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Rebecca Redeker was The Daily Dot’s Fall 2024 FOIA Intern. She is a Journalism student, pursuing a minor in General Business at the University of Maryland. Rebecca has been published in The Greenbelt News Review, worked with The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism and produced commercials in a team for the Philip Merrill College of Journalism.

Rebecca Redeker

Geese yelling near ohio sign over complaints

EXCLUSIVE: Ohio officials got just 2 reports of stolen birds—and a flood of hate after Haitian panic went viral

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

Katherine Huggins

Tucker Carlson over zyn pouches and democratic and republican animal pins

Tucker Carlson makes up claim ZYN donates to Kamala Harris—to hype his new nicotine brand

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

Mikael Thalen

People at fruit stand before explosion(l), During explosion(r)

Pagers used by Hezbollah explode across Lebanon—killing 8 and injuring 2,700 as speculation swirls

J.D. Vance(l), Kamala Harris(r), american flag graphic in the background

JD Vance says right-wing rhetoric isn’t inspiring violence despite numerous threats against Harris

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

Tricia Crimmins

Taylor Swift talking into mic over text of her kamala harris endorsement

No, Taylor Swift didn’t lose 17 million Instagram followers after endorsing Harris

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

Trump's "last-minute" golf outing before man with guns was confronted by Secret Service fuels swirling theories

Secret Service again under fire from MAGA after golf outing gunman was at revealed to be ‘last-minute’ decision

QAnon thinks Obama's summer reading list 'activated' Trump assassin

Obama’s summer reading list accused of communicating secret activation code to Trump shooter

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

‘They’re eating the dogs:’ Trump’s debate flop is a TikTok hit

John Legend defends Haitian migrants in hometown of Springfield—as dectractors point out he lives in L.A.

John Legend defends Haitian migrants in hometown of Springfield—as detractors point out he lives in L.A.

Laura Loomer responds to Lindsay Graham's condemnation of her

Laura Loomer’s response to Lindsey Graham urging Trump to ditch her? ‘We all know you’re gay’

MAGA claims Harris is a narcissist because of debate behavior

Armchair MAGA psychiatrists diagnose Harris as a narcissist after debate

Facebook lights up after bomb threats are called into Springfield City Hall

Springfield residents upset with town government unload after bomb threat: ‘They lied’

‘He despises Kamala’: MAGA fans read way too much into Biden donning a Trump 2024 hat

Donald Trump in front of decreasing graphic and burnt out bars

Trump’s debate performance seriously sank Truth Social’s stock—just days before he’s free to cash out

Elon Musk and Taylor Swift talking into mics over spiral background

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