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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

Two panel design with a woman opening up a package with gloves on, next to an image on an Ulta Beauty Sign

‘What does this meannn????’: Customer places online order from Ulta. Then she opens the box and sees what’s inside

Nate Wolf is a reporter based in New York City. His work has appeared in the Chief, InsuranceNewsNet, and Deadspin.

Nate Wolf

Elon Musk and Donald Trump looming over business man silhouette walking down abstract hallway

Trump-Musk ‘buyout’ inspires federal employees to keep working: ‘They can drag me out’

Katka is a journalist who is chronically online. She uses her background in social media to surface trending content and commentary shaping contemporary internet culture. Previous bylines include HelloGiggles, Best Life, Lonely Planet, HuffPost, SheKnows and more.

Katka Lapelosa

Woman with diaper cream on her face(l), Tweet "I hate to say it, but the one that tiktok has really influenced me on that has changed my life is putting diaper rash cream on my face and i know that is actually fucking insane but the way that my skin is so smooth not dry at all and beautiful yeah

‘Changed my life’: People are putting diaper rash cream on their faces. Here’s why it actually works

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

Tweet that says "ugh... she doesn't want to date chatgpt" with retweet "aio? message from my boyfriend for my 30th birthday written by ai" and post "i'm truly at a loss for a words to"

Culture

‘Should I say something?’: Woman doesn’t know how to respond after her boyfriend sends ChatGPT-generated birthday text

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

Braden Bjella

3 panel image: in the middle is a BMW logo and on the sides a person explains. Text over says: New car tour.

‘This is the literal best car’: Woman sits in driver’s seat of new BMW i7. Then she realizes it has an unprecedented new feature

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

Katherine Huggins

Donald Trump, RFK Jr, Mike Pence with tweet from mike pence "President Trump was right the first time...Senators, vote no on RFK Jr."

Mike Pence drops supercut of Trump bashing RFK Jr. as confirmation hearing kicks off

Two panel design with a person on a phone, next to an image of a Jersey Mikes

‘They are not telling her’: Jersey Mike’s manager catches DoorDash driver going into bathroom with customer’s order. Then she calls DoorDash

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

Mikael Thalen

‘Never been more excited for a collab’: Boeing-Musk team up for Air Force One rush job, raising eyebrows

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

Brooke Sjoberg

two panel design with a woman looking at the camera while talking, next to an image of a Trader Joe's

‘I’m scarred for life’: Trader Joe’s shopper cooks $12 Rib Eye Steak. Then she takes a closer look

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

Anne Hathaway on zoom call with text "when it's morning, you get a zoom call and you see their eyes glowing. - POV: Your company's HR director is about to fire you on a zoom call"(r)

Memes

How Anne Hathaway became the mascot for getting fired over Zoom

Roy Stephen is a N.Y.-based freelance journalist covering the gig economy. His work was previously featured on Inc. Magazine, the US Sun, and the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

Roy Canivel

Illustration showing an eye symbol with both the Chinese and United States flag in it. Surrounded by branching circuitry.

‘So what?’: Privacy warnings about DeepSeek fall on deaf ears

two panel design with a woman looking and complaining at the camera, next to an image of a Walmart

‘I noticed that too!’: Woman shops at Walmart. Then she notice something shocking about the Hispanic aisle

woman returning car keys(l) Woman shares why you never turn in your car(c) Person signing lease document(r)

‘BMW does have a clause’: Woman says never just turn in your car when the lease is up. Here’s why you should call other dealerships instead

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Screenshot of @itsjosezarate's tiktok next to a photo of multiple egg cartons

‘At this point I’m just about to buy my own chicken’: Costco shopper tries buying 60-count eggs for $18. Then a worker intervenes

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

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