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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

Fire truck(l), Woman talking with text that says "#1 fire danger in your house"(c), Two firefighters on ladder(r)

‘I seriously did not know this. I leave mine on 24/7’: Firefighter’s wife reveals the No. 1 cause of house fires

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

Braden Bjella

Mechanic 1 talking(l), Coolant being poured into car(c), Mechanic 2 talking(r)

‘Have been using water for the past 3 years’: Mechanics share whether you can use water instead of coolant. Their answers may surprise you

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

Memes

That viral ‘polycule’ performance is a 14-person band called My Son The Hurricane

Rebecca Leib

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The ‘U R not a Vibe Bro😆😆’ meme is, actually, a vibe

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

Lowe's storefront(l), Two Men holding stack of mini buckets(c), Mini bucket(r)

‘Y’all are really going crazy’: Lowe’s workers have to prep customer’s order of 200 mini buckets. They can’t believe what customer plans to do with them

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

I’m Nothing Like Y’all: a fish meme

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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‘It really was a lot of work’: DoorDash driver picks up $1,800 Panera order and has to set it up at office party. Then she sees her tip

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

‘They’ve added all these other opportunities to interact with technology in the car’: Tesla pioneered touchscreens. Then crashes went up

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

Katherine Huggins

2 panel image image, branding for Timcast IRL and Tim Pool.

Tim Pool fans aren’t happy he threw all his employees under the bus in threat to quit show

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

Three panel image with image on showing Walmart store from outside, second panel has woman from TikTok story, she is close to the frame talking and wearing a red shirt. The third panel is a person shopping with a full cart.

‘I wasted her time’: Walmart shopper says floorwalker followed her around store for 3 hours. Then she got to checkout station

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

Mikael Thalen

two panel image. Laura Loomer on the left and Bill Maher on the right.

Laura Loomer sues Bill Maher for $150 million—says Trump affair claim destroyed her ‘reputation’

‘Go vote, liberals’: Harris-Walz fans track down teenaged sign thief with AirTag, get confronted by MAGA mom

Je&#8217;Kayla Crawford was a trending news intern for the Daily Dot. Her work can be found at Distractify, Dexerto, and more.

Je’Kayla Crawford

Popshelf storefront(l), Woman talking(c), Dollar General truck

‘Classier DG?’: Woman discovers Dollar General truck backed into a pOpshelf. Is it the same merchandise?

Aimée Lutkin was a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Aimée Lutkin

3 panel image showing scenes from a couple's relationship.

Explaining the Texas couple who broke up and the viral TikTok song about it

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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