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

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Donald Trump wears a new gold on black "Make America Great Again" hat. Behind him is a gold and black American flag.

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Trump wore a gold-and-black MAGA hat—critics think it’s a secret signal to the Proud Boys

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

A two-panel image, left side shows a man's mugshot, right side shows a screen shot from his FB page and which have the words "verified harmful extremist" on it.

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North Carolina man arrested for FEMA threats shared militia propaganda, dubbed self ‘harmful violent extremist’ on Facebook

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

Katherine Huggins

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‘More like Dork MAGA’: Elon Musk’s awkward appearance at Trump rally slammed

Experts throw cold water on MAGA conspiracies after Trump rallygoers experience eye pain

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Lighting, not secret chemical attack, to blame for Trump rallygoers’ eye pain, experts say

Trump's 'dog-eating' remark gets memed on TikTok, and MAGA thinks its cuz Trump is suddenly cool

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‘Trump has the culture’: GOP influencers don’t realize ‘they’re eating the dogs’ TikTok remix is mocking them

January 6th "Lectern guy" has his miniature lecterns pulled off ebay

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eBay blocks Jan. 6 Lectern Guy’s miniature podium tributes to the Capitol riot

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MAGA turns to roadkill-eating anti-vaxer with a brain worm to ‘Make America Healthy Again’

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‘They hate biological women’: MAGA bros gin up fake outrage after Anna Paulina Luna swimsuit video recirculates

Everyone is losing their mind over the stock market

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‘Welcome to the end.’: Stock market sell-off sparks fears of societal collapse among conspiratorial far-right

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EXCLUSIVE: A police investigation into Ali Alexander over allegations he groomed underage boys now extends to Texas

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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Deplatformed: Is everyone on far-right sites a fed? 

Donald Trumps Mike Pence with tear between them and abstract background

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‘Move along, traitor’: MAGA crowd unloads on Mike Pence after former VP calls Trump announcement ‘slap in the face’

Lauren Boebert dubbed young Republicans' Taylor Swift

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Are ‘Boebies’ the new ‘Swifties’?

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‘Was probably the B-team’: Vivek Ramaswamy blames Trump’s weekend social media handlers for ‘not MAGA’ insult

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

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‘If you want to do that sh*t, go to Chick-fil-A’: Starbucks worker put on blast for making ‘right-wing’ video while at work

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