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‘Let me see you do some underwater welding’: Harrison Butker’s advice to women during commencement speech receives backlash online

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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‘Would the Secret Service gun down pass rushers?’: Aaron Rodgers could be RFK Jr.’s VP and people are losing it

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Woman gets revenge on man who broke up with her to focus on getting in the NFL

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‘Looks like only one of us made it’: Woman gets revenge on man who broke up with her to focus on getting in the NFL

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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‘Everyone thinks every NFL player is absolutely loaded’: Ex-football player explains why he charged his aunt $700 rent to live with him

Lauren Boebert dubbed young Republicans' Taylor Swift

Lauren Boebert and Taylor Swift

Are ‘Boebies’ the new ‘Swifties’?

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

Braden Bjella

People think they found proof the Super Bowl is scripted after woman spots Super Bowl cookie cakes with 2 teams already on it at grocery store

Super Bowl Leaks

‘Does nobody else think that’s weird?’: People think they found proof the Super Bowl is scripted after woman spots Super Bowl cookie cakes with 2 teams already on them at grocery store

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

Woman orders a pinot noir—she catches the bartender mixing 2 reds together

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‘I’m pretty sure that’s illegal’: Woman Orders a Pinot Noir—She Catches the Bartender Mixing 2 Reds Together

Allie Hayes is an experienced pop culture writer and editor based in New England. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her reading a romance novel, obsessively watching pro wrestling, or taking blurry photos of her two adorable cats.

Allie Hayes

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‘I didn’t have Swifties making tribute videos for Jason Kelce on my bingo card’: How Taylor Swift fans are supporting his rumored retirement

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‘Curse is absolutely real’: Texas sports fans want Ted Cruz banned from games after UT playoff defeat adds to slew of brutal losses he’s attended

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

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‘Not worth the price to me’: Customer calls out quality of food from DoorDash, Uber Eats

Elizabeth Rose started her career chasing celebrities around New York City. Now she gets the inside scoop on TikTok stars and trends. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and her work has appeared on ETOnline, the New York Daily News, and InTouch Magazine.

Elizabeth Rose

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‘American education is a joke’: High School student says his teacher forces students to do favors for the football team during class

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, 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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‘At least she’s minding her business’: ‘Influencer’ roasted for taking selfie with hot dog at Super Bowl game, sparking debate

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

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Video shows former New York Jets player Zac Stacy attacking ex-girlfriend in front of baby

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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College quarterback blasted by ex-girlfriend in savage AF breakup TikTok

Sierra Juarez is a freelance journalist and fact-checker based in Mexico. She most enjoys writing about human rights and politics and working in audience engagement. Her work has appeared in the Texas Tribune, the Austin American–Statesman, and the San Antonio Current.

Sierra Juarez

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Trevor Lawrence met TikTok teen who looks just like him

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