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Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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Klarna customers aren’t paying off their loans. Company enlists AI-generated CEO to break the bad news

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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Culture

This “boy mom” crashed her son’s college night out, and people have a LOT of thoughts

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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“How’d it go from 25k to 45k”: Toyota is bringing back this discontinued model. Here’s how it’s different

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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“Happened to me”: Walmart shopper goes through self-checkout. Then, a worker steps in and insists on scanning the items

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“Why is your husband your biggest opp?”: Justin Bieber edits controversial caption about Hailey’s “Vogue” cover after massive backlash

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

Susan LaMarca

Irish woman goes viral for dumping boyfriend who called her a “terrorist” over pub chant

The All-American Rejects are playing millennial house parties this summer

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Memes

Everyone is obsessed with the “Blue Shirt Dance Guy” and doing “The Whisk”

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

A photo of the exterior of 23andMe offices in Mountain View California.

23andMe sale reveals what your genetic data is worth. It’s less than you think

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 panel image each panel showing a different screenshot from the Tiktok post in which Connor Clary reviews the Pride 2025 collection from Levi's.

Fashion critic slams Levi’s for using pink triangles in Pride Month merch without context: “Almost took my breath away when I saw it”

Rumor swirls that all the escaped New Orleans inmates are Geminis. It’s only half-true

“They’re charging more than surgeons”: Wedding makeup quote goes viral for outrageous price

A JC Penney store in Kokomo Florida with a closing sign on it.

JCPenney is closing locations in 7 states, including California, Idaho, and Colorado

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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Starbucks just launched its 2025 summer menu. Here’s what’s on it

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