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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

Left: Man sitting in an airplane seat, his knees cramped against the seat in front of him. Middle: WestJet Boeing 737 flying through the air against a blue sky with clouds. Right: Couple sitting in airplane seats, their knes cramped in front of them.

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“You have to pay for the other leg”: WestJet’s new seating leaves flyers unable to straighten their legs

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

Left: Two young teens with their heads in their hands on a beach, feigning disappointment. Text overlay reads, "POV air space is closed and we're stuck in St Barths." Right: Woman in a white bathrobe and large hotel room on the phone, text overlay reads, "Trying to extract billionaires from St. Barths after all flights are grounded following Trump capturing the Venezuelan president."

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Culture

“People died”: Rich vacationers are “trapped” in St. Barths after Venezuelan airspace shuts down and the internet is unmoved

Left: Man in a gym in a confrontation with woman. Right: Man in a wifebeater approaching man lifting weights.

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“Respect for standing up for her”: Gym bro harasses woman with fatphobic remarks. Then lifters intervene

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

Susan LaMarca

Left: Man in a red t-shirt holding a soda cup at Dollywood theme park in Tennessee, text overlay reads, "Testing Dollywood's new drink system." Middle: Dollywood theme park in the city of PIgeon Forge. Right: Man's hand holding a soda cup underneath Coca-Cola fountain machine at Dollywood theme park.

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“I will never step foot there again”: Dollywood guests revolt over timed, tracked fountain drinks

Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

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Joe Keery calls out Elite Daily for posting his photography with its own watermark on Instagram

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

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An AI-powered VTuber has become the top Twitch streamer: “You’re saying Vedal987 is not real?”

Left: Elon Musk dining in a fancy restaurant with President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump: Tweet from Elon Musk, since deleted, reading: "Time to drop the really big bomb," the CEO posted on X. “@realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!"

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Viral Politics

Elon Musk bragged about dining with Trump and everyone immediately remembered one thing

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

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“Today in late capitalism”: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s Nike tracksuit becomes a meme

Active dad and his young son playing soccer in the backyard of a house. Tweet overlay reads, "My feelings of love toward them are perfectly strong, but if I have to watch them or entertain them for more than about 10 minutes my blood starts to boil."

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“Am I just a monster?”: Dad admits, unprompted, that his “blood starts to boil” if he has to spend over 10 minutes with his kids

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Jimmy Kimmel thanks “Donald Jennifer Trump” during speech for his Critics Choice award win

Left: Spider Web shape across the in-game map of video game Red Dead Redemption 2. Right: Spider web graphic atop a post from the video game Red Dead Redemption 2.

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A newly found “Red Dead Redemption 2” Easter egg has players spiraling 7 years later

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“It only has to make sense to me”: The 365 buttons meme, explained

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“Encouraging bad and unhealthy behavior”: Some tech offices are installing nicotine pouch vending machines as a company “perk”

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Explaining the “Stranger Things” #conformitygate, and why some fans aren’t convinced the show is really over

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“Microslop” memes take over social media after Microsoft CEO pushes back on “the arguments of slop”

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