Column-In 2021, we were all Zoom cat lawyer: Greene

FILE PHOTO: Lawyer Rod Ponton appears with a kitten filter turned on during a virtual hearing of the 394th District Court of Texas, U.S. February 9, 2021 in this still image taken from video. Judge Roy Ferguson via REUTERS

NOVATO, CALIF - Of all the events that brought the world together this year for a collective feel-good chuckle, one stands out: Zoom cat lawyer.

The 48-second video of a Texas lawyer appearing in a virtual court hearing with his face accidentally obscured by a kitten filter has been seen by an estimated 2 billion-plus people since it was posted in February.