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The Daily Dot is a digital media company covering Internet culture and life on the web. Founded by Nicholas White in 2011, The Daily Dot is headquartered in Austin, Texas. The site, conceived as the Internet's "hometown newspaper", focuses on topics such as streaming entertainment, geek culture, memes, gadgets and social issues, such as LGBT, gender and race. In addition, an e-commerce arm produces branded video for advertisers and sells items from an online marketplace.Source
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Right-wing Christian YouTuber wants to sue NFL because Super Bowl halftime show was too horny

Right-wing Christian YouTuber wants to sue NFL because Super Bowl halftime show was too horny

and ‘s up-tempo Super Bowl halftime performance can’t seem to shake .In a recent , Dave Daubenmire, a right-wing Christian activist, releases a rallying cry to viewers saying he wants to sue the NFL over the electrifying half time show, .Daubenmire, who also goes by “Coach Dave” online, criticized the show for not having any warnings that he says could’ve prevented young boys from becoming “sexually excited.” Throughout his video, he repeatedly calls Lopez and Shakira’s dancing as being laced with “crotch shots.” In the video, Daubenmire said he wants to sue the NFL for $867 trillion....

February 7, 2020
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People are pissed a CGI influencer said she was sexually assaulted

People are pissed a CGI influencer said she was sexually assaulted

I have so many questions... — green chyna (@CORNYASSBITCH)Absolutely fucking not. ABSOLUTELY FUCKING NOT. A virtual project telling me some story of an unreal sexual assault pisses me off just as much as when women lie. It's a fabrication. A dangerous one. There are ways to make relatable. This isn't one of them. — Deanna (@disturbance_atd)did they just make up a sexual harassment scenario... omg — Kim J (@therealkimj)i HATE ai accounts on Instagram SO much. ‘Lil miquela‘ is literally a flopped photoshop project from a 3rd year design students work not a ‘robot’ how do u have 1.8 million...

December 15, 2019
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Video of Trump looking defeated after Tulsa rally is being set to history’s saddest tracks

Video of Trump looking defeated after Tulsa rally is being set to history’s saddest tracks

A video of a disheveled President Donald Trump arriving at the White House on Friday evening has become a meme online.The footage, which shows Trump exiting the Marine One helicopter hours after his campaign rally in Tulsa, is being combined with a wide-range of somber music.In just one example, the end title music from Marvel’s The Incredible Hulk was tied together with the tie-less Trump.Not long after, countless other versions began rolling in. The iconic Charlie Brown theme was another seemingly perfect fit.The theme from Alfred Hitchcock’s groundbreaking film Psycho was also thrown...

June 21, 2020
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J. Alexander Kueng, ex-cop charged in George Floyd killing, confronted at grocery store

J. Alexander Kueng, ex-cop charged in George Floyd killing, confronted at grocery store

One of the former police officers involved in the killing of George Floyd was confronted on Saturday while shopping at a grocery store.Video of the incident shows 26-year-old J. Alexander Kueng being approached inside a Cub Foods in Plymouth, Minnesota.Kueng acknowledges that he is in fact one of the officers when questioned by a shopper angered by his presence.“You’re honestly in Cub Foods comfortably shopping,” the woman filming says. “Out of prison.”The ex-cop responds by stating that he’s sorry the woman feels the way she does as he attempts to pay for his items.“You don’t have the...

June 21, 2020
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Reddit is opening up political ads to comments

Reddit is opening up political ads to comments

has launched a new portal for people to explore political advertising that has run on the platform, a move they say will enhance transparency with users.The company announced on Monday that it launched , a subreddit that lists political advertising campaigns dating back to January 2019. The information about each campaign includes: targeting, impressions, and what was spent on a per-campaign basis.Reddit also said it was changing its ad policy—which already does not allow deceptive, untrue, or misleading ads, even from politicians—to require political advertisements to have comments turned...

April 14, 2020
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San Diego Comic-Con may become an online convention

San Diego Comic-Con may become an online convention

still hasn’t been officially canceled, but it looks like things are moving in that direction.SDCC spokesperson David Glanzer told the that the convention organizers were considering an “online component” if they have to cancel this year. He explained: “We do not want to disappoint the people who have saved, planned, and are looking forward to the show this summer, but the primary concern, what is chief among all our concerns, is the health and safety of not only our attendees, but the public as well.”CORONAVIRUS PANDEMICThe Union-Tribune report highlights the complicated nature of calling...

April 13, 2020
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YouTube prankster planted Super Bowl streaker to advertise his porn website

YouTube prankster planted Super Bowl streaker to advertise his porn website

Super Bowl viewers received a special treat when a half-clothed “streaker” stormed the field during the fourth quarter, briefly postponing the Kansas City Chiefs’ thrashing at the hands of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But the seemingly spontaneous incident lost some of its sheen when it was revealed to be a publicity stunt for a YouTube prankster’s porn site. Videos of the Super Bowl streaker from various angles quickly went viral on social media. In a post on Reddit’s r/PublicFreakout, the man can be seen running across the field, arms raised and waving at the crowd. He fakes out one...

February 8, 2021
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Far-right says Democrats already working to impeach Biden, install Harris

Far-right says Democrats already working to impeach Biden, install Harris

In these conspiracy theory-laden times, it can be difficult to keep up. One day the president is claiming mail-in ballots are being thrown in ditches, the next there’s to switch votes to President-elect Joe Biden, then 106 Republican lawmakers are filing an amicus brief asking the United States Supreme Court to make Trump president for life.Okay, that last one isn’t entirely true. But the latest right wing conspiracy is even further afield.Conservatives are now claiming that the media wants Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, currently a Democratic senator for California, to be president....

December 11, 2020
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Twitter users are shook after learning Kamala Harris once dated Montel Williams

Twitter users are shook after learning Kamala Harris once dated Montel Williams

Twitter users were shocked to discover this week that Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), the soon to be vice president, once dated television icon Montel Williams.A tweet discussing the relationship garnered more than 11,000 shares on Thursday from bewildered users.“The Fact that Kamala Dated Montel and it seems like no one remembers lol,” @_REALbossbabe said.Many were totally unaware that the pair had briefly dated in 2001.“I cannot y’all!” @likalica said.Numerous users, however, questioned why they would have known in the first place, dragging Williams in the process.“We barely remember...

November 13, 2020
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The Federalist founder tweeted an anti-union joke. It's going to get him in trouble

The Federalist founder tweeted an anti-union joke. It's going to get him in trouble

The Federalist is being accused of unlawful labor practices over co-founder Ben Domenech’s tweet discouraging employees from unionizing.“FYI first one of you tries to unionize I swear I’ll send you back to the salt mine,” on the same day that amid negotiations to unionize.Domenech probably thought that this was a harmless, if tired, joke.There’s just one problem: Union-busting is illegal, as in line-in-the-sand illegal.Even if it’s “just a joke.”Someone subsequently filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleging that the tweet constituted an unfair labor...

April 9, 2020
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