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Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

2 image split. Parents reading dish washing label with overlayed text that reads: "They don't know it yet, but they're about to figure out why their new Dawn dish soap has been making her mom feel sick" on left. Dawn dish soap on right.

‘I had to switch’: Woman says her mom felt sick while doing the dishes. Then she looks at the Dawn Dish Soap ingredients

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

Screenshot of Tiktok user @evautoalex; Photo of several parked SUVs.

‘There’s nothing wrong with the car’: Utah driver buys electric vehicle for $23K. Then he gets buyer’s remorse when his wife sees it

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

3 image split. Samsung washing machine on left. Woman with overlayed text that reads: "Watch me save $700.00 on this Samsung washing machine" in center. DeWalt sign on right.

‘I was ready to buy a new washer’: Woman’s Samsung washing machine is always ‘unbalanced.’ Then she saves herself $700 by using a DeWalt drill

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

Viral Politics

GiveSendGo’s refusal to remove page for Black teen accused of murder enrages the right

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

Two side-by-side screenshots of Tiktok user @martinifeeny.

Culture

Woman behind massive ‘NYC influencers are boring’ video says she got fired over it

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

‘They thought I was lying’: Chick-fil-A customer complains about a missing 8-piece chicken nugget. Then a worker searches her car

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

Recession Pop is so back: Kesha’s yeehaw banger has us partying through the stock market crash

Dire wolf brought back: a scene of a video purporting to show 2 direwolf pups.

Biotech company’s ‘dire wolf’ pups spark backlash—and raise ethical concerns

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

Nate Wolf

photo collage of Charle Kirk and a down stock arrow.

Trump influencers keep swearing today is the day the market will rebound… for real this time

Rebecca Leib

Screenshots from X user @DiscussingFilm of a movie theater audience reacting to the Minecraft movie and a screenshot of police entering said movie theatre.

People are having insane reactions to the new Minecraft movie’s ‘Chicken Jockey’ scene

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

Melody Heald

2 image spit. Woman in grocery store with overlayed text that reads: "I know a lot of random things lol" on left. Barilla pasta on store shelves on right.

‘I don’t know who knows this’: Woman reaches for the Barilla pasta at Kroger. Then she shares a little-known fact about its packaging

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

Mikael Thalen

Nascar race with computer hacker overlayed

Prominent ransomware gang claims NASCAR hack—offers $4 million data bounty

3 panel image of people reacting to the Benny song.

People are pranking their moms using a fake (but super catchy) Justin Bieber diss track about Benny Blanco

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

Braden Bjella

‘I was going to free pour but now…’: Woman says bartender put too much ice in her Long Island Iced Tea. Then he pulls out the measuring cup

2 panel image showing Kristi Noem and the ICE logo.

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