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Sohini is a digital media writer and editor with nearly five years of experience covering trends, entertainment, and online culture. She has contributed to multiple national and international publications in editorial and management roles. When she’s offline, she’s usually watching TV shows and movies with her dog.

Sohini

Children participate in a water fight in a viral video that has been circulated online with an unverified claim about ICE agents.

Culture

‘Glad the Children Were Not Hurt’: A Viral Video Claiming to Show Kids Chasing ICE Agents With Water Guns Has X Divided Over What Really Happened

Sayantan is a Senior Writer with over six years of experience covering the entertainment industry. With a keen eye for pop culture, he explores films, television, anime, video games, and emerging digital trends. His work is driven by a focus on crafting engaging, insightful stories that connect with a global audience.

Sayantan

Content creator faces backlash over ICE video

Creator Says She Spent Hours Reading Insults After Posting ICE Criticism on Facebook — Video of Her Reaction Has Gone Viral on X

Screenshots showing the airport employee wearing a uniform with an IAM union badge.

Passenger Accuses Apparent United Airlines Employee of Threatening to Call ICE on Him in Video From San Francisco Airport

A Maine state legislator speaks during a public event against ICE.

Viral Politics

Video of a Maine Lawmaker Asking Crowds to ‘Get in the Way’ of ICE Is Going Viral — X Is Split Over Whether It Crosses a Legal Line

ICE agent shoots at protesters before driving away

Attack Was Completely Unprovoked’: Video of ICE Agent Firing From Moving Car Sparks Outrage

This video claims ICE detained a ‘fully legal’ Army veteran in Maryland

‘He’s a Veteran, He’s Fully Legal’: A Video Claiming ICE Detained a U.S. Army Veteran in Maryland Has X Demanding Answers

Video from Delaney Hall protest sparks outrage after woman is struck by moving vehicle

Video Appears to Show Woman Being Struck by Car Outside Newark ICE Detention Center on Father’s Day

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.

Lindsey Weedston

Two men, plane passengers, speaking into a microphone at an airport.

Flyer in huge TSA line hijacks interview with blunt message to Congress: “Fire ’em all”

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

Rachel Kiley

tsa lines issues at airport partial shutdown

“I can’t imagine I’m making my flight”: Travelers complain about long TSA lines as shutdown continues

U.S. Gold Olympics medalist Alysa Liu smiling widely during an interview against a blue background. Tweet text overlay reads, "And just like that, from America's sweetheart to flat out gross."

MAGA celebrates Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu—then discovers she’s liberal and anti-ICE

Left: Julia Louis-Dreyfus in her role as Selena Meyer on "Veep" speaking at a presidential debate. Right: Former Department of Homeland Security Security Kristi Noem speaking into a microphone with American flags behind her. Tweet overlay from Chasten Glezman Buttigieg reads, "Can someone layer the Veep closing credits over this I have to make dinner."

Kristi Noem’s final DHS speech gets the “Veep” end-credits treatment after Trump fires her

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.

Anna Good

Left: Middle-aged man sitting in the aisle seat of a Boeing 747, staring at whoever is filming him on their phone. Right: Man in a white cap with a drink in hand laying in the aisle of an American Airlines plane.

“I saw her swimming the Rio Grande”: Belligerent man threatens to call ICE on flight attendant, gets booted off American Airlines flight

Student in a high school with his right arm cocked back, ready to throw a punch. Tweet text overlay reads, "“you’re gonna get in trouble for that” “okay” [punch] legitimately one pf the coolest responses of all time."

Memes

Pro-ICE troll gets punched at school. The kid who did it is now a meme legend

photos of cardi b and a tweet from DHS that says "As long as she doesn’t drug and rob our agents, we’ll consider that an improvement over her past behavior."

Cardi B’s mid-concert ICE comments sparked a DHS response on social media. She fired right back

Right-wing influencer Jake Lang wearing a camo outfit kicking an anti-ICE sign made of ice in St. Paul, Minnesota. Tweet text overlay reads, "I have second hand embarrassment."

ICE