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

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Susan LaMarca

Left: Woman wearing glasses and sitting in her car, text overlay reads, "My small rant about teacher pay." Right: Tweet reading, "I have been teaching for 17 years, 10 of those in my district. I still cannot afford to buy a place to live. Each year I’m terrified my landlords are going to sell my place and I will have to move. So many teachers live this same story. We must do better to support our educators!"

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“You won’t afford it!”: Teacher’s blunt rant explains how becoming an educator means accepting you’ll never own a home

Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

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Jamie Jirak

ugly sonic modded back into the 2019 movie

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A group of trolls are modding “Ugly Sonic” back into the 2019 original movie

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.

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Lindsey Weedston

Left: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press conference in the East Room of the White House. Right: Screenshots of posts reposted by President Donald Trump about the Kennedy family.

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Trump reposts attacks on the Kennedy family just hours after JFK’s granddaughter was reported dead at 35

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“Literally leave me alone”: Alabama Barker hits back at the response to her dad buying her lingerie for Christmas

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Lofi Girl café to turn the study-stream icon into a real-life Paris hangout

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Mom’s “spicy saltine crackers” for a teacher gift sparks debate over what educators actually want: “Feels ruder than no gift”

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“Very disappointing”: Chappell Roan and others discover Bridgette Bardot’s views after posting Instagram tributes

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“Puppies aren’t plushies”: Kim Kardashian’s puppy gifts for each child draws sharp criticism from PETA

Left: Woman looking into the camera wearing red glasses, text overlay reads "USPS changed what a postmark means. That's a problem." Right: Two USPS mailboxes at curbside.

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“Of all the dirty tricks”: USPS quietly changed what a postmark means. Voting advocates are alarmed

Left: T-Mobile cell and mobile phone store location. Right: Screenshot of a T-Mobile app showing a dropdown list of phone numbers.

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“Is this why you keep getting hacked?”: Engineer exposes T-Mobile security flaw that drops a list of every customer phone number

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“I thought it was real”: Children are showing off the terrible AI gifts their parents bought for Christmas

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“The European mind can’t even comprehend”: Sacrificing Pop-Tarts is now an annual football tradition, and people can’t get enough

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

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“How dare you”: H-E-B employee who went viral for her cheerful videos ordered to stop making TikToks at work

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.

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Anna Good

Left: Front door with glass panels. Right: AI-generated image of a front door with a DoorDash delivery bag sitting in front of it. Right: Tweet text overlay reads, "Amazing. DoorDash driver accepted the drive, immediately marked it as delivered, and submitted an AI-generated image of a DoorDash order (left) at our front door (right)."

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“He matched your door windows perfectly”: Customer says DoorDash driver submitted an AI-generated delivery image as proof

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This improvised Dr. Pepper jingle is so good, musicians are covering it. You won’t be able to get it out of your head

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