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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

Left: Man with a beard, long hair, glasses, and a green baseball cap standing outside of a Home Depot store speaking into the camera. Text overlay reads, "No Pennies?! Home Depot is stealing money from their customers!" Right: Signage of a Home Depot store against a blue sky.

“Don’t let them keep your money”: Shopper confronts Home Depot after cashier rounds down his total by a penny

Left: Woman in a blue running bra running a marathon, other runners behind her, text overlay reads, "In your 20s there will be a little voice that tells you to run a marathon it's VERY important that you listen to that little voice." Right: Couple kissing with mountains in the background, text overlay reads, "In your 20s someone will ask you to go to the Dolomites. It is very important you say yes."

Culture

TikTok’s “it’s very important” trend reminds you to trust your instincts, even when the moment feels small

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

Susan LaMarca

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“The hype train is running itself”: Fans are stealing “Five Nights at Freddys” standees from movie theaters—again

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

McDonald's AI-generated Christmas ad: Santa Claus in his sled pulled by reindeer, carolers in Santa hats standing in front of a McDonald's restaurant. Tweet text overlay reads, "Companies are racing to see who can piss off the most amount of people with the lowest amount of effort."

“Soulless and ingenuine”: McDonald’s drops AI-generated holiday commercial and yes, everyone hates it

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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“Rev up those fryers!”: SpongeBob fans are blasting loud sounds at Burger King’s drive-thru window. Workers have had enough

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

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Memes

Why is Jon Hamm sensually dancing all over social media right now? The “Turn the Lights Off” meme, explained

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: Joe Jonas in his car in New York City, seen through a window in a building. Text overlay reads, "I love New York because I've been watching Joe Jonas parallel park for the last 7 minutes." Right: Tweet reading, "sending thoughts and prayers rn to joe jonas. nothings happened to him, but the video of him attempting to parallel park has 6 million views."

Entertainment

Joe Jonas responds to New Yorkers who filmed him trying to parallel park for 7 minutes

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

“America is crazy”: Walmart customer discovers it’s cheaper to buy a whole new printer with ink in it than ink refills

Marjorie Taylor Greene during an interview with "60 Minutes" host Leslie Stahl. Text overlay reads, "Leslie Stahl just flushed out MTG for who she really is…same person that she was before."

Viral Politics

“This is perfect”: MTG’s defensive “60 Minutes” interview has people saying she hasn’t changed after all

“It doesn’t belong”: People are absolutely baffled at the  Golden Globes adding a Best Podcast category

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Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry debut relationship after visit with Japan’s former Prime Minister: “The craziest hard launch in the history of the free world”

“A fine actor and complete fool”: Kelsey Grammer praised Trump as “the greatest” at Kennedy Center Honors—disappointed “Frasier” fans react

Left: Pantone Color of the Year 2026: PANTONE 11-4201 Cloud Dancer. Right: Woman walking, text overlay reads, "Can we talk about how depressing is Pantone's color of the year for 2026????? White??? Cloud dancer???? The most recession thing ever."

“Tone deaf”: Pantone slammed after naming “Cloud Dancer” white the Color of the Year

Streamer Kai Cenat at the 2025 Streamer Awards, looking up at the host. Text overlay reads, "As a standup comic I don’t get the point of this joke? Is it only because he’s Black or because he has a new mustache & is dressed like a 90’s rapper? Very Weird."

“Read the room”: Kai Cenat fans slam Streamer Awards host’s joke comparing him to Diddy

Indy, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling retriever sitting on a brown couch. Reddit comment text overlay reads, "We need to stop appealing to the heckin doggo pupperino crowd."

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