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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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‘I’d just get a $10 Walmart ring for that’: Man buys a ‘travel’ ring for his wife. Then she proves why she needed one

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

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Bartender calls out male customers for always asking the same question. She says women do it too—but react way differently

Ford Sanders is an Independent Journalist and content creator based in Austin, TX. He has built a platform of over 100,000 people who he consistently shares the news, daily vlogs and other content with.
Prior to doing content full time, Ford Sanders joined the KVUE News team in October of 2022 as an on-air reporter/multiskilled journalist. He is originally from Nashville, Tennessee, and is a graduate of the University of Tennessee Knoxville, where he earned a degree in journalism and electronic media.
Before KVUE News, he was working in Louisville, Kentucky. There, he covered stories ranging from devastating floods across eastern Kentucky to the federal investigation into the Breonna Taylor case involving the indictments of four Louisville Metro Police Department officers.
Prior to his time in Louisville, Ford reported in eastern North Carolina, covering a variety of topics and breaking news across the Innerbanks and Outerbanks. He also reported for WVLT News in Knoxville, Tennessee, as a digital reporter/content producer while in college. He parted ways with the company when he was offered an internship with CBS News in New York City and CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.
Prior to his time at WVLT News, Ford lived in Prague, Czech Republic, for the summer of 2019 and worked as an international fellow with Transitions Online News and Reuters. Ford is excited to be in Central Texas and is happy to know it&#8217;s an easy flight away from his hometown in Tennessee.

Ford Sanders

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‘Works every time’: Would your partner rather be a cowboy, samurai, or pirate? The answer will tell you everything you need to know

Rebecca Leib

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‘There was no warning’: Women are pretending they’re a random girl to shock their men

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.

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Lindsey Weedston

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‘Their phone is NEVER dead ladies’: Pregnant woman checks a random setting on her iPhone. Then she uncovers her husband’s years of cheating

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

Nina Hernandez

2 panel image: on the left is the exterior of an Applebee's restaurant and on the right is a restaurant table, text over: Brought her to Applebees for our first date to see if she was going to be embarrassed

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‘I started our relationship with manipulation as a way to test her’: Man takes date to Applebee’s to see if she’ll be ‘embarrassed.’ Then she pulls out a Buzzballz

Steve Ecker is a freelance reporter based in Austin, Texas. He has an extensive background in consumer marketing and is also an artist running Get Lost Collages.

Steve Ecker

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‘Crazy’: Woman sits in the passenger seat of her boyfriend’s car. Then she uses little-known trick to discover she’s the other woman

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.

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Anna Good

Split image. Reddit post on left that reads: "My husband and I disagree on politics. He doesn't understand why it affects me so much." Tweet on the right in response that reads: "Her husband is the type that will clutch his pearls, shocked that it would affect people like "him and his wife" when it happens.

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‘We always agreed on politics—until last year’: Wife devastated by husband’s political shift asks for advice

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘He’s been married to my mom for 20 years’: Woman goes on vacation with her family. Then she sees her dad on Tinder

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

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‘In front of his wife!’: Ulta Beauty worker says man came up to register with his wife. Then he says something out of pocket

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Woman buys swing set from Sam’s Club. Then she looks at what’s inside the box

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‘Floodlighting’: The new relationship infodumping term, explained

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

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‘I swear sometimes a girl’s detective skills are better than those investigators’: Woman sits in man’s passenger seat. Then she uses this windshield trick to learn she’s the other woman

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‘A pilot just left this on my table and walked away’: Pilot’s mysterious note to woman at the airport sparks debate online

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Left: Tiktok user @shayleealyse holding a jar of Sea Moss Gel; Center: @shayleealyse with the caption "I have the Happy Relationship Uglies"; Right: @shayleealyse with a box of Electrolyte supplements

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