lindseyweedston

Lindsey Weedston

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.

A $100 bill with text overlay that reads 'This would instantly radicalize me.'

‘I really had my hopes up’: DoorDash driver sees $100 tip waiting. Then they flip it over

‘Report them to the police for paying with a counterfeit bill.’

On by Lindsey Weedston
Culture
things we learned about Luigi Mangione from his jailhouse letters

Baking, books, and chess: 9 things we learned about Luigi Mangione from his jailhouse letters

He says there’s another way to send him photos, ladies.

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Culture
Left: screenshot of a text from disgruntled in-laws, Right: Caption from Reddit: 'AIO for getting upset with my in laws?'; Photo of a woman holding a newborn baby in a hospital room

‘I’m very disappointed’: In-laws guilt-trip new mom for missing a text during childbirth

‘I’m just feeling deeply hurt and betrayed.’

On by Lindsey Weedston
Culture
2 panel image showing a person crying on the left and a still from the video of the high school track meet where the incident occurred.

‘My arm got stuck’: Alaila Everett, track star involved in a baton incident, shares new footage from the event

The two sides are telling two very different stories.

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Trending
Tweet on left that reads: 'Rihanna selling everything but music. Beyonce charging $500 to sit beside Jesus. Kourtney Kardashian is back on reality TV. ...and now Southwest is now charging for checked baggage. Baby, the recession is HERE!' Tweet on right that reads: '#recessionindicator' in response to 'If you bring liquor to the get-together, are y'all taking the remainder of y'all liquor at the end?'

Are we in a recession or just meme-ing about one? Why the recession indicator meme is everywhere

‘Sharing Ne-Yo is wild.’ #RecessionIndicator

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Memes
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Donald Trump’s ‘everything’s computer’ quote immediately becomes a meme

The phrase has immediately become a part of the cultural lexicon.

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Memes
Image of character from White Lotus of woman scrunching up her face in a fake smile.

Leslie Bibb’s face from ‘The White Lotus’ spawns the ‘Coming out as a Trump voter’ meme

“Fiscally conservative and socially liberal guys on Hinge.”

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Memes
Caption: Tweet from @ouroboros_outis 'Are you still a believer in plastic recycling? Because at 32, it’s marginal, right?'; Screenshot of Donald Trump on the phone in front of a fireplace.

‘Because at 7 it’s marginal right’: how a Trump quote became a viral meme

Spoiling a child’s belief in Santa has never been funnier.

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Memes
Captions: From u/Anonymousdisaster_: 'People who knew a killer, did you ever suspect they would do it? What happened?'; Caption from u/Dreamfinder82: 'One hundred percent.'; Background: Photo of a gritty crime scene.

‘No one believed me when I told them’: 15 people who knew a murderer before they killed share their stories

‘Something in my brain just KNEW.’

On by Lindsey Weedston
Culture
Spongebob and patrick flipping burgers with text 'subaru was always on some bs mf took spongebobs job'(l), Pagani just trying to do his J*b and subaru just be geeking'(r)

How a 4-year-old SpongeBob Wiki comment spawned the ‘I call Patrick Subaru’ brainrot meme

Now they’re calling SpongeBob Pagani.

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Memes
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‘Dodged a bullet’: Sara rejects Ben on ‘Love is Blind’—and both sides of the political aisle are happy about it

Sara’s decision may have more to do with a troubling TikTok video than politics.

On by Lindsey Weedston
Culture
Female character from Broad City(l) Young teens checking out phones(c) Male Character from Broad City(r)

‘I should have been a Millennial’: The kids yearn to be cheugy as Gen Z’s Millennial hate gives way to Millennial envy

Hope for the future is so 2013 core.

On by Lindsey Weedston
Culture
Left: Screenshot from @araineyday's Tiktok of an Epcot parkgoer covering their face; Center: Photo of the Spaceship Earth at Epcot; Right: Screenshot from @araineyday's Tiktok of an Epcot parkgoer covering their face; Caption: 'In Line for Cosmic rewind and seeing people covering their faces'.

‘The FOOTPRINTS’: Video shows Disney guests waiting in line next to poop-covered walls at EPCOT

‘So, in spite of the feces, guests weren’t ‘de-turd’ from the line?’

On by Lindsey Weedston
Culture
Cyber truck with Toyota logo(l), Tesla with other car logo(r)

‘How do you do, fellow trucks?’: Tesla owners are trying to pass their cars off as other makes in growing trend

‘How do you do, fellow trucks?’

On by Lindsey Weedston
Culture
2 panel image showing screen grabs from TikTok posts.

AI-generated ‘doctors’ are scamming TikTok with fake credentials and bad advice

Here’s how to spot AI creators on TikTok:

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Culture

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