Twitter provided a platform for a bit of drama this week.
Recent exes Taylor Swift and real life sex videoCalvin Harris caused a stir, Harris eventually brought Katy Perry into the mix, and then Perry threw in Hillary Clinton. Of course Pokémon Gotook over our data bills and our Twitter feeds this week – everyone from jealous Canadians to the (totally incorrect)AP Stylebook had something to say about it.
SEE ALSO: Politics and potatoes rose to the tops of our Twitter feeds this weekAnd, of course, a terrorist attack killed 84 people in Nice, France, on Thursday evening during Bastille Day celebrations. The White House released a statement from President Obama on Twitter reflecting on the tragedy.
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On some lighter notes, a Bachelor-winning couple used Twitter to express the joys of parenthood, your favorite Broadway star left more than just his role in Hamiltonbehind and Bernie Sanders finally endorsed his choice for president.
1. Canada is creatively coping with its lack of Pokémon Go
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So close, yet so far. Canadian Pokémon fans are still waiting for Pokémon Goto make its way up north, so they came up with creative ways to play the game IRL. The trainers-in-waiting tried everything from dressing up in Pikachu costumes to throwing Poké Balls at dogs. Spoiler: Real dogs do not fit in Poké Balls.
2. Bernie Sanders announced his presidential endorsement
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Bernie Sanders finally accepted the fact that he’s out of the 2016 presidential race, and he endorsed Hillary Clintonfor president. After making a speech encouraging his supporters to vote for her this November, Sanders tweeted some highlights from his speech.
3. Obama made a statement on the Nice, France, attacks
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On Thursday, a devastating terrorist attackin Nice, France, during Bastille Day celebrations killed at least 84 people. French President Francois Hollande announced that France’s state of emergency that has been in place since the November 2015 Paris terrorist attacks will be extended another three months. The White House’s Twitter account shared President Obama’s statement on the tragic event. “We stand in solidarity and partnership with France, our oldest ally, as they respond to and recover from this attack.” Obama wrote. “On this Bastille Day, we are reminded of the extraordinary resilience and democratic values that have made France an inspiration to the entire world.”
4. Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici Lowe are very silly parents
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The latest Bachelorsuccess story is growing – last week, Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici Lowe welcomed their first child. Our favorite part of the new family? The parents haven’t been shy about logging Samuel Thomas’ bodily fluids on Twitter. “Day 8 of being a parent: the kid has peed on everything. I think he's marking his territory and possibly planning a takeover,” is just one of their graphic yet hilarious Twitter entries.
5. Lin-Manuel Miranda made one big transformation after his last night in Hamilton
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After rocking flowing Hamiltonlocks for over a year, Lin-Manuel Miranda chopped them off right after his final performance in the Broadway show on Saturday evening. Instead of sharing a photo of his lighter head, he tweeted a shot of the discarded hair. He quoted a perfect Hamiltonlyric in the caption: “Teach 'em how to say goodbye…”
6. The internet does not agree with AP Style’s stylization of Pokémon Go.
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The AP Stylebook’s official Twitter account postedtheir thoughts on how publications that follow the Associated Press style should format Pokémon Go. Their suggestion to forego the accent mark sent the internet up in flames, since we’ve been using an accent mark in the word Pokémon for 20 years. Mashablewill continue to use the accent mark, as well as make up PokéWords.
7. Calvin Harris was not happy about what Taylor Swift disclosed
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After Taylor Swift broke the news that she wroteex-boyfriend Calvin Harris’ song “This Is What You Came For” under a pseudonym, Harris responded to her with a slew of tweets. The Katy in question is undoubtedly Katy Perry – it’s been long speculated that Swift wrote “Bad Blood” about the pop star. Perry got in on the Twitter drama as well...
8. Katy Perry tweeted an A + gif of Hillary Clinton in response to Calvin Harris
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If pictures are worth a thousand words, then a GIF is worth at least a thousand tweets. In response to Harris’ above burn, Katy Perry tweeted a GIF of Hillary Clinton sassily shrugging from behind a podium. Perry is acknowledging that she was dragged into the situation, but she’s smartly not being too forward about it. Perry has the most Twitter followersin the world, so she’s surely getting her detached point across.
9. New York comedian is changing one thing about Jason Bourne posters
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If anyone knows New York, it’s comedian Tami Sagher, who has written for How I Met Your Mother, Broad City, 30 Rock, Girlsand Inside Amy Schumer. Sagher is tired of gun violence, and she tweeted a proposal that when New Yorkers see subway ads for the upcoming movie Jason Bourne, they should peel the sticker off where the gun appears.
10. The new Fab Five is very excited for the Olympics
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Sixteen-year-old gymnast Laurie Hernandez couldn’t resist tweeting a video of the backstage excitement that occurred after she, Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Madison Kocian and Aly Raisman found out they were officially Olympics bound. In the short clip, Hernandez, Biles and Raisman goofily dance around their dressing room and shout “We’re going to the Olympics!”
11. Hollywood’s latest scandalous affair is between two Disney characters
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A Disneyland visitor caughtMinnie Mouse in an adulterous moment of passion with none other than her husbandMickey Mouse’s pal Goofy. What’s most disturbing is that Mickey seems to be humored by the situation – he was photographed staring at them from the shadows with a ridiculous grin on his face. If anyone has any celebrity tips on this, please send them to Mashable.
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