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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.

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Lindsey Weedston

Shattered windshield of a United Airlines flight.

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Internet sleuths say a weather balloon—not space junk—hit the United Airlines flight

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

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Susan LaMarca

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“Bucket list experience”: Passenger shares footage from her flight on a Hello Kitty airplane

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

trump obama bop bop bop down the plane stairs

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Viral Politics

“Be cool when you walk down”: Trump compliments the way Obama would “bop down the stairs” of Air Force One

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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“Wasting their resources on these trivial issues”: British Airways reverses bizarre drink policy for its staff after outcry

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“How does this happen?”: Travelers discover they’re flying to Tunisa, Africa—not “to Nice,” France—after boarding the plane

3 panel: Chef making gnocchi from scratch on an airplane.

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“Raw toilet air gnocchi???”: Chef makes pasta from scratch on an airplane and people have a lot of thoughts

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

nintendo switch golf in first class flight

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“He literally isn’t bothering anybody”: Man playing Nintendo Switch golf in  business class sparks discussion about  travel etiquette

United Airlines Boeing 787-10 seen landing at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport. Caption overlay reads, " paid your INSANE $75 charge for a window seat. There's no window."

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Passengers sue Delta and United Airlines over paying extra for window seats with no windows. It’s been happening for years

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

Man with clown emoji hiding his face holding the airplane seats in front of him with both hands to prevent them from reclining.

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“Can’t work out whose side I’m on”: Man holds hands against seat for 8 hours to stop recliner. Some are calling him a hero, others, a villain

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Rachel Kiley

Left: Airplane wing Middle: Man looking out an airplane window under caption reading: "Pilot exposes ungrateful passenger after emergency" Right: Same man looking shocked

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“Normalize pilots being gossips”: Pilot makes emergency stop for passenger, then roasts her in shady play-by-play

Airplane pilot in uniform speaking into the camera

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Pilot explains what those mysterious double dings on planes actually mean

woman stuck in airplane bathroom delays flight

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“Death was knocking”: Woman reveals horrific story of being stuck in United  airplane bathroom with food poisoning—and delaying the flight afterwards

Left: Brunette woman speaking into camera Right: Woman crawling up American Airlines plane aisle under caption reading, "The aisle chair never came, so our special needs daughter had to crawl off the plane."

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“So unacceptable”: American Airlines passenger forced to crawl off plane after wheelchair never arrives

Passengers on an airplane lifting their hands in the air doing plane yoga

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“Definitely a Spirit thing”: People are doing plane yoga now—and yes, there’s a catch

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