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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

3 panel: Left and Right: Protestors at a Home Depot store staging an "ICE scraper" buy-in. Middle: Close up of Home Depot logo sign with the blue sky background.

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Viral Politics

Protesters swarm Home Depot to buy—and instantly return—17¢ “ICE scrapers” to call out alleged ICE cooperation

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

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More frogs (and other creatures) join in the Portland ICE protests: “New characters have been unlocked”

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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“Goodbye Disney”: People are boycotting Hulu and Disney+ in protest of Jimmy Kimmel’s treatment

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“We won”: Surreal TikTok videos capture Nepal’s Gen Z uprising on the ground

Left: Protestor in Los Angeles, caption overlay reads "Anti-ICE 'musical festival' in Los Angeles" Right: ICE protest in Los Angeles, police offers clashing with protestors, caption overlay reads "Performers at LA Music Festival is now pulling people out of the pit for no reason."

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Culture

Activists are renaming protests “music festivals” to outsmart the TikTok algorithm

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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“People are starving”: Activists float Jeff Bezos dummy in Venice Canal amid outrage over $76 million wedding

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez to change wedding venue after protestors threaten to fill Venice canal with inflatable crocodiles

Left: Roblox game showing a protest against ICE under caption reading: "Protesting in Roblox? I think we took it to far" Right: Roblox characters holding Mexican flags clashing with Swat teams during an ICE protest below a caption reading, "pov: protests are happening in Roblox too"

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Kids are recreating real-world ICE protests inside Roblox

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The internet mocks Trump’s birthday parade with jokes and memes

Whitney Jefferson is the Executive Editor of The Daily Dot. Previously, she worked at BuzzFeed, Jezebel, Gawker Media, and The Late Show with David Letterman. She&#8217;s written books for Adams Media, hosted shows on IFC and Sirius XM, and appeared on the Today Show, CNN, CBS, MTV, VH1, HLN, Extra, Entertainment Tonight, and Nightline.

Whitney Jefferson

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The most creative, funny, and thought-provoking signs at the “No Kings Day” protests across America

A restaurant employee slapping milk into a police officer's eyes after he was pepper-sprayed

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“This is America”: Video of immigrant-owned restaurant helping pepper-sprayed cop sparks mixed reactions

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

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“Being forced to sleep on the floor, piled on top of one another”: Gavin Newsom calls out Trump for “mistreating” troops that he sent to LA

Left; LAPD officers stomp a protestor while on horseback. Right; one officer stands over a fallen protestor on the street. Center; A close-up image of a LAPD officer's badge and uniform.

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“When they think no one’s looking”: Video shows LAPD officers stomping Los Angeles protestor while on horseback

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Walmart faces another round of boycotts in the wake of DEI rollback protests

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New Orleans has full-on bubble protest to defend bar after “some rich dude” complains bubble machine is messing with his Porsche

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