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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

2 panel image showing the X logo and the Team Dark storm logo.

Who is Dark Storm Team? Hacking collective takes credit for massive X DDoS attack

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

Katherine Huggins

photo collage of a laptop with question marks pouring out of it. The DOGE logo and Elon Musk in the background.

Federal workers can’t figure out if they need to keep responding to DOGE’s 5-bullet-point request

MAGA spins Dominion-style conspiracy in Canada prime minister vote—before the actual election

Three split of cops standing near tesla cybertruck

‘How embarrassing’: NYPD shows up in full force to protect Cybertruck on Women’s March route

Sam Bankman-Fried is following his leaked image rehab game plan to a T

Maia Poet over trans flag fading into black and white

Prominent detransitioner ‘Maia Poet’ accused of familial ties to vocal anti-trans advocacy group

The latest DOGE email address activists want spammed? Elon Musk's.

Elon Musk’s government email leaked—and people are already bombarding it

single image of the lead singer from Green Day performing on stage

Green Day burns JD Vance with lyric swap on ‘Jesus of Suburbia’

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

Mikael Thalen

Woman standing with text "sulhee jessica woo +bento box queen + mommy of the century - sleep deprived"(l), Capitol building with text "choose your fighter"(c), AOC in fighter pose with text "AOC + New York's 14th congressional district +Youngest woman + Latina to be elected to the House - Trekkie"(r)

‘Fascism gunna win bro’: Liberals ashamed by House Democrats new ‘Choose Your Fighter’ meme

Viral Politics

Luigi Mangione stans proudly offer to fact-check rumors he filmed himself

MAGA wants to sic DOGE on Amy Coney Barrett after Supreme Court blocks spending freeze

Photo illustration of Andrew Tate in front of a phone dissolving into pixels on a tropical background.

‘You think I’m dumb’: Andrew Tate brags Florida investigation won’t stick because he always deletes ‘evidence’

Nate Wolf is a reporter based in New York City. His work has appeared in the Chief, InsuranceNewsNet, and Deadspin.

Nate Wolf

Left: Rep. Al Green at the State of the Union Address March 4th 2025; Right: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene at the 2022 State of the Union Address

‘This you?’: MTG’s old Biden heckling flagged after Al Green kicked out of Trump speech

Photo collage image of Donald Trump and chickens.

One prescient poster predicted Trump would tell Americans to buy chickens to deal with rising egg prices

Steven Monacelli is an investigative journalist in Dallas, Texas. His reporting has been featured in Rolling Stone, the Daily Beast, Gizmodo, Texas Observer, Dallas Weekly, and more.

Steven Monacelli

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