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Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

2 panel image showing the outside of an Aldi storefront and Oreo cookies in a grocery aisle. On the right there is a TikTok comment: Hilarious because Oreo cookies are a copy of Hydrox cookies

“Can’t afford name-brand anymore”: ALDI is famous for its dupes of products like Oreos and Chips Ahoy! Now Mondelez is suing the grocery chain for it

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

Nina Hernandez

2 panel image of person asking Kylie Jenner a question on TikTok and her response.

Culture

“See what happens when you ask in a nice genuine way”: Kylie Jenner finally reveals extent of work done after TikToker asks “nicely”

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

2 panel image showing an altered gif from Parks and Recreations and a scene from the show.

Nick Offerman blasts bigot who used his “Parks and Recreation” character for an anti-Pride post

2 panel image showing examples of the Donald Trump TACO Tuesday meme trend.

Viral Politics

“TACO Tuesday” takes off as internet mocks Trump’s tariffs strategy with taco memes, chicken suits, and more

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

Susan LaMarca

2 panel image: of people explaining the concept.

The “cut them off” dating trend encourages brutal honesty—and fast exits

Scenes from the nun singing and beat boxing.

Catholic nuns go viral for beatboxing and dancing on live TV

3 panel image showing 3 examples of the the trend.

Memes

Nepo babies hijack the “holy airball” meme to flex their famous parents

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

Braden Bjella

2 panel image showing the person looking around an apartment.

“People are so freaking nasty”: Guests check out. Host can’t believe what they left—or what they took

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

3 panel image of a flight attendant for United Airlines dressed in their signature blue color.

“Say bye bye to the blueberry blue”: United Airlines flight attendant memorializes the iconic uniforms as airline moves to modernize

a photo of a couple on a date and the woman pays the bill.

“Congratulations, you passed the test!”: Woman goes on first date with man. Then he performs ‘gold digger test’ on her

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

2 panel image. Man waiting while texting on phone on left. Lottery tickets in hand on right.

Man wins $3.6 million lottery. Then his girlfriend allegedly ghosts him after the money hits her bank account

2 panel image. "18+" sign on left. Carnival cruise ship on right.

Carnival launches first-ever “adults-only” cruises

2 panel image showing professional baseball player Taylor Walls disagreeing with a referee.

“Bro fully committed to a full on crash out”: Tampa Bay Rays’ Taylor Walls gets ejected from game after tapping his helmet. Now he’s speaking out

3 panel image of the chess championship and the moment when Magnus Carlsen loses.

“Kind of wholesome…”: Video goes viral of current world champion Gukesh Dommaraju defeating longtime “chess king” Magnus Carlsen for the first time in classical chess

2 panel image. Tweet that reads: "MMA star Khabib Nurmagomedov refuses to shake hands with a woman due to his religion. She apologizes to him for the offense" on left. Khabib Nurmagomedov on right.

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