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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

New Jersey Ahmed Abdel-Basit Mohamed, who's been detained by ICE and could face a death sentence in his homeland Egypt.

ICE detains teacher who faces death in home country

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

Entertainment

Why is the Rock meeting with the Saudi crown prince?

Jay Hathaway is a former senior writer who specialized in internet memes and weird online culture. He previously served as the Daily Dot’s news editor, was a staff writer at Gawker, and edited the classic websites Urlesque and Download Squad. His work has also appeared on nymag.com, suicidegirls.com, and the Morning News.

Jay Hathaway

Memes

Whenever there’s a mass shooting, trolls blame comedian Sam Hyde

Tess Cagle is a reporter who focuses on politics, lifestyle, and streaming entertainment. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Texas Monthly, the Austin American-Statesman, Damn Joan, and Community Impact Newspaper. She’s also a portrait, events, and live music photographer in Central Texas.

Tess Cagle

‘Trump: An American Dream’ shows the president’s struggles with empathy

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

David Gilmour

News anchor in a room with Gateway Pundit

What is the Gateway Pundit?

Reddit bans its /Shoplifting community in wake of new legislation

Phillip Tracy is a former technology staff writer at the Daily Dot. He&#8217;s an expert on smartphones, social media trends, and gadgets. He previously reported on IoT and telecom for RCR Wireless News and contributed to NewBay Media magazine. He now writes for Laptop magazine.

Phillip Tracy

What Is SESTA-FOSTA, and What Does It Mean for Future of the Internet?

Trump signs controversial ‘sex-trafficking’ bill that could hurt the future of the internet

Mike Rothschild is a writer who specializes in researching and debunking conspiracy theories and fringe beliefs. He also writes about politics, history, and breaking news.

Mike Rothschild

Silhouette of person lighting cigarette in front of lightning storm, face made of the letter Q

The QAnon conspiracy isn’t new; it’s the oldest scam out there

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

Alabama legislator’s stance on arming women is straight out of ‘Bojack Horseman’

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

Dan Bongino’s Clinton-Russia theories are something to behold

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

Students from Generation Z protest for gun control at the nation's capitol.

Generation Z is reminding millennials that we could have done more for gun control

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

A New Jersey man was charged with making terroristic threats after he allegedly posted on Facebook about opening fire at a March For Our Lives rally organized after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

Man arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot up March For Our Lives rally on Facebook

Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivers remarks.

Politics