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Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

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Culture

Is Texas really outlawing political memes? Not exactly. Here’s what’s really going on with HB 366

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Craigslist ad for ‘conservative Rage Against The Machine’ cover band gets clowned on

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Mikael Thalen

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No one is buying Pete Hegseth’s adamant denial of Pentagon ‘makeup studio’ report

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.

Anna Good

FDA is planning to end most of its routine food safety inspections

Memes

FDA says ‘good luck out there,’ plans to end food safety checks—21 memes and reactions

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From Tarik El-Abour to Rube Waddell: Baseball fans clap back at RFK Jr.’s autism remarks

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How to protect your cell phone when entering Trump’s America

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Katherine Huggins

Man arrested in Josh Shapiro arson case posted about changing the world with Molotov cocktails

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Meme History: Ted Cruz Zodiac Killer memes

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‘Accidentally added to a war chat’ — 27 memes roasting the SignalGate leak

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How a satirical Facebook post sparked a right-wing conspiracy about Nancy Pelosi’s vineyard

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Lauren Boebert shares racist AI meme to claim her Al Green insult wasn’t racist

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