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In discovered messages with a violent white nationalist group, a Georgia sheriff's deputy bragged about beating up a Black man during a stop, alleging he "beat the shit of" the man for theft and that the assault was "sweet stress relief."

Zoë Roth, the 21-year-old college senior whose younger self is at the center of the Disaster Girl meme, sold the photo as a non-fungible token (NFT) to help pay off her student loans.

Tesla is being compared to predatory video game companies after a TikTok user with one of the automaker's vehicles purchased an unimpressive "acceleration boost."

Dracula's costume—a tuxedo and a dramatic black cape with a red lining—is one of the most iconic outfits in Hollywood history, parodied by an untold number of Halloween costumes. But if you've read Bram Stoker's novel, you'll know it bears zero resemblance to the original Dracula.

An explosive report from the Daily Beast last night says that Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-Fla.) friend Joel Greenberg admitted in a letter that both he and the congressman paid for sex with an underage girl.

There are a million ways to flaunt your ascendance, with names that spark visions of luxury when uttered when living the good life, easy street, etc. Gucci. Mercedez-Benz. Rolex. And of course, Vitamix. This goes double when it comes to the Vitamix Ascent Series line of blenders.

Anyone who's been on TikTok for more than a minute has seen at least one storytelling trend. One of the latest trends asks people to share the worst way they've been ghosted, and this story from user @kathrynverb might top them all.

Doctor Who actor Noel Clarke has been accused of sexual misconduct by 20 women.

The isolation of the coronavirus pandemic upended people’s lives—and made internet connection even more essential. In Access to Care, the Daily Dot asked TikTok mavericks and Reddit newbies how they give and receive healthcare and community support online, a year into the pandemic. 

The isolation of the coronavirus pandemic upended people’s lives—and made internet connection even more essential. In Access to Care, the Daily Dot asked TikTok mavericks and Reddit newbies how they give and receive healthcare and community support online, a year into the pandemic. 

The isolation of the coronavirus pandemic upended people’s lives—and made internet connection even more essential. In Access to Care, the Daily Dot asked TikTok mavericks and Reddit newbies how they give and receive healthcare and community support online, a year into the pandemic. 

The isolation of the coronavirus pandemic upended people’s lives—and made internet connection even more essential. In Access to Care, the Daily Dot asked TikTok mavericks and Reddit newbies how they give and receive healthcare and community support online, a year into the pandemic. 

The family members of an Asian American man brutally killed by three men in Indiana have raised more than $200,000 in a day, far exceeding their initial $20,000 target. 

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Thanks to an ill-judged tweet from Berkeley Professor Robert Reich, in which he appeared to be claiming that Franklin Delano Roosevelt's presidency was free of xenophobia, paranoia, and racism, "Japanese Americans" wound up trending on Twitter this week as people used the World War 2-era internment camps to highlight just how wrong Reich's assertion was.

Though Reich's tweet has since been deleted people are still discussing the historical revisionism and racism necessary... Читать дальше...

Many families and cultures have wholly unique traditions that may seem strange to outsiders but somehow seem perfectly normal in the context of our own households. That's the only way we can explain the concept of an "Apology Dinner," which began trending online this week purely due to the fact that people are perplexed by it.

After mocking police reform in a series of videos on TikTok, a police officer in Bedford, New Hampshire is on paid leave pending an investigation. In the videos, the officer filmed himself jokingly reacting to a mock call to police that someone was holding a gun near a crowd of people.

CBD salves, hemp oils, creams, and CBD lotions are the OG mainstream Cannabidiol products. But since the market for CBD has exploded, the trend of products containing the hemp-derived compound went from sensible to absurd fast. Now, not only can you find products with a purpose (like hemp salves and CBD lube) but you can find some rather ridiculous infusions, too (I refuse to discuss the CBD bedsheets).