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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 panel design with a woman talking in her bed very close to the camera, next to an image of a BareBells Protein bar

‘No wonder Barebells taste like candy bars’: Woman eats 6 Barebells Protein Bars in 1 day. Then she finds out the truth about them

Steve Ecker is a freelance reporter based in Austin, Texas. He has an extensive background in consumer marketing and is also an artist running Get Lost Collages.

Steve Ecker

‘I keep getting the feeling that it’s an inside job’: Psychic seems to have predicted the American Airlines plane crash

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

Mikael Thalen

2 panel image of the confirmation hearing for Kash Patel. On the left is Mr. Patel and on the right are senators holding a poster of Mr. Patel next to Laura Loomer.

Kash Patel’s close ties to prominent conspiracy theorists called out at confirmation hearing

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

A row of airplane seats. The Daily Dot newsletter web_crawlr logo is in the bototm left corner.

Newsletter: ✈️ Confronting an airplane ‘seat squatter’

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

Viral Politics

Trump bashes decade-old memo calling FAA ‘too white’ while blaming DEI for D.C. crash

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Woman talking(l), Hand holding gas pump(r)

‘What do I do now?’: Woman prepays $40 at gas station. Her car can only take $29

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

Kai Cenat Kicking robot(l), Man talking(c), Text "yall have never played detroit become human and it shows...maybe give that game a try instead of fortnite next time!"

Culture

‘It’s built like a small child’: Kai Cenat kicks and bullies a $70K AI robot until it tries to escape—sparking major backlash

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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‘You just taught me something’: Woman tries to open a jar of Mt. Olive pickles for 3 days. Then she finds out the right way to do it

Katka is a journalist who is chronically online. She uses her background in social media to surface trending content and commentary shaping contemporary internet culture. Previous bylines include HelloGiggles, Best Life, Lonely Planet, HuffPost, SheKnows and more.

Katka Lapelosa

Tony Harding(l), Plane crash(r) tweet "look at the timing on this conspiracy. US figure skating goes down in a plane crash and 5 hours before, Tonya Harding is back?! Fact is stranger than fiction. #americanairlines #blackhawk

‘Media psyop?’: Figure skater Tonya Harding joins social media—and conspiracy theorists immediately tie her to the D.C. plane crash

Black hawk helicopter over matrix like grid

What is MATRIX? New autonomous Black Hawk helicopter system draws scrutiny in wake of D.C. crash

Two panel design with one side showing clear shelves at a target with text over the image reading "Target that's crazyyyy", next to an image of a Target

‘They tryna get us outta here’: Target shopper goes to store. Then she notices something unusual about the Black hair care products

Air traffic control audio captures chilling moment of D.C. plane and helicopter crash

Rebecca Leib

2 panel image of cats on onside and a fuzzy pillow on the right. Both show weird greenish tint on them.

‘This is how you discover he’s having an affair’: Woman’s cat turns green. Then she finds damning evidence in her husband’s phone

Two panel design with a woman talking at the camera with an annoyed expression, next to an image of a Starbucks drink in the new "For Here cups"

‘I had absolutely no clue’: Starbucks barista complains after making ‘for here’ drink. Customers didn’t know about the new policy

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

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