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Rebekah Harding

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Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

Left: Woman in glasses and a septum ring talking into the camera about her grandma playing Animal Crossing on Switch. Right: Animal crossing game popular Nintendo switch with joy controllers family friend activity playing together. Caption overlay reads "Leave nana's island alone Nintendo!!!"

“This is her life”: Gamer begs Nintendo not to “brick” her grandmother’s Switch, where Animal Crossing is her whole world

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

Left: Tweet reading "Millennials use “lol” like STOP at the end of a telegram lol." Right: Black woman's hands texting "LOL" in a car on an iPhone.

“That’s my emotional support lol”: Millennials are crashing out after Gen Z points out they end every text with “lol”

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

Left: Donald Trump speaks at an event, pointing finger at the camera. Right: Two Playstation 5 (PS5) controllers at home, tv on background. Caption overlay reads "The Trump Gamer tax has arrived."

“We got the Trump gamer tax before GTA 6”: Gamers lash out over PS5 price increase

Left: Woman turning around with her hand to her face, she is wearing leggings. Right: Woman posing in navy sweatpants, text overlay reads, "uncuffed 'baggy' sweatpants>>>."

“They make me feel so claustrophobic”: Gen Z feels too insecure to wear one of millennials’ favorite looks

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

Left: Tweet reading ""yess girl throw women under the bus that’ll really help you beat those allegations." Right: Sydney Sweeney in her "great jeans" American Eagle campaign.

“Yess girl throw women under the bus”: Sydney Sweeney blamed women for her bathwater soap backlash. She’s losing the argument

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

Two panel image: Woman with a septum piercing doing air quotes, caption overlay reads "Nose ring theory."

Mocked for the “nose ring theory,” woman doubles down: “If I’m not for you—good”

Left: Tweet reading ": learning German and I came across the sentence "Yes I like Harry Potter but the author is mean". How woke do you have to be to let #trans ideology infect a language lesson?" Right: JK Rowling arriving for the World Premiere of 'Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2."

“How woke do you have to be?”: Duolingo apologizes after user spots lesson calling J.K. Rowling “mean”

Left: Caitlin Covington, the face of the Christian Girl Autumn meme, tearfully crying into the camera in a gray sweatshirt. Right: Caitlin Covington in a dress smiling, caption overlay reads, "just kidding. FALL IS HERE."

Christian Girl Autumn influencer Caitlin Covington was just kidding about canceling fall [updated]

3 Panel image: Left: Woman looking into the screen with a bemused expression, caption overlay reads "Americans found Scottish black people?". Middle: Black man in glasses and black shirt looking into the camera in a car. Right: Black man with braces looking into camera, caption overlay reads "Black Scottish people on your fyp."

“The love from the US has been crazy”: Scottish Black people react to Americans only now realizing they exist

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

Woman looking into camera wearing a shirt inside of a Walmart aisle.

“Your shirt’s racist”: Walmart shopper complains about girl’s shirt, accidentally reveals too much

Left: Cambridge Dictionary website page. Dictionary.cambridge.org logo on display screen Right: Skibidi toilet

“Humanity is doomed”: Cambridge Dictionary adds 6,000 new words including “skibidi,” and the takes are unhinged

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Left: Man in a gold chain and backwards cap speaking into the camera. Right: Amazon Orders screen showing returned anvils. Caption overlay reads "You're only hurting the small business."

Man’s self-declared war on Amazon involves shipping back 100-pound anvils, one at a time

Left: Girl pulling hair behind her air, caption overlay reads: "Me: 'I read 100 books a week' Them: 'no way...HOW?'" Right: Tweet reading: "What’s with this epidemic of people who obviously don’t enjoy reading trying to convince everyone (and themselves) that they Are a reader."