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“It smelled like ammonia”: Chef’s viral video reignites debate over U.S. beef processing

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.

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“This is bad news”: After more than 200 years, the Farmer’s Almanac is printing its final edition in 2026. Why?

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‘Be careful’: Man returns Costco rotisserie chicken after slicing it open and seeing what’s inside. What’s happening to these chickens?

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‘We consume over 9 billion chickens a year’: Farmer says we’re being misled about egg prices. Then he reveals the real reason they’re so expensive

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‘This may shock you guys’: Farmer reveals the truth about store-bought apples

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‘Ain’t that the whole point of farming?’: Farmer says it’s illegal to reuse and grow their own seeds, claims it makes groceries more expensive

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‘Even farming is now subscription-based’: Farmer says they aren’t allowed to grow their own seeds, making food for customers more expensive

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Deplatformed: Nourish Cooperative’s raw milk saga

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.

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Who knew a provision about cattle identification was so controversial?

Jay Hathaway is a former senior writer who specialized in internet memes and weird online culture. He previously served as the Daily Dot’s news editor, was a staff writer at Gawker, and edited the classic websites Urlesque and Download Squad. His work has also appeared on nymag.com, suicidegirls.com, and the Morning News.

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Chinese farmer studies law for 16 years to sue corporation for polluting his village

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