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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

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‘Planned obsolescence’: Woman warns against buying a Keurig after nightmare experience trying to ‘descale’ it

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

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‘I’m so embarrassed because I wanna try it’: Kroger shopper demands answers after taking a closer look at Hormel bacon package

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

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‘OK im scared’: Woman goes to the gym. Then she starts going bald for this strange reason

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‘Personally I prefer the Hyundai Sonata’: Expert shares how Toyota made the 2025 Camry ‘better’ for only $28K. But not everyone is convinced

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Two panel design with a close up of a box of butterfly shrimp next to an image of a phone with the instacart logo on it

‘A man would neveeerrr’: Instacart shopper can’t find SeaPak popcorn shrimp at Target. Then she does this one thing

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

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‘Walmart, I know you’re dirty for this‘: Woman spots Walmart selling vacuum cleaner on sale at $51.50 off. Then she takes a closer look

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

‘Not everyone is supposed to have a G80’: Man wrecks BMW 2 days after getting it. Here’s why drivers will want to think twice before getting behind the wheel of one

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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‘Wetzel’s Pretzels would never’: Woman tries to order pretzel bites from Auntie Anne’s. Then she sees what the 4 workers are doing

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‘Most vets will sell you expensive, medicated shampoos’: Vet says pet shampoos are a ‘scam’ solution. He says do this instead for your dog

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‘Who stares at paint that long?????’: Man notices something unusual about fellow Walmart customer. Then he pulls an ‘Uno Reverse Card’

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

‘Bank of America, Chase, Wells Fargo…’: Man issues warning for anyone who uses Zelle. These banks may owe you money

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

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‘I’m freaking out’: Woman uses new Stanley cup. Then her water starts to taste weird

2 panel image: on the left is the exterior of an Ashley Homestore and on the right a person explains.

‘Do better’: Man buys sleeper sofa from Ashley Furniture. He can’t believe how they botched the delivery

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘Someone doing their job is harassment?’: Walmart shopper notices floorwalker following him. So he starts ‘harassing’ them back

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