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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

Little girl in a pink shirt playing Roblox on her iPad. Caption overlay reads "If they shut down Roblox I better get a refund for every single penny I’ve ever spent on that game."

Is Roblox shutting down? Child safety issues continue to fuel rumors

Left: Tweet reading ": learning German and I came across the sentence "Yes I like Harry Potter but the author is mean". How woke do you have to be to let #trans ideology infect a language lesson?" Right: JK Rowling arriving for the World Premiere of 'Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2."

Culture

“How woke do you have to be?”: Duolingo apologizes after user spots lesson calling J.K. Rowling “mean”

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

Burger King mom Nykia Hamilton working a solo shift at a Columbia, South Carolina location. Caption overlay reads, "She isa ll alone y'all!! Columbia, SC, help her!!!" Right: Burger King mom Nykia Hamilton crying in her car after being fired.

“This is how they reward hard work”: “Burger King mom” praised for crushing 12-hour solo shift gets fired weeks later

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

Vegan activists Tash Peterson and Jack Higgs looking into the camera. Left panel caption overlay reads: "We are bankrupt." Right panel reads "And need $30,000."

“Thought this was a joke”: Backlash erupts after vegan influencers ask followers for $30,000 to attend festival

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

“Dude was ragebaiting me in person”: Pokimane issues a “warning for the ladies” after being harassed and recorded by a man wearing Meta glasses

Viral Politics

“One of the most upsetting things I’ve seen”: MAGA is crashing out over Cracker Barrel’s “woke” rebrand

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

Susan LaMarca

“Nearly decapitated myself”: Influencer urges caution after her outfit nearly killed her

3 panel: Left: Mom holding a box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal. Middle: Mom holding 5 blocks of cheese, caption overlay reads "Grocery haul/total at the end." Right: Mom holding 32 boxes of frozen pizza.

“Hey so this is actually crazy”: Mom of three slammed over $476 “junk” grocery haul

Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

Jamie Jirak

tom sandoval bad singer americas go talent

Entertainment

“He was off-key”: Tom Sandoval exposed on “America’s Got Talent” as a  bad singer

United Airlines Boeing 787-10 seen landing at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport. Caption overlay reads, " paid your INSANE $75 charge for a window seat. There's no window."

Passengers sue Delta and United Airlines over paying extra for window seats with no windows. It’s been happening for years

2 panel image: Left: Meijer Branding on Elevated Signpost with Copy-Space. Right: Screencap of police bodycam footage teenager in Meijer. Caption overlay reads "I hope the blowback is HUGE. Get this kid a lawyer."

“They’re about to feel Target’s pain”: Meijer faces boycott after calling cops on teen accused of stealing food

Left: Caitlin Covington, the face of the Christian Girl Autumn meme, tearfully crying into the camera in a gray sweatshirt. Right: Caitlin Covington in a dress smiling, caption overlay reads, "just kidding. FALL IS HERE."

Christian Girl Autumn influencer Caitlin Covington was just kidding about canceling fall [updated]

2 Panel: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth doing a pull-up. Caption overlay reads "This guy has the nerve to disparage women in combat?"

“This is embarrassing”: Pete Hegseth mocked over awkward pull-up in RFK Jr. fitness challenge video

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

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