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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.

David Covucci

Elon Musk and Jesus(l), Chalice(c), Ashley St Clair and Mary Magdelene(r)

Elon Musk birthed baby Jesus

Elon Musk’s robot baby Jesus

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.

Lindsey Weedston

image of Elon Musk at CPAC 2025 with text over: I AM BECOME MEME

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Memes

Elon Musk’s ‘I am become meme’ quote, explained—what it means and where it started

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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Dan Crenshaw caught on hot mic threatening to ‘kill’ Tucker Carlson

A tweet from X user @LinusEkenstam that reads: "Grok needs a lot of red teaming, or it needs to be temporary turned off. It’s an international security concern." over a photo illustration of a pixelated hacker.

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‘Turn it off’: Grok under fire after providing assassination advice, chemical weapons recipes

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

Mikael Thalen

Donald Trump(l), Image on tv of ai video of trump kissing musk's feet with text "long live the real king"(c), Elon Musk(r)

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Government agency TVs hacked—to play AI video of Trump licking Musk’s feet

Elon musk asked federal workers to justify their jobs via email

Musk demanded 2.3 million government workers email him—everyone else is trolling his inbox

Screenshot of Tiktok user @vivllainous with the caption: "Storytime, I found out I had a half brother via r/rupaulsdragrace".; Screenshot of Tiktok user @vivllainous with the caption: "Wow, if I had a nickel for every time I found out I had half siblings through Reddit, I'd have two nickels...which isn't alot but it's weird that it happened twice, right?".

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Culture

Vivian Wilson says she learned about Elon Musk’s latest child from Reddit

Photo of Elon Musk in front of a red sound wave and the DOGE symbol.

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EXCLUSIVE: Leaked audio reveals doxing, harassment from company owned by DOGE’s Ed ‘Big Balls’ Coristine

Did Elon whine about divorce with grimes on burner account?

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Musk accused of shadowbanning Grimes’ desperate pleas about child’s health

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

Nate Wolf

Is Tesla offering jobs and homes (but not work laptops) for Jan. 6ers? Dubious hiring post raises eyebrows

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Why is Ashley St. Clair, who had Elon Musk’s baby, being called ‘sexlaptop’?

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

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A Cybertruck in Brooklyn got egged and smeared with dog poop—now everyone’s making the same joke

Hope Talbot is a freelance journalist currently based in New York City. Her work has appeared in The Daily Express, Euronews, and Bristol24/7, to name a few.

Hope Talbot

DOGE logo over fluctuating market graphic

New DOGE tracker undermines Polymarkets Reported Savings

DOGE has saved Americans $55 billion. Or $24 billion. Or just $1.5 billion

Hacker finds Grok 3 backdoor day before launch—as Musk’s DOGE feeds government data to AI

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Right-wingers think fired federal workers are selling D.C. homes copy

DOGE praised for collapsing the D.C. real estate market—based on fake listings

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