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Ana Valens is a reporter specializing in online queer communities, marginalized identities, and adult content creation. Her work has appeared at Vice, Vox, Truthout, Bitch Media, Kill Screen, Rolling Stone, and the Toast. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and spends her free time developing queer adult games.

Ana Valens

Students from Generation Z protest for gun control at the nation's capitol.

Generation Z is reminding millennials that we could have done more for gun control

Mekita Rivas

What does it mean to be Latinx?

Andrew Wyrich is the former newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. He previously served as the deputy tech editor. Andrew has written for USA Today, NorthJersey.com, and other newspapers and websites. His work has been recognized by the Society of the Silurians, Investigative Reporters &amp; Editors (IRE), and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).

Andrew Wyrich

A New Jersey man was charged with making terroristic threats after he allegedly posted on Facebook about opening fire at a March For Our Lives rally organized after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

Man arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot up March For Our Lives rally on Facebook

Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

Samantha Grasso

Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivers remarks.

ICE spokesperson quits over ‘false public statements’ from Trump administration

Brianna Brochu, a former University of Hartford student who was arrested after contaminating her roommate's belongings.

‘Roommate from hell’ gets special probation, may avoid criminal charges

A mural of Parkland shooting victim Joaquin Oliver painted by his father, Manuel Oliver.

Parkland victim’s father paints heartbreaking mural memorializing his son

Searches for International Men's Day remain particularly high on IWD.

Google searches for International Men’s Day peak on International Women’s Day

RuPaul is facing online backlash for supposedly posting the wrong trans flag.

RuPaul apparently doesn’t know what the trans flag looks like

Tess Cagle is a reporter who focuses on politics, lifestyle, and streaming entertainment. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Texas Monthly, the Austin American-Statesman, Damn Joan, and Community Impact Newspaper. She’s also a portrait, events, and live music photographer in Central Texas.

Tess Cagle

Every company cutting ties with the NRA

A picture of Pamela Geller's daughters next to a picture of Pamela Geller.

YouTube show sisters are hiding their anti-Muslim mom from followers

Jay Hathaway is a former senior writer who specialized in internet memes and weird online culture. He previously served as the Daily Dot’s news editor, was a staff writer at Gawker, and edited the classic websites Urlesque and Download Squad. His work has also appeared on nymag.com, suicidegirls.com, and the Morning News.

Jay Hathaway

Janelle Monae's 'Make Me Feel' video features bisexual lighting.

How a neon aesthetic became ‘bisexual lighting’

An illustration by Yocelyn Riojas titled 'My Dreams Are Not Illegal'

Meet Yocelyn Riojas, your new favorite Latinx resistance artist

Nico Lang is an essayist, movie critic, and reporter who specializes in the intersection of politics and LGBTQ issues. His work has been featured in Rolling Stone, The Guardian, The Los Angeles Times, Jezebel, Esquire, and BuzzFeed, among other notable publications.

Nico Lang

Pulse survivor says Parkland students will change the world: ‘It’s unstoppable’

David Britton is a writer and comedian based in Rhinebeck, New York who focuses on internet culture, memes, and viral news stories. He also writes for the Hard Times and is the creator of StoriesAboutWizards.com.

David Britton

Twitter can’t stop laughing at the woman who dyed her skin blue with a bath bomb

Kristen Hubby is a tech and lifestyle reporter. Her work has also appeared in Austin Monthly and the Austin American-Statesman, where she covered local news and the dining scene in Austin, Texas.

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