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

Katherine Huggins

Viral Politics

Zillow price hikes on L.A. rentals used to ‘name and shame’ landlords attempting to profit off fires

People running downhill from smoke(l), Tweet that says "entire account deleted" and shows screenshot from same video of the hill slowly catching fire"(r)

Internet vigilantes harangue hiker who shared first videos of Palisades fire—falsely hyping arson accusation

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

Mikael Thalen

George Papadopoulos in front of california fire

Ex-Trump official freaks over satirical post claiming L.A ‘fire people’ are prioritizing diversity over containment

Dog Furry with hacked background of Hogwarts

EXCLUSIVE: Scholastic, education giant and ‘Harry Potter’ publisher, breached by ‘furry’ hacker

Roy Stephen is a N.Y.-based freelance journalist covering the gig economy. His work was previously featured on Inc. Magazine, the US Sun, and the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

Roy Canivel

‘Luigi would like a word’: State Farm CEO dragged over home insurance policy cancellations before L.A. fires

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

Nate Wolf

‘Can we tall about real things?’ Musk’s ‘midwit’ conversation with German far-right leader leaves fans fuming

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

Barack Obama and Donald Trump laughing together

‘I thought he was Hitler?’: Obama’s chuckle with Trump at Carter’s funeral infuriates libs

David Muir in firefighter coat(l), Side view with pins in back and circled in red(r)

Clothespins on ABC’s David Muir’s fire fit cause full-on meltdown on the right

‘We don’t need ChatGPT’: Call to ban AI explodes in wake of Los Angeles wildfire

Hunter Biden over Burning Q(l) and a home burning in malibu(r)

QAnon thinks Hunter Biden’s house burning down amid L.A. wildfires is too ‘convenient’

Keith Wasserman over firefighter in front of blaze

‘Capitalist dystopia’: L.A. investor who boasted about not paying taxes savaged over private firefighter plea

James Woods in front of californian home on fire

James Woods blasts Los Angeles fire chief for diversity push—while evacuating his home

McDonald's arches going rom color to white