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Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

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‘She’s got all you…fooled’: Why are people boiling Rhode phone cases by Hailey Bieber?

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

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‘If you care enough, you can do this’: Woman’s ChatGPT trick to see who’s unfollowed you sparks debate

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

Mars Ramos

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‘Running there’: NYC starts congestion pricing. Then Shake Shack does this in response

Nate Wolf is a reporter based in New York City. His work has appeared in the Chief, InsuranceNewsNet, and Deadspin.

Nate Wolf

Ceasefire shorts on Polymarket root for Israel-Hamas deal collapse—to make a few hundred bucks

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

‘We need to see if we can Hellcat swap it’: Man sits in driver’s seat of new Dodge Charger. Then he realizes it has an unprecedented new feature

Ilana Gordon is a culture and entertainment writer based in Los Angeles. Ilana&#8217;s writing has been featured in places like: the A.V. Club, the Takeout, Atlas Obscura, Huffington Post, McSweeney&#8217;s Internet Tendency, the Belladonna Comedy, Reductress, Mashable, the Second City Network, RedEye Chicago, ART + marketing, the Muse, Dose and OMGFacts.

Ilana Gordon

Screengrab of a tweet saying, "first good ai joke."

Memes

The ‘first good AI joke’ joke is also a brilliant ethical solution to the trolley problem

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

3 Women sharing their experience with Chinese App Rednote

‘I’m filled with the most impotent rage’: Americans are becoming radicalized after seeing grocery, healthcare costs in China

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‘It’s usually like 80 cents’: Starbucks customer orders 2 tap waters. Then they charge her for ‘custom tea’

Roy Stephen is a N.Y.-based freelance journalist covering the gig economy. His work was previously featured on Inc. Magazine, the US Sun, and the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

Roy Canivel

‘You’re a shill?: Actor behind Jake from State Farm flamed on personal accounts as fire insurance fury grows

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

‘TCL will never beat Sony, LG, Samsung’: Woman issues warning on the $800 TCL NXT Frame TV. Is there a better Samsung dupe?

Culture

‘We’re such a sad, sad excuse for a country’: Woman records her culture shock over affordability of Chinese groceries

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

Mikael Thalen

Senator Mark Warner in front of charts and smoke

Senator who led TikTok ban is very disappointed in you for joining RedNote

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‘As long as he doesn’t have any pets’: Woman finds out she still has access to ex’s thermostat. Then she takes her revenge

Kira Deshler is a former assistant newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. Kira received a Master&#8217;s in Media Studies from UT Austin and has previously written for sites like Slash Film and Looper. She runs her own Substack newsletter, Paging Dr. Lesbian, and is a member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

Kira Deshler

Newsletter: 👶 Giant baby captivates the internet

Ai image of futuristic city and tweet "leaked photo of heaven is going viral on social media. No wonder christians are so determined to get there!"

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