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Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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‘Walked through the neighborhood’: Woman’s Amazon package gets lost. Amazon tells her to go look for it

Steve Ecker is a freelance reporter based in Austin, Texas. He has an extensive background in consumer marketing and is also an artist running Get Lost Collages.

Steve Ecker

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‘It’s the same’: Woman orders $16 margarita with one large ice cube. Then she asks for the manager

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

Scrolling In The Deep: Where the huzz, bruzz?

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

Advance Auto Parts sign(l), Man talking(c), Sale signs(r)

‘I would’ve expected O’Reilly’s to go outta business first’: Expert says Advance Auto Parts is having a close out sale. Here’s what you need to stock up on

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

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‘Am I being charged by the hour right now?‘: Customer hires Taskrabbit to hang TV. Then the worker asks her to Venmo

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

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‘All car manufacturers are doing that now’: Woman pays $60K for Toyota Grand Highlander. Then the $15 per month subscription runs out

Nene Diallo is a freelance writer, artist, and art administrator based in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Nene Diallo

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‘I hate customers’: Home Depot worker shows the mess that customers left for her on purpose

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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‘As a 911 dispatcher, this is a legit reason to call’: Woman hears mystery noise in the basement at 2:30am. Then she goes downstairs and records

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

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Culture

TikTok is becoming a lifeline for Americans facing medical debt

Rebecca Leib

Memes

A TikToker is doing the Apple Dance every day outside Luigi Mangione’s prison until he’s freed

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‘One of the biggest scams in the automotive industry’: Toyota dealership quotes $8,600 for his repair. Then he fixed it for 50 bucks

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘That brings the total to $22.48’: Customer catches Uber Eats lying about order total

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

What’s up with the Apple Dog meme and those AI TikToks?

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‘I am absolutely disgusted’: Temu shopper orders resin necklace. Then she notices something strange about it

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TikTok