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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

Couple having therapy session with female therapist gesturing while holding pen, room with bookshelf and therapy materials, focus on conversation, atmosphere calm and professional. Text overlay reads, "What’s a small bombshell your therapist dropped during a session that completely shifted your perspective?"

16 therapist mic-drop moments that shifted their clients’ lives forever

Left: Woman in glasses holding a container of Chipotle's new red chimichurri sauce. Middle: Man in his car holding a container of Chipotle's new red chimichurri sauce. Right: Man pouring a container of Chipotle's new red chimichurri sauce onto a meat bowl.

“I could drink this stuff”: Reviews are pouring in for Chipotle’s new Red Chimichurri sauce

Laura Holliday is a freelance internet culture journalist covering online communities, digital aesthetics, and internet rabbit holes. She lives in London with her cat, Luna.

Laura Holliday

Left: Man in a Walmart under text overlay reading, "This 10 dollar hack I'm about to show you will save you thousands in car repairs." Right: Car detailing concept. Manual engine cleaning with steam. Car detailing expert deep-cleaning black vehicle and wiping car surface with orange microfibre cloth.

“Mechanics don’t want you to know this”: Does this $10 car engine cleaning hack actually work?

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Taylor Swift behind a tweet that reads 'The life of a showgirl is as if Dubai, matcha, pistachio chocolate, colleen hoover books, and labubus all had a baby with AI'

Entertainment

The internet is picking apart Taylor Swift’s lyrics in the “Life of a Showgirl” album—and not in a good way

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

Susan LaMarca

Woman looking into camera under text reading, "The exact script you'll need to save on your Internet bill."

“I have a 100% success rate doing this”: Budgeting expert reveals word-for-word script to get your internet bill reduced

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

trump obama bop bop bop down the plane stairs

Viral Politics

“Be cool when you walk down”: Trump compliments the way Obama would “bop down the stairs” of Air Force One

Left: Joyful African American tourist recording herself on smartphone, laughing and talking while filming in a lively urban square with blurred crowd in the background. Right: Grandparents standing on restaurant terrace meeting their grandchildren at the weekend.

Culture

18 modern behaviors that would’ve been considered super disrespectful 20 years ago

People are freaking out now that Lyft drivers can see how often they tip before picking them up: “Sounds like a good reason to not use Lyft”

Both Ronny Chieng and Stephen Colbert took aim at the “meme war” happening in American politics right now

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

Hello Kitty x Bratz collab sparks outrage over exclusion of Black character: “No Sasha, no sales”

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

Left: Man in a blue shirt disrupting University of Washington Psychology lecture. Middle: Woman chasing man in blue shirt. Right: Man in blue shirt on the ground, surrounded by students.

“FAFO never hit so hard”: College students chase down man who stormed lecture with Nazi salutes and slurs

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

Left: Charli XCX at the Nosferatu Los Angeles Premiere at TCL Chinese Theater IMAX on December 12, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. Right: Taylor Swift arrives for the Billboard's 2019 Women in Music on December 12, 2019 in Hollywood, CA. Tweet overlay reads, "i actually feel genuinely sad for charli. this is just such a hurtful thing to do"

Charli XCX fans slam Taylor Swift as a “bully” over alleged diss track “Actually Romantic”

Taylor Swift at the 2022 American Music Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, USA on November 20, 2022. Tweet overlay reads, "first time in the 18 years of being a fan …. i didn’t like a single song on the album."

“This sucks so bad”: Even diehard Swifties are panning “The Life of a Showgirl” as “mediocre” and “lifeless”

Veronika Slowikowska’s TikToks prove she’s perfect Gen Z comedy for “SNL”

Left: View of a Merriam Websters English dictionary with a red cover on a desk. Text overlay from Merriam Webster X account reads, "We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25." Right: Angry to happy daisy meme.

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