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Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘You know it’s about to hit‘: Expert shares tell-tale sign slot machine is about to let you win

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

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‘And somehow they’ll charge for that side too’: BJ’s customer asks for side of Dr. Pepper. Then the waiter brings it out

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

Culture

‘I did absolutely cry reading this’: Kyle MacLachlan’s touching tribute to David Lynch leaves people in tears

Kira Deshler is a former assistant newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. Kira received a Master&#8217;s in Media Studies from UT Austin and has previously written for sites like Slash Film and Looper. She runs her own Substack newsletter, Paging Dr. Lesbian, and is a member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

Kira Deshler

Newsletter: 😇 AI image of heaven sparks viral meme

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

Braden Bjella

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‘I just bought these tires. Pilot 4s. They cost me $2,600’: Man goes to Costco to get his Michelin tires worked on. Then the worker tells him something shocking

Memes

30 of the best David Lynch memes honoring the master of the surreal

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

Katherine Huggins

‘Bought and paid for’: TikTokers fume over Supreme Court ruling upholding ban

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

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‘This happens entirely way too often’: Amazon Flex driver refuses to deliver this package to homeowner—then reveals the common reason why

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

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‘I would rather dropship my DNA to the CCP before I watch an Instagram reel’: Woman nails exactly why TikTokers won’t just switch to Reels

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‘This is devastating’: Woman shares whether you should be doing laundry at night or morning to save money

‘I’m getting sued?!’: Kai Cenat reacts to Drake dragging him into his lawsuit against UMG

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘Let me know your experience’: Woman goes to get her wisdom teeth out. Then she’s warned because she’s older than 20

Ford Sanders is an Independent Journalist and content creator based in Austin, TX. He has built a platform of over 100,000 people who he consistently shares the news, daily vlogs and other content with.
Prior to doing content full time, Ford Sanders joined the KVUE News team in October of 2022 as an on-air reporter/multiskilled journalist. He is originally from Nashville, Tennessee, and is a graduate of the University of Tennessee Knoxville, where he earned a degree in journalism and electronic media.
Before KVUE News, he was working in Louisville, Kentucky. There, he covered stories ranging from devastating floods across eastern Kentucky to the federal investigation into the Breonna Taylor case involving the indictments of four Louisville Metro Police Department officers.
Prior to his time in Louisville, Ford reported in eastern North Carolina, covering a variety of topics and breaking news across the Innerbanks and Outerbanks. He also reported for WVLT News in Knoxville, Tennessee, as a digital reporter/content producer while in college. He parted ways with the company when he was offered an internship with CBS News in New York City and CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.
Prior to his time at WVLT News, Ford lived in Prague, Czech Republic, for the summer of 2019 and worked as an international fellow with Transitions Online News and Reuters. Ford is excited to be in Central Texas and is happy to know it&#8217;s an easy flight away from his hometown in Tennessee.

Ford Sanders

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘I was tucked behind a dumpster.’ Night on Dirty Sixth ends in coma. Was he targeted by the ‘Rainey Street Ripper’?

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

The ‘Save Rudy’ movement is underway

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