Top trending topics on X: August 25, 2026

Wheeler is the surprise on X (Twitter) Trending for August 25, 2026, a new #1 after The Inquirer dated Zack Wheeler's 8-run, 4-homer start in a 9-2 Phillies loss that ended a 9-game winning streak. Yesterday's board, led by Enes, #Lanterns, and Natasha Cloud, is gone. Supreme Court, USPS, and SCOTUS occupy three slots after NPR's August 24 report on an interim ruling on Trump's mail-voting order.

Wheeler
Philadelphia Phillies starter Zack Wheeler leads X after a Monday night start in Seattle. The Inquirer, published just after midnight ET on August 25, said he allowed 8 runs on 9 hits, 4 home runs, and 5 walks without recording an out in the fifth. ClutchPoints put his ERA at 3.40 after the outing, up from 2.92. The Phillies fell to 73-59.
Jesse
A new #2. No widely reported trigger identified for August 25, 2026. The string sits next to #WWERaw, where Jey Uso was in the Ottawa main event, but outlets covering Raw named Royce Keys, not Jesse, as the return story.
#WWERaw
Monday Night Raw from Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa is a new #3. WWE.com said Royce Keys and OTM crashed LA Knight and Solo Sikoa vs. The Usos. Rey Fenix and Penta advanced in the World Heavyweight Title No. 1 Contender's Tournament. The show started at 6 p.m. ET because of a SmackDown taping.
Abdul
A new #4. No single widely reported trigger identified for August 25, 2026. Recent files include former Minneapolis aide Abdi Salah's August 16 fentanyl arrest and rapper MC Abdul's WAVE-adjacent press, but neither was dated as the day's X spike.
#kroniisekai
A new #5. The hashtag is used by fans of Hololive English Council member Ouro Kronii around anniversary-week isekai art. No major English-language news desk dated a Kronii product drop for August 25.
Supreme Court
A new #6, clustered with USPS and SCOTUS. NPR on August 24 said the Court paused a lower-court injunction on President Trump's March mail-voting executive order in 23 states plus Washington, D.C. The unsigned order did not decide whether the order is lawful. Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson dissented.
#mcrminneapolis
A new #7. No widely reported trigger identified for August 25, 2026.
USPS
A new #8 in the same mail-ballot cluster. Votebeat noted the Postal Service posted a final rule on Friday, August 21, while a separate nationwide injunction from Judge Indira Talwani dated August 11 remains in place. The Court lifted one of two injunctions, not both.
Girl Scouts
A new #9. No widely reported trigger identified for August 25, 2026. Searches tying Girl Scouts to the SCOTUS mail-voting order did not return a party filing dated today.
SCOTUS
A new #10, the abbreviation pairing with Supreme Court at #6. SCOTUSblog dated the stay to Monday afternoon in Trump v. California. The administration said it would still seek to pause the remaining nationwide Postal Service injunction.

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What changed on X since yesterday

New in the top 10 versus August 24: all 10 topics. Drop-offs: Enes (#1), #Lanterns (#2), Natasha Cloud (#3), Titans (#4), Jeanty (#5), Toronto (#6), Will Levis (#7), Cam Ward (#8), Jalen Milroe (#9), #BaddiesUSA (#10). Yesterday's NFL and WNBA names did not repeat. No topic moved 5 ranks because none overlapped.

What today's X topics reveal

Sports and a Supreme Court stay replaced yesterday's WNBA courtside fight. Wheeler at #1 is a same-night box score. #WWERaw at #3 is the Monday night show from Ottawa. Supreme Court, USPS, and SCOTUS at #6, #8, and #10 are one legal file split across three strings.

Jesse, Abdul, #kroniisekai, #mcrminneapolis, and Girl Scouts did not have a matching desk story at fetch time. For X rank tooling, see best X Twitter trend research tools.

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This ranked list is the August 25, 2026 get_top_trends snapshot for type X (Twitter) Trending with limit 10. Comms teams that need topic ranks without waiting for a recap can call the same feed. The generating call:

{
  "type": "X (Twitter) Trending",
  "limit": 10
}

See the X Twitter Trending API page for source notes.