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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

“Terrible move”: Southwest Airlines’ free bags perk is mostly gone—and loyal customers are pissed

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

Alex Cooper booed singing "Take me out to the ballgame" at Wrigley Field

“It was horrible”: Alex Cooper gets booed off the mic at Wrigley after off-key performance

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

alaska 4th of july driving cars off cliff

Alaskan town launches cars off a cliff in lieu of fireworks for the 4th of July: “I’ve been celebrating wrong this whole time”

Left: Norm Maconald under tweet reading "I walked through a knuckles depth of ash and blood through the streets of Orc City trying to find my brother" Right: George W Bush under banner reading "Mission orcomplished" under tweet reading, "The mayor of orc city 1 week into the orc war:"

Memes

What is the Orc City meme? Everyone’s clowning an indie author’s failed dunk on Hideo Kojima

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

joe rogan 90s standup comedy routine on marriage

Entertainment

“Is bro wearing shoulder pads?”: People are reacting to clips of Joe Rogan’s stand-up comedy in the ’90s

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

Side by side: Woman under caption reading, "He didn't confirm the date day of so there will be no date" next to Woman under caption reading, "If he doesn't confirm the date by 2pm, he's done ladies"

Culture

“Deranged behavior”: Women are bailing on dates when guys don’t confirm the morning of, and people are confused

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

woman working alone in a mcdonalds kitchen

“But yet no one’s hiring”: McDonald’s customer shocked to learn it’s just one worker doing all of the jobs at once

Man counting dollar banknotes at wooden table with AskReddit caption overlay reading, "People who have worked for the ultrawealthy, what are some of their deepest, darkest secrets?"

“So much abuse”: 16 people who worked for the ultrawealthy reveal their darkest secrets

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

Braden Bjella

“Stop finding these men in the club”: Young people are heading to Home Depot to find better dating options

waymo pulled over by cop no one is in the front seat

Cop pulls Waymo over for a left turn in the wrong lane. No one’s driving the car getting ticketed

Left: Picture frame holding a hidden camera in an Airbnb under caption reading "Realizing this picture frame in my airbnb wasn't there earlier in the day in the middle of my shower..." Middle: Brunette woman Right: Caption reading "Yall see the camera right.."

“That’s terrifying”: Airbnb guest finds hidden camera disguised as picture frame in the bathroom

Lisa Henderson of Russellville, Alabama, talking to the news after being struck by lightning

Teen survives lightning strike inside her house—after making this mistake

Mammogram procedure in medical clinic, mammography. Female mammologist positions mature woman at imaging machine to receive mammogram with AskReddit caption reading: "Oncologists of Reddit: what’s something that you never/always do or eat because of what you know about cancer?"

“Drink coffee warm, not hot”: 16 things oncologists do differently because they know too much

Left: Close up of elderly male hands on wooden table . writing on blank paper Right: Letter from transphobic grandparents

“Insult to God”: Woman receives surprise letter from her grandparents. Then she reads what they want her to do for 3 months

Left: McDonald's sign against a blue sky with clouds Right: Screenshots of a user interacting with a McDonald's hiring AI bot

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