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Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

A 2-year-old toddler points a stick at the ground, then into a dark room full of toys. In the center panel, her mother, a woman with curly hair and glasses looks stunned. The text reads, "My 2 year old daughter telling me 'your daddy is missing you'" followed by a crying emoji.

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“Her second time trying to convince me”: Woman’s dad passes in 2002. Then her 2-year-old tries to give her a message

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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‘The disrespect to his wife’: Photographer calls out husband for looking elsewhere during shoot. He’s with his family of 6

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

3 panel image, on the left we see a mom holding a baby in a carrier, in the middle is stock of a Honda Pilot vehicle, on the left is a shot of a vehicle door open with text over: "so we have been driving the Honda Pilot for six months now"

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‘Every mom not trying to buy a minivan’: Woman buys Honda Pilot. Then she sells it after 6 months

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‘What is in the cart that you can steal?’: Walmart customer confronts ‘floor walker.’ You won’t believe what she has in her shopping cart

Woman issues warning after receiving call asking for payment on $34,000 loan. She never took out a loan

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‘Even if it’s your father’: Woman issues warning after receiving call asking for payment on $34,000 loan. She never took out a loan

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.

Grace Fowler

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‘Never compare yourself to anyone else’: Mercedes dealership worker sells new car to 19-year-old. Then his mom pulls her aside

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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‘Whose folks is these?’: Shopper finds someone’s framed family photo in Walmart frame aisle

Melina Khan is a New England-based journalist and former editorial intern at the Daily Dot. Her work has previously appeared in The Day, The Quinnipiac Chronicle, and more than 30 NBC station affiliates nationwide.

Melina Khan

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‘She made the right choice, i was wrecked’: Woman says mom kicked her out of brother’s wedding

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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‘This is literally terrifying’: TikToker records stepdad screaming at her for wanting to keep her own paycheck, forgetting to flush toilet

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, BuzzFeed, the Daily Dot, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

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‘My dead father’s things are gone’: TikToker says U-Haul storage unit was robbed—and company didn’t inform her

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

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Joe Rogan confirms his cousin is My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way

Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

Samantha Grasso

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Adjusting to America: What happened to the migrant girl whose cries shook the country

A former New York Teaching Fellow, her writing has been featured in Reductress, Rolling Stone, Mic, Someecards, and more.

Nayomi Reghay

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Swipe This! My sister wants us to be closer—so why does she ignore my Instagram posts?

David Britton is a writer and comedian based in Rhinebeck, New York who focuses on internet culture, memes, and viral news stories. He also writes for the Hard Times and is the creator of StoriesAboutWizards.com.

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