TikTokers who were also fellow dog haters suddenly felt seen.
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For the dog lovers out there who are feeling slighted, it seems that Cerasuolo's feelings do not exclusively apply to dogs.
"Since I don't like dogs, you might be thinking that I'm a cat person."
"I'm sorry to tell you that I'm just not an animal person."
"To me personally, cats are even worse. I would prefer a dog; I'm not even going to lie."
"Cats for me, they're scary. I'm petrified by cats."
The TikToker then argued the same point from her previous video.
"I know you might be thinking, 'This girl is a serious red flag.'"
"But I think that people who prefer any sort of animal over humans, that's the red flag. That's a red flag to me. I said what I said."
Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but it's interesting that people are entitled to like animals as much as they want, but not dislike them to the same degree.
This TikToker made it clear that she does not wish ill will on animals and would love to see all of them have a warm and comfortable home.
They're simply not welcome around her.
Model and TikToker @vanellimelli030 is one of the likely many victims of this practice since she found out that she now has an "AI twin" out in the universe.
The TikToker created a series of street fashion photographs back in 2023 with an excellent city, grunge, and slightly steampunk look.
Just days ago, a friend of hers sent her a video advertisement, and she discovered that instead of employing her for the duration of a photoshoot, or at least paying her for her photographs, a company had instead apparently run her photos through a system and created an AI-generated likeness of her.
The resemblance was uncanny, with very similar eyebrows, freckles on the face, the same characteristics of the nose and mouth, and a similar eye color.
The only real difference between the model and her AI twin was that the AI-generated person had short hair, which was the style the real-life model had ironically just had her hair cut and styled into.
In the caption of the video, the TikToker wrote:
"They say imitation is the highest form of flattery... but I don't feel flattered."
"This can't be the future and should not be normalized."
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Fellow TikTokers were enraged and hoped that the model would find a way to fight back.
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TikToker @venellimelli030 has a point that the saying, "Imitation is the highest form of flattery," goes way back, but instead of feeling like flattery, this feels like exploitation and stolen property.
It's unclear what the TikToker can do about the company using her likeness without her consent, since she did submit her photographs of her own free will, but clearly, some new rules need to be put into place to protect people, artists, and other creatives from similar situations happening in which their hard work is fed into a machine.
An employee at Spectrum, which provides internet and cable services, did not seem to get that memo when she received a call from TikToker @anissahm15.
A service worker went to the TikToker's home to assist with an issue, but unsatisfied with the results and with the service, TikToker @anissahm15 decided it was time to cancel her subscription to Spectrum.
She called customer support, where she was connected with a very disgruntled representative, who was immediately ruffled by the idea of someone wanting to cancel their service, especially after a service worker had already been sent out.
The customer service representative lashed out:
"I'm so tired of trying to help people all day long! People like you."
"I swear, if somebody tried to call me and offer to cut my bill in half, send out a service person for free… I would jump all over that. People just don't appreciate anything anymore."
The TikToker kept her tone level and repeatedly asked for the representative to connect them with their supervisor instead. The customer representative told the TikToker no, that she would not be speaking with the supervisor, and questioned why she would behave like this after repeated attempts to help her resolve the issues she had with the company.
The representative even resorted to saying she only had five minutes left in her shift, to which the TikToker asked to be transferred.
The representative also said she'd have to wait a long time to be able to speak with their supervisor, to which the TikToker said that was fine.
Confused, the representative clarified what was "fine," and when the TikToker said she was fine waiting a while to speak with the supervisor, she screamed at her again.
In response to the screaming, the TikToker asked again to be transferred, and the representative hung up on her.
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Fellow TikTokers were alarmed by the Spectrum employee's screaming and, well, passionate response.
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This kind of work can be exhausting and highly stressful, but that is not an excuse to mistreat a customer who calls in.
We can cancel any subscription at any time for any reason, and the customer representative did not need to hear that reason before forwarding the call, even if other attempts had been made to keep the customer with the company.
The TikToker explained that if you find yourself without anymore clean underwear on a trip, instead of panicking about it or worrying about going to a store to buy more, you can instead use another tool that the hotel room typically will provide you with: a coffee maker.
Instead of adding a coffee pod to a Keurig-style coffee maker, and instead of adding a filter liner and coffee grounds to a traditional coffee maker, you can instead insert a pair of dirty underwear and then start the machine as if you're making a full pot of coffee or a tall mug. The hot water will run through the machine, removing most of the dirty particules from the underwear, making them cleaner than they were before.
Bonus: These hotel rooms traditionally also have a hair dryer available in the bathroom, so once the hot water has run through, the hair dryer can be used to dry the underwear, leaving the person with a pair of underwear that likely will last for another day.
You can see the video on @hustleb*tch's TikTok profile here:
Fellow TikTokers were alarmed, pointing out a much better hack called "soap and water in the bathroom sink."
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The video was also shared to @hustleb*tch's X profile, where X users were incredibly grossed out by the suggestion.
There is some speculation that TikToker @tarawoodcox11 created this video as a satirical "hack," since a lot of her content is on the more humorous and satirical side, instead of traditional, serious life hacks and travel hacks.
That said, with how many people who took this seriously and were disgusted by it, there are probably also some people out there who recalled a time when they didn't have enough underwear on a trip and thought this could be a good hack to use if they ever needed it again in the future, which is an alarming thought at best.
