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This moon blob meme was the one good thing on the internet this week

Big (blob) mood.

Morgan Sung

on June 23, 2018

This is One Good Thing, a weekly column where we tell you about the only nice thing that happened on the internet this week. First up: A very cute meme.

It was a tough week.

Between the reports of horrific conditions at the U.S.-Mexico border and Trump's bizarre anti-immigration event where he autographed photos of murder victims, keeping up with the news has been so emotionally taxing. Staying informed is part of being an active member of society, but it can be rough sometimes.

The only good thing on the internet this week: the moon blob meme.

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"What is a moon blob?" you wonder. We don't actually know what this meme's called -- or where it came from, though it first began appearing on Twitter in mid-June -- but the best way to describe it is, well, a moon blob. This shadowy little figure hovering in your Twitter timeline is made of moon emojis that come together to form a terrifyingly adorable blob creature.

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And because it's unclear what the blob meme actually means, its uses are endless. This week, it's appeared in tweets making Vine references and sharing song lyrics.