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Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

Purported autopsy of Thomas Matthew Crooks obtained by far-right news site

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

Tricia Crimmins

People hiding behind van while tent turns over and text that says "this happened today 10/6/24 at a donation center in western nc(l), Helicopter in the air(c), Things flying around parking lot(r)

TikToks of unmarked helicopters buzzing Helene aid sites prompt fear, conspiracy theories

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

Mikael Thalen

Donald Trump with yarmulke on and holding stone in his hands in front of Jewish tombstone

Trump’s Oct. 7 tribute infuriates farthest right supporters

FEMA head’s praise of employee featured in ‘LGBTQ disaster equity’ clip resurfaced by the right

Graphic deepfake circulates after Harris’ ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast appearance

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

Marjorie Taylor Greene doubles down on government weather control theory in face of Helene backlash

Melania Trump talking in black and white video(two split)

‘You never said a word’: Melania Trump infuriates pro-choice crowd by announcing support for abortion—to sell her memoir

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

Katherine Huggins

Doug Emhoff recently drew praise for reshaping ‘masculinity’—a new report claims he slapped an ex-girlfriend

Walz ignores calls to clarify his ‘friends with school shooters’ comment

Tim Walz over Palestine flag and plume of smoke

‘Just lost all respect’: Tim Walz draws ire of pro-Palestine activists for Israel debate answer

John Walz with Donald Trump cut out(l), Tim Walz(R)

Tim Walz’s cousin took in the debate at a Trump watch party

JD Vance and Tim Walz over american flag graphic

The internet is shipping a Vance-Walz 2024 ticket

Governor Gavin Newsom with document joined by members of the California Legislative Black Caucus, and enlarged document in background. There is text that says 'Digital Democracy' in the top left corner in a Daily Dot newsletter web_crawlr font.

Right-wingers lose it after California governor signs bill apologizing for slavery

Vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz face each other across a split screen.

Tim Walz and JD Vance can’t stop agreeing with each other

Donald Trump looks bored against the backdrop of the vice presidential debate.

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