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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

‘It feels like a Chrysler’: Driver inspects 5-year-old Mercedes GLE. Why does the wood interior already look like this?

Grace Rampaul is a former intern at the Daily Dot. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

Grace Rampaul

Left: Screenshot of Tiktok user @o_g_deez; Right: Screenshot of Tiktok user @o_g_deez holding a bag of Idahoan Loaded Baked Mashed Potatoes.

‘The only mashed potatoes that have not changed’: Shopper warns against this new ingredient in Idahoan Loaded Potatoes. Then she reveals an alternative

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

Melody Heald

2 image split. Trader Joes employee sitting in car on left. Trader Joes store on right.

‘It’s so bad’: Trader Joe’s worker issues warning for shoppers who try to get free flowers on their birthday

‘I need to know’: Man notices 15 car washes within a 10-mile radius. Then he asks what’s really going on

‘My hair is growing fast’: Expert lathers Nizoral shampoo. Then she shows how to use it to combat hair loss

Amara Thomas is a freelance writer and cultural worker. She has written for the FADER, the Village Voice, Gothamist, and Highsnobiety.

Amara Thomas

2 image split. Man holding toilet paper on left. Packs of Cottonelle toilet paper in stores on right.

‘You thought I wouldn’t notice?’: Man buys new pack of Cottonelle. Then he takes a closer look at his old toilet paper rolls

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

Katherine Huggins

3 image split. Person sitting in car on left. Public Square logo in center. Person screen-sharing Public Square map on right.

Anti-woke business directory locks down site after lefty TikTokers use it to build boycott lists

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

Mikael Thalen

MAGA’s new semantic defense of leaked Yemen Signal convo strains credulity

Rebecca Leib

3 panel image: showing 3 people dealing with the British Tea Time alarm.

Culture

‘I’m being gaslit by an entire country’: Our friends across the pond are taking the piss with the ‘British tea time alarm’ TikTok trend

‘El l pollo loco too’: Customer orders Panda Express. Then they notice something strange about the container

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

2 panel image: on the left is the original Distracted Boyfriend meme and on the right is an AI recreation in the style of Studio Ghibli.

Everyone’s turning memes and pics into Studio Ghibli art—here’s how it works

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

Jeep Wrangler(l) Woman shares what happen to her car when she took it to a car wash(c) Jeep Dealer Sign(r)

‘I fear this is common sense when you own a soft top’: Jeep owner takes Wrangler to an auto car wash. Then she proves why it was a bad idea

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

Photo Composite of a meme that reads "Last night I [Photo of a Goose, an Ice Cream pint, and a bar of Soap] your sister" over a dark sparkly background with question mark motifs.

Memes

Why everyone is trying—and failing—to solve the ‘Goose Ice Cream Soap’ meme

JD Vance and message over that reads "I will say a prayer for victory".

‘So cringe’: JD Vance trolled for offering ‘victory prayer’ in leaked Yemen Signal group

Left: Screenshot from @dytzz88's Tiktok of an AI image of a skeleton with a Phone head holding a phone. Right: Screenshot from @frepyyyyy's Tiktok of an AI image of a crying burrito praying on a phone. Caption: Comment from @frepyyyyy "BROOOOOOOOOOOOO HOTSPOTTTTTTTTTT #fypage #hotspot #foryou #meme #funny".

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