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Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

‘Man playing chess’: Vivek Ramaswamy fans think Iowa flop sets him up to win in 2028 somehow

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

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‘You have to take the little towns first’: White nationalism infiltrates Idaho Republicans, where the ‘Christian Taliban’ is gaining influence

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

‘$250 million wasted’: MAGA voters rail against Trump’s primary opponents’ spending—claim race is over after easy  Iowa win

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

DeSantis team immediately blames media, claims conspiracy after Iowa called for Trump

‘Go away now’: Trump supporters declare DeSantis campaign dead before Iowa finishes voting

Trump carrying 8 pizza boxes has his fans gushing

‘Glorious leader can lift EIGHT boxes’: Trump praised for carrying pizza for firefighters—and gets memed

VDARE Publisher Lydia Brimelow and VDARE Editor Peter Brimelow

‘The whole town has my back’: Anti-immigration power couple has big plans to shape U.S. laws—from their castle in West Virginia

Gabriele Di Donfrancesco is a Rome-based freelance journalist covering social media and culture. His works have been published in La Repubblica, Mashable Italia, and Rolling Stone, among others.

Gabriele Di Donfrancesco

Chiara Ferragni and Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in front of red background

How a vocal Instagram critic of Italy’s prime minister’s fake Christmas cake charity drive led to a nationwide crackdown on influencers

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

Bomb threat called into home of Trump fraud trial judge—days after another was swatted

Ron DeSantis speaking in front of blue background (l) Nikki Haley speaking in front of blue background (r)

‘Everyone is going to be in the hospital’: Nikki Haley frequently citing her ‘DeSantis Lies’ site during debate turned into drinking game meme

As first primaries loom, Haley, DeSantis supporters online see doom in both campaigns

Ray Epps’ light Jan. 6 sentence further fuels right-wing narrative he secretly worked for the feds

‘We’ve all seen them’: Nancy Mace’s vulgar insult toward Hunter Biden’s manhood backfires

taylor swift holding a microphone during a show

‘I wonder who got to her’: Fox News continues to accuse Taylor Swift of being a secret ‘Pentagon asset’

Jeffrey Epstein over Santa Fe, New Mexico landscape

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