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

Katherine Huggins

Trump’s tariffs jolted the market so badly a conspiratorial scam briefly turned real

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

‘I hate it’: Woman buys GMC Sierra. Then the transmission goes out twice in 1 year

Katka is a journalist who is chronically online. She uses her background in social media to surface trending content and commentary shaping contemporary internet culture. Previous bylines include HelloGiggles, Best Life, Lonely Planet, HuffPost, SheKnows and more.

Katka Lapelosa

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‘The era of fraud is here’: ChatGPT is now great at faking receipts

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

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‘I just KNOW they still talk about this’: Woman returns rotisserie chicken because it looks ‘weird.‘ Then a worker tells her what’s really going on with it

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

Mikael Thalen

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What do Trump’s tariffs have to do with the Titanic? QAnon knows

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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‘New fear unlocked’: Woman buys 3 bags of King Arthur bread flour from Sam’s Club. Then she opens the bags

Rebecca Leib

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Taylor Swift becomes the anthem for Tesla trade-ins in growing #ByeTesla trend

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

Nina Hernandez

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‘She just flashed my entire kitchen supply’: Woman shows household products like Fabuloso, Ajax, Cascade. Then she reveals she no longer uses them as a cancer survivor

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‘No one is safe’: Trump’s tariffs accidentally ensnare penguin colony

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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‘Fill up quality gas only cmon’: Dodge Charger driver is about to fill up at Food 4 Less. Then a man tells him to go to Shell instead

Nate Wolf is a reporter based in New York City. His work has appeared in the Chief, InsuranceNewsNet, and Deadspin.

Nate Wolf

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Trump’s FTC firings put bedrock US-EU data-sharing agreement in peril

Michael Edison Hayden is a writer from New York. He worked as Sr. Investigative Reporter and Spokesperson for Southern Poverty law Center for five years, focused on far-right extremism. He wrote the first OSINT reporting guide for Columbia University&#8217;s Tow Center and has contributed reporting to publications like The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times, among others.
Michael&#8217;s first book, Strange People on the Hill, will publish in 2026 (Bold Type Books/Hachette).

Michael Edison Hayden

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‘I don’t want fights’: He’s found love with an AI girlfriend. But is she curing the loneliness epidemic or just ‘weird and unhealthy’?

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

Fans can’t stop yearning over the new Lucy Dacus album

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

Amara Thomas

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‘Me right before I sell my car on marketplace’: Man gets coconut oil and vinegar. Then he shows how to use it to remove scratches from your car

3 panel image a bag of doritos, a scoop of sour cream, and a person explaining.

‘I hate sour cream and love these so I’m really struggling with this info’: Shopper buys a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos. Then she takes a closer look at the back

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