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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

Smiling teenage girl playing board game with two friends at home or in school dorm and removing wooden block from tower. Text overlay from Reddit reads, "Do anyone else’s kids talk like morons?"

Culture

“Do anyone else’s kids talk like morons?”: Mom utterly baffled by Gen Alpha daughter’s lingo like “so mid”

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

“That’s why we go to Jersey Mike’s”: Viral video shows what $10 gets you at Jimmy John’s

Teacher in a Hello Kitty lanyard and blue blazer displaying an empty Hello Kitty Funko pop box, the figuring having been stolen by a student.

“Tomorrow it’s a laptop”: Teacher calls the cops after student steals her Hello Kitty Funko Pop, dividing viewers

“Explains A LOT”: The internet reacts to report of lead in popular protein powders with memes

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

Left: President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine 1 en route to Scotland. Right: Airport lounge underneath text reading "Hacked by."

Viral Politics

Airports across North America hacked to play pro-Palestine, anti-Trump messages

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

JetBlue passenger pointing at the Emergency door.

JetBlue passenger tries to open emergency exit after hearing Airbus “barking dog” sound

A group of men sitting on a couch playing the "male friendship game."

“I didn’t know you had a girlfriend”: This guy invented a male friendship quiz. The results were bleak

Left: White rabbit with a clock meme above caption reading, "White rabbit with a clock meme." Right: White rabbit with a clock meme under text caption reading "when they randomly start being mean."

Memes

15 years later, the “white rabbit pointing at a clock” painting has become the internet’s new favorite meme

Left: Text box reading "I noticed there was a delay in your response...We have the 5 minute rule." Right: Blonde woman against screenshot of email from a job.

“I’d immediately quit”: Everyone unites against boss who makes remote workers “check in” every time they leave their desks

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

Susan LaMarca

Left: A McDonald's table swarmed by DoorDash orders in paper bags. Right: Woman pointing inside a McDonald's.

“McBoss”: DoorDash overload leaves McDonald’s in shambles—until one customer steps up and locks in

“Come on now”: Hello Kitty fan shares the AI-designed bedspread her “Temu victim” mother gifted her

Skyrim Grandma says goodbye to “The Elder Scrolls” after 15 years on YouTube

Laura Holliday is a freelance internet culture journalist covering online communities, digital aesthetics, and internet rabbit holes. She lives in London with her cat, Luna.

Laura Holliday

Left: Woman in a grocery store in Finland looking into the camera. Right: Woman's hand holding avocado to ripeness scanner in a grocery store.

“Would sell my soul for this device”: Americans can only dream of Finland’s avocado ripeness machines

dunkin donuts salem location decorated for halloween

“They should do this everywhere”: There’s only one Dunkin’ location in the country that decorates for Halloween, and the reason why actually makes sense

Woman looking into camera under text reading "Millennial things."

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