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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.

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Anna Good

Left: Claire's manager looking into camera wearing a Claire's lanyard and nose mask, caption overlay reads: "POV: All Claire's workers sad we're closing but we get to use all our PTO & sick time in the next month." Middle: Claire's manager looking into camera wearing a Claire's lanyard, caption overlay reads "POV as a Claire's manager/employee after reading the documents." Right: Two Claire's employees in front of a Claire's store, caption overlay reads "Since Claire's is closing here's our outro."

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Culture

“Why not just walk out?”: Claire’s managers are posting goodbye videos as liquidation sales begin

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

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“Customers keep asking if you’re closing”: Claire’s employee shares video of a half-empty store after bankruptcy news

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“It wasn’t unusual for Silver to leave people stranded in Bahamas”: Florida-based Silver Airways abruptly halts operations, tells passengers “do not come to the airport”

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

A photo of the exterior of 23andMe offices in Mountain View California.

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23andMe sale reveals what your genetic data is worth. It’s less than you think

Monica Sager is based in Boston and focuses her reporting on politics and tech. She is a graduate of Clark University, with a master&#8217;s from both Clark University and Northwestern University. She was part of the team named a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigation as well as a winner of the George Polk award for their work uncovering Phillips Respironics wrongdoings with its breathing machines.

Monica Sager

Target boycott turns to Target bankruptcy

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The Boycott Target movement is pushing to completely bankrupt the retail giant

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

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‘How bankrupt are they?’: Woman goes to Forever 21 closeout sale. Then she sees what they’re actually selling

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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‘The possibilities are terrifying’: 23andMe files for bankruptcy. Then an expert warns you should delete all your data

Amelie Allen was a trending intern at the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a senior at the University of Arizona, where she studies political science and journalism. In her free time, she enjoys reading, puppetry, and watching old movies.

Amelie Allen

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‘How is that my fault that you went bankrupt?’: Woman opens credit card with Forever 21. Then she discovers her credit score went down by 20 points

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Not Joann Fabrics! Internet reacts to the iconic craft store shutting down for good—28 of the best

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‘I paid $34 for 2 large balloons’: Party City worker issues warning after saying she’s losing her job. Viewers aren’t surprised

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

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‘Funniest thing ever?’: Alex Jones, fans revel after court overturns sale of InfoWars to the Onion

Alex Jones claims The Onion's purchase of InfoWars is illegitimate

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‘Didn’t pay real money’: Alex Jones dubs the Onion’s InfoWars purchase ‘HOAX’ in pledge to fight sale

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

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‘WINNER TAKES ALL’: You can buy the contents of an entire Red Lobster for the low

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‘Just found out we’re losing our jobs’: Barista forced to kick out customers after learning entire chain is shutting down immediately

Woman who owned house, had $500K in bank says she’s now contemplating bankruptcy

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‘The only thing I owed every month were utilities’: Woman who owned house, had $500K in bank says she’s now contemplating bankruptcy