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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.

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Lindsey Weedston

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Culture

“This is how you use your platform”: TikTok chef creates recipes using the sparse ingredients found in famine-plagued Gaza

Left: Photo of Olive Garden's steak and shrimp bucatini dish. Right: Text reading "My husband ordered this entree and was very upset it didn’t look like the picture. I think he was overreacting — What do you think?"

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“He’s overreacting”: Olive Garden customer “very upset” his meal didn’t match the photo in the ad

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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“I should have known better”: Woman claims her matcha obsession sent her to the hospital. What happened?

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Rachel Kiley

Left: Woman pouring a Modelo beer into a glass of ice. Right: Tweet reading: "There's absolutely nothing wrong with icing a Modelo, Michelob Ultra, or Pabst lmao."

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“You want MORE water in the beer?”: Is putting ice in beer a new Gen Z trend?

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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Family discovers staples inside a Texas Roadhouse roll. Manager gaslights them, saying the restaurant is a  “staple-free premise”

Left: Lit candle in the middle of a loaf of sourdough bread. Right: Woman's hand holding a piece of buttered bread, a candle in the background. Caption overlay reads "'you look happier.' Thanks, it's almost butter candle season."

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“Guys I’m scared”: Butter candle season is a thing and it’s coming

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.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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Viral Politics

Shopper adds “I did that!” sticker with Trump’s face to strip steak in Publix grocery store

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.

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Anna Good

3 panel: Left: Mom holding a box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal. Middle: Mom holding 5 blocks of cheese, caption overlay reads "Grocery haul/total at the end." Right: Mom holding 32 boxes of frozen pizza.

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“Hey so this is actually crazy”: Mom of three slammed over $476 “junk” grocery haul

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“So chaotic”: A “Cake Picnic” in Lagos went viral for all the wrong reasons. What are they?

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

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Susan LaMarca

Left: Woman sitting in her car dipping Olive Garden breadsticks into a gallon soup bucket. Middle: Olive Garden storefront. Right: Woman in her living room holding gallon bucket of Olive Garden soup.

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“Insanely cheap”: Olive Garden fans say this $30 secret soup hack is the deal of a lifetime

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“You hit the jackpot”: A food reviewer scored an entire bag of Eataly leftovers for just $9. So can you

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Restaurant’s over-the-top “do not mess this up” instructions for a regular leave people shook

Left: Woman looking into camera, caption overlay reads "The kid behind the counter says 'I’m sorry, I did my best.'" Right: Red cake box.

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“The way I would cry”: This $30 birthday cake had the store employee terrified to hand it over, but the internet is obsessed

Cans of Arizona brand ice teas in various flavors isolated on black. Caption overlay from tweet reads: "Life won't be worth it when AriZona Iced Tea costs more than $0.99."

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“Like DEFCON 0”: AriZona Iced Tea’s iconic 99-cent cans may soon see a price hike thanks to Trump’s tariffs, and people aren’t happy

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“They won’t be able to recover from this”: Cracker Barrel is testing a modernized remodel, and customers are split over the new look

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