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The Daily Dot

<p>David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.</p>


David Covucci

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MAGA lusts over ‘Day of the Rake’ 

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The never-ending RFK Jr. misinformation cycle 

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When is the right time to pee during ‘Wicked?’ No one on the internet agrees

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How to get banned on Bluesky

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Justice for Jan. 6 is switching to vengeance 

donald trump, elon musk, jack smith, merrick garland, russia flag, america flag carried by eagle raised fists, x logo, blue sky logo and cloud backdrop

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Bluesky is about to get Russiagated

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Trump Doomers cope with hope

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Will the YMCA reveal the election results?

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Threads is old enough to have age gap discourse

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QAnon is giving voting a try

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Hurricane Helene’s secret aims

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This one weird trick will blow up your Threads comments

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Nate Silver’s mild Trump praise brings Bluesky meltdown

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Trump’s online army is heading to the polls—to work

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Is AI Jesus blasphemy?

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