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Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

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OJ's old vax tweet resurfaces after cancer death

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‘Fauci delivered justice’: OJ Simpson’s old COVID vax tweet gets memed after death

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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Cornel West’s new VP pick is going viral for her past takes on Taylor Swift, Beyonce, and COVID-19

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

Mikael Thalen

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‘Is Maga blaming the Covid vaccine yet?’ Anti-vaxxers awfully quiet over Lauren Boebert’s emergency blood clot surgery

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

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‘I will never use this company again’: Viewers divided after traveler calls out Carnival Cruise for inconsistent info at the front desk. Here’s why

Kate Middleton's prolonged absence fuels Covid vaccine conspiracies

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COVID-19 vaccine skeptics latch on to Kate Middleton’s disappearance

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

Nina Hernandez

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‘Just take a step back’: Experts warn that the next animal content you post to social media could cause the next COVID

Right-wing outraged Red Cross doesn't separate donations based on Covid vaccine status

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Mired in conflicting claims over ‘tainted’ blood, right-wingers can’t decide if they  trust the Red Cross anymore

Kahron Spearman is the community manager for the Daily Dot and Nautilus magazine. He’s also a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

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‘There’s a mystery virus spreading around the U.S.A.’: Woman tested negative for COVID—but had COVID symptoms for 3 weeks

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Spate of high-profile cancer diagnoses, deaths prompts conspiratorial fear-mongering over vaccine-induced ‘turbo cancer’

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

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‘I don’t want to get your waitstaff sick’: Woman says restaurant demanded $100 fee to cancel reservation after she found out her roommate has COVID

David Covucci is the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications. He is particularly interested in hearing any tips you have. Reach out at dcovucci@thedailydot.com.

David Covucci

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Deplatformed: Vaccine-induced plane crashes

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

Brooke Sjoberg

TikToker shares what she uses to get over a cold and even covid

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‘I swear they saved my life’: Double-lung transplant recipient says she got over COVID thanks to Cold-Eeze, which is $10 at Target. Does it really work?

Leqi Zhong is a fall intern for the Hi-Res division. Besides writing about business, tech, and the internet, she enjoys road trips and watching sunsets. Leqi graduated from UC Berkeley Journalism in May 2023 and had written for CNN, Palo Alto Daily Post, Berkeleyside, and Oakland North.

Leqi Zhong

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‘Who is frightened by our laughter?’: Young Chinese use Halloween costumes to protest the government at massive celebration in Shanghai

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

Ice-cream shop blurred background tweet by Lindsay Fogarty "A grown adult man who owns an ice cream shop in Tennessee made my 10 year old autistic son cry because he wouldn't sell us ice cream because we wouldn't take our masks off. We have a rare disease, and our immune compromised."

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‘I don’t have words right now’: An ice cream shop  reportedly turned away a disabled customer and her son when they refused to take off their masks

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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$20 tip

‘It’s not hard to stay home when you’re sick’: A hotel worker showcased a $20 tip they received disclosing a guest had COVID-19. Commenters told her to be grateful for the money