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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

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Culture

MAGA voices turn on Trump over reported Qatari jet gift: “That’s not America first”

Mariam Sharia is a writer and editor at the Daily Dot.

Mariam Sharia

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This viral tweet about what men find “attractive” in a dress is turning into a meme

3 panel image: on the sides are examples of people posting about the theory and in the middle is a picture of Zendaya wearing the infamous hat.

The ‘Zendaya hat theory’ connects nothing to nothing. It’s the perfect conspiracy theory going massively viral

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

The “gingers are Black” meme started as a joke, but does it have some truth to it?

3 image split. Woman sitting at table with caption that reads: "when we thought we was locking in the summer but we actually going to be sharking all summer" on left. Woman shrugging with caption that reads: "so we all (shark emoji)-ing this summer?? (Laughing emoji) (Laughing emoji) in center. Man with caption that reads: "I'm a MF shark all of this summer" on right.

Gen Z says it’s not cuffing season, it’s sharking season—what the new dating trend is all about

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

Susan LaMarca

3 panel image showing a bridal dress with a basque waist and two people on the sides, explaining their point of view on the trend.

Gen Z is calling basque wedding dresses the new mason jars. Millennials are not okay

2 panel image: A person speaking with an online recruiting AI program. The image on the right shows a closeup of the meeting chat.

“So dystopian and disturbing”: Creepy AI job interview goes off the rails in viral video

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RunTok is dragging a running influencer over her White House interview with ‘how many miles you running’ trend

Rebecca Leib

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‘As a happily married woman I can still say you’re not wrong’: Even married women are cheering this viral anti-marriage lesson

‘Long live everyone’: Everyone’s obsessed with this Indian teen’s reply to a reporter who tried to make him call for Pakistan’s destruction

A still from a promotional video advertising a Star Wars themed hotel, with a screengrab of a social post, over it.

‘The ninth circle of hell’: Ex employee shares what it was like to work on the failed Star Wars hotel

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Right-wingers are crashing out over the new pope

3 different tweets, including the original post from Laura Loomer and 2 witty responses.

Laura Loomer’s ‘WOKE MARXIST POPE’ tweet is becoming a meme

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

Split screen with doctor looking at computer screen on left and tweet on right.

‘Why am I paying for their time?’: Doctor caught using ChatGPT has everyone arguing

3 Panel image, Man explaining his view on dating single women