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Rebecca Leib

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Culture

‘The Lululemon strategy never fails’: Traveler maps out new cities using one trick. Then the internet calls him out

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

Painting of a crowd running. Reddit prompt over asks, " What's the most terrifying 'we need to leave now' moment you've ever experienced?

‘Something was hunting us’: 10 people share their scariest ‘we need to leave NOW’ moments

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

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Baristas are rebranding the Americano to ‘Canadiano’ in protest of Trump tariffs

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SCOTUS ruling could make U.S. water more poopy. We’re doing memes about it

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

Screenshot from Tiktok user @chercheur_de_verite of a cybertruck being pelted with beads during Mardi Gras; Photo from X user @JEHazel75 of a broken Cybertruck window

‘I couldn’t believe my eyes’: Cybertruck owners report damage, shock after Mardi Gras appearance is met with beads, boos, and backlash

Tweet that reads: "maybe I'm not on that side of twitter but as someone who's on the job hunt for the 2nd time in as many yrs, I'm seeing a lot of despair and desperation on job seeking-related forums that not many people here seem to be talking about. People want to kill themselves over this" on left. Reddit post that reads: " Am I the only one that can't find a job no matter what I do???" "Literally no one will hire me. It's really destroying my soul. Almost an entire year of being unemployed. It especially hurts when it's places like McDonald's and Walmart sending me the dreaded 'unfortunately we have chosen to pursue other candidates who more closely align..." I can't even get a job--" on right.

‘600 rejections in 6 months’: Desperate job seekers are flooding forums with stories of despair. What’s going on?

Three images: Mischief sleeping on pet scale (left), map showing all of Mischief's locations (center), Mischief sitting on grocery cash register (right)

‘God forbid cats have hobbies:’ Mischief the cat is so chaotic, his town had to make a map to track him

couple in parking lot(l) Facebook logo on phone display(c) Woman looking shocked(r)

Woman pulls into parking lot for first date with man from Facebook who wrote his last name backward. Then she gets a frantic call from her mom

2 panel image of a person explaining on TikTok. On the left text over says, "Practicing now because if Trump dont win today I'm hitting the pole to be able to afford life. #Trump2024" and on the right text over says, " my ebt card was just declined. They took everything. no food stamps, disability, cash benefits, and childcare. what am I gonna do?!

‘I LOST MY JOB!’: 12 Trump voters who didn’t expect his policies to affect *them*

Goodwill sign(l), Woman talking(c), Vera Wang wedding dress(r)

‘I am shook’: Shopper finds couture wedding gown for $19. Then she realizes what it is

Receipt from restaurant with tip saying "zero, you suck" and redacted text below

‘I hope Trump deports you!!!’: Real estate agent fired after leaving hateful note on server’s receipt

a two panel image: on the left a couple sits on a bench, on the right a plaque on the bench reads "Jack, will you marry me? Love, Jack" Text over says, "I had a temporary plaque made that said...

‘Started sobbing 3 slides in’: This gay couple’s love story, told through a park bench, is leaving everyone in tears

Left side: Tweet reading 'You’re trying to spike my cortisol and make me less beautiful' has settled into my lexicon nicely." Right side: Drake reading a book meme, overlaid with a caption reading 'Bro did you seriously just spike my cortisol'

‘You’re trying to spike my cortisol and make me less beautiful’: How a model’s tweet birthed an iconic catchphrase

A shot of Casey Anthony explaining in her car. Overlaid is a tweet: Can we all agree that Casey Anthony should %100 (expletive blurred) off.

Casey Anthony just joined TikTok as a ‘legal advocate.’ The internet has thoughts

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

Split of older shrek and new shrek with shapes over their face and text "subliminal feminization of childrens media pt. 6"