Logo_White

lede_post_card_default

lede_post_card_stacked

lede_post_card_featured_post

lede_post_card_featured_post_3:2

lede_post_card_featured_post_1:1

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero_3:2

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero_1:1

lede_post_card_featured_posts_sidebar

lede_post_card_highlighted_post

lede_post_card_horizontal_a

lede_post_card_horizontal_c

lede_post_card_related_post

lede_post_card_square

lede_article_featured_16x9

lede_article_featured_16x9_full_width

lede_article_featured_3x2

lede_article_featured_3x2_full_width

lede_article_featured_1x1

lede_article_featured_1x1_full_width

lede_article_featured_flexible

lede_article_featured_flexible_full_width

lede_article_content

lede_article_content_wide_width

lede_article_content_full_width

lede_byline_avatar_post_card

lede_byline_avatar_highlight

lede_profile_coral_avatar

lede_logo

lede_logo_banner

lede_logo_footer_banner

lede_logo_simple_header

lede_sponsorship_logo

lede_sponsorship_logo_river_card

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card_logo

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card

lede_leaderboard

Main Header Menu

Logo_2a8517

The Daily Dot

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

Mark Ruffalo wearing a white tux at the 2026 Golden Globes. Tweet text overlay from Newsmax host Carl Higbie reads "Well.... just deleted all the avengers movies from our Apple TV."

mark ruffalo carl higbie

Viral Politics

“That’ll learn’em”: Conservative host tries to own Mark Ruffalo by deleting Avengers movies he already paid for

chappell-roan-bridgette-bardot-tributes.png

“Very disappointing”: Chappell Roan and others discover Bridgette Bardot’s views after posting Instagram tributes

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: Hands with blue and red pills on dark background. Right: Lilly Wachowski and Caleb Hearon sitting in brown armchairs and speaking into handheld mics. Both are laughing with their legs crossed in front of them.

lilly-wachowski-the-matrix-red-pill-right-wing-.jpg

“No! That’s wrong!”: Lilly Wachowski slammed right-wingers for co-opting the “red pill” and missing the point of “The Matrix” entirely

shamwow-guy-running-for-congress-texas.png

The “ShamWow guy” is running for Congress in Texas with a goal to destroy wokism

what is an extinction burst tiktok theory

what-is-an-extinction-burst-tiktok-theory.png

“They know”: Left-wing TikTok adapts the “extinction burst” theory to explain right-wing male behavior

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

vintage-maga-backlash.png

“Dressing is a political act”: Vintage clothing influencer calls out conservative values in the community

Starbucks cup with the word "Loser :)" written in permanent marker. Tweet overlay from the Starbucks Care account reads, "After a full investigation, we found no evidence to support this. We do not believe this comment was written by a Starbucks Partner."

starbucks-charlie-kirk-loser-cup-.jpg

Starbucks denies barista wrote “loser :)” on Charlie Kirk memorial drink, says footage shows it was added after pickup

charlie-kirk-south-park-episode.png

“South Park” re-run of Charlie Kirk episode pulled as conservatives blame it for the shooting

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

captain-planet-netflix-series-woke.png

Entertainment

“Captain Planet was an op”: Netflix just announced a new “Captain Planet” series in the works, and the internet has already decided it’ll be “woke”

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

jubilee-mustache-hat-guy-memed.png

“Where does Jubilee find these people?”: The internet has memed the mustache hat guy in Jubilee’s latest video featuring far-right conservatives

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

airbnb cancels in first five minues trump vance sign

airbnb-cancels-in-first-five-minues-trump-vance-sign.png

“I would not feel safe there”: Airbnb guest cancels 5 minutes after arrival because she spotted a Trump-Vance flag on the property

former charlie kirk turning point writer liberal

former-charlie-kirk-turning-point-writer-liberal.png

“At the time, I thought that I was saving America”: Former Turning Point USA writer describes how she wrote articles “designed to scare people”

lena-dunham-girls-rewatch-podcast.png

Culture

Lena Dunham says she’s not surprised by the rise of alt-right vitriol: “Those voices existed in the comment section”

Makalah Wright is a writer for the Daily Dot. She has written articles for various publications based on mental health, relationships, and Gen Z-related topics. She is currently a senior at the University of West Georgia, where she studies public relations and music. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with loved ones, shopping, traveling to new places, and playing the clarinet.

Makalah Wright

nick offerman as ron swanson in parks and recreation

nick-offerman-as-ron-swanson-in-parks-and-recreation.png

“Dumb people insist that Ron Swanson would’ve voted for Trump”: Nick Offerman clears the air on his “Parks & Recreation” character’s potential politics

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

jojo siwa betty davis eyes cover new look conservative

jojo-siwa-betty-davis-eyes-cover-new-look-conservative.png

Jojo Siwa just pivoted her look again, and people are calling it “the perfect example of the rise in conservatism”

Conservatives