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<p>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.</p>


Lindsey Weedston

Tech

“Essentially doxxing folks”: TikTok’s new “Local Feed” sparks more privacy concerns and opt-out confusion

Left: Blue Tesla Model 3 on asphalt with trees and a blue sky in the background. Right: Camera footage taken from a Tesla at nighttime as it approaches a lake. Tweet text overlay reads, "My Tesla tried to drive me into a lake today!"

Tesla in “full self-driving” mode tries to drive former SpaceX engineer into a lake

Barack Obama saying "Where are the aliens?"

Viral Politics

“They’re real”: Obama says aliens exist and UFO truthers lose their minds

Left: Canadian curler Marc Kennedy pointing his finger and touching the nose of a Golden Retriever puppy edited in place of a curling stone on the Olympics ice. Right: Michaelangelo's "The Creation of Adam" painting, with a curling stone edited in place of Adam's finger.

Memes

Curling fans accuse Canadian player of cheating at the Olympics. The memes are merciless

Woman resting on the sofa in the living room in her brightly-lit apartment. Text overlay from Reddit reads, "I decided that I never want to live with a man again."

Woman lists 5 reasons she’ll never live with a man again. Older women say she figured it out early

Man's hand pressing an Amazon Ring camera outside the front door of a brick building. Tweet text overlay reads, "This is why complaining is important. Lmfaoooooo wasted all that money on the ad!"

Backlash works! Ring cancels Flock partnership after Super Bowl surveillance uproar

A white Sony Playstation 5 controller and PlayStation 5 console on a dark table. Tweet text overlay reads, "We are in the dystopian cyberpunk future fellas, it’s already here."

“You will own nothing and be happy”: Sony’s PS5 leasing program has gamers begging each other not to do it

Background: Southwest Airlines airplane departing from Orlando International Airport against a blue sky. Tweet overlay reads, "my wife and two kids (5 and 2) are flying @SouthwestAir today. and because i refuse to pay for seats, their seats were auto assigned. my 2 year old in his own row without his mom or sister."

“Stop being broke”: Dad blames Southwest Airlines for seating his toddler separately. The internet blames him

candy hearts with messages like "buy in bulk" and "cook for two"

“Recession indicator”: The 2026 economy is so bad, candy hearts are giving financial advice

Pam Bondi’s “the Dow is over 50,000” deflection floods the meme market

“Good”: Picture day canceled over fears that the nation’s biggest school photo company is in the Epstein files

Left: Tweet reading, "James Van Der Beek’s final message to the world is one of the most powerful things I have ever heard. Stop whatever you are doing and listen to this!" Right: Late actor James Van Der Beek wearing a hat and looking into the camera.

Entertainment

James Van Der Beek’s final message about dying is wrecking people in the best way

screenshot of pokemon go gameplay on epstein island

Pokémon GO team finally nixes the “Epstein Island” PokéStop added years ago

Donald Trump speaks at an event about his plan for defeating current President Joe Biden in November. Tweet text overlay from NYT journalist Peter Baker reads, "This is a huge loss for journalists."

As Trump’s ratings sink, Gallup kills presidential approval poll after 88 years. Journalists are upset

Left: Nick Fuentes wearing a quarter-zip sweater with "USA" initialed on the left breast, emulating Jeffrey Epstein's quarter-zip sweater. Right:Jeffrey Epstein pointing to his initials embroidered onto the navy quarter-zip sweater he is wearing.

Nick Fuentes brags about selling an Epstein-inspired quarter-zip top