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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.

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Anna Good

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Culture

“Barbaric and dehumanizing”: Wicked’s Marissa Bode speaks out about lack of accessible bathrooms on airplanes

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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PureGym introduced controversial new pods for 24-hour entry. A woman has already gotten stuck inside one

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Viral Politics

“It brings me no joy to agree”: Marco Rubio orders a return to Times New Roman font, removing “woke” Calibri

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.

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Lindsey Weedston

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“Sorry Timmy”: Tokyo theme park to open a Pokémon area—but one section requires a fitness test

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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“Enabling the freaks”: TikToker catches iPhone user “licking” phone in public—turns out it’s a lesser known feature

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

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Susan LaMarca

3 panel: Left: Perfume expert sprays Selena Gomez's new perfume on his wrist. Middle: Selena Gomez smelling her new Rare Beauty perfume. Right: ST, a young white woman with long blonde hair, is speaking on screen. As she speaks, she tries out the new Rare Beauty perfume. Text on screen at the beginning of the video reads “How accessible is the brand new Rare Beauty perfume?” Text on screen throughout the video reads “NO ADVICE PLEASE

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“First perfume I’ve ever been able to spray by myself”: Selena Gomez’s new perfume hailed as a breakthrough for the disabled community

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

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‘I constantly have to look up what those symbols mean’: User points out iPhone offers accessible laundry instructions

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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An autistic TikToker reported an ableist sound that trivializes sexual assault 4 times. It’s still wildly popular

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‘This is explicit ableism’: Autistic TikTokers want you to stop using this disturbing sound

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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‘You’re essentially breaking our legs, breaking our arms’: Disabled TikToker says the TSA broke her cane at airport

Laiken Neumann is a Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

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A woman called out a Reddit page dedicated to outing people with ‘fake’ disabilities. TikTokers are aghast

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‘This interaction was scary’: TikToker says ‘aggressive’ off-leash pet at Joann Fabrics ran at her service dog, sparking debate (updated)

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

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‘Pulling some ableist sh*t’: Man accuses blind TikToker of faking condition in viral video

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

"fired for submitting ADHD/Autism accommodations and this was the fight between me and my husband about it"

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Unclick

TikToker’s husband calls her ‘incompetent’ after she was fired over disability accommodations

Trinady Joslin is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a journalism degree. She was previously the Life and Arts Editor at the Daily Texan and an intern at Austin Woman Magazine.

Trinady Joslin

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Accessibility