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Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

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“Did you put lava in there babe?”: Woman learns hot water bottles have an expiration date after it sends her to the hospital

Hope Talbot is a freelance journalist currently based in New York City. Her work has appeared in The Daily Express, Euronews, and Bristol24/7, to name a few.

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A woman uses a cellphone app to track her ovulation cycle. A chart of the cycle is next to her.

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‘This makes me so angry’: Ovia users react to period-tracking app’s state identification policy amid Trump-era abortion fears

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

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‘That’s it I’m staying on the pill’: Woman says she got pregnant while tracking her period as birth control

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

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Don’t buy the viral claim that Anonymous deleted tracking data from period-tracking apps

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Amazon calls influencer Ava Louise’s latest video a ‘hoax’ after she claims package contained used menstrual pads

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6 YouTube videos that will explain women’s periods for you

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