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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

Ashley Madison logo of famous dating website or app on iPhone display screen close up. Text overlay from AskReddit reads "What’s your 'I wasn’t supposed to see that' moment?"

Culture

16 wild “I wasn’t supposed to see that” moments people accidentally witnessed

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

“Death is a part of life”: HBO’s “The Pitt” leads to real-life rise in organ donation and will planning

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

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Neil deGrasse Tyson shows how AI can be used to mislead—even in science

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

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Have popular kids ruined the internet? Viral TikTok sparks online discussion: “The internet was better when it was just on computers” 

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

Susan LaMarca

Left: Woman looking into the camera telling a story. Right: View of couple getting married from behind a glass door.

“We were the only Black people there”: Wedding guest says she was asked to leave mid-ceremony after being told she was only invited to the reception

Left: Swimmer Riley Gaines talking into a microphone. Right:

Viral Politics

“Get a real job”: Riley Gaines tried to dunk on AOC. It did not go well for her

Left: Children celebrate Halloween dressed up in costumes and trick-or-treating while an adult man hands out candy. Right: Letter from an HOA, cut off.

“Oh, hell no”: Community outraged at HOA’s letter about banning “outsider” trick-or-treaters for Halloween

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

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“Charge her”: Ring cam catches woman gleefully punching Halloween witches. The internet is taking sides

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

“The audacity”: Couple surprised to see their Honeyfund registry asks wedding guests for a tip

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

“Bring back doors”: One traveler is on a quest to ensure actual closing doors in  hotel bathrooms—and built an entire database around it

Man sitting in a car in a gray shirt looking into the camera.

“Almost choked on my lunch”: Man discovers his “real voice” after 30 years of changing it to make others comfortable

Left: Former Disney performers under text reading "Is it ok to heckle performers like this?" above a video of a park guest speaking to Ariel character. Right: Woman smiling into camera underneath text reading, "No that is not acceptable behavior."

“Despicable behavior”: Ex-Disney performer slams clout-chasing guests who heckle in-park characters

AI-generated image of President Donald Trump doing a salute as Halo's Master Chief standing against the American flag. Tweet text overlay reads, "Not to be that guy but the flag only has 40 stars on it."

“Cringe”: Halo fans are clowning the White House over its Trump-as-Master-Chief post

“Sure, blame the extras”: Simu Liu hits back at Kevin O’Leary’s suggestion to replace background actors with AI in movies

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