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Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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Culture

“No other religion goes as hard”: Did Pope Crave, the “Conclave” parody account on X, recieve official Vatican credentials?

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

Braden Bjella

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“Not affiliated with that account”: The internet claims “Hawk Tuah Girl” Haliey Welch sold her X account to a random meme page, but it’s not true

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“Always More Commercials”: Movie-goers erupt in rage after AMC announces “even more commercials” will play before screenings

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

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‘Put him in a pool and delete the ladder’: People think Elon Musk’s gestures are giving off serious Sims NPC vibes

Stacey Nguyen is a lifestyle and entertainment writer based in California. You can find her work on Real Simple, InStyle, BuzzFeed, PopSugar, and other sites.

Stacey Nguyen

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Entertainment

These 10 tweets captured the zeitgeist in 2024

Hope Talbot is a freelance journalist currently based in New York City. Her work has appeared in The Daily Express, Euronews, and Bristol24/7, to name a few.

Hope Talbot

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Muppet History Account Publicly Apologizes

Muppets community drama captivates the internet after prominent fan page outed as serial harasser

Caiwei Chen is a reporter who covers tech, the internet, and society. Her work has been seen in publications including Wired, Rolling Stone, Protocol, Rest of World, and more. She is more online than she would like to admit.

Caiwei Chen

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Tiffany Fong’s big X payout raises eyebrows over frequent slurs, constant Musk replies

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

Katherine Huggins

Viral moving truck video does not show human trafficking, police say

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Viral Budget moving truck video does not show human trafficking—despite breathless claims online

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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Anti-woke animated sitcom ‘The New Norm’ manages to cram 4 years of right-wing grievances into 4-minute pilot

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‘Will be restored soon’: Elon Musk keeps reinstating accounts that shared child exploitation content

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

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Posters are claiming they were targeted by the woke mob to try to trick X into giving them their accounts back

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Suspended X users have found a cheat code that tricks Musk into restoring their accounts

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Congress’ angriest poster isn’t MTG—it’s an 87-year-old Democrat from Jersey