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

Katherine Huggins

Lauren Boebert dubbed young Republicans' Taylor Swift

Lauren Boebert and Taylor Swift

Are ‘Boebies’ the new ‘Swifties’?

Allie Hayes is an experienced pop culture writer and editor based in New England. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her reading a romance novel, obsessively watching pro wrestling, or taking blurry photos of her two adorable cats.

Allie Hayes

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‘I didn’t have Swifties making tribute videos for Jason Kelce on my bingo card’: How Taylor Swift fans are supporting his rumored retirement

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Taylor Swift Singing

‘I wonder who got to her’: Fox News continues to accuse Taylor Swift of being a secret ‘Pentagon asset’

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

Woman orders Taylor Swift pajamas on Amazon, receives hilarious knock-off

Taylor Swift Pajamas

‘Folblorr is my favorite album’: Woman orders Taylor Swift pajamas on Amazon, receives hilarious knock-off

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Taylor Swift sings 'Labyrinth' at returning Eras Tour stop. Fans think it's a message to Travis Kelce

Taylor Swift In Love

‘Did you SEE the way she smirked?’: Taylor Swift sings ‘Labyrinth’ on returning Eras Tour. Swifties say it’s a message to Travis Kelce

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested. Follow her on Twitter: @Hello_Tailor

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Taylor Swift fan greenscreen TikTok over Taylor Swift image of Eras Tour with caption ""can you scream like you can at a concert?"" (l) Taylor Swift fan greenscreen TikTok over theater image with caption "me watching the Eras Tour movie at the theatre on October 13th:" (c) Taylor Swift fan greenscreen TikTok over Taylor Swift tweet with caption "the expectation from Taylor and Taylor's team is that we're gonna be loud!" (r)

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“Scream like you can in a concert?”: Swifties debate the etiquette for Eras Tour screenings

Angela Lim is a former general assignment intern for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in the Daily Texan, the Austin Chronicle, and Community Impact.

Angela Lim

Taylor Swift and impersonator over The Eras Tour ticket background

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Meet the drag queens spending thousands to impersonate Taylor Swift

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘Don‘t take her to a super spreader event’: Mom wants to take daughter with ‘dangerous’ bacterial infection to the Eras Tour. The internet disagrees

Woman in labor watches 2 surprise songs during Eras Tour while in labor

Taylor Swift Labor

‘Are you even a Taylor Swift fan if you don’t listen to surprise song o’clock while in labor?’: Woman watches 2 surprise songs during Eras Tour. She was in labor

Elizabeth Rose started her career chasing celebrities around New York City. Now she gets the inside scoop on TikTok stars and trends. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and her work has appeared on ETOnline, the New York Daily News, and InTouch Magazine.

Elizabeth Rose

Hand holding busted package with CD, caption "When the post office Destroys your signed Taylor Swift album that you payed five hundred dollars ($500) for and refused to refund you even though you had insurance"

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TikToker says USPS refused to pay her for damaging insured $500 signed Taylor Swift album

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

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‘I think they’re legit about to break up’: TikToker’s roommate and her boyfriend get into argument over Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well’

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‘Do you really hope that I die?’: A Swiftie sent hate to John Mayer on Instagram—and he responded

A police officer plays Taylor Swift on his phone while he is being recorded so the video will violate Youtube's copyright policy.

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‘I am playing music so that you can’t post on YouTube’: Sergeant plays Taylor Swift song while being filmed

Josh Katzowitz is a former staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he&#8217;s covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

Josh Katzowitz

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Tool singer roasts Taylor Swift with a Thanos meme

Sierra Juarez is a freelance journalist and fact-checker based in Mexico. She most enjoys writing about human rights and politics and working in audience engagement. Her work has appeared in the Texas Tribune, the Austin American–Statesman, and the San Antonio Current.

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