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Katherine Huggins


Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot’s tech and politics section. She helps cover the United Nations for the Japanese newspaper Mainichi and previously reported on the 2022 midterm elections for Marketwatch. Her work has appeared in USA Today, Forbes, OpenSecrets and more.

GOP senator who blocked anti-deepfake porn bill backed by VC firm that invested in AI platform enabling deepfake porn

Bill to fight non-consensual deepfakes blocked by senator—she’s backed by VC firm invested in deepfakes

Lummis said the proposed bill could stifle innovation.

On Jun 13, 2024 by Katherine Huggins

RFK Jr.'s critics think they've discovered the cause of his brain worm

RFK Jr.s new diet revelation has people convinced they found the cause of his brain worm

It tracks.

On Jun 13, 2024 by Katherine Huggins

Aoc over palestine flags

‘Officially bought and paid’: Palestine supporters try to brand AOC an Israel shill

She says recent criticism ‘reeks of antisemitism.’

On Jun 12, 2024 by Katherine Huggins

Donald Trump with bit coins in the background

Trump’s big new Bitcoin push alienates his gold-bar-hoarding base

Right-wing influencers have been hucking gold for years. But now Trump is big on Bitcoin.

On Jun 12, 2024 by Katherine Huggins

Receipts(l+r), Donald Trump(c)

Conservatives hijack meal receipts to push servers to vote for Trump

They want their wait staff to know Trump proposed ‘no tax on tips.’

On Jun 12, 2024 by Katherine Huggins

John Fetterman with ice pack and his wife

John Fetterman’s car crash causes panic in newfound conservative fanbase: ‘Dems are sending a message’

Fetterman rear-ended another vehicle.

On Jun 11, 2024 by Katherine Huggins

NY court Facebook page trolled with people claiming to have had a cousin on Trump's jury

People flock to New York Courts’ Facebook to claim they had a cousin on Trump’s jury

Juror #8 married ‘my cousin Vinny.’

On Jun 10, 2024 by Katherine Huggins

Trump dubbed 'Orange Jim Jones' after joking about supporter choosing 'suicide before Biden'

Trump dubbed ‘Orange Jim Jones for telling supporter ‘suicide before Biden’

One person joked Trump would charge for the Kool-Aid.

On Jun 10, 2024 by Katherine Huggins

Trump's 'foamy saliva' trolled by left-wing critics

‘Absolutely disgusting’: Trump’s ‘foamy saliva’ clip nauseates viewers

Yuck.

On Jun 6, 2024 by Katherine Huggins

50 Cent defends Lauren Boebert’s ‘Beetlejuice’ behavior after meeting her

50 Cent defends Lauren Boebert’s ‘Beetlejuice’ behavior after meeting her

He also noted, for some reason, that he doesn’t have an STI.

On Jun 6, 2024 by Katherine Huggins

Protesters(l), Clinic worker(c), Protesters(r)

‘Florida is literally cooking your friend’: Abortion escort roasts sunburnt Canadians who traveled south to protest

The Canadians keep getting redder and redder.

On Jun 5, 2024 by Katherine Huggins

Donald Trump(l), painting of George Floyd(R)

Trump’s biggest fans now say he’s just like George Floyd

Floyd ‘wasn’t running for president.’

On Jun 5, 2024 by Katherine Huggins

Claudia Sheinbaum in front of mexican flags

‘Never seen a less Jewish Jew’: Mexico’s new president thanked her husband—and it got wildly misinterpreted

She thanked Jesús, not Jesus.

On Jun 4, 2024 by Katherine Huggins

Confrontation between Pride parade goers and pro-Palestine protesters turns into right-wing meme

‘Intersectional civil war’: Clash between Pride marchers, Palestine supporters quickly becomes right-wing meme

‘The Democrat Party is cannibalizing itself.’

On Jun 3, 2024 by Katherine Huggins

Conservatives celebrate Trump accumulating millions of TikTok followers overnight

Trump got more TikTok followers in a day than Biden did in 5 months

It took just one video for Trump to blow up.

On Jun 3, 2024 by Katherine Huggins

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