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

Nina Hernandez

Viral Politics

“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

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

3 Panel Image, of woman in the car smiling, costco storefront and same woman talking

“They shouldn’t have let you leave with that”: Woman buys LA County Fair tickets from Costco. Then she tries to use them

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

Katherine Huggins

Zillow price hikes on L.A. rentals used to ‘name and shame’ landlords attempting to profit off fires

People running downhill from smoke(l), Tweet that says "entire account deleted" and shows screenshot from same video of the hill slowly catching fire"(r)

Internet vigilantes harangue hiker who shared first videos of Palisades fire—falsely hyping arson accusation

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Two panel design with a woman looking scared and frustrated at the camera, next to an image of a can of gasoline

‘I don’t know who it is’: 2 Hollywood stars says someone is intentionally starting the L.A. fires. Is it true?

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

QAnon cheers Los Angeles fire, except for James Woods

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

Mikael Thalen

David Muir in firefighter coat(l), Side view with pins in back and circled in red(r)

Clothespins on ABC’s David Muir’s fire fit cause full-on meltdown on the right

‘We don’t need ChatGPT’: Call to ban AI explodes in wake of Los Angeles wildfire

Hunter Biden over Burning Q(l) and a home burning in malibu(r)

QAnon thinks Hunter Biden’s house burning down amid L.A. wildfires is too ‘convenient’

James Woods in front of californian home on fire

James Woods blasts Los Angeles fire chief for diversity push—while evacuating his home

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

Shoppers at market(l), Christmas Sonny Angels(r)

‘They had no shame’: Shopper issues warning after catching kiosk workers doing this to Sonny Angels

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

Everything you need to know about Brooke Schofield

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

hand holding broken cane (l) young woman in airport (c) broken cane on bench (r)

‘You’re essentially breaking our legs, breaking our arms’: Disabled TikToker says the TSA broke her cane at airport

woman speaking hands moving (l) people looking over contract on white table with house toy and silver keys (c) woman speaking finger on head(r)

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