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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

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‘She is not the conservative she claims to be’: MAGA turns on Ashley St. Clair after she allegedly had Elon Musk’s baby

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Tesla Cybertruck Owner Says He Lost business

‘Last month we lost around $70k in deals’: Cybertruck owner complains his car is driving customers away

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

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‘Go get your student loans erased’: TikTokers say Musk’s DOGE privacy scandal could erase your student loans—but is it true?

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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‘Dude had a vision’: A resurfaced prediction about Elon Musk and Ashley St. Clair is stunning social media

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

Nina Hernandez

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‘It’s on my iPhone from AT&T’: iPhone user goes to Settings. Then she shows how to turn off this controversial new feature

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

Nate Wolf

Liberals call Musk a hypocrite as SpaceX pockets billions in government contracts

As Musk halts ‘wasteful’ contracts, government money hasn’t stopped flowing to SpaceX

Katka is a journalist who is chronically online. She uses her background in social media to surface trending content and commentary shaping contemporary internet culture. Previous bylines include HelloGiggles, Best Life, Lonely Planet, HuffPost, SheKnows and more.

Katka Lapelosa

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‘Trump babysitting Elon’s kid’: The internet—and Grimes—react to 4-year-old picking his nose in the White House

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Liberals troll Musk over calls to liquidate CFPB reserve fund

‘I’d rather have a CFPB’: Musk’s DOGE offers Americans $2 in exchange for unlimited corporate fraud, graft

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

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‘Don’t update to iOS 18.3’: iPhone user demands answers after Apple ‘quietly’ adds Starlink in new update

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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Roy Stephen is a N.Y.-based freelance journalist covering the gig economy. His work was previously featured on Inc. Magazine, the US Sun, and the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

Roy Canivel

Healthy popcorn brand Lesser Evil faces online boycott after CEO’s son outed as DOGE employee

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

Mikael Thalen

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MAGA falsely accuses media of military-funded social deception campaign

MAGA just discovered government contracts are public—and are losing their minds

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Reddit blocks White People Twitter forum after Musk says DOGE posts broke the law

Jason Wilson is an investigative reporter based in Portland, Oregon.

Jason Wilson

Photo of Ethan Shaotran over a photo of Elon Musk and The Capitol Building.

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He’s working on Elon Musk’s ‘plutocratic coup.’ Last year, he won a $100,000 grant to promote ‘democratic governance’ in AI

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‘I know this sounds insane, and it is’: Mark Ruffalo says Elon Musk is ‘ending humanity’ to fund his Mars colony

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