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

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Federal workers can’t figure out if they need to keep responding to DOGE’s 5-bullet-point request

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

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Woman says the government may owe you money

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‘I just got a $2k check’: Woman says the government may owe you money. Here’s how to find out

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

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Exclusive: Oath Keepers leak includes 160 U.S. military, government email addresses

Jay Hathaway is a former senior writer who specialized in internet memes and weird online culture. He previously served as the Daily Dot’s news editor, was a staff writer at Gawker, and edited the classic websites Urlesque and Download Squad. His work has also appeared on nymag.com, suicidegirls.com, and the Morning News.

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The government is using memes to stop kids from eating fidget spinners

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Edward Snowden tells you what encrypted messaging apps you should use

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The U.S. government is paying $1 million to investigate political memes

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