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The Daily Dot

<p>Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.</p>


Marlon Ettinger

"Lieutenant Dan will not leave" text over man on boat(l), Video game casino still(r)

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An offshore crypto casino is taking bets on whether viral Tampa resident ‘Lieutenant Dan’ will survive Hurricane Milton

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Purported autopsy of Thomas Matthew Crooks obtained by far-right news site

Audience member mewing(l) (r) Trump pointing directly at camera(c)

trump mewing

Trump’s Boomer fans freak over Gen Z MAGA mewing at his rally: ‘Look into this NOW’

Geico Logo Sign(l) Tesla Cyber Truck(c) Female hands holding a 'canceled' stamp(r)

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Geico says Cybertruck’s ‘gross weight’ to blame after owners got notices canceling insurance policies

Facebook Fema Money

Helene victims try to steer donors away from FEMA—filing Facebook up with tales of confiscated aid

death toll spelt out on ripped paper on globe with human figures thrown around it(l) Hurricane Helene Stop Sign (c) satellite view of hurricane helene(r)

hurricane helene death toll

Unverified Helene death toll rumors flood social media

Beyonce looking surprised(l), Kanye with mic and taylor swift with award

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Was Kanye West’s infamous Taylor Swift-VMAs moment a secret plot to save her life?

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Jordan Peterson meme subreddit accused of secret 2024 influence effort after white genocide post pops off

Two woman with cookies talking(l), Hand holding crumbl cookie box and text that says "I don't even know what was happening"(c), People waiting on line(r)

crumbl-cookie-pop-up-fail

‘$17 for a five-day-old cookie?’: Black market Crumbl pop-up blows up over stale cookies, sky-high prices

Logan Paul with wife and baby(l), Logan Paul and wife in delivery room(r)

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Logan Paul flamed for plugging Lunchables knockoff while wife was in labor

Silver Trump Coins

Bitcoin bros feel betrayed by Trump’s new crypto platform

Eric Adams with digital hacker background

Eric Adams Hacker

Eric Adams accused of changing phone passcode after learning of FBI investigation

Marques Brownlee over iphone with backgrounds

marques-brownlee-iphone-designs

Why are people mad at tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee?

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Meme coiners are trying to get rich quick off Moo Deng

Sticker Mule Got Itself Banned From r/Stickers

Banned from reddit

Sticker Mule tried to rejoin Reddit after Trump backlash—then claimed it got banned after mods pushed back