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

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Truth Social post from @realDonald Trump "THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT"; Photo composite of Donald Trump pointing in front of a downward stock and the American flag.

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Trump’s ‘Great time to buy’ post before tariff pause prompts insider trading accusations

Monica Sager is based in Boston and focuses her reporting on politics and tech. She is a graduate of Clark University, with a master&#8217;s from both Clark University and Northwestern University. She was part of the team named a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigation as well as a winner of the George Polk award for their work uncovering Phillips Respironics wrongdoings with its breathing machines.

Monica Sager

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News aggregator Walter Bloomberg goes from villain to visionary after Trump actually pauses tariffs

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MrBeast ‘Feastables’ is now candy for the ‘globalist’ elite after YouTuber complains about tariffs

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.

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Culture

‘I love it. I hope nobody disguises this charge’: Shoppers are spotting new tariff surcharges on their shopping receipts

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‘Feeling a little glee’: Dave Portnoy gets no sympathy after revealing tariffs cost him $20 million

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No one was safe from Trump’s tariffs, not even the birds: 24 of the best penguin tariff memes

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

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‘You do NOT need the new iPad’: MAGA completely ditches capitalism to support Trump tariffs

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What do Trump’s tariffs have to do with the Titanic? QAnon knows

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‘No one is safe’: Trump’s tariffs accidentally ensnare penguin colony

Jason Wilson is an investigative reporter based in Portland, Oregon.

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Ahead of ‘Liberation Day,’ Trump makes wild claims to support his tariffs

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

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‘We are in the FAFO stage’: Mazda dealership worker says that this popular model is about to be gone for good. Then she reveals why

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Trump mocked for promise new alcohol tariffs will be ‘great’ for non-existent U.S. champagne

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Baristas are rebranding the Americano to ‘Canadiano’ in protest of Trump tariffs

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Social media reacts to stock market plunge linked to presidents tariffs

First, Trump take egg. Now, Trump take nest egg

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Caption from Reddit user u/DatTrashPanda "I'm done subsidizing the US economy. Who's with me?"; Photo illustration of Amazon boxes with an upside down logo in front of the Canadian flag.

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‘The U.S. is canceled’: Canadians say they’re boycotting Amazon, American goods, and even travel

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