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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.

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Viral Politics

“We have until December 22”: Maya Higa asks fans to fight Trump admin’s ESA rule change impacting endangered species

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“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”

Eilish O’Sullivan is the Daily Dot&#8217;s associate managing editor. Her work has appeared in Mashed, the Austin Chronicle, and the Daily Texan.

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“A great way to reduce, reuse, and recycle”: Woman shows how to regrow lettuce. It will save you time and money at the grocery store

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

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‘Is it so bad?’: Environmental scientist says he would never install carpet in his house. Then he says yours may be toxic

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Finneas calls out TikToker for AI slop video of Billie Eilish: ‘You killed a forest for this’

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

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‘I’m so scared now because I use a glass straw everyday’: Woman issues warning about glass straws—from the hospital

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.

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‘Extremely toxic’: Doctor issues warning over paper straws. So, what do we use now?

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

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‘Buy these cars and use them’: Man shows the real reason Lexus ditched the V8 on the LX570

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‘Aritzia is playing in our faces’: Woman buys $110 top from Aritzia. Then she reads the tag

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‘Why aren’t we using regular plates?’: Man reveals cheaper alternative for paper plates. Not everyone is on board

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

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‘I don’t want to learn anything anymore’: Doctor reveals just how many microplastics are in your body. Here’s how to get rid of them

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‘I just know it gets soggy’: McDonald’s customer orders a McFlurry. She can’t believe what she received

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

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‘Banned single use plastics and now making a profit off of it’: Walmart customer finds pack of Great Value plastic grocery bags for sale in the store

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.

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Doctor says ‘environmentally-friendly’ straws are not as safe as you think

David Covucci is 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. He is particularly interested in hearing any tips you have. Reach out at dcovucci@thedailydot.com.

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