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Jessica Machado


Jessica Machado is the IRL editor of the Daily Dot. Previously, she was an associate editor at Rolling Stone. Her work has been published in the Washington Post, Elle, Vice, Salon, BuzzFeed, Guernica, Bitch, Bust, the Cut, the Awl, the Toast, among others.

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Protesters trash H&M stores in South Africa over ‘monkey’ hoodie

Videos show protesters singing, dancing, and tearing down racks in protest of the racist image.

On Jan 13, 2018 by Jessica Machado

Grid collage of the women to watch out for in 2018

9 women who make us hopeful for 2018

They did great things this year—but they were just getting started.

On Dec 24, 2017 by Jessica Machado, Samantha Grasso, Ana Valens

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Don’t write off violence against women as a mental health issue

If we can’t have a national dialogue about mental health or gun rights, how about violence against women?

On Nov 6, 2017 by Jessica Machado

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Megyn Kelly says Bill O’Reilly is lying about never receiving a formal complaint

The morning host is not here for O'Reilly's lies about sexual harassment.

On Oct 23, 2017 by Jessica Machado

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos

Betsy DeVos pulls 72 guidance documents for students with disabilities

The Education Department says the policies were ineffective.

On Oct 23, 2017 by Jessica Machado

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High schoolers stage walkout after teacher tells students to speak ‘American’

The video has sparked outrage in the New Jersey town.

On Oct 16, 2017 by Jessica Machado

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Las Vegas goes dark in tribute to victims of mass shooting

'When things get dark, Las Vegas shines.'

On Oct 9, 2017 by Jessica Machado

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Hillary Clinton calls out NRA in wake of Las Vegas shooting

There's a good chance you haven't heard of this legislation that could impact mass shootings.

On Oct 2, 2017 by Jessica Machado

Man standing in crowd taunting the Las Vegas shooter

Raw video shows man standing up, yelling at Las Vegas shooter

'Come on, p**sy!'

On Oct 2, 2017 by Jessica Machado

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Lin-Manuel Miranda says Trump is ‘going straight to hell’ over San Juan mayor attacks

The 'Hamilton' creator was having none of Trump's latest tweetstorm.

On Sep 30, 2017 by Jessica Machado

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Trump calls mayor of San Juan ‘nasty,’ a poor leader after she pleads for help

'They want everything to be done for them,' Trump said of the U.S. territory.

On Sep 30, 2017 by Jessica Machado

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97-year-old WWII vet goes viral for taking a knee

'Those kids have every right to protest.'

On Sep 25, 2017 by Jessica Machado

Donald Trump and Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

Trump’s Twitter silence about Puerto Rico’s devastation is deafening

He did tweet about sports over a dozen times this weekend, though.

On Sep 25, 2017 by Jessica Machado

Protesters and St Louis police during Jason Stockley verdict protest

Police arrest 80, antagonize protesters with ‘whose streets, our streets’ in St. Louis

Officers say they were threatened with chemicals—but Twitter proves otherwise.

On Sep 18, 2017 by Jessica Machado

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Nancy Pelosi shut down all the dudes at Trump’s DACA dinner

Do not dare silence the House minority leader.

On Sep 15, 2017 by Jessica Machado