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Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Two panel design with image one showing a woman mixing a very large container or lemonade, the 2nd panel is a close up of a lemonade in a mason jar style glass.

‘They have been doing that’: Event-goer catches ‘fresh-squeezed lemonade’ stand using supermarket juice and water from a garden hose

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

Two panel design with a young woman talking to the camera in her car, the 2nd panel is of a Walmart shopping cart.

‘How old are you?’: Walmart shopper goes in for cold medicine. Then she gets to checkout

Amelie Allen was a trending intern at the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a senior at the University of Arizona, where she studies political science and journalism. In her free time, she enjoys reading, puppetry, and watching old movies.

Amelie Allen

Two panel design with a woman talking to the camera in her car and a Subway sandwich sign in the other panel.

‘As I’m pulling out the cash’: Subway customer tries to tip in cash. Then the worker says this when she asks for a bag

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

Dried yogurt with spoon(l), Woman holding plate of dried yogurt(c), Hands cracking dried yogurt in half(r)

What is dry yogurt? All about TikTok’s new favorite way to consume the dietary staple

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

Braden Bjella

3 panel image. On the left and right side a person expresses themself energetically, while sitting in their car. In the middle panel is the Kia logo.

‘I will never buy another Kia because of this feature’: Woman buys Kia Sportage. Then she tries driving it

Two panel design with one showing a woman talking and the other is a couple at a restaurant talking with their waitress.

‘Especially if it’s a couple’: Server warns against doing this with the dessert menu

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

Who is this DIVA with a purple heart emoji

Scrolling In The Deep: Who is this DIVA 💜

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.

Mustafa Gatollari

‘They trusted me with $2K cash and the whole store’: GameStop worker says he gave his 2 weeks. Then he reveals what he’s making an hour

3 panel image showing the front of a Jeep Grand Wagoneer, the exterior of a Jeep dealership, and a screengrab of the dashboard display from the Jeep Wagoneer.

‘Totally worth $110,000’: Man buys 2024 Jeep Grand Wagoneer. There’s just one problem

‘If you go on that thing without having the special vest on…’: Amazon worker demands answers when he realizes new floor robots can ‘squish’ him

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

PetSmart storefront(l), Man talking(c), Birds nest(r)

‘You are told to toss them??’: Petsmart worker finds eggs inside bird cage. He doesn’t throw them away like he’s supposed to

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

‘Get a UFB direct… You apply for it. Takes 5 seconds. It’s done’: Woman says you should always get a high-yield savings account. Is that true?

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Frosted Flakes instabowl(l), Man talking(c), Kellogg's logo(r)

‘The struggle be real’: Kellogg’s shopper demands answers after noticing ‘instabowls’ Frosted Flakes

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

Kia sign(l), Person looking at camera with text that says "just realized the car dealership *muzzed*"(c) Hand holding pen signing document(r)

‘I would’ve had a free car’: New Kia owner says dealership messed up paperwork with bank. Should he have returned to the dealership?

Sasha Baker is a London-based freelance investigative journalist writing for the Daily Dot’s tech and politics section. Their work has also appeared in the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, openDemocracy and more.

Sasha Baker

Mike Waltz and Donald Trump with Tiktok logo

TikTok