TR.BIZ: 2.28.2025

What's popping this week 👀

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Trends getting started —

• A smirking guy audio is making a comeback with pets.

• Hibachi videos reaction videos are being shared.

• Khalil and Daneshia Carter are beefing on TikTok.

• (sNSFW) Gay Twitter is passing around a photo of a smiling guy, which is connected to a graphic video.

• “What the chile” maybe a gay lingo breakout.

• A busty Walter Goggins is going around gay Twitter.

• A balloon filter has been going around TikTok.

• People are sharing pictures of their kids that were taken in the overly Snapchatted era.

• A prank where people makeup words then pretend one is a slur is going around.

• Gay mooing is becoming a Gen Alpha brain rot sound.

• People are sharing embarrassing edits they once did on Insta and other middle school antics.

• An audio about sleeping on a great offer is going around.

• The story of a gay couple, a bench, and a memorial has people on TikTok in their feelings.

• A woman and her friends and postpartum are having a moment.

• Chingy song/dance continue to trend.

• A Hozier song has people sharing interactions with strangers.

• Charli XCX’s (old) song “Party 4 U” is having a moment.

• Talk about AI creators is going around TikTok (via things like “coochie doctor”).

• Belly, a dog without arms, is becoming a TikTok breakout.

• A woman’s iconic slideshows of outfits and hair is having a TikTok moment.

• Is the magician, The Spellbinder, about to have a moment?

• Politics, etc. —

  • People are talking about how the Empire State Building honored slain Israelis.

  • Elon Musk impersonations might be going around.

Trends going mainstream —

• Politics -_____-

  • First cabinet meeting happened, Elon took over.

  • Trump threatens tariffs on EU.

  • Anti-Elon ad goes viral.

  • House passes GOP budget.

  • People are talking about Trump’s bruised hand.

  • Trump to offer $5M “gold” visas.

  • Trump shares insane “Trump Gaza” AI video.

  • White House taking over press pool, removing AP.

  • Tariffs coming to China, Mexico, and Canada.

  • Tesla is slumping.

    • Someone named Amy Gleason is running DOGE.

  • A clash is happening on how to end conflict between Russia and Ukraine (with the US siding with Russia).

    • A measure is pushing through at the UN.

  • People are told again that they don’t need to respond to Elon.

    • Elon is giving people another chance to prove their worth.

    • FDA rehires people.

  • A doctored video of Trump licking Elon’s toes was played in a government building.

  • Eagles decline White House visit lol

  • Rep. Jasmine Crockett is having a moment for telling Elon to fuck off, after hearing video gets attention.

  • Apple promises to fix bug where “racist” is replaced with “Trump” 🤭

  • Gavin Newsom launches podcast.

  • Andrew Tate is headed to Florida — but, somehow, Florida doesn’t want him.

• Zelensky says he would only step down if the country can join NATO, etc.

• German elections see right wing lurch.

• Pope Francis alert in hospital.

• Luigi Mangione appeared in court, people go wild.

  • His shackled ankles became a talking point.

• 1990s child actor Michelle Trachtenberg died.

• Actor Gene Hackman (and wife) died.

• Singer Roberta Flack has died.

• Measles outbreak in Texas kills a child.

  • Congo mystery illness is spreading fast.

• Paramount rolling back DEI.

• Nvidia’s stock goes up.

• Today is the economic blackout.

• New Shrek teaser drops!!! Zendaya is in it and it comes out Dec 23, 2026.

  • There are lots and lots and lots of reactions and thoughts.

    • People are talking about the animation updates.

    • People are wondering about the gender of the daughter.

• Fyre Festival 2 announced. Happening May 30 to Jun 2.

• Katy Perry and Gayle King are going to space with Bezos’ Blue Origin.

• Doordash owes workers $16.8 million.

• Niche celebrity drama of the day: Danielle Fishel going off on Maitland Ward.

• Peppa Pig’s mom is pregnant with third child.

• Plane collision narrowly avoided in Chicago.

• 🚨 TikTok’s Paloma Diamond interviewed by the Hollywood Reporter and appeared on ABC Live.

• Millie Bobby Brown goes blonde, people confuse her for other people.

• The Alabama Barker drama continues, with Sofia Coppola’s kid weighing in.

• Pitchfork releasing print zine.

• Ayo Edebiri writing Barney movie.

• US religion decline has levelled off.

Trends getting old —

• Joann Fabrics is officially closing all stores, going out of business.

• Jack Schlossberg is back on TikTok.

• MSNBC cancels Joy-Ann Reid’s The Reidout.

  • Lester Holt stepping down from NBC Nightly News.

• Epstein Files…seem to be nothing burger.

• YouTube famous lobster, Leon, has died.

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