The hug that stopped the internet has become a case study in body language. When Vice President JD Vance and Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk embraced on stage at the University of Mississippi, cameras captured a moment that was hard to ignore, and experts say the interaction revealed more than words could.

Kyle Kulinski, host of the Secular Talk podcast, is under fire after posting a meme mocking Erika Kirk, the widow of late conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The meme called her a “fake grieving widow grifter,