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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.

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Lindsey Weedston

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“Reddit moderators should be treated like celebrities”: Ex-mod posts epic YouTube rant after his removal, inspiring parodies

ilona maher claps back at troll who called her pregnant

“Never change”: Olympian Ilona Maher bodies another body-shaming troll shocked that she has a stomach

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Rachel Kiley

Left: Spicy pork soup. Right: Wang Tulum restaurant menu. Wang Tulum Google review overlay.

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“Most unhinged response I’ve ever seen”: Restaurant owner explodes at reviewer for saying food wasn’t spicy enough

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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Anna Good

Left: Man in a gym in a confrontation with woman. Right: Man in a wifebeater approaching man lifting weights.

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“Respect for standing up for her”: Gym bro harasses woman with fatphobic remarks. Then lifters intervene

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

baker makes a hate cake for biggest troll

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“I breathe, she’s hating”: Baker makes a “hate cake” for her biggest online troll

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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Ketel Marte Crying Baseball Arizona Diamondbacks

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Arizona Diamondbacks player Ketel Marte consoled by teammates on the field after fan mocks his deceased mother

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

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Susan LaMarca

3 Panel image of girl with hair bun and teal top reading bible

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Viral Politics

Nurse trolls right-wingers with a kindness-coded bible reading on TikTok: “I don’t know, sounds pretty liberal”

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

Mikael Thalen

2 panel image: Senator JIm Banks in an elevator responding to question.

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Republican senator proudly trolls fired federal worker with new profile picture

Elon musk asked federal workers to justify their jobs via email

Musk demanded 2.3 million government workers email him—everyone else is trolling his inbox

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

Katherine Huggins

2 panel image, on the left we see the logo of the Senate Democrats and on the right a complaint left by a citizen.

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Senate Dems launch portal to root out frauds in government—only to get reported themselves

Mike Hadge

Drew Afualo spent the weekend destroying her haters on X

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‘Only one of us is mad’: Drew Afualo spent the weekend destroying her haters on X

NY court Facebook page trolled with people claiming to have had a cousin on Trump's jury

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People flock to New York Courts’ Facebook to claim they had a cousin on Trump’s jury

David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.

David Covucci

Trump 2020 flag(l), Someone wearing an fbi jacket(l)

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Deplatformed: Is everyone on far-right sites a fed? 

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

QR code on paper (l) Mercedes sign (c) unionization question box (r)

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‘Flood them with pro-union questions’: Ahead of union vote, Mercedes employees get the internet to help them troll management

RFK Jr.'s Public events page on website taken over by trolls

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