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Laura Holliday is a freelance internet culture journalist covering online communities, digital aesthetics, and internet rabbit holes. She lives in London with her cat, Luna.

Laura Holliday

Content creator filming herself at the gym.

“Don’t work out next to me”: Fitness creator confronts woman for “photobombing” her video

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: AI-generated video of President Donald Trump sitting in the Oval Office above Fox News Chyron reading "MedBed Hospitals." Right: AI-generated photo of Donald Trump with an American Flag painted across his face.

Viral Politics

“Unfathomable level of boomerism”: Trump shares AI clip promoting “Med Bed” conspiracy before quietly deleting it

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

“I HATE AI”: A woman was told she had a heart attack. A cardiologist later informed her that an EKG reading done with AI was wrong

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

rage room employee stories customer encounters

“Room went dead quiet”: Employees at rage rooms share their wildest  encounters with customers

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

Rachel Kiley

Left; Man in a hat under caption reading, "American speechless after trying robot legs in China." Right: Man in "robot legs" walking up the stairs.

“This is literally the future”: Tourist in China rents robotic legs for under $1,000—Americans joke it’d cost 10x more here

Culture

15 “dream jobs” that aren’t actually all they’re cracked up to be

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

Susan LaMarca

Left: Man smiling looking into the camera. Right: : Tweety Bird figure toy character form Looney Tunes.

“We’re still here”: Man wonders, what happened to the women who were obsessed with Tweety Bird?

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

“Mushroom picking with the guys”: 18 tried and true ways to have fun for free

Left: Man sitting in his car under caption reading "Car lots are OVERFLOWING...the crash is here. Right: Lisbon, Portugal October 20, 2024, Stellantis dealership in sacavem, portugal, displaying various car brands including peugeot, citroen, opel, fiat, alfa romeo, abarth, and jeep.

“We’re in a true car market crash”: Expert claims dealerships are desperate—here’s the reality

Left: From above of group of diverse colleagues in formal clothing discussing business ideas while gathering at table in modern office and working together. Right: Administrative Assistant to CEO job listing.

“Bro thinks it’s a dating app”: This “assistant” job wants you to run 3-5 miles at a 12-minute pace

Left: Woman looking into the camera under text reading, "Am I wrong for ordering a pizza to a wedding after we weren't fed for 8 hours?" Right: Hand holding pizza.

“The bride was furious”: Guest asks if ordering pizza to a wedding was rude

Left: Comedian Zach Woods looking into the camera. Right: Skyline nighttime view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Entertainment

“Real as hell for this”: Zach Woods slams comics for taking gigs at the Riyadh Comedy Festival

Man looking into a camera under caption reading "Offer rescinded in 3 days."

“This is 100% on you”: Man delays new job start date. Then the company rescinds the offer

Left: Woman standing in a doorway, text overlay reads, "POV you just found out your sister only started speaking to you so you'd do stuff for her wedding." Right: Comments on TikTok.

“Top-tier narcissism”: Internet urges woman to go no contact with toxic family after sister’s wedding stunt

Left: Emma Watson speaking into a microphone on Jay Shetty's podcast. Right: K Rowling arriving for the World Premiere of 'Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows pt2', Trafalgar Square, London. Tweet overlay reads, "Emma Watson is the most nothing burger activist."

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