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

Katherine Huggins

‘We’re with you all the way, Dan’: Trump’s old endorsement recirculates after candidate he plugged arrested for murder

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

Mikael Thalen

Tyler Jay Boebert mugshot(l), Lauren Broebert(r)

‘Thank you for this’: Colorado police praised for announcing arrest of Lauren Boebert’s son with public Facebook post

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Man gets revenge on phone thief after catching him using Find My iPhone

‘It’s gonna go in the trash’: Man gets revenge on phone thief after catching him using Find My iPhone

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

The internet is outraged over worker who let her underage daughter help wax clients

‘Why did 24 people let a child wax them?’: People are outraged over worker who let her underage daughter help wax clients

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

Driver warns against buying this car brand after 'traumatizing' series of events

‘I feel so defeated’: Driver warns against buying this car brand after ‘traumatizing’ series of events

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

‘I have her admitting to it on video’: Palm Beach Tan customer tries to cancel subscription. She can’t believe what the associate did (updated)

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

‘Do you want the receipt too?’: Pizza Hut worker gets robbed at gunpoint while delivering food

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

‘I don’t think it’s thwarting theft’: Man calls out Target’s ‘shampoo vault’

woman speaking with caption "TIPS ON PROTECTING YOUR VEHICLE FROM THEFT or BURGLARY...(*from an ex car thief) (l) car thief trying to open door (c) woman speaking (r)

‘I started putting my purse in my trunk’: Ex car thief shares how to protect your car from being stolen

Woman says salesman cold-called her about needing a new roof after he used ‘aerial imaging’ to scope her house

‘That’s some intense research’: Woman says salesman cold-called her about needing a new roof after he used ‘aerial imaging’ to scope her house

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

Woman says house inspector stole her Gucci diaper bag–and pretended he was innocent

‘I’m about to show y’all the footage’: Woman says house inspector stole her Gucci diaper bag—and pretended he was innocent

Originally from Texas, Douglas Lucas is based in Seattle. When not substitute teaching in public education, and not toiling away in marketing, he&#8217;s a freelance writer/journalist published at Foreign Policy, Vice, Salon, WhoWhatWhy, the Texas Observer, and several others.

Douglas Lucas

Silver Laptop(l), Donald Trump(c), Misty Hampton(r)

EXCLUSIVE: A missing laptop could be key to prosecuting Trump. This rural Georgia county only recently admitted that it exists

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

TikToker Lexi Weinbaum says teen ‘friends’ tried to kill her

Woman greenscreen tiktok over ex husband dating profile pointing to the name (l) Woman looking up to caption "who the blank did I marry?" (c) woman greenscreen tiktok over text messages man with bandages and eor hospital gown on in sent photo caption "He posted a picture from google!!" "Omg. He lied last year and said he had cancer." (r)

‘He told her he was a multi-millionaire who had homes all over the world’: 2 ex-wives expose their husband’s shocking cheating schemes—and disturbing criminal behavior

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

Brooke Sjoberg

car interior (l) man walking up driveway with caption "POV You pull up at midnight to steal back your car that someone stole and sold on OFFERUP for 27K" (c) hand revealing "Civic" logo on floormats in trunk (r)

Crime