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The Daily Dot

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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‘Don’t allow passage’: Homeowner shares shower balloon trick that she learned from pest control

Rachel Cohen is a trending intern for the Daily Dot. She is currently a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studies journalism with certificates in sports communications and digital studies.

Rachel Cohen

Woman warns against Five Below snacks after finding someone unusual in bag 

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‘Should’ve went to Dollar Tree’: Woman warns against buying snacks at Five Below after finding something inside Combos bag

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

Woman issues warning about what happens if you don’t use bug spray

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‘AVON SKIN SO SOFT WORKS 10000000%’: Woman issues warning about what happens if you don’t use bug spray

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

Gordon Ramsay protests globalist plan to feed world bugs

Gordon and Bugs

Gordon Ramsay isn’t protesting a globalist plot to make us eat bugs

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

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‘These flies nowadays are super bold’: Man shares how to get rid of flies in your house. It only takes 3 household ingredients

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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‘Extremely simple and cheap method!!!’: Man shares trick to keeping mosquitos away this summer. It takes 1 ingredient

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

John Fetterman joins the battle against the bugs

Fetterman Bugs

Fetterman praises Florida’s lab-grown meat ban, which aims to stop the ‘elite’ from forcing ‘the world to eat fake meat and bugs’

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

Woman finds something unusual in her Barilla pasta box from the grocery store

Rigatoni Pasta

‘Well I’m not having rigatoni tonight’: Woman finds something gross in her Barilla pasta

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

An employee tweeted a picture of lice on H&M hoodies.

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‘It’s being handled like a minor issue’: H&M worker shares photos of lice on merchandise, says store won’t close

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

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‘Call the cops to do a welfare check’: TikToker finds car full of roaches—and viewers fear the worst

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Kellogg’s maggots

Unclick

‘Found a whole family in my cereal’: TikToker finds mealworms in his new box of Frosted Mini Wheats (updated)

Christina Bonnington is a tech reporter who specializes in consumer gadgets, apps, and the trends shaping the technology industry. Her work has also appeared in Gizmodo, Wired, Refinery29, Slate, Bicycling, and Outside Magazine. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and has a background in electrical engineering.

Christina Bonnington

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Here’s the deal with the ‘plane reaction’ button on Facebook

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This poisonous caterpillar is Donald Trump’s hair come to life

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Andy Murray whacks innocent little butterfly with tennis racket

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The truly bizarre ‘Baby’s names’ Facebook page, explained by its caterpillar mascot

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