Logo_White

lede_post_card_default

lede_post_card_stacked

lede_post_card_featured_post

lede_post_card_featured_post_3:2

lede_post_card_featured_post_1:1

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero_3:2

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero_1:1

lede_post_card_featured_posts_sidebar

lede_post_card_highlighted_post

lede_post_card_horizontal_a

lede_post_card_horizontal_c

lede_post_card_related_post

lede_post_card_square

lede_article_featured_16x9

lede_article_featured_16x9_full_width

lede_article_featured_3x2

lede_article_featured_3x2_full_width

lede_article_featured_1x1

lede_article_featured_1x1_full_width

lede_article_featured_flexible

lede_article_featured_flexible_full_width

lede_article_content

lede_article_content_wide_width

lede_article_content_full_width

lede_byline_avatar_post_card

lede_byline_avatar_highlight

lede_profile_coral_avatar

lede_logo

lede_logo_banner

lede_logo_footer_banner

lede_logo_simple_header

lede_sponsorship_logo

lede_sponsorship_logo_river_card

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card_logo

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card

lede_leaderboard

Main Header Menu

Logo_2a8517

The Daily Dot

<p>Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.</p>


Anna Good

3 panel: Left and right: Former New York City mayor Eric Adams in a verbal confrontation with a female plane passenger on a jet way of a flight from NYC to Dallas. In the left image she is pointing at him while wearing a mask and a black backpack. In the right image he is close to her face speaking to her. Middle: Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams speaking in a suit and tie. Tweet overlay from former NYC Mayor Eric Adams reads "Exactly."

eric-adams-brooklyn-in-me-confrontation-

Viral Politics

“Go f**k yourself!”: Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams snaps at woman after flight—then doubles down online

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shaking hands with Elon Musk onstage.

grok-military-integration–1

“Department of War AI will not be woke”: Pentagon moves forward with Grok military integration despite global backlash

2k tariff checks donald trump

“When did I do that?”: Trump denies promising $2K tariff revenue checks to Americans

ending the war on protein

“I gotta log off”: The White House declares “war on protein” on its social media accounts as international tensions rise

ken jennings bluesky controversy regime change

ken-jennings-bluesky-controversy-regime-change.png

Fans and former contestants praise “Jeopardy” host Ken Jennings after he got political on Bluesky

bjork-speaks-on-greenland.png

“I burst with sympathy”: Björk encourages Greenlanders to fight for their independence with social media post

washington-monument-250-makeover.png

“So tacky”: The Washington Monument’s makeover for America’s 250th birthday is causing quite the commotion

Left: President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up on the South Lawn as he walks into the White House. Right: Mock-up of the front and back of President Donald Trump Mobile's gold-colored T1 smartphone.

trump-phone-delay-.jpg

Trump’s golden smartphone got delayed yet again, and now there’s no date at all

Left: Nicki Minaj speaking into a microphone at a Turning Point USA event, onstage during a talk with Erica Kirk. Right: Nicki Minaj selfie, a Change.org petition with text reading, "Deport Nicki Minaj to Trinidad."

deport-nicki-minaj-to-trinidad-petition-.jpg

Culture

Petition asking for Nicki Minaj to be deported to Trinidad has over 50,000 signatures

trump kennedy center website south park writer

trump-kennedy-center-website-south-park-writer.png

“Yep, that name’s going on the building”: A “South Park” writer purchased Trump-Kennedy Center website domains months ago

maya higa encourages speaking out esa rollbacks species

maya-higa-encourages-speaking-out-esa-rollbacks-species.png

“We have until December 22”: Maya Higa asks fans to fight Trump admin’s ESA rule change impacting endangered species

president hall of plaques long rambling joe biden trump

president-hall-of-plaques-long-rambling-joe-biden-trump.png

“Written directly by the President himself”: The White House adds long, rambling plaques to Presidential Walk of Fame

melania-doc-trailer-melania-trump.png

“So obvious that it’s staged”: People are picking apart the trailer for Melania Trump’s recently-announced biopic

america the beautiful national park pass trump face

america-the-beautiful-national-park-pass-trump-face.png

Trump mocked for putting his face on America the Beautiful passes for National Parks: “I’d pay more to NOT have that version”

shamwow-guy-running-for-congress-texas.png

The “ShamWow guy” is running for Congress in Texas with a goal to destroy wokism

Politics