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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

Tech

“Essentially doxxing folks”: TikTok’s new “Local Feed” sparks more privacy concerns and opt-out confusion

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

Susan LaMarca

Left: Woman's right hand pointed at a sink display in a Home Depot store. Right: The Home Depot store exterior.

“We’re doomed”: Woman pretends not to understand Home Depot sinks. People didn’t get it was satire

Rebecca Leib

Left: Woman in a brown sweater looking into the camera, text overlay reads, "25-year-old got MY promotion. Asked me to train her. What I said: NO."

“I’m not your free training program”: Company asks woman to train the 25-year-old they promoted over her. She refused

man waits for luggage as items come out one at a time

“WHAT is happening back there?”: Mortified passenger awaits luggage in disbelief as items come out one at a time

makeup artist Tasha Caroline transforming into an older woman

“This is DIABOLICAL”: Make-up artist uses her skills to transform into the haters from her comments

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

left: dollar tree storefront; right: woman covering her mouth

“Hard to beat”: The most romantic spot to fake a Valentine’s date this year is the local Dollar Tree

Left: Screenshot of a TikTok showing a young man in a ball cap and white shirt sitting in the window seat of an airplane, text overlay reads, "Saw a cute guy on the plane and thought I'd shoot my shot." Right: Young blonde woman in a polka dot halter dress.

Woman throws love note to “cute guy” on a flight, and it pays off…kinda

candy hearts with messages like "buy in bulk" and "cook for two"

“Recession indicator”: The 2026 economy is so bad, candy hearts are giving financial advice

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

Staples employee dubbed the "Staples baddie" working in a Staples store, holding up a planner with text overlay reading, "Planners with the Staples baddie."

The “Staples Baddie” is doing better marketing than Staples ever did

Left: Woman holding a large maple leaf in her car, her boyfriend is looking at her from the passenger seat. Right: Woman in a pink top holding a leaf, text overlay reads, "Trying the 'leaf test' on my boyfriend."

Culture

“He deserves better”: The “leaf test” started as a parody, but TikTok somehow turned it real

Left: Woman with her hair up looking into the camera. Right: Red/pink burning candle on a white table.

“This is so offensive omg”: Guy’s baffling reaction to woman’s candle instantly ends the date

Left: Man's hand holding a pen and a clipboard with documents about "HIPAA Compliance." Right: Woman with her hair in a bun looking into the camera, consternated expression on her face.

“You’re not gonna believe who they called”: Woman’s OB-GYN reveals her pregnancy to her husband’s ex

Scathing reading comprehension rant says BookTok recommendations are untrustworthy: “Some of you need to go back to a high school-level literature class”

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

Left: U.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu holding up her gold medal in one hand, and the lanyard it was attached to before it broke in the other. Right: German biathlete Justus Strelow surrounded by teammates, bent over picking up his broken Olympic medal from the floor.

“Do not jump in them!”: Olympians keep winning medals—and then watching them break. Why?

Left: Man holding his hands up in front of his young daughter's face. She is wearing a blindfold and smiling. Right: A heart-shaped red cake, a lit candle sits in it in a dark room, white icing reads "period!"

TikTok