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

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“The lack of self-awareness is insane”: Airplane passenger shows why it’s so important to keep window shades down while flying

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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Man in a gray t-shirt and and baseball cap standing in the aisle of a Southwest Airlines airplane. Panel on the right shows him in the middle of throwing a white plastic bag.

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“Divorce him NOW”: Southwest passenger accuses stranger of flirting with his wife, throws food as flyers heckle him

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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Left: Ryanair Airlines airplane flying in the sky against a golden background. Right: Elon Musk sitting in a suit against a black background with his fingers steepled.

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“Thank that big IDIOT”: Ryanair leans into its Elon Musk beef with savage “Big Idiot Sale”

Left: Brunette woman in a wedding dress walking down the aisle of a Southwest Airlines airplane. Right: Man in an orange shirt holding hands with a brunette woman in a wedding dress, a flight attendant stands behind them.

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“Wedding hostage situation”: Southwest passengers forced to attend surprise mid-flight wedding at 30,000 feet

3 Panel: Left: Woman on the floor with a suitcase by her side. Middle: Woman standing upside down while wearing a red outfit with the shirt reading "psycho." Right: Woman in red outfit doing splits in an airport as a police officer escorts her.

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“We’re guilty for being ICONIC”: Two drunk OnlyFans models got arrested and pulled off a plane while doing splits

3 panel: Left and right: Former New York City mayor Eric Adams in a verbal confrontation with a female plane passenger on a jet way of a flight from NYC to Dallas. In the left image she is pointing at him while wearing a mask and a black backpack. In the right image he is close to her face speaking to her. Middle: Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams speaking in a suit and tie. Tweet overlay from former NYC Mayor Eric Adams reads "Exactly."

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Viral Politics

Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams snaps at woman after flight—then doubles down online

Left: An American Airlines Airbus A320 sits on the ramp at Ronald Reagan National Airport. Right: Birds eye view photo taken of passenger sitting in an airplane seat, his neighbor's bare feet nearly touching his thigh.

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“What would you have done???”: Passenger asked to switch plane seats, ends up next to the worst neighbor possible

Left: Man sitting in an airplane seat, his knees cramped against the seat in front of him. Middle: WestJet Boeing 737 flying through the air against a blue sky with clouds. Right: Couple sitting in airplane seats, their knes cramped in front of them.

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“You have to pay for the other leg”: WestJet’s new seating leaves flyers unable to straighten their legs

Left: Woman sitting in an airplane wearing a neck pillow, text overlay reads, "When the 10+ hours in economy starts to feel like 10+ hours in economy." Right: Woman's legs up on the wall of an airplane, feet above a plane window, text overlay reads, "When the 10+ hours in economy starts to feel like 10+ hours in economy."

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“How are you not too shy to do this?”: Pilates instructor demonstrates her long-haul flight “hack”

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

Left: man sitting in an airplane seat, caption overlay reads, "Do we ask for a refund? I only recorded 20 seconds of a 45 minute torture." Right: Little Girl Sitting Next To Mother Screaming On Airplane.

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“Do we ask for a refund?”: Man films crying infant mid-flight and the internet drags him

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“A degradation in civility”: Travelers react to Sean Duffy’s suggestion to “dress a little better” on planes

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

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Man sitting in an airplane seat with headphones on, a toddler visibly kicks him in the arm.

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“Be gentle, not absent”: Toddler keeps kicking plane seatmate while parent laughs. The internet has thoughts

Plane passenger pushing plane window cover down as child's hand reaches from the front and tries to push it up.

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“Bro, just let the kid enjoy the view!”: Passenger fights toddler for control of plane window shade as parent does nothing

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“We are being stripped of our identity”: Flight attendants say goodbye to Hawaiian Airlines after Alaska merger

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