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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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Culture

Woman behind massive ‘NYC influencers are boring’ video says she got fired over it

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

‘They thought I was lying’: Chick-fil-A customer complains about a missing 8-piece chicken nugget. Then a worker searches her car

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

Recession Pop is so back: Kesha’s yeehaw banger has us partying through the stock market crash

Dire wolf brought back: a scene of a video purporting to show 2 direwolf pups.

Biotech company’s ‘dire wolf’ pups spark backlash—and raise ethical concerns

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

Nate Wolf

photo collage of Charle Kirk and a down stock arrow.

Trump influencers keep swearing today is the day the market will rebound… for real this time

Rebecca Leib

Screenshots from X user @DiscussingFilm of a movie theater audience reacting to the Minecraft movie and a screenshot of police entering said movie theatre.

People are having insane reactions to the new Minecraft movie’s ‘Chicken Jockey’ scene

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

Melody Heald

2 image spit. Woman in grocery store with overlayed text that reads: "I know a lot of random things lol" on left. Barilla pasta on store shelves on right.

‘I don’t know who knows this’: Woman reaches for the Barilla pasta at Kroger. Then she shares a little-known fact about its packaging

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

Mikael Thalen

Nascar race with computer hacker overlayed

Prominent ransomware gang claims NASCAR hack—offers $4 million data bounty

3 panel image of people reacting to the Benny song.

People are pranking their moms using a fake (but super catchy) Justin Bieber diss track about Benny Blanco

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

Braden Bjella

‘I was going to free pour but now…’: Woman says bartender put too much ice in her Long Island Iced Tea. Then he pulls out the measuring cup

2 panel image showing Kristi Noem and the ICE logo.

Kristi Noem’s latest stunt video features her accidentally pointing a gun at an ICE officer’s head

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

‘Crying for help’: Woman checks into hotel room. Then she finds a hidden message under the bathroom sink

Musk drops childish slur on Trump trade adviser over Tesla critique

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

Screenshot of the Tung Tung Sahur AI meme.

Memes

What is the ‘Tung Tung Tung Sahur’ meme? The rise of Ramadan-core horror on TikTok

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

Katherine Huggins

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