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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

Left: Realtor ranting about housing affordability. Right: Comment reading "Im a realtor in TN & I’ve never heard another agent talk on this subject like I do, besides you. More of us need to speak up." Above comment reading, "This sounds like slam poetry. Beautiful even if every awful, devastating part is true."

Realtor’s emotional, viral take on why nobody can afford houses anymore has people “in tears”

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Viral Politics

“Get a life”: Hope Walz calls out Fox News for using her TikTok for news fodder

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

“My 13th reason”: Users react to TikTok’s new limit for hashtags

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

“Get over here!”: Drunk passenger refuses to sit down, gets picked up and placed in his seat like a toddler

3 panel: Wedding guest taking a photo of "most eligible singles" list. Middle: Most eligible singles list. Right: Wedding guest in a tuxedo looking at a laminated singles list.

“As a single person don’t ever do this to me”: Bride slammed for handing out “singles sheet” at wedding says it was meant to be fun, not humiliating

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

Woman with dark hair looking into the camera and crying. Left panel caption reads "We are in Paris by the Eiffel Tower." Right panel caption reads "and I am sobbing because we just got scammed."

“Imagine being scammed by 3 cups in 2025”: Woman sobs after being duped in Paris street game. The internet is showing zero mercy

Left: Customer service wearing a headset, caption overlay reads "But I just need you to cancel my reservation without charging me." Right: Customer service wearing a headset, caption overlay reads "this is my daily life, customer service isn't for the weak."

“I don’t need to know your name”: Call center worker records jaw-dropping demands from abusive customers

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

“Like putting lipstick on a pig”: Lawyer warns against “dangerous” indoor firepot products that are often repackaged after being banned

Makalah Wright has written articles for various publications based on mental health, relationships, and Gen Z-related topics. She is currently a senior at the University of West Georgia, where she studies public relations and music. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with loved ones, shopping, traveling to new places, and playing the clarinet.

Makalah Wright

signs for the cat mayor race in somerville mass

“Finally, some real candidates that deserve our attention”: Massachusetts town’s “Cat Mayor” tradition has residents campaigning for their cats

chris appleton on the red carpet next to tiktok comments

“He should’ve just left it be”: Comment  asking for a “description of the video” left on Chris Appleton’s book announcement post sparks debate over purchased bot followers

3 Panel of essie, a language teacher and creator of the Chinese with Jessie YouTube channel, decoding Westerners' bad Chinese tattoos.

“More failure”: This teacher is translating bad Chinese tattoos and everyone’s losing it

Left: Bride in a Vegas chapel in the middle of singing a song, caption overlay reads "When you decide to surprise your camera-shy husband with a wedding song and you had to chase him down the chapel because he disappeared on you."  Right: Bride holding groom's hand in chapel, caption overlay reads "found him."

“It’s like a car crash, I can’t look away”: Bride’s Elvis serenade gets painfully awkward when groom slips away mid-song in Vegas wedding

3 panel: Left: Linked in search bar. Middle: TikTok creator Matty McTech pointing to his computer monitor, text overlay reads "I was today years old When I found this out." Right: Finger pointing to job listing for Financial Planning Analyst on LinkedIn.

Creator shares secret LinkedIn search filter to see new jobs before anyone else. Here’s how it works

Left: Claire's manager looking into camera wearing a Claire's lanyard and nose mask, caption overlay reads: "POV: All Claire's workers sad we're closing but we get to use all our PTO & sick time in the next month." Middle: Claire's manager looking into camera wearing a Claire's lanyard, caption overlay reads "POV as a Claire's manager/employee after reading the documents." Right: Two Claire's employees in front of a Claire's store, caption overlay reads "Since Claire's is closing here's our outro."

Culture

“Why not just walk out?”: Claire’s managers are posting goodbye videos as liquidation sales begin

Left: 4 YouTube profile photos (PFPs) of Clippy the paperclip. Right: YouTube comment reading "Clippy says NO to AI age verification! Clippy says NO to new paywalls on platforms you've purchased! Clippy says NO to exploiting troubled teens!"

TikTok