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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

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Laura Loomer's feud explained

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Laura Loomer launches shockingly vulgar tirade against Marjorie Taylor Greene

Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis over american flags

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‘It could have been different’: DeSantis fans fume over Trump’s poor debate performance

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

Mikael Thalen

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Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Harris prompts Elon Musk’s ‘creepiest post of all time’

Kamala Harris at the Debate(l), Close up of her earring in yellow circle(r)

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QAnon crowd thinks they spotted Harris’ secret pearl earring earpiece at the debate

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Harris’ COVID dig at Trump accidentally reinvigorates virus orgin truthers

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

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‘They’re eating dogs’: Trump gets the animal wrong while pushing immigrants are eating pets panic

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. 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.

Claire Goforth

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Debate moderator praised for cooly debunking Trump on abortion: It’s not ‘legal to kill a baby after’ birth

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Harris dubbed ‘Kottonmouth Kamala’ for scratchy voice at debate

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The tiny Trump-Harris debate stage is making people uncomfortable

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JD Vance calls for more anti-Haitian migrant memes after admitting pet-eating panic may be false

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Viral video claims Kamala Harris promised to shut down X—there’s just one problem

David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.

David Covucci

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Trump’s online army is heading to the polls—to work

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Georgia school shooting that killed 4 dismissed by far-right as Democrat stunt to influence 2024

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Tim Pool’s fans are convinced his threat to sue Kamala Harris prompted Russia propaganda indictments

Tricia Crimmins is a former 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

Donald Trump talking(l), Subway surfers(c), Kamala Harris(r)

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Harris drops Subway Surfer split-screen to highlight Trump’s abortion stance for Gen Z’s TikTok-addled brains

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