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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.

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3 panel: Left and right: Former New York City mayor Eric Adams in a verbal confrontation with a female plane passenger on a jet way of a flight from NYC to Dallas. In the left image she is pointing at him while wearing a mask and a black backpack. In the right image he is close to her face speaking to her. Middle: Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams speaking in a suit and tie. Tweet overlay from former NYC Mayor Eric Adams reads "Exactly."

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Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams snaps at woman after flight—then doubles down online

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.

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Vegan delivers congratulatory cake to Eleven Madison Park as they bring meat back to their menu

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“Sounds like who didn’t belong was you”: Charlie Kirk blasted for blaming deadly NYC shooting on diversity

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“Didn’t get to watch the last 15 minutes of Superman”: Hundreds forced out of AMC theater due to flooding

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‘Shilling for a pardon’: Eric Adams slammed for skipping MLK events to attend Trump’s inauguration

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