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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.

Lindsey Weedston

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Viral Politics

“I guess it’s about priorities”: Redditor refuses to vacation in Florida over Alligator Alcatraz, gets accused of overreacting

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

Left: Elote lovers food truck entering Alligator Alcatraz Right: Churro Mania food truck entering Alligator Alcatraz

“They love our food but hate our people”: Immigrant-owned food trucks face backlash for serving Alligator Alcatraz

Left: "Babyface" JD Vance meme showing the Vice President with a shaved head in a blue suit: Right: Norwegian tourist Mads Mikkelsen

Culture

EXCLUSIVE: Norwegian tourist says he was barred from entering the U.S. over a JD Vance meme, interrogated for hours, then had his records falsified

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: Roblox game showing a protest against ICE under caption reading: "Protesting in Roblox? I think we took it to far" Right: Roblox characters holding Mexican flags clashing with Swat teams during an ICE protest below a caption reading, "pov: protests are happening in Roblox too"

Kids are recreating real-world ICE protests inside Roblox

Woman in the passenger seat of a car, an older woman visible behind her, below a caption reading: "Self-deporting my mom, 5:00am, 6/7/2025"

“I’d rather see her leave than live here in fear”: After 36 years in the U.S., this mom self-deports with grace

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

Khaby Lame, most-followed TikToker known for his silent videos, detained by ICE

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

“Being forced to sleep on the floor, piled on top of one another”: Gavin Newsom calls out Trump for “mistreating” troops that he sent to LA

Left; LAPD officers stomp a protestor while on horseback. Right; one officer stands over a fallen protestor on the street. Center; A close-up image of a LAPD officer's badge and uniform.

“When they think no one’s looking”: Video shows LAPD officers stomping Los Angeles protestor while on horseback

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

Mikael Thalen

Trump fans gloat over FBI arrest of judge with ‘crying’ AI mugshot

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

Katherine Huggins

Columbia emailed international students offering help—and linked to an ICE site calling to report them

2 panel image showing Kristi Noem and the ICE logo.

Kristi Noem’s latest stunt video features her accidentally pointing a gun at an ICE officer’s head

Tweet from X user @cooltxchick: "Trump is fighting too hard to keep from having to return Garcia. Why? Because he can’t. That man is dead, I believe that 100%. He’s looking to the courts for an out. He wants SCOTUS to rule in his favor so he can escape accountability for sending an innocent man to his death…"; Photo of the Supreme Court Building in Washington D.C. with a black and red color overlay.

Supreme Court ruling over immigrant detained in El Salvador prompts morbid conspiracies

Photo Illustration of Elon Musk over two photos of a security guard on a phone and a hand dialing a landline phone.

New White House tip line to report immigrants bombarded with calls to arrest Musk

Photo collage of GOP candidate Valentina Gomez speaking with a banned symbol over her and the X logo behind.

GOP candidate Valentina Gomez’s migrant execution post limited on X for ‘violent speech’

2 panel image: on the left Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and on the right, activist Mahmoud Khalil.

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