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Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

Samsung TV QLed Display(l) Woman Sharing Her best Tv purchase(c) Woman point at Tv(r)

‘Basically free in this economy’: Shopper reveals Samsung Frame TV alternative that costs $119

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

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‘You get what you paid for?’: Expert issues PSA about roofing on new homes. Then he climbs to the top of this $749,000 build

Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

Ramon Ramirez

Trump next to a phone with the Facebook logo on it. There is text in the bottom left corner that says 'Main Character of the Week' in a Daily Dot newsletter font.

Main Character of the Week: Your spiraling Facebook friends

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

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‘Are you staying at an Ikea?’: Woman checks into her hotel room. Then she notices something unusual about her bathroom

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

Two panel design with one showing a man looking at the camera, he has a concerned look on his face and a long heard. The 2nd panel is of a U-Haul truck.

‘There’s a hitch’: U-Haul worker connects trailer with ‘life-threatening’ adapters before cross-country road trip. Then the customer calls their regional director

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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‘The bartender not even acting slightly concerned’: Man buys woman a drink. She gives it back to the bartender for this reason

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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‘A refurbished bed is crazy work‘: Customer buys ‘new’ mattress. Then they cut it open

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‘Unlimited glitch’: Man exposes Planet Fitness hack to use HydroMassage at every location

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‘You can cover it’: Grocery Outlet cashier says customer expected him to cover his groceries after being 30 cents short

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‘I was today years old’: Shopper reveals little-known trick to get items off Walmart shelves

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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‘Please be aware’: Woman sees FedEx pull up to her porch through Ring camera. Then she notices 2 men in the background

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

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‘I would have cried’: Woman opens can of Hormel Chili. Then she sees what’s inside

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‘Confessions of a poll worker’: Poll worker says voter asked if she could vote for her deceased husband

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‘I learned the hard way’: Dealer shares the real reason he stopped recommending Kias

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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