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

Katherine Huggins

Leonardo DiCaprio endorsed Kamala Harris over climate change—conspiracy theorists are trying to pin it on Diddy

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

Two panel design with one showing a woman with a expression of disbelief on her face. The 2nd panel is a stack on white bread on a cutting board.

‘How is this even possible?’: Walmart shopper buys Great Value bread. Then she notices something unusual

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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‘Game changer’: Little Caesars customer hacks the system, makes pizza out of sticks to save money

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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Memes

35 of the best meme Halloween costumes of 2024…so far

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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‘Ford Escape’: Mechanic issues warning on any car with an EcoBoost engine. Here’s why

Three panel design with panel one a close up of Bananas at a store, and panel two is a woman talking at the camera, and panel three is a Costco from the outside.

‘That’s how to cheat the system’: Costco shopper reveals how to hack your membership to get rewards points in cash

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

You’ve been hacked. What do you do next? 

Kiera Sargent is a self-declared chronically online adult, she enjoys weaving stories out of the content she consumes to reflect on greater social and cultural developments. When she’s not staring at a screen, she stares at the pages of a book, through a camera viewfinder, or at a paint-soaked canvas.

Kiera Sargent

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‘Is the entire receipt recalled?’: Instacart shopper gets receipt filled with recall notices. But she isn’t supposed to give customers their receipts

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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‘Things are looking rough out here’: Shopper says she can tell we’re on the verge of a recession due to state of Walgreens. Here’s why

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

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‘I thought I was going crazy!’: Man demands answers after opening 625-count of Q-tips

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

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‘$1,800 worth of damage’: Woman issues warning for drivers who have button to close trunk of car

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

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‘I’d like something to be done about this immediately’: Passenger claims Southwest Airlines employee urinated on her guitar, mom’s ashes

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‘I don’t know why everyone bags on Ryobi’: Electrician packs up Milwaukee tool for good after finding out how it’s made

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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‘Ripped off’: Instacart shopper pays $179 for her order. Then she sees the receipt driver accidentally left in the bag

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

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