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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

AI-generated screenshot of President Donald Trump wearing a crown and flying a jet while dumping feces on "No Kings" protestors in a city below.

Viral Politics

“Epitome of pure trashiness”: Trump uses AI to humiliate “No Kings” protesters—by flying a jet and dumping feces on them

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

Left: Mechanic in a red shirt standing in front of a car in a car garage underneath text overlay reading, "What's the best car I can buy for under $10,000?" Right: Portland, OR, USA February 25, 2024 Black Dodge Avenger parked showing the front bumper.

“I want one so bad”: Mechanics reveal the best used cars you can buy for under $10,000

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

a woman holding a cake depicting a bloody duck that says "uncongratulations you're killing animals again"

Vegan delivers congratulatory cake to Eleven Madison Park as they bring meat back to their menu

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

“It can brighten someone’s day”: Walmart customer encourages more people to smile at store greeters. Turns out, this was a controversial thing to say

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

tv movie character closets with best fashion

Entertainment

From Blair Waldorf to Olivia Pope, people are sharing the movie and TV  character closets they’d like to raid

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

Culture

17 things everybody misses from the days of the “old internet”

Memes

“You just look a little bit different”: Belle the “shocked” dog goes viral again after owner explains her unique look

Screenshot of a text conversation from whatsapp between man and his girlfriend.

“High value” guy dumps girlfriend because she wore heels and looked taller

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

Susan LaMarca

Left: Yellow sweater hanging on a hanger on a rack in a Goodwill store. Right: Woman holding balls of yellow yarn from the Goodwill sweater she unraveled.

Thrift store hack: This woman unravels Goodwill sweaters to make her own yarn

Left: six-pound dumbbell taped to an iPhone. Middle: Man sitting in a chair outside holding a six-pound dumbbell taped to an iPhone. Right: 3d prototype of six-pound phone case.

“I’d be so ripped if I had this”: Man 3D-prints a 6-pound phone case to fight his screen addiction—and it’s working

“I was having a ball”: Jack Black explains what it was like shooting the infamous Minecraft “chicken jockey” scene

“Wait, that’s not washer fluid leakage?”: Subaru expert shares trick for driving in bad weather

Mature woman doctor talk with patient about diagnose at doctors office. Reddit text overlay reads, "Reddit Doctors and Nurses: What's the most impressive case of Google 'self-diagnosis' that turned out to be true?"

“Itchy hands and feet”: 15 times people Googled their symptoms—and turned out to actually be right

Finally, the “This is Fine” meme is now a video game

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

Papa John's worker responding to a TikTok comment reading, “You’re wasting your talent working for Papa John for minimum wage lmao.” 

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