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Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

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‘You can get ‘em at Home Depot, Lowe’s’: Georgia resident shares product that can protect you as people ‘suffocate’ on chlorine gas

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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‘I didn’t even know Lyft allowed passengers’: Woman orders a Lyft. She gets picked up by 2 men

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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‘Do not fall victim’: Woman shows how to get your personal information off Google, BeenVerified

Mike Hadge

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Entertainment

Andrew Garfield explains the carousel horse meme to Stephen Colbert: ‘It feels like we’re in HIS poster’

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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‘It’s smoking from the hood’: Mechanic issues warning on fast-oil change places after customer brings Toyota in. It almost caught fire

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

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‘Why didn’t I know about this before?’: Woman uses Purell hand sanitizer to scrub package of personal info before discarding it. Should you?

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.

Lindsey Weedston

Memes

The worried Tim Walz meme will be all of us on Election Day

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

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‘I want to sue Verizon Wireless’: Woman demands answers after learning what Verizon blackout did to her text messages

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

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‘2017 GMC already had my transmission rebuild $4,800’: Expert issues warning over new General Motors lawsuit. Here’s what Chevy, Cadillac, GMC, and Buick drivers need to know

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A breakdown of the allegations against Dress to Impress creator Gigi

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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‘Walking into a packed Texas Roadhouse gives me so much anxiety’: Manager steps in after server accidentally drops ominous note at party of 2’s table

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

Tricia Crimmins

Sheriff’s Office hit with intense backlash after mother’s viral Facebook post details 12-year-old son’s ‘unlawful’ arrest

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‘I never get the lettuce!’: Customer calls out Chipotle after finding something strange in her burrito bowl

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‘You never said a word’: Melania Trump infuriates pro-choice crowd by announcing support for abortion—to sell her memoir

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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