The misunderstood humor of political memes

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VP Kamala Harris has been the subject of many, many coconut tree memes. Chris duMond/Getty Images/Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images

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From the attempted assassination of former President Trump, to President Biden dropping out of the election, and VP Kamala Harris stepping up… The news these past few weeks has been buck wild. And the energy online is similarly unhinged. But what do most people get wrong when they try to interpret the latest explosion of political memes? And what do these posts actually say

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