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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

Left: Canadian curler Marc Kennedy pointing his finger and touching the nose of a Golden Retriever puppy edited in place of a curling stone on the Olympics ice. Right: Michaelangelo's "The Creation of Adam" painting, with a curling stone edited in place of Adam's finger.

Memes

Curling fans accuse Canadian player of cheating at the Olympics. The memes are merciless

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

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Entertainment

The 800th episode of “The Simpsons” finally answers a question fans have had since the HD intro debuted

Left: Woman's right hand pointed at a sink display in a Home Depot store. Right: The Home Depot store exterior.

“We’re doomed”: Woman pretends not to understand Home Depot sinks. People didn’t get it was satire

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

L: Clavicular and Baby Sinclar, R: Baby Sinclair riding a John Deere tractor and drinking beer

The internet turned Baby Sinclair into a jorts-wearing redneck meme

Student in a high school with his right arm cocked back, ready to throw a punch. Tweet text overlay reads, "“you’re gonna get in trouble for that” “okay” [punch] legitimately one pf the coolest responses of all time."

Pro-ICE troll gets punched at school. The kid who did it is now a meme legend

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

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Tech

Adam Mosseri testifies that Instagram isn’t “clinically addictive.” The internet disagrees

Rebecca Leib

Left: Woman in a brown sweater looking into the camera, text overlay reads, "25-year-old got MY promotion. Asked me to train her. What I said: NO."

“I’m not your free training program”: Company asks woman to train the 25-year-old they promoted over her. She refused

Viral Politics

“Don’t worry about it”: Trump eliminates EPA climate finding, igniting internet outrage

Woman resting on the sofa in the living room in her brightly-lit apartment. Text overlay from Reddit reads, "I decided that I never want to live with a man again."

Woman lists 5 reasons she’ll never live with a man again. Older women say she figured it out early

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Culture

Amber Glenn is both an Olympic champion and proud “Magic: The Gathering” player

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“WHAT is happening back there?”: Mortified passenger awaits luggage in disbelief as items come out one at a time

Left: Pink service dog harness on a small apple head chihuahua being walked on a sidewalk walkway path. Text box overlay reads, "Stop bringing your phony service animal. You're an f-ing a**hole if you are still doing this." Right: Two cheerful Asian women are enjoying talking while watching a content on the TikTok application on an iPhone. Text box overlay reads, "Stop watching TikTok videos in the waiting room at full volume"

18 things customer service workers wish you’d stop doing immediately

Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

Jamie Jirak

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Get ready for more “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”: Paramount will expand the franchise with new restaurants, toys, and a YouTube series

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

Left: Alex Jones holding his right hand up in a peace sign. Right: Abstract gradient background with vibrant orange purple and blue hues. Tweet text overlay reads, "Liberal‼️ ?liberal, liberal, liberal, liberal, Liberal Liberal? ?Happy fun! La la la! ???? ⭐️⭐️Human smuggling, Fentanyl deaths!⭐️⭐️"

Alex Jones’ unintentionally hysterical sing-song rant about “liberals” is somehow a meme again

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