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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

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Culture

‘Cybertruck hunters’ are following Cybertrucks just to roast Musk with light projections

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

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‘Any Nissans bro’: Man buys BMW N54. Then he reads the Google reviews

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

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AI-generated ‘doctors’ are scamming TikTok with fake credentials and bad advice

Rebecca Leib

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‘The Lululemon strategy never fails’: Traveler maps out new cities using one trick. Then the internet calls him out

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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‘When I ask people cash or card…’: Retail worker has a PSA for you if you use Apple Pay at stores and don’t want to look dumb

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

Viral Politics

Luigi Mangione stans proudly offer to fact-check rumors he filmed himself

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

MAGA wants to sic DOGE on Amy Coney Barrett after Supreme Court blocks spending freeze

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

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‘These are identical to pimple patches but 10X the product’: Expert says stop wasting your money on pimple patches. Then she reveals what you should buy at CVS instead

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‘Something was hunting us’: 10 people share their scariest ‘we need to leave NOW’ moments

Memes

26 Lent memes for those who didn’t give up social media

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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‘Talking to Verizon since yesterday’: Dollar Tree shopper buys new phone charger. Then her number suddenly changes

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

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‘Who the hell would steal a Hyundai?’: Woman shocked when car is stripped for parts despite her lock. Now everyone is saying she needs this car part from Amazon

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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‘I had to call’: DoorDash driver picks up order. Then they pull up to the ‘restaurant’

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

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Baristas are rebranding the Americano to ‘Canadiano’ in protest of Trump tariffs

Kira Deshler is a former assistant newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. Kira received a Master&#8217;s in Media Studies from UT Austin and has previously written for sites like Slash Film and Looper. She runs her own Substack newsletter, Paging Dr. Lesbian, and is a member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

Kira Deshler

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