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

Melody Heald

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‘I am begging you’: Customer buys bean, rice, and cheese burritos at Trader Joe’s. Then she issues a warning

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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‘It’s a really weird order’: Woman gets 4 wrong Domino’s orders. Then wrong DoorDash order. Then a car dealership calls

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘Least harmless but most hilarious way to make someone mad’: Ford Bronco Sport cuts off woman in traffic. Then she find a clever trick to get even

Hope Talbot is a freelance journalist currently based in New York City. Her work has appeared in The Daily Express, Euronews, and Bristol24/7, to name a few.

Hope Talbot

2 panel image of JD Vance photo collages from X users.

JD Vance blown-up baby face memes blow up after Oval Office blow-up with Zelensky

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

‘They didn’t even throw away the pan’: Cracker Barrel server finds something unusual in the biscuit batter. Then it gets baked into the meal

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

Left side: Tweet reading 'You’re trying to spike my cortisol and make me less beautiful' has settled into my lexicon nicely." Right side: Drake reading a book meme, overlaid with a caption reading 'Bro did you seriously just spike my cortisol'

Culture

‘You’re trying to spike my cortisol and make me less beautiful’: How a model’s tweet birthed an iconic catchphrase

Nate Wolf is a reporter based in New York City. His work has appeared in the Chief, InsuranceNewsNet, and Deadspin.

Nate Wolf

Photo illustration of a stock market arrow splitting the Russian and Ukraine flags; Tweet from @Polymarket with the caption "Should we do a market if he's on his knees to do it?"

Polymarket accused of pro-Russia bias in social media promos for Ukraine war betting markets

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‘Never have been stopped before’: Vancouver flier gets pulled over by TSA over this little-known travel violation. It could happen to you, too

Trump’s announcement of Crypto Strategic Reserve dubbed ‘world-historic’ pump-and-dump

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

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Conspiracy theorists are now ‘transvestigating’ Shrek—yes, really

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

Katherine Huggins

Photo of Congressman Derrick Van Orden; Screenshot of A Linkedin Message that reads "Mr. Ruiz, I am a member of Congress on The VA Commitee. I have absolutely no say in the employment status of any individual in the executive branch however, I will be referring you to DOGE..."

GOP congressman threatens to report disabled vet to DOGE—just for asking about job cuts

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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‘O’Reilly’s has it’: Man shops regular Mobile 1, Valvoline, Castrol oil at Walmart. Then he realizes it’s all gone

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

Mikael Thalen

RFK Jr and syringe and vaccines behind him

MAHA furious at ‘total fraud’ RFK Jr. after he backs measles vaccine amid outbreak

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‘Relationship uglies’: Why some women feel ‘less hot’ in healthy relationships—and what they’re doing about it

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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