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

Susan LaMarca

Left: Woman inside of a Walmart store holding a box of press on nails locked in a box. Right: Walmart store exterior.

“It’s so annoying”: Walmart is now locking up fake nails behind glass

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

“I caved”: Ella Purnell is documenting her attempts to befriend a backyard fox on Instagram

Left: Men's legs in gray short ankle socks on a white background. Right: An iPhone user chooses the "face with tears of joy" emoji from the iMessage app.

Culture

From skinny jeans to DVDs: 16 “cringe but correct” millennial opinions people are defending with their whole chest

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

TikTok creator Alex Nolan sitting in his car speaking to the camera.

Influencer who scammed supermarket with fake cash begs fans for forgiveness

“We are going to expose you”: Dine-and-dasher who paid with $1000 bill gets shamed into returning with real money

Candy aisle in a gas station labeled with multiple handwritten signs written "out of date but still good."

“I’m scared”: Woman finds aisles of expired food labeled “still good” at gas station

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

father wears maga hat durring wedding speech

“Crossing boundaries at my wedding”: Bride’s father wears MAGA hat during wedding speech against her wishes

Musician Grimes looking into the camera. Text overlay reads, the way she's still trying to play with the whole "teehee maybe i'm a fascist maybe i'm not."

Grimes put Charlie Kirk on her new album cover and people have some thoughts

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: Twitch streamer Hasan Piker laughing. Right: Independent NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo on a debate stage, text overlay reads, "The assemblyman will not denounce Hasan Piker"

Viral Politics

“Caught a wild stray”: Hasan Piker reacts to Andrew Cuomo demanding Zohran Mamdani denounce him during NYC mayoral debate

Trash can full of trash including vape pens and a pack of Parliament cigarettes. Text overlay reads, "I thought I was slick, careful, discreet. I thought he didn't know."

“Look dad, I’m just like you!”: What made one dad finally throw his vape away for good

Left: Woman standing in an elevator next to Travis Scott. Right: Woman standing in an elevator with Brad Pitt.

Want your own “celebrity elevator selfie”? Here’s how TikTokers are doing it

Keira Knightley being interviewed by Decider. Text overlay reads "I think I was far too charitable when I originally just read the quote because I didn't expect her to say it LIKE THAT???"

“Very disgusting”: Keira Knightley faces furious backlash over her “miserable response” to Harry Potter controversy

Left: "Boy dad" man in a soccer jersey holding his infant son along with a soccer ball and toy truck. Right: "Girl dad" Man holding infant girl and a barbie doll.

“It’s just misogynistic”: Video comparing “girl dads” and “boy dads” has people pointing out how early gender bias starts

High angle shot of unrecognizable hands on black wooden coffin with white roses on top, pastor holding holy book. Text overlay from Reddit reads, "It's hell world. I didn't consider this as a possible use of AI and I'm disgusted."

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