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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.

Lindsey Weedston

Teacher in a Hello Kitty lanyard and blue blazer displaying an empty Hello Kitty Funko pop box, the figuring having been stolen by a student.

“Tomorrow it’s a laptop”: Teacher calls the cops after student steals her Hello Kitty Funko Pop, dividing viewers

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

“Explains A LOT”: The internet reacts to report of lead in popular protein powders with memes

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

JetBlue passenger pointing at the Emergency door.

JetBlue passenger tries to open emergency exit after hearing Airbus “barking dog” sound

A group of men sitting on a couch playing the "male friendship game."

“I didn’t know you had a girlfriend”: This guy invented a male friendship quiz. The results were bleak

Left: Text box reading "I noticed there was a delay in your response...We have the 5 minute rule." Right: Blonde woman against screenshot of email from a job.

Culture

“I’d immediately quit”: Everyone unites against boss who makes remote workers “check in” every time they leave their desks

Skyrim Grandma says goodbye to “The Elder Scrolls” after 15 years on YouTube

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: Woman in a grocery store in Finland looking into the camera. Right: Woman's hand holding avocado to ripeness scanner in a grocery store.

“Would sell my soul for this device”: Americans can only dream of Finland’s avocado ripeness machines

ennifer Aniston at Murder Mystery 2 Premiere at the Village Theater on March 28, 2023 in Westwood, CA. Tweet overlay reads, "This is such an honest take. Why do people still judge women for wanting biological children instead of adoption?"

Entertainment

“I want my own DNA in a little person”: Jennifer Aniston’s reason for rejecting adoption is sparking emotional reactions online

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

ChatGPT logo on the SmartPhone screen and the concept of artificial intelligence at the blurred background. Tweet overlay from Mark Cuban reads, "This is going to backfire. Hard."

“Levels of loserdom previously unknown to mankind:” ChatGPT says erotica is coming. People have some thoughts

Left: Jason Kelce speaking into a mic on his podcast, New Heights. Right: Bad Bunny arrives for the Hollywood premiere of ‘Bullet Train’ on August 01, 2022 in Westwood, CA

“It’s not real”: Jason Kelce sets the record straight after viral quotes about Bad Bunny and the Super Bowl fool the internet

3 panel: Left: Man perched on woman's arm in TikTok's bird arm trend. Middle: Woman perched on man's arm in TikTok's bird arm trend. Right: Woman perched on man's arm in TikTok's bird arm trend.

Everyone on TikTok is perching like birds on their partner’s arm. Here’s how it works

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

“This is happening all around the country”: Fairgoers are reporting the Texas State Fair is “empty” this year. Why?

“Stop it”: Ruby Rose says it’s “incredibly stupid” to “fall for” Taylor Swift trad wife accusations

Left: Kim Richards in Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 2 episode of the fight in Amsterdam. Right: People sitting around a table for a birthday party, text overlay reads, "For my 30th birthday dinner I asked my friends to do a table read of RHOBH season 2 Amsterdam fight."

Birthday reenactment of *that* infamous “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” dinner fight was so legit, Bravo weighed in

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.

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