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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.

Anna Good

Left: Marine veteran Brian McGinnis being carried out by Capitol Police. Right: Brian McGinnis in his uniform, looking into the camera.

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Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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Anti-ICE protests pop up outside of Roblox’s digital HQ after chat function disappears

“MAGA now stands for Make America Go Away”: Greenlanders protest the USA with red hats of their own

3 panel: Left and Right: Protestors at a Home Depot store staging an "ICE scraper" buy-in. Middle: Close up of Home Depot logo sign with the blue sky background.

Protesters swarm Home Depot to buy—and instantly return—17¢ “ICE scrapers” to call out alleged ICE cooperation

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More frogs (and other creatures) join in the Portland ICE protests: “New characters have been unlocked”

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“Goodbye Disney”: People are boycotting Hulu and Disney+ in protest of Jimmy Kimmel’s treatment

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“We won”: Surreal TikTok videos capture Nepal’s Gen Z uprising on the ground

Left: Protestor in Los Angeles, caption overlay reads "Anti-ICE 'musical festival' in Los Angeles" Right: ICE protest in Los Angeles, police offers clashing with protestors, caption overlay reads "Performers at LA Music Festival is now pulling people out of the pit for no reason."

Culture

Activists are renaming protests “music festivals” to outsmart the TikTok algorithm

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.

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“People are starving”: Activists float Jeff Bezos dummy in Venice Canal amid outrage over $76 million wedding

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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez to change wedding venue after protestors threaten to fill Venice canal with inflatable crocodiles

Left: Roblox game showing a protest against ICE under caption reading: "Protesting in Roblox? I think we took it to far" Right: Roblox characters holding Mexican flags clashing with Swat teams during an ICE protest below a caption reading, "pov: protests are happening in Roblox too"

Kids are recreating real-world ICE protests inside Roblox

The internet mocks Trump’s birthday parade with jokes and memes

Whitney Jefferson is the Executive Editor of The Daily Dot. She previously worked at BuzzFeed, Jezebel, Gawker, and The Late Show with David Letterman, and is the author of a series of books published by Simon &amp; Schuster. She lives in New York City.

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The most creative, funny, and thought-provoking signs at the “No Kings Day” protests across America

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“This is America”: Video of immigrant-owned restaurant helping pepper-sprayed cop sparks mixed reactions

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

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