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Social media highlights of the week

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We all spend much of our time buried in our phones, keeping up with what social media has to offer. But the good stuff can get lost in the mix. So we wanted to share with you some of the better posts we’ve seen this week. Some went viral, others had less attention, but all are worthy of a second look.

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A rare glimpse

An LGBT celebration

An apt summary of how Brexit is going

An example of Trump panicking over the words of a first-generation immigrant politician

An explanation of the plight of the Kurds

An iconic moment in sport

A viral response about same-sex marriage

A new word

A palate cleanser

Image credit: Gonzalo Baeza