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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

Culture

“Take your ableism elsewhere”: Adam Pearson takes down ableist trolls after being called ‘scary’

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

A Cybertruck in Brooklyn got egged and smeared with dog poop—now everyone’s making the same joke

Ilana Gordon is a culture and entertainment writer based in Los Angeles. Ilana&#8217;s writing has been featured in places like: the A.V. Club, the Takeout, Atlas Obscura, Huffington Post, McSweeney&#8217;s Internet Tendency, the Belladonna Comedy, Reductress, Mashable, the Second City Network, RedEye Chicago, ART + marketing, the Muse, Dose and OMGFacts.

Ilana Gordon

3 panel image: on the left a card with a child on the cover, in the middle a hand opens the card, on the right a person has a stunned expression. Text over: my dad got this in the mail from st. jude.

‘Is this a threat?’: Woman’s dad gets Christmas card from St. Jude. Then she opens it and sees just one word

Caption from Reddit user u/DatTrashPanda "I'm done subsidizing the US economy. Who's with me?"; Photo illustration of Amazon boxes with an upside down logo in front of the Canadian flag.

‘The U.S. is canceled’: Canadians say they’re boycotting Amazon, American goods, and even travel

Former National Parks worker warns tourists ‘DO NOT visit’ after 1,000 fired

‘I voted for you, sir, three times’: Fired federal employee begs Trump for her job back—but people aren’t sympathetic

Rebecca Leib

Photo of an opossum from Nebraska Wildlife Rehab, Inc; Photo of a chocolate cake with a handwritten note on top that reads "Opossum was brought in due to having eaten an entire costco chocolate cake. He was panting a lot however mobile and alert. 165"

‘Same girl, same’: Internet rallies around ‘cake bandit’ opossum who overdosed on a Costco chocolate cake

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

A deep-sea creature rarely seen by humans called the oarfish has washed ashore in Mexico

‘Why does it want to die?’: A rare doomsday fish washed up, and people think it’s a bad omen

Trump take egg with empty cartons(l), Pastries with sign that say "due to hyperinflation caused by the current egg shortage, there will be a $1.25 'egg surcharge' applied to all egg sandwiches."(r)

‘Trump Take Egg’ photos trend as shoppers call out high egg prices and empty shelves

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

2 panel image: on the left an AI generated screenshot of Barron Trump singing into a microphone. On the right an AI generated screenshot of Barron Trump smiling and playing the guitar

Boomers are falling for AI deepfakes of Barron Trump singing on ‘America’s Got Talent’—here’s why it matters

Screenshot of Instagram user @agiftfromTodd over two screenshots from @veryveryVinny's reel with the caption "We're in The / Middle of A / Hostile Government Take Over"

The hugely viral ‘Hostile Government Takeover’ song is a traumatic bop—with devastating political commentary

A person sitting in a dark room looking out the window.

‘You know I grew up poor’: Roommate’s B.S. excuse for stealing rent money has people livid

Photo illustration of a human bust in front of a cosmic background; screenshot from Twitter user @i_zzzzzz that reads "THE NINE DELIGHTS; Walking Around, Fellowship, Deliciousness, Transcendence, Goofing, Amelioration, Coitus, Entrallment, **WILDCARD**"

‘It’s basically a religion to me’: How ‘The Nine Delights’ went from a tweet to a full-blown lifestyle philosophy

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Roulette table and text "why does it feel like everyone gambles?"

‘Why does it feel like everyone gambles now?’: Gen Z debates the rise of Esports betting and crypto

Woman with high pony(l), Man with high pony and text "trying the viral drop pony ponytail hairstyle"(c), Woman with ponytail and text "trying the cool girl 'drop ponytail' ha ha ha"(r)