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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

Left: Tweet reading "Millennials use “lol” like STOP at the end of a telegram lol." Right: Black woman's hands texting "LOL" in a car on an iPhone.

Culture

“That’s my emotional support lol”: Millennials are crashing out after Gen Z points out they end every text with “lol”

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: Donald Trump speaks at an event, pointing finger at the camera. Right: Two Playstation 5 (PS5) controllers at home, tv on background. Caption overlay reads "The Trump Gamer tax has arrived."

“We got the Trump gamer tax before GTA 6”: Gamers lash out over PS5 price increase

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.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

“Why would you have not just walked out?”: Brandy Melville customer says she was forced to buy the clothes she tried on—all because of her makeup

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

Susan LaMarca

Left: Woman looking into camera telling a story. Caption overlay reads: "The date that made me swear off dating in New York (story time)." RIght: Woman speaking into the camera, caption overlay reads "so he asked the server to get a separate table for him and I."

“Acting like that at 43 is the hugest red flag”: NYC woman’s “worst first date” with “egomaniac” goes viral for all the wrong reasons

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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“I feel so much more at peace”: Woman asks TikTok to track down the creator of a lost bracelet from her late brother. They delivered

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

Left: Tweet reading: "Did he hate women? Did he misunderstand what a sonogram means and think I was pregnant? If so, does he hate PREGNANT women? Idk but I've been crying all day. @uber won't let me see the route he drove." Right: Girl inside car holding smartphone with Uber app on screen.

“Really ruined my day for no reason”: Uber rider says driver deliberately sabotaged her trip to critical sonogram appointment

Vegan activists Tash Peterson and Jack Higgs looking into the camera. Left panel caption overlay reads: "We are bankrupt." Right panel reads "And need $30,000."

“Thought this was a joke”: Backlash erupts after vegan influencers ask followers for $30,000 to attend festival

“Dude was ragebaiting me in person”: Pokimane issues a “warning for the ladies” after being harassed and recorded by a man wearing Meta glasses

3 panel: Left: Mom holding a box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal. Middle: Mom holding 5 blocks of cheese, caption overlay reads "Grocery haul/total at the end." Right: Mom holding 32 boxes of frozen pizza.

“Hey so this is actually crazy”: Mom of three slammed over $476 “junk” grocery haul

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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Entertainment

“He was off-key”: Tom Sandoval exposed on “America’s Got Talent” as a  bad singer

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“Intrusive thoughts got the best of me”: TikToker Julia Hill jumps fence and runs onto the field at an Angels baseball game, goes straight to jail

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

“So chaotic”: A “Cake Picnic” in Lagos went viral for all the wrong reasons. What are they?

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“It used to be such a nice place”: Grace Helbig says cancel culture and commentary channels changed YouTube forever

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