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Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

elon musk (l) gavin newsom (c) kamala harris (r)

Elon Musk replies to Gavin Newsom’s criticism of AI Harris video with a Deez Nutz joke

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

Kamala Harris called JD Vance ‘weird’—so now his fans are mocking trans people

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

Assassin Thomas Crook's CONNECTIONS map (l) Trump shot in ear (r)

The Heritage Foundation is trying to claim Thomas Matthew Crooks has FBI ties using dubious cell phone data points

A deleted fact-check of the J.D. Vance-couch joke accidentally made the story more believable

Dave Matthews haters declare Chicago River incident forgiven after singer spotted protesting Netanyahu

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

Jennifer Aniston unloads on J.D. Vance for bashing women who can’t have children

No, Elon Musk’s secret racism protocols for Trump, Andrew Tate, and Russia didn’t leak

Donald trump(L), Taking Back Washington to Save America book(c), JD Vance(r)

Amazon presale page reveals J.D. Vance called on conservatives to ‘load the muskets’ in support of Project 2025

John Fetterman in sweatshirt(l), John Fetterman in suit(r)

Fetterman infuriates progressives by wearing dress shirt instead of hoodie to Netanyahu’s address

Donald Trump during assassination attempt(l), Gab app and gab tweet(r)

Gab founder claims Trump gunman had account on platform—and replied to Catturd

Reddit turns on Kamala Harris as memes overwhelm forums

Members of the five talking(l+r), Kamala Harris(c)

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