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The Daily Dot

David Britton is a writer and comedian based in Rhinebeck, New York who focuses on internet culture, memes, and viral news stories. He also writes for the Hard Times and is the creator of StoriesAboutWizards.com.

David Britton

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Koko the gorilla has died at 46

Christina Bonnington is a tech reporter who specializes in consumer gadgets, apps, and the trends shaping the technology industry. Her work has also appeared in Gizmodo, Wired, Refinery29, Slate, Bicycling, and Outside Magazine. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and has a background in electrical engineering.

Christina Bonnington

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WikiLeaks publishes full list of ICE employees (updated)

Brenden Gallagher is a politics reporter and cultural commentator. His work has been published by Motherboard, Complex, and VH1. He’s the co-founder of Beer Money Films, an indie production company. Based in Los Angeles, he works in television drama as a writers assistant.

Brenden Gallagher

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The case for abolishing the Department of Homeland Security

Alex Dalbey is a writer and zinester currently living in Saint Paul, Minnesota. They have written for The Daily Dot, Kill Screen, The Lingerie Addict, and Bullet Points.

Alex Dalbey

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Why is a journalist who has misreported trans issues allowed to propagate more transphobia?

#droptheB is reportedly another 4chan attempt to cause infighting in the LGBTQ community

A former New York Teaching Fellow, her writing has been featured in Reductress, Rolling Stone, Mic, Someecards, and more.

Nayomi Reghay

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Swipe This! My boyfriend refuses to be my Facebook friend—what gives?

Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

Samantha Grasso

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‘No cops at Pride’ is your favorite meme celebrating LGBTQ history, Danny DeVito

A woman named Tabbie Duncan says the N-word and has been fired from her job.

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Video shows white people cheering about going ‘N-word hunting’

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‘Intersectional feminism’ isn’t a complicated concept

Tess Cagle is a reporter who focuses on politics, lifestyle, and streaming entertainment. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Texas Monthly, the Austin American-Statesman, Damn Joan, and Community Impact Newspaper. She’s also a portrait, events, and live music photographer in Central Texas.

Tess Cagle

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Disney YouTuber says homophobic rant was meant to ‘trigger’ folks

Carly Lanning is a journalist who covers social media. Her work has been published by Psychology Today, NBC, Thrillist, and Ms. Magazine.

Carly Lanning

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Laci Green returns from exile on YouTube

Jessica Machado is the former IRL editor of the Daily Dot. Previously, she was an associate editor at Rolling Stone. Her work has been published in the Washington Post, Elle, Vice, Salon, BuzzFeed, Guernica, Bitch, Bust, the Cut, the Awl, the Toast, among others.

Jessica Machado

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How ‘Drag Race’ is teaching straight people about queer culture

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Women now have another unreasonable bikini expectation to adhere to: ‘Hip cleavage’

Kris Seavers was the senior IRL editor and training director for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Central Texas publications, including Austin Monthly and San Antonio Magazine, and on NPR.

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New York lawyer Aaron Schlossberg was filmed going off on a racist tirade at a Fresh Kitchen.

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New York lawyer threatens to call ICE on women for speaking Spanish

A white woman calling the cops has turned into a meme for all aspects of Black life, from kneeling at football games to the fight for the king of Wakanda.

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White woman who called the cops on Black people barbecuing is now a meme

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