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Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

Scrolling In The Deep: Is your outfit eating?

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

sliced salmon(l) Costco wholesale store front(c) asian woman(r)

‘It’s not worth it’: Shopper eats Costco salmon raw. Is it safe?

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

Governor Gavin Newsom with document joined by members of the California Legislative Black Caucus, and enlarged document in background. There is text that says 'Digital Democracy' in the top left corner in a Daily Dot newsletter web_crawlr font.

Right-wingers lose it after California governor signs bill apologizing for slavery

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

Server says customer told her in advance they wouldn’t be tipping

‘Do people just not know?’: Server says customer told her in advance they wouldn’t be tipping

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

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‘Too much electronics on vehicles nowadays’: 2-year-old GMC Acadia quits on driver. This is what was wrong

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

Kraft cheese with text that says "And this is why i stopped ordering online..."(l), Woman looking at camera(c), Walmart sign(r)

‘I had an employee pull them off the shelf’: Walmart shopper finds bunch of Kraft Colby Jack cheese on shelf. Then she notices something unusual

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

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‘Christmas trees gotta go over here next week, so they gotta get rid of this stuff’: Man shares how to get clearance deals at Lowe’s, Home Depot

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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‘First the churros now the muffins!’: Viewers divided after Costco shopper notices something unusual about their muffins

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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‘Went through this with my 2016 Kia Soul’: Driver demands answers after Hyundai ‘refused’ to fix vehicle they recalled

Vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz face each other across a split screen.

Tim Walz and JD Vance can’t stop agreeing with each other

Je&#8217;Kayla Crawford was a trending news intern for the Daily Dot. Her work can be found at Distractify, Dexerto, and more.

Je’Kayla Crawford

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‘It has to be transferred to Ticketmaster’: Woman issues warning after StubHub seller sold her Sabrina Carpenter tickets to someone else

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

Vice President debate memes: JD Vance and Tim Walz with colliding red and blue lighting behind them

Memes

All the best memes from the Walz-Vance debate

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

Katherine Huggins

Donald Trump looks bored against the backdrop of the vice presidential debate.

‘Bro got bored 45 minutes in’: Trump interrupts debate to issue hot take on Pete Rose

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz showing a shocked expression.

Tim Walz raises eyebrows for saying he’s ‘friends with school shooters’

Split screen of vice presidential candidate JD Vance reacting to his rival Tim Walz.

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