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Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

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Is Kamala Harris’ ‘coconut tree’ video the Biden admin’s most iconic meme?

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

Putin’s Q Drop

Allie Hayes is an experienced pop culture writer and editor based in New England. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her reading a romance novel, obsessively watching pro wrestling, or taking blurry photos of her two adorable cats.

Allie Hayes

Jon Stewart is returning to host ‘The Daily Show’ in 2024

Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

Ramon Ramirez

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Main Character of the Week: The Republican party

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

Marjorie Taylor Greene peddles pork conspiracy on Truth Social

Marjorie Taylor Greene claims ‘Oppenheimer’-level operation underway to inject RNA into pork, turn Americans into lab rats

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

‘He knows when to use humor; he can be very friendly and nice’: The neo-Nazi up the road

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‘You have to take the little towns first’: White nationalism infiltrates Idaho Republicans, where the ‘Christian Taliban’ is gaining influence

VDARE Publisher Lydia Brimelow and VDARE Editor Peter Brimelow

‘The whole town has my back’: Anti-immigration power couple has big plans to shape U.S. laws—from their castle in West Virginia

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Deplatformed: Vaccine-induced plane crashes

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‘The podcast Facebook doesn’t want you to hear’: Facebook blocks people from sharing podcasts discussing Israel-Palestine war

Michael Boyle is an entertainment and culture writer working primarily for /Film, with bylines in The Daily Beast, Paste, Polygon, and more. You can find him talking about film, TV, and politics on Twitter at @98MikeB.

Michael Boyle

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Viral Politics

How tall is Gretchen Whitmer?

Marc Andreessen in front of gray background

VC titan wants you to know he’s been reading a lot of Hitler lately

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

woman holding rainbow pillow caption "i had to cut my dad off. see, i'm a bisexual pisces and he is a republican state senator who contributed to taking my rights as a woman away and the possibility of me being able to marry the girl of my dreams one day." (l) Adrian Dickey right arm raised in court (c) woman holding rainbow pillow caption "i had to cut my dad off. see, i'm a bisexual pisces and he is a republican state senator who contributed to taking my rights as a woman away and the possibility of me being able to marry the girl of my dreams one day." (r)

‘He is a Republican state senator who contributed to taking my rights as a woman away’: Bisexual TikToker says she cut off abusive politician dad

Viola Stefanello is a Milan-based journalist covering tech and culture for Italian newspaper Il Post. Her work has also been published in Wired and Rolling Stone among others.

Viola Stefanello

Keep off the grass: How the anti-lawn meme movement is shaming homeowners for their yards

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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‘Thank you for mentioning the risks’: TikTok foragers are warning viewers not to turn to plants for abortions in the wake of the Supreme Court draft leak