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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

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‘Trump deportation memes’ are the meme world’s reaction to Trump’s latest crisis

David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.

David Covucci

Teen’s dying wish is to tase a cop, local hero lets her do it

Grant Pardee is a writer and producer specializing in digital video, social media, and web culture reporting. He has produced videos for Fullscreen, SourceFed, and Funny or Die, and his work has been published by Vice, McSweeney&#8217;s, and Rooster Teeth.

Grant Pardee

The weird origin of Zerg Rush, Google’s best Easter Egg

Dahlia Dandashi is a multimedia content producer. Her work has been published at the Austin American-Statesman and Viceland. An Arab-American raised in Dubai, she is based in Austin, Texas.

Dahlia Dandashi

This Trump Photoshop battle is for those who like big butts (and cannot lie)

Suddenly, Star Wars’ Chancellor Palpatine has conquered the entire meme landscape

There’s never been a better time to post Yu-Gi-Oh! memes

The spammy history of ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Le Lenny Face

That’s-a spicy meme-ball: Why pictures of Italy in World War 2 are taking over

Did Donald Trump inherit a crashing meme economy?

Audrey Browning is a content creator and social media manager. In August 2017, she joined Main Street Grub as a community manager.

Audrey Browning

‘Samurai Jack’ reboot finally gets a premiere date on Adult Swim

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

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir becomes an inauguration meme, for the most hilarious reason

Monica Riese is the Daily Dot’s former director of production, and she previously served as the publication’s entertainment editor and assistant managing editor. She is Raleigh, North Carolina, and formerly contributed to the Austin Chronicle, where her breaking news work was recognized by the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies.