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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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The IQ bell curve meme declares what is normal and hates it

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

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Elon Musk’s ‘super genius’ status questioned after saying he was ‘tricked’ about how puberty blockers work

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

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Laser eye profile pictures take over Trump-backing tech crowd

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Are these tech titans’ new Dark MAGA aesthetic just hype for a meme coin?

After Musk goes on a pro-Trump/Vance posting bender, people report they cant follow Kamala

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After Musk’s pro-Trump/Vance bender, X users report issues following Kamala Harris’ accounts

Heather Stewart is a freelance reporter. She was previously an executive producer at The Drag, UT&#8217;s award-winning podcast production house as well as a projects intern for KUT Austin. Her work can be found in the Austin Chronicle, the Victoria Advocate and more.

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‘Ooooops sorry Elon’: Man mistakes Tesla Cybertruck for a dumpster

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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‘Will be restored soon’: Elon Musk keeps reinstating accounts that shared child exploitation content

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Tesla Cybertrucks recalled over windshield wiper not working, part of car flying off

Posters are claiming they were targeted by the woke mob to try to trick X into giving them their accounts back

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Suspended X users have found a cheat code that tricks Musk into restoring their accounts

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Mark Hamill is on a crusade to bring back likes on Twitter

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‘I want people to know it was me’: Mark Hamill is on a crusade to bring back public likes on X

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Cybertrucks still can’t recognize other Cybertrucks—4 years after Musk promised they would

David Covucci was 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.

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Deplatformed: Far-right is mad Republicans didn’t ask Fauci about Ukraine biolabs

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Duran Duran forced to announce band doesn’t own Cybertruck after Threads post dragged

Video shows Tesla nearly plowing into train crossing in autopilot mode

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Tesla driver says autopilot failed to recognize railroad crossing—shares video of car nearly hitting train

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‘THEY DO NOT CARE’: Tesla superfan begs Elon Musk for new vehicle after Cybertruck breaks down for fourth time

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‘Did it just explode in your hands?’: YouTuber’s Cybertruck tuneup over malfunctioning windshield wiper goes haywire

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