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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, Playboy, and elsewhere.

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“You’ll never go broke making people skinny”: Denmark’s economy skyrockets—all thanks to high demand for weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy

Kyle Calise is a video producer, writer, and storyteller from southern New England. When he’s not crafting explainer and culture videos, he’s usually out on a nature trail admiring trees.

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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.

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‘Build your own manufacturing’: Trump-voting business owner stung by tariffs savaged after asking for ways to keep company afloat

Nate Wolf is a reporter based in New York City. His work has appeared in the Chief, InsuranceNewsNet, and Deadspin.

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‘Everything is crashing—except on Polymarket!’: Gamblers place big bucks on U.S. recession

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Stock market plunge dubbed ‘Orange Monday’ as Trump tariffs spark panic

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Viral claims Fox News pulled stock ticker to shield Trump from market collapse aren’t true

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‘You do NOT need the new iPad’: MAGA completely ditches capitalism to support Trump tariffs

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Trump’s tariffs jolted the market so badly a conspiratorial scam briefly turned real

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Bitcoin billionaire’s recommendation to ‘sell a kidney’ as price plummets infuriates struggling investors

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‘All you have to do is look at fancy restaurants…’: Food expert exposes the secret indicator a recession is coming

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

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‘Credit card debt going crazy: UPS worker says he can tell state of economy after seeing customers’ orders

Ramon Ramirez is the managing editor, and formerly the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

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Main Character of the Week: The Dollar Tree customer who found a markup on Jiffy cornbread mix

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.

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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.

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