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Summer Neylon is a freelance writer, bartender, and pastry chef. She graduated from Florida State University, where she studied English and music. She wrote species profiles and educational programs for kids at Florida Fish and Wildlife. In her free time, she enjoys listening to podcasts, reading, cooking, and playing &#8216;Zelda: Breath of the Wild.&#8217;

Summer Neylon

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‘This is your sign to stop’: Woman likes to wear hair in slicked-back bun. Then she sees the permanent damage it caused

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

‘Who did I take to Mexico?’: Undrafted TCU star getting threats after relationship troubles with TikTok star Olivia Stabile go public

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘Someone at Marshalls taught me this’: Woman vacuums, Bissells, and bleaches her couch, but still can’t get the stains out. Then she pulls out a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

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

Fox News viewers fear network is ditching English after Trump delivers ‘MAGA’ slogan in Spanish

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

‘Serious adverse health consequences’: Johnsonville recalls 22,000 lbs of sausage after customers find this inside

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

Nate Wolf

The ‘Black BLM’ judge being attacked for reducing Karmelo Anthony’s bail is a longtime Republican

Rebecca Leib

Screenshot from Tiktok user @fayehix of a pile of seed packets; Screenshot of Tiktok user @sarah.hayroyan filling a jar with wildflower seeds with the caption: "POV you decide to try chaos gardening again in the hopes you will grow another mini flower field in your backyard"; Screenshot from Tiktok user @erinmccafferty47 of their chaos garden.

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Chaos gardening isn’t just a trend—It’s a rejection of perfectionism

Sam's Club logo over a photo of a Sam's Club check out line.

‘It’s super simple’: Sam’s Club announces nationwide changes to store. It already worked great in Texas

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

Mikael Thalen

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EXCLUSIVE: Ex-furry hacker claims she ratted on SiegedSec to local cops—former members say worked for the FBI

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

katy perry and gayle king kissing the ground with a tweet that says "pigeons when i eat a croissant outdoors"

Memes

Katy Perry went to space for 11 minutes. Then came the memes—21 of the best

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

Katherine Huggins

AOC’s massive speaking tour has far-right scrambling for new way to discredit her

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

Braden Bjella

‘How is that possible?’: Man drives his Toyota Tacoma normally. He can’t believe the gas mileage

Screenshot from tiktok user @melodyxgreen of her white Chevy.

‘Buy a Chevy! Got it!’: 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits San Diego. Then a homeowner films how her Chevy reacts

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

Wendy’s roasts Katy Perry after space flight—then Kesha enters the chat

Left: Tweet from X user @msnetik: "Trader Joe's employees after flirting with you" with a photo of Gayle King ringing a bell before her Blue Horizon space flight; Right: Screenshot from X user @2HNDSUM of Gayle King from her Blue Origin space flight; Tweet from @2HNDSUM "me clocking into the job I prayed for".

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