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Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

Memes

The origins of the ‘Peace Was Never An Option’ goose

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

Grampa Abe Simpson Telling Kids Stories memes are a tribute to the good ole days

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 image: on the left side we see an angry blonde woman with text overlaid, "balkan female rage". In the middle is the closeup of a staring man with text over that says," I felt my balkan rage coming deep in me.....". And finally in the right panel we see close up photo of an eye and a cartoon dog, with text over it saying, "Balkan rage: you? The scariest?"

What is TikTok’s Balkan Rage meme all about?

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

Three panel image with the first panel showing a screen with a graph and lines, the 2nd image features the man from the TikTok who is the expert Toyota mechanic, he has silver hair fox wearing his black working shirt. The final panel is a close up of a car part in circle form.

‘Toyota tech here, I’ve done that’: Expert can’t figure out what happened to this car. Then he realizes the customer’s wild DIY fail

Rebecca Leib

3 panel image: left panel shows a stairwell filled with greenish water with the words, "Still water found in Japanese ruins", the middle panel shows algae covered water and the words, "Stillest water I've ver seen", and in the right panel we see the illustration of a green brain.

What is the ‘Still Water’ meme and why is it trending on TikTok?

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

spilt image from a video recording of This Past Weekend podcast. Theo Von on one side, JD Vance on the other.

‘Going to steal that line’: JD Vance loves Theo Von’s take on how fentanyl ruined cocaine

Amelie Allen was a trending intern at the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a senior at the University of Arizona, where she studies political science and journalism. In her free time, she enjoys reading, puppetry, and watching old movies.

Amelie Allen

Boo Bag promotion(l), Woman talking(c), Wendy's(r)

‘Wendy’s should be canceled after that krabby patty meal’: Wendy’s customer orders Boo! Bag. Not everyone is onboard when she shows what’s inside

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

Braden Bjella

Three panel design with a Walmart Store entrance in panel one, a woman holding a device who appears to work at Walmart in the middle panel, and a person looking at a receipt in the final panel.

‘It shows that your receipt is from the last 4 hours’: Walmart shopper gets stopped at the door. The worker has to scan receipts now

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

Catturd demands Hunter nudes after Biden calls for Trump imprisonment

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Sonic drive-in machine tips itself $20 on customer's $9.38 order

‘Immediate bank dispute with this as proof’: Sonic Drive-In machine tips itself $20 on customer’s $9.38 order

Everything you need to know about the bleach leaf hoodie that’s taking over DIY TikTok

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

Josh Hawley, fans can’t stop laughing after reporter accidentally hit during opponent’s campaign shooting range visit

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

Texas Roadhouse peanuts(l), Woman talking with text that says "That one table at Texas Roadhouse that clearly just came for a "free" meal"(c), Texas Roadhouse rolls(r)

‘I HATE THESE PPL’: Texas Roadhouse server slams tables who only come in for the free bread rolls, peanuts

Donald Trump, McDonalds Arches over e-coli petri dish background

‘What an amazing coincidence’: MAGA thinks E. Coli outbreak at McDonald’s is a CDC plot to harm Trump

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

Two panel design with a dash camera on the left, camera is in focus with the car behind it blurred. The 2nd image features the woman from the tiktok video. She is opening up an amazon package in her car

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