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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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‘This is so creative omg’: Florida woman shares hack to know if your power went out amid Hurricane Milton—and for how long

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

Ron DeSantis and Mark Robinson over North Carolina flag

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Will DeSantis’ Helene efforts save North Carolina GOP from Mark Robinson’s scandal?

The internet thinks the Florida Republican's career is over after new court filing connected to sex trafficking probe

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‘Oh he’s done’: New court filing revives Matt Gaetz scandal surrounding drugs, 17-year-old girl

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‘It could have been different’: DeSantis fans fume over Trump’s poor debate performance

Tricia Crimmins is a former 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 Handmaids Tale’: DeSantis accused of voter intimidation over abortion ballot measure

Leqi Zhong was a fall intern for the Hi-Res division. Besides writing about business, tech, and the internet, she enjoys road trips and watching sunsets. Leqi graduated from UC Berkeley Journalism in May 2023 and had written for CNN, Palo Alto Daily Post, Berkeleyside, and Oakland North.

Leqi Zhong

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DeSantis, Moms for Liberty backed school board candidate wins Jacksonville seat despite past anti-Black posts

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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‘Toll roads are the biggest scam’: Florida driver has SunPass and E-PASS. Why are 3 companies billing her different amounts for unpaid tolls?

Ron DeSantis fans fume over Amber Rose RNC speaking slot

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DeSantis fans fume over Amber Rose RNC speaking slot—which was announced before his

Mark Jason Williams ​is an award-winning playwright, essayist, and travel writer. He writes for the New York Times, Washington Post, HuffPost, Out Magazine, Salon, Thrillist, Wired, Insider, Time Out, Good Housekeeping, The Globe and Mail,​ Far &amp; Wide, and more. His plays have been produced in New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Washington, D.C. Mark has a B.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from NYU&#8217;s Tisch School of the Arts and is three-time recipient of ​the Planet Connections Award for Outstanding Playwriting. 
He lives in New York with his husband and two senior dogs.
Mark&#8217;s debut book, Out in the World, is an inclusive and fun travel guide for the LGBTQIA+ community and friends—and the first book of its kind for National Geographic.
https://www.markjasonwilliams.com/

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‘Florida is literally cooking your friend’: Abortion escort roasts sunburnt Canadians who traveled south to protest

Florida’s Board of Ed decided to keep curriculum about benefits of slavery

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‘Disgraceful’: Florida’s Board of Ed decided to keep curriculum about benefits of slavery

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‘Wasting taxpayer dollars’: Right-wingers turn on Florida police for investigating Pride mural vandalism

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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‘Quite literally unfathomable’: Condo owner says HOA voted to use new legal loophole to charge everyone $11,000

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Matt Gaetz says no one has accused him of ‘any wrongdoing, of any kind’ despite ethics probe into sex trafficking allegations

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‘Now he’s your buddy?’ Trump’s sudden praise for DeSantis receives pushback from supporters on Truth Social

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