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

Mikael Thalen

Jelly Roll pledged to ‘expose’ the music industry—now conspiracy theorists are mad at his revelations

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

Braden Bjella

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‘Did you know they also sell them at Dollar Tree?’: Olive Garden customer asks to Andes mints. Then she receives a 20-pound box

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

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‘Laughs in Civic’: Expert reveals 5 sedans to avoid at all costs

Stacey Nguyen is a lifestyle and entertainment writer based in California. You can find her work on Real Simple, InStyle, BuzzFeed, PopSugar, and other sites.

Stacey Nguyen

Entertainment

The 20 best Halloween GIFs for all your reactions on the spookiest day of the year

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’re losing up to 20% that you wouldn’t know’: Home expert issues warning against pricey water heaters from Lowe’s

RFK Jr and Donald Trump in front of McDonald's arches

RFK Jr. forced to defend fast food as ‘American culture’ after Trump works McDonald’s shift

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

Two panel image. On the left side we see a woman holding a sandwich at a drive through. On the right is Donald Trump standing in a drive-thru window.

Memes

Trump McDonald’s memes take off after publicity stunt

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

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‘Even though it says it’s protected’: Expert finds 7 things wrong with this house. It’s $420,000—and brand new

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

Nina Hernandez

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‘That myth was started by a guy’: Expert reveals supplements like Emergen-C, Airborne don’t actually help you prevent a cold

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This fake shirtless photo of Leonardo DiCaprio at a Diddy party is driving QAnon wild

Expert calls out new homes for being built with ThermoPly.

‘Behind all those bricks is this’: Expert calls out new homes for being built with Thermo-Ply. Is it really as flimsy as he says?

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

Frebreze Car Freshner(l), Woman talking(c), Hand adjusting car freshner(r)

‘Stop buying these for your cars’: Walmart shopper warns against the Febreze Car Air Freshener, shares what to use instead

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

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‘Walmart will fire you for that’: Woman reveals how she gets paid $45 an hour to work at Walmart

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‘What could possibly be at Home Depot?’: Mom says children are demanding to shop for birthday presents at Home Depot. But for what?

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Woman orders clothes from Aritizia; Aritizia Bag

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