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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

Left: Tweet from Rob Schneider reading, "FYI… There were NO Children’s Hospitals when I was a kid. Because kids weren’t sick." Right: Rob Schneider attends premiere of the The Week Of at AMC Loews Lincoln Square.

Rob Schneider gets dragged after claiming there were “NO Children’s Hospitals” when he was growing up

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

the sims creators quit ea creator network

Popular “The Sims” YouTubers suddenly cut ties with EA Creator Network: “Stepping away is the strongest action”

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

Left: Paula Abdul surrounded by four men doing the "Whitney Houston Challenge" on TikTok. Right: Band Simple Plan standing around a drum doing the Whitney Houston Challenge on TikTok.

Culture

Can you hit the beat? The Whitney Houston challenge is humbling TikTok

Left: NBA player Ben Simmons' sister Liv Simmons looking into the camera. Right: Kendall Jenner on a podcast speaking into the mic.

Entertainment

“They dated years ago…”: NBA player Ben Simmons’ sister dragged his ex Kendall Jenner over cookies in profanity-laced video and it totally backfired

Left: BlueSky post from Patrick Cosmos (@veryimportant.lawyer) reading, "“I’m strong and I want to have like fifty kids and a farm” of course you do. You’re twelve. “I don’t want to eat vegetables I think steak and French fries is the only meal” hell yeah homie you’re twelve. “Maybe if there’s crime we should just send the army” bless your heart my twelve year old buddy." Right: Department of Homeland Security tweet recruiting for ICE showing knights holding swords. Tweet overlay reads, "You wanna dress up like a knight and play swords? Of course you do, you’re twelve."

“Of course you do, you’re twelve” is the internet’s new favorite way to explain American behavior

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

Woman trying her first-ever Big Mac from McDonald's, text overlay reads, "trying my first Big Mac at 30 years old."

“It tastes synthetic”: Woman tries first Big Mac at age 30, triggers nostalgia and outrage

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

Susan LaMarca

surprise engagement proposal set up by best friend

“Absolute best proposal video you’ll ever watch”: Woman plans an engagement for her best friend—it’s actually her own

Left: Man in a backwards hat walking through Costco. Right: Costco groceries in a box after checkout, including eggs and mochi pancake mix.

“Helps keep the bill under $100”: Costco dad shares his one rule to save money every time

A sanitary pad held up against a light fixture, full of mold.

“That’s disgusting”: Woman horrified after spotting what looks like mold inside her unopened Always pad

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

“I found my people”: People are sharing how they use Costco’s beloved (but retired) Tiramisu cups

“You just let the intrusive thoughts win”: Starbucks employee chronicles the things they’ve “never done before” on their last day of work

Sophomore teacher sitting in his classroom in a maroon shirt, text overlay reads, "POV: This is how my sophomores react to me asking them to write 5 complete sentences."

“Genuinely scary”: Teacher shows students’ meltdown after being asked to write one paragraph

“We’ve officially entered a new timeline”: Justin Bieber launches Twitch channel with promise to “stream every day”

Left: Tomi Lahren during an appearance on The Breakfast Club. Right: Tweet from Tomi Lahren reading, "Why the actual F*** would we buy Argentinian beef? Our AMERICAN ranchers are getting crushed already by cheap s**t foreign beef imports."

Viral Politics

“An abomination”: Tomi Lahren is crashing out over Trump’s idea to import beef from Argentina

Left: Man looking into the camera under text reading, "Trick or treating doesn't exist anymore." Right: A scene of "trunk or treat," underneath text reading, "When you sign up for your kid's Trunk or Treat, everyone goes all out, but you didn't get the memo..."

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