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Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

“When you gotta lock in even with the newborn”: Multitasking mom wins Mortal Kombat tournament with baby in her arms—just five days after giving birth

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

Deliveryman on a bicycle on a street in Chicago taunting Border Patrol agents.

Viral Politics

“Hey! I’m not a U.S. citizen!”: Chicago delivery guy taunts Border Patrol, gets swarmed, escapes in chaotic street chase

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

Samsung Galaxy Ring swelling on a finger.

“New nightmare just dropped”: Samsung Galaxy Ring swells on man’s finger before flight, sending him to the hospital

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

Left: Laptop in a classroom playing SpongeBob Squarepants episode. Text overlay reads, "Teacher think I'm paying attention but I'm really watching the bob." Right: SpongeBob Squarepants decorated water bottle in a grocery store. Text overlay reads, "Mom think I'm paying attention whole time I'm sipping on da bob."

Memes

Distracted by the Bob: Inside the new SpongeBob meme taking over TikTok

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

Entertainment

“Feels less like honoring his legacy and more like monetizing his ghost”: Backlash grows toward AI Stan Lee hologram at LA Comic Con

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

Male teacher giving technology presentation to a class of high school students. Text overlay from Reddit reads, "I am so done. 29 years in the classroom, and this year's 9th graders are the worst I have ever had."

“This time it’s different”: Teacher of 29 years says this year’s students are the most disrespectful and distracted yet—and others agree

Left: Colonel Sanders Grandson looking into the camera. Right: Colonel Sanders Grandson holding a bucket of KFC.

Man claiming to be Colonel Sanders’ great-great-great-nephew says KFC blocked him—so he leaked the secret chicken recipe

Theo Von dapping up fans following his Netflix Special taping at the Beacon Theater in New York.

Culture

“You don’t joke about this stuff”: Theo Von makes alarming comment to fans after Netflix taping fans say he “bombed”

Content creator filming herself at the gym.

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

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.

“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

rage room employee stories customer encounters

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

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

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.

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