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Rachel Joy Thomas is a music journalist, freelance writer, and hopeful author who resides in Austin, Texas.

Rachel Joy Thomas

2 panel image: on the left we see the Marriott Hotel logo on the exterior of a building, and on the right we see a rectangular device.

‘I find something under here’: Man stays at Denver Marriott. Then he spots a suspicious device under the coffee table

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

Photo collage image of Donald Trump in front of a bunch of eggs.

TikTok egg trackers try to keep the heat on Trump over rising prices

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

car wash machine cleaning vehicle(l) Man shares issues with car washes during cold weather(l)

‘I thought people knew this’: Car wash worker issues warning for people who go through car washes in the cold

Ilana Gordon is a culture and entertainment writer based in Los Angeles. Ilana&#8217;s writing has been featured in places like: the A.V. Club, the Takeout, Atlas Obscura, Huffington Post, McSweeney&#8217;s Internet Tendency, the Belladonna Comedy, Reductress, Mashable, the Second City Network, RedEye Chicago, ART + marketing, the Muse, Dose and OMGFacts.

Ilana Gordon

Tweet text "a reddit threat from federal govt employees that has me in my feelings first thing in the morning. This non "buyout" really seems to have backfired. HR. I'll be honest, before that email went out"

Culture

‘I was chill prior…now I’m digging my heels in out of spite’: Trump’s plan to buyout federal workers is already backfiring

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

2 panel image: Horse on one side and a bucket of horse electrolytes on the other.

‘Horsemaxxing’: The guy who’s been drinking horse electrolytes finally shared his blood test results

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

Katherine Huggins

‘Leaving civility behind’: Lefties push #DarkWoke to counter MAGA

Grace Rampaul is a former intern at the Daily Dot. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

Grace Rampaul

woman shares amazon product(l) Amazon Store Logo (c) Amazon Boxes(r)

‘The world is getting very scary’: Woman finds surprising product on Amazon. Now she’s warning Airbnb guests

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Two panel design with a woman holding up a water bottle from Costco, next to an image of someone water testing

‘Is Costco Lying?!’: Woman buys Alkaline water from Costco. Then she reads the fine print

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 talking in her bed very close to the camera, next to an image of a BareBells Protein bar

‘No wonder Barebells taste like candy bars’: Woman eats 6 Barebells Protein Bars in 1 day. Then she finds out the truth about them

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

‘I keep getting the feeling that it’s an inside job’: Psychic seems to have predicted the American Airlines plane crash

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

Mikael Thalen

2 panel image of the confirmation hearing for Kash Patel. On the left is Mr. Patel and on the right are senators holding a poster of Mr. Patel next to Laura Loomer.

Kash Patel’s close ties to prominent conspiracy theorists called out at confirmation hearing

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

A row of airplane seats. The Daily Dot newsletter web_crawlr logo is in the bototm left corner.

Newsletter: ✈️ Confronting an airplane ‘seat squatter’

David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.

David Covucci

Viral Politics

Trump bashes decade-old memo calling FAA ‘too white’ while blaming DEI for D.C. crash

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

Braden Bjella

Woman talking(l), Hand holding gas pump(r)

‘What do I do now?’: Woman prepays $40 at gas station. Her car can only take $29

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

Kai Cenat Kicking robot(l), Man talking(c), Text "yall have never played detroit become human and it shows...maybe give that game a try instead of fortnite next time!"

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