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Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Amazon HQ(l), Woman talking(c), Amazon Prime envelope(r)

‘I was today years old’: Customer discovers something about Amazon bags after turning one inside out

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

Melody Heald

Jeep Dealer(l) Woman looking disappointed(c) Grand Jeep Cherokee(r)

‘If I’m driving on the interstate my window has to be down’: Woman buys Jeep Cherokee. Then she encounters an unexpected issue—and she’s not alone

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

Jimmy John's sign(l), Woman holding up Jimmy John's bag(c), Pickle spears(r)

‘YALL are lying’: Jimmy John’s customer tries to add mayo, ham to her Picklewich. It backfires

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

Entertainment

Miranda Cosgrove appeared on Kai Cenat’s livestream and did the ‘iCarly’ dance

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Man looking disappointed(l) Verizon Store Sign on Building(c) iPhone 16 teal color

‘You told me you had the phone and then you didn’t’: Man trades for iPhone 16 on the app. Then he gets his bill from the Verizon store

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

Man holds Popeyes Turkey(l) Pop Eyes Restaurant front(c) pop eyes turkey(r)

‘That’s basically half the Thanksgiving meal’: Man orders Popeyes’ pre-cooked Cajun Turkey. Is it worth the $100 price tag?

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

Amazon employees walking out of an amazon facility

‘No job ever pays you through the time change’: Amazon night workers walk out after they were expected to work an extra hour for free due to daylight saving

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

Ron DeSantis speaking into mic in front of state agency heads

‘They’re whipping us with our money’: Experts say DeSantis is using state money to ‘illegally’ oppose abortion, legal weed

Steven Monacelli is an investigative journalist in Dallas, Texas. His reporting has been featured in Rolling Stone, the Daily Beast, Gizmodo, Texas Observer, Dallas Weekly, and more.

Steven Monacelli

Screen shot of the youtube add for Donald Trump with a red "X" over the button that says "Don't want to see this ad".

Trump’s last-minute ad blitz on X is literally unavoidable—as opt-out options doing nothing

Doctor with arms crossed(l), Person in medical bed with text that says "you know you live in america when you're in the ER and they bring out the tap to pay..."(c), tap to pay icon and same text(r)

‘Does it default to a 20% tip?’: Woman goes to the ER. Then they bring out tap to pay

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

Word art of the words "Libbed Up" overlaid a background made up of tweets from this trend.

Memes

The liberals are libbed up, libbing out, and posting memes after a big weekend

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

Receipt coming out of machine(l), Woman holding receipt with tongs and text that says "don't touch this!"(c), Gloved hands grabbing receipt(r)

‘I work as a cashier am I cooked?’: Viewers torn after expert warns against touching paper receipts

Rebecca Leib

3 panel image showing the original Timothee Chalamet Look alike poster in the middle, and two dopplegangers on the sides.

Using the viral ‘Lookalike Contest At My House’ meme, you too can find love with your favorite celebrity doppelgänger

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

Mikael Thalen

Tucker Carlson is overlaid over an image of a nuclear mushroom cloud explosion.

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