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Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Man sitting in an airplane seat with headphones on, a toddler visibly kicks him in the arm.

“Be gentle, not absent”: Toddler keeps kicking plane seatmate while parent laughs. The internet has 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: man in a blue shirt speaking into the camera. Right: Gear stick into N position, (Neutral) Symbol in auto transmission car.

Man shares life-saving driving tip after friend dies in car accident: “put it in neutral”

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

Scenes from a "Red Dead Redemption 2" video game Mexico mod

Entertainment

Modders did what Rockstar wouldn’t: Mexico returns to “Red Dead Redemption 2”

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: Man's hand holding a cheeseburger cooked well. Right: Same photo of man holding cheeseburger, but inside has been edited to look raw and pink.

“Food stamps ain’t coming next month”: AI is helping people fake “raw” meals for DoorDash refund scams

Meme depicting author Joyce Carol Oates knocking on doors, the three open doors behind her showing beheaded Elon Musk. Text overlay reads, "history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting."

Culture

“Uneducated, uncultured”: Author Joyce Carol Oates is dismantling Elon Musk’s entire personality, and the memes won’t stop

Left: Pope Leo XIV being interviewed by Variety, caption overlay reads, "My four favorite films." Right: Still from "It's A Wonderful Life" film.

Pope Leo’s four favorite films have movie fans saying “amen”

Influencer Brenay Kennard sipping on a soda in the car.

“It’s expensive to take somebody else’s man”: Influencer ordered to pay $1.75 million for breaking up a marriage

Left: Woman frowning inside of a Target under caption reading, "Either I got older or the Target holiday decor is getting tackier." Right: 2025 Target Christmas decorations.

“Tacky at next level”: Shopper rips Target’s 2025 Christmas decor…but not everyone agrees

President Donald Trump interview on Fox News' The Ingraham Angle. Tweet text overlay from Mike Cernovich reads, "Trump broke everyone's heart with this line about the American workforce and H-1B's."

Viral Politics

“This is insane”: MAGA furious at Trump for saying Americans aren’t “talented” enough

Kim Kardashian speaking into the phone while getting her makeup done.

“Look at my lawyer dawg I’m going to Alcatraz”: Kim Kardashian lashes out at psychics after failing the bar exam, and the internet can’t stop laughing

Plane passenger pushing plane window cover down as child's hand reaches from the front and tries to push it up.

“Bro, just let the kid enjoy the view!”: Passenger fights toddler for control of plane window shade as parent does nothing

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

Susan LaMarca

Left: Black text in a white box reading, "“What do you mean this is $18? That's 73 cents worth of ingredients.” Right: Young woman eating tasty pasta at the restaurant, spaghetti on fork select focus.

“That’s 73 cents worth of ingredients”: Woman’s restaurant rule about basic dishes stirs class debate

Left: Engagement ring in a box, price tag reads $898. Right: Text message conversation.

“Nah, she’s right”: Woman rejects $898 Walmart ring, says it proves her boyfriend “doesn’t listen”

Left: Tweet text reading "Christian churches talking about there’s a war on Christianity in response to the baby formula social experiment lady." Right: Dark-haired woman underneath text reading, "Testing your church to see if they would feed a starving baby."

Pastors are crashing out after woman tests churches pretending to need baby formula to see who actually helps (most refused)

Woman walking through the snow on a cobbled street after getting booed from her hotel after the Marriott and Sonder fallout. Right: Couple under text reading, "We got kicked out of our hotel with less than 24 hours notice."

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