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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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Right-wing launches campaign for Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

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George Floyd chatbots pop up on AI site already facing criticism for lack of oversight

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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Astonished parents share wild email school sent after substitute reenacted George Floyd’s murder in class

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JD Vance delivers ‘Back the Blue’ message with police chief who called BLM protesters ‘subhuman savages’

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Trump’s biggest fans now say he’s just like George Floyd

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Historic settlement in George Floyd murder attracts backlash

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

An anti-abortion activist who criticized Trump on his abortion stance gets dragged online after post she made mourning George Floyd is resurfaced

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Trump fans turn on pro-life activist after old support for George Floyd resurfaces

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

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Black Players for Change assembled after George Floyd. They’re just getting started

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration, sexual violence, and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards. Follow: @Samideque

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The video shows the boys mocking Floyd’s last few moments

White teens recreated George Floyd’s death on TikTok

Trinady Joslin is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a journalism degree. She was previously the Life and Arts Editor at the Daily Texan and an intern at Austin Woman Magazine.

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These volunteers are making Black Lives Matter videos accessible to deaf activists

Zachary Petrizzo is an undergraduate student at George Mason University and a Washington, D.C. based journalist.

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University not expelling white nationalist who joked about George Floyd’s death

Dr. Winnie Heartstrong over the scene of George Floyd's death

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Republican candidate calls George Floyd’s death a deepfake ‘hoax’ (updated)

Samantha Shaps is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and a contributor for the Daily Dot.

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Riot Games exec under fire after saying George Floyd died due to ‘criminal lifestyle’ (updated)

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and the investigative editor of the Daily Dot&#8217;s Hi-Res division. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

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Inside the Facebook groups that support Derek Chauvin

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The ‘George Floyd challenge’ is here, and it sucks

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