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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.

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“Been looking forward to this trip for 13 years”: EDM fan cries after spending $16K on Tomorrowland trip before its main stage burned down

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.

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Main Character of the Week: The disaster prepper trying to save your life

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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‘We literally lost everything’: Woman issues warning after Quantum Fiber Wi-Fi box allegedly burned down her house

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‘Never leaving my house while the dishwasher is on’: Woman does the dishes. Then her dishwasher catches on fire

tiktoker's apartment catches on fire, no fire alarms go off

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‘Check your smoke detectors people’: TikToker says fire alarms didn’t go off when his apartment caught on fire

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration, sexual violence, and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards. Follow: @Samideque

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‘Your house is almost on fire!’: Neighbors use Ring camera to alert woman of approaching blaze

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot. She graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

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The Amazon rainforest is on fire–and people are using memes to cope

Josh Katzowitz is a staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he&#8217;s covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

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California man criticized for gruesome YouTube video of wildfire aftermath

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Hours after Donald Trump signs Muslim ban, a Texas mosque burned to the ground

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Ex of Oakland warehouse fire victim pens emotional post about their life through music

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“Been looking forward to this trip for 13 years”: EDM fan cries after spending $16K on Tomorrowland trip before its main stage burned down

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‘We literally lost everything’: Woman issues warning after Quantum Fiber Wi-Fi box allegedly burned down her house

‘Never leaving my house while the dishwasher is on’: Woman does the dishes. Then her dishwasher catches on fire

‘Check your smoke detectors people’: TikToker says fire alarms didn’t go off when his apartment caught on fire

‘Your house is almost on fire!’: Neighbors use Ring camera to alert woman of approaching blaze

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Hours after Donald Trump signs Muslim ban, a Texas mosque burned to the ground

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