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Ana Valens is a reporter specializing in online queer communities, marginalized identities, and adult content creation. Her work has appeared at Vice, Vox, Truthout, Bitch Media, Kill Screen, Rolling Stone, and the Toast. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and spends her free time developing queer adult games.

Ana Valens

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Breitbart: Feminists are becoming witches to hex Donald Trump

Brenden Gallagher is a politics reporter and cultural commentator. His work has been published by Motherboard, Complex, and VH1. He’s the co-founder of Beer Money Films, an indie production company. Based in Los Angeles, he works in television drama as a writers assistant.

Brenden Gallagher

Nationalize the internet

Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

Samantha Grasso

Filibuster queen Wendy Davis on how young women can make the most political impact

GOP logo sticker with American flag covered with shell casings

Republican policies prove they don’t care about mental health

Andrew Couts is the former editor of Layer 8, a section dedicated to the intersection of the Internet and the state—and the gaps in between. Prior to the Daily Dot, Couts served as features editor and features writer for Digital Trends, associate editor of TheWeek.com, and associate editor at Maxim magazine. When he’s not working, Couts can be found hiking with his German shepherds or blasting around on motorcycles.

Andrew Couts

Joe Biden with his hands on Stephanie Carter's shoulders

How Joe Biden’s history of touching women may damage his 2020 ambitions

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

Far-right journalist has full-on meltdown after losing Twitter verification

Tuesday’s elections proved the power of America’s progressive grassroots

David Gilmour is a reporter who specializes in national politics, internet culture, and technology.

David Gilmour

How Captain Crunch built the blue box that fascinated Steve Jobs

Illustration of John Draper (also known as Captain Crunch) using a rotary telephone.

Meet John Draper, the hacker who inspired Apple’s founders

Man allegedly threatens to lynch Florida representative—then blames it on ‘meme maker’

Amrita Khalid is a technology and politics reporter who specializes in breaking down complex issues into practical, useful terms. A former contributor to CQ, a Congressional news and analysis site, she&#8217;s currently a master&#8217;s candidate in international relations at the University of Leeds.

Amrita Khalid

10 surprising facts about Alex Jones, far-right conspiracy theorist

Andrew Wyrich is the former newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. He previously served as the deputy tech editor. Andrew has written for USA Today, NorthJersey.com, and other newspapers and websites. His work has been recognized by the Society of the Silurians, Investigative Reporters &amp; Editors (IRE), and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).

Andrew Wyrich

Hillary Clinton supported Comet Ping Pong in wake of the pizzagate conspiracy.

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