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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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Memes

‘Shorter than a Selena Gomez social media break’: Internet roasts Blue Origin’s 11-minute flight—22 memes

Rebecca Leib

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Culture

Watch: Woman finds Pinterest hack that blocks ads in seconds—users are begging the app not to patch it

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

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‘Short nail theory’: Gen Zer says short nails are practical, powerful, and apparently…controversial

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

Melody Heald

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‘This feels illegal to watch’: Olive Garden worker shows how the breadsticks are made. You might be surprised

‘Loser behavior’: Charli XCX called out for Coachella sash that fans say disrespected Green Day

Monica Sager is based in Boston and focuses her reporting on politics and tech. She is a graduate of Clark University, with a master&#8217;s from both Clark University and Northwestern University. She was part of the team named a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigation as well as a winner of the George Polk award for their work uncovering Phillips Respironics wrongdoings with its breathing machines.

Monica Sager

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Jeff Bezos faceplants trying to greet fiancée after space flight

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

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‘What is the reason?’: Woman gets her car washed 2 times a day. Is that overkill?

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

Katherine Huggins

Man arrested in Josh Shapiro arson case posted about changing the world with Molotov cocktails

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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‘This is why I bought mine thru Costco’: Woman tries returning Amazon mattress. Then she runs into this little-known policy

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

Mikael Thalen

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‘I’m so alone’: Crosswalk speakers across Silicon Valley hacked to play AI audio of Musk begging for friends

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TikTok falls hard for ‘Chinese manufacturers’ claiming Americans can now get luxury goods for cheap

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‘Dear tism community’: SpoonTok is rating spoons and rejecting the unworthy

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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‘How do these contractors not get fined for this stuff’: Expert inspects new-build $300K home. Then he brings out the leveling laser

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‘I’d keep them distracted’: Woman asks ChatGPT how it would ‘destroy young minds’ if it was the devil—its response leaves her stunned

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