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Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

“So dystopian”: You can now fill up your car with gas at Dollar General

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

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Culture

“Feel ugly?” Gen Z is boosting their self-esteem by making fan cans…of themselves

Rebecca Redeker was The Daily Dot’s Fall 2024 FOIA Intern. She is a Journalism student, pursuing a minor in General Business at the University of Maryland. Rebecca has been published in The Greenbelt News Review, worked with The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism and produced commercials in a team for the Philip Merrill College of Journalism.

Rebecca Redeker

Illustration of the Walmart spark logo made up of caution tape.

Heatstroke and amputation: What OSHA reports reveal about Walmart’s worker safety

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

The rear of Tahoe truck and a social post that reads "We got our Tahoe back last week. It died on 3/30 with my family in the car. On the highway going 70 mph.

Dad gets his Chevy Tahoe back from the shop after an engine failure. Days later, it happens again.

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

3 panel image of a person, a Red Lobster restaurant sign, and to Red Lobster biscuits.

“They gave me 2 rolls”: Adult woman orders $7.99 kids meal at Red Lobster. She’s shocked at what she recieves

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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Viral Politics

“Not the first time”: People call for U-Haul boycott after Kansas City Patriot Front march

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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Why is everyone making fun of this Cher and Future Gap commercial 7 years after it came out?

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“Fire and ice” theory states that Gen Z sees Millennials as failures. Millennials fight back: “It’s not that easy anymore”

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

Nina Hernandez

General Motors is moving away from electric vehicles. Now it’s investing $888 million in the production of these engines

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

3 panel image of Oliver Widger and his cat Phoenix as they sail from Oregon to Hawaii and receive an air dropped package.

Man who quit his job to sail with his cat got PR package dropped to him in the middle of the ocean

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Did Celestial Seasonings replace the Sleepytime Tea Bear with AI?

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Car wash cracks woman’s windshield but refuses to pay for it: “You sign an agreement saying you know this could happen”

photo collage image Jeff Probst the host of Surviivor announcing the cast of the 50th season.

“Survivor” fans are stumped by Jeff Probst’s selections for “Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans”

Donald Trump speaking at a press conference. And a tweet over that reads: LMAOOO, trump just lost his (expletive) because a reporter told him Wall Street created a new phrase, TACO: trump Always Chickens Out "Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question."

Wall Street’s “TACO” nickname enrages Trump at press briefing. Now everyone’s making the same joke

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