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

Tricia Crimmins

Memes

How political compass memes help plot everything on the internet

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

Open letter denouncing “Zone of Interest” director Jonathan Glazer for Oscars speech was an open Google Form anybody could sign

Open letter condemning director’s Oscar speech on Gaza criticized over fake names

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

Mikael Thalen

Republican Senator touts death threat voicemail from giggling caller over TikTok ban as evidence of danger of “Communist-Chinese aligned company”

Senator touts death threat from giggling TikToker as evidence of ‘Communist-Chinese’ brainwashing

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

Katherine Huggins

Ted Cruz mistakes Weiner and Wiener in online spat with former law school classmate

‘He’s got the wrong Weiner’: Ted Cruz mixes up senator with disgraced politician Anthony Weiner during online spat

Derek Myers in front of art deco background

‘Please disregard’: Ex-George Santos aide mocked after accidentally conceding in GOP race—then coming in 11th place

‘Take appropriate action’: Trump revives feud with Prince Harry by hinting he could deport him if elected

Why an illustration of Saddam Hussein’s hiding place is a lasting meme

TikToker shares story about influencer roundtable with Sherrod Brown and Cory Booker

‘Give me your phone’: TikToker says staffers asked him to delete video confronting Senators over Gaza ceasefire

Pro-Tate influencers are building an online echo chamber where critics aren’t allowed

People are skeptical about Shaun King’s call for a “robust pro-bono legal team” to work on defamation cases against his critics

‘It’s libel and slander’: Shaun King requests free legal team to sue his critics for defamation

Trump claims Hillary Clinton used it on her emails

People love Trump’s mental picture of Hillary Clinton pouring ‘acid that will destroy everything within ten miles’ on her server

Speed of House TikTok efforts leads to spike in antisemitic conspiracies about ban

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

Conservatives label pop star Olivia Rodrigo satanic for giving fans Plan B pills

Olivia Rodrigo dubbed ‘high priestess of child sacrifice’ by anti-abortion crowd for free Plan B at concert

Congresswoman's post encouraging TikTok to be more like Grindr met with hilarious responses

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