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Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Two panels with one showing a man eating a mozzarella stick with text reading "When the cheese pull sucks as muc as the chilis employee attitude", 2nd panel is a "Chili's" restaurant sign.

‘It wasn’t even our waiter’: Chili’s customers call out failed mozzarella sticks cheese pull. Then an employee steps in

David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.

David Covucci

MAGA fans think they’ve defeated the final boss of wokeness: pronouns in AOC’s bio

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

Woman looking frustrated with text that says "can we talk about how big of a scam Old Navy is"(l), Old Navy storefront(c), Woman looking shocked(r)

‘You’re clickbaiting me to get in your store’: Shopper accuses Old Navy of false advertising after getting lured into the store

Caiwei Chen is a reporter who covers tech, the internet, and society. Her work has been seen in publications including Wired, Rolling Stone, Protocol, Rest of World, and more. She is more online than she would like to admit.

Caiwei Chen

Photo collage of Donald Trump and a brain with circuits snaking out of his head.

AI scientists found models are independently developing ‘Trump neurons’

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

‘I always keep a bottle in my vehicle’: Driver reveals little-known use for rubbing alcohol. Does it work?

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

Katherine Huggins

Why is Trump 2.0 being dubbed a ‘kakistocracy?’

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

25 of the funniest ‘Conclave’ memes

Rebecca Leib

TikTok is loving Blanksheet Playa, their new anti-incel icon

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

Taylor Swift over McDonald's arches and furry purple arm with friendship bracelets on the wrist that say "Perfect 10 pieces" and "my snack wrap"

‘Bro?’: McDonald’s Taylor Swift-inspired ‘Bestie Bundles’ have ‘Live Laugh Big Mac’ friendship bracelets. There’s just one problem

3 panel image showing a shed, a close up of a box with the text, "It came with a little surprise" over it, and a close up of the shein logo on the shopping website.

‘It came with a little surprise’: Customer buys $600 storage shed off of Shein. Is it worth it?

Andrew Wyrich is the former newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. He previously served as the deputy tech editor. Andrew has written for USA Today, NorthJersey.com, and other newspapers and websites. His work has been recognized by the Society of the Silurians, Investigative Reporters &amp; Editors (IRE), and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).

Andrew Wyrich

Newsletter: 🐶 Dog people unite in mocking Trump’s cabinet pick

a drawing in a meme format reads "this fucking sucks actually" inside of a speech bubble with a character pointing to someone (a hotdog in this case) on a skateboard with "(literal coolest thing ever)" written net to it.

The Literal Coolest Thing Ever meme doesn’t suck, actually

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Hampton Inn sign(l), Woman talking(c), Hand pointing to metal ball in hotel door(r)

‘Looks like something a staffer would use’: Woman says her Hampton Inn room was broken into. Now there’s a mysterious ‘magnetic ball’ inside

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

Mikael Thalen

Matt Gaetz’s old tweet agreeing any age can be sexy resurfaces amid attorney general nomination

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.

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