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

Mars Ramos

A photo of a Walmart exterior; A screenshot of Tiktok user @rachaeliskool over a photo of broccoli.

‘Frozen or fresh?????’: Woman issues warning for anyone who buys broccoli at Walmart

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

Conservative film critic who called child trafficking movie a ‘call to action’ arrested for child molestation

Screenshot from @maleautism's Tiktok next to a photo of a Safeway store exterior.

‘I’m abandoning my cart in the aisle’: Safeway shopper goes to ice cream aisle. Then he notices something about the Ben & Jerry’s freezer

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

Nate Wolf

How DOGE galvanized a dormant government subreddit to build an axis of resistance

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

Man talking(l), Hands passing off keys(r)

‘This is a tactic’: Expert warns against handing over keys when car shopping at dealership

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

Man talking with text "pov: dirty shirley's"(l), Shirley temple(r)

‘As a bartender this is UNACCEPTABLE’: Man tries to order a Shirley Temple. Then the server steps in

Viral Politics

Healthy popcorn brand Lesser Evil faces online boycott after CEO’s son outed as DOGE employee

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Screenshot from @seacritts's Tiktok of a wrapped 2 piece Flautas Snack with the caption "Walmart, what is this?!!!??"; A photo of a Walmart exterior.

‘That is false advertising!!’: Walmart shopper grabs $3 flautas from hot bar. Then she peels open the packaging

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

2 panel image: on the left a shopping cart piled high with trays of eggs and on the right the exterior of Costco store.

‘What the hell is going on?’: Costco shopper catches people panic-buying eggs—they were gone in 10 minutes

Screenshot of Tiktok user @dailydoseof__ky's Iced London Fog; A photo of a Starbucks sign at night.

‘THE AUDACITY’: Starbucks customer places order right before the store closes. Then she sees what the worker wrote on her cup

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

Mikael Thalen

RFK Jr with text "What is RFK putting into his drink"(l), hand with blue dropper putting liquid in glass"(r)

RFK Jr.’s baffling blue supplement is actually a hot new ‘health’ trend

Andrew Wyrich is the former newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. He previously served as the deputy tech editor. Andrew has written for USA Today, NorthJersey.com, and other newspapers and websites. His work has been recognized by the Society of the Silurians, Investigative Reporters &amp; Editors (IRE), and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).

Andrew Wyrich

Donald Trump. The Daily Dot newsletter web_crawlr image is in the bottom left corner.

Newsletter: 🤮 Naked Trump crypto scam

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

3 panel image of different moments from the TikTok video. Text over says, "I can roast you too" (audience member) and "you're putting negative energy out there" (comedian).

Culture

To laugh or to cringe? Comedian flips out on heckler and exposes his texts—now the internet is divided

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

Braden Bjella

a Jiffy Lube exterior sign; a screenshot of Tiktok user @andysautoadvice

‘I don’t recommend going there’: Expert says you should never go to Jiffy Lube for an oil change. Here’s the real reason why

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

A photo of an Uber Eats bike courier with an Uber Eats branded bag; A handwritten note that reads "Hi, your UberEats driver ate lunch--"

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