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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: Welsh influencer Jessie Yendle in her car going through a drive-thru, text overlay reads, "Ordering with a Stammer..." Right: Welsh influencer Jessie Yendle with a photo of KFC meal overlaid on her face, text overlay reads "If you saw my story earlier today, you'll see I posted about an official @kfc account mocking Stammer."

“It breaks my heart”: KFC apologizes after “mocking” an influencer’s speech impediment in a video [updated]

Woman sitting in front of the camera, text overlay reads, "The Danish Deception Part 1."

Culture

Unpacking the “Danish Deception”: How a fake royal allegedly conned a creator out of over $130K

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

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Entertainment

People are trying (and failing) to replicate Dylan Efron’s gravity-defying lift from “Dancing With The Stars”

Viral Politics

“A degradation in civility”: Travelers react to Sean Duffy’s suggestion to “dress a little better” on planes

Simu Liu calls out the lack of Asian representation in present-day Hollywood: “We’re fighting a deeply prejudiced system”

“I’m at a loss for words”: Fans are paying tribute to Udo Kier, who died before recording the next Kojima game

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

NBA 2K rendering of an NBA player wearing a quarter zip sweater. Official NBA 2K X account tweet overlay reads, "Quarter zips are taking over."

“My culture is not a costume!”: Gamers roast NBA 2K for adding quarter zips instead of fixing the game

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

Susan LaMarca

Left: Woman looking into the screen, text overlay reads, "Sanrio renamed one of their characters." Right: Hands holding a stuffed Mocha plushie.

Government name revealed? Mocha fans say Sanrio is now calling her “Lovelymocha”—and they’re stoked

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

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

“If it’s not radioactive what’s the point?”: Doritos and Hot Cheetos debut new chips without artificial flavors or dyes

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Irony overload hits X as new location feature reveals many pro-Trump MAGA accounts are actually based outside of America

Varieties of Campbell's Soup Cans on the shelves in a supermarket. Utah, USA.

“For poor people”: Campbell’s Soup exec allegedly caught on secret audio trashing the “not healthy” product and its customers

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

“I can’t believe you’d disrespect us”: Trump-voting nurse is now begging him to classify nursing degrees as “professional”

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

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“I truly just feel so violated”: Woman’s neighbors bulldoze all of her trees, sparking a discussion about tree law

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