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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.

Anna Good

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Culture

KitKat, San Francisco’s internet-famous bodega cat, mourned after being struck by Waymo vehicle: “Shouldn’t be on the street”

3 panel: Woman driving in car while singing, then flipping the car

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“You couldn’t have waterboarded this from my drafts”: Woman flips her car seconds after singing iconic Britney Spears lyric

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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‘Sister that’s not what lane assist is for’: Woman buys Hyundai from CarMax. Then she tries to use lane assist

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‘This car is a 2019. Only has 23,000 miles on it’: Man purchases Ford Mustang from Carvana. Then he takes a closer look at the paint

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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‘Happens so slowly you have time to pull out your phone’: Woman drives to car wash. Then an Infiniti sideswipes her

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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Jeep lands on top of this Honda Civic during car accident

‘No way’: Jeep lands on top of this Honda Civic during car accident. Then the junkyard worker tries to start the car

Dent in car(l), Woman talking(c), Dog in grass(r)

Woman gets into fender bender

‘There is not a scratch’: Woman gets into fender bender. Then her insurance company changes its tune because she has a dog

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

Boat heading towards bridge(l), Boat hits port(c), Baltimore Bridge collapse (r)

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Companies behind ship responsible for Baltimore bridge collapse file claim saying they aren’t responsible for it

The ship that hit the Baltimore bridge went viral once before—for crashing into a port

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

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‘Please disregard’: Ex-George Santos aide mocked after accidentally conceding in GOP race—then coming in 11th place

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‘Just a total cult’: Despite billionaire wife drowning in Tesla, husband still considers Musk a ‘friend’

Customer warns against CarMax after learning it lied about his car’s accident history

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‘I just discovered something’: Customer warns against CarMax after learning it lied about his car’s accident history

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘I mean, did you specify outside car wash only?’: TikToker’s car starts flooding while she’s in car wash

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‘Bro unleashing supervillains’: Lawyer touts he got 2nd-time DUI offender off with no jail time, sparking debate

Kahron Spearman is the community manager for the Daily Dot and Nautilus magazine. He’s also a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

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