Spotify conspiracy theorists finally vindicated
PLUS: Trump and MTG are fighting...
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Here are the latest trending internet culture stories today:
Spotify conspiracy theorists who have been complaining for years about the service’s terrible shuffle feature have been vindicated by a newly released feature.
Donald Trump has withdrawn his support of Marjorie Taylor Greene and is currently verbally attacking her on Truth Social.
A controversial story of a DoorDash driver who filmed an uncomfortable encounter with a pantless man during her delivery has taken a dramatic turn.
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“Only took 10 years”: Spotify adds new “fewer repeats” shuffle after years of user complaints
Spotify’s announcement of a new “fewer repeats” shuffle feature has users celebrating—and joking that the company finally admitted its old shuffle was never truly random.
Many Spotify users celebrating the change are those who expressed feelings of being “gaslighted” by the original shuffle feature. So what gives?
“Nobody cares about this traitor!”: Trump barrages former ally MTG with insults and nicknames as their public feud escalates
Former allies President Donald Trump and Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene are now locked in a very public feud after Greene pushed for the Justice Department to release the Epstein Files.
Trump, who has long faced online speculation about what those records might contain, responded by withdrawing his endorsement and launching a series of escalating Truth Social attacks on Greene.
“This is crazy??”: A DoorDasher posted video of a customer with his pants down during delivery. Now she’s been charged with felonies
A DoorDash driver who claimed she faced sexual harassment during a delivery was recently arrested for recording and posting the evidence online, and reactions are mixed. Olivia Henderson claimed her account had been deactivated after she reported an unsettling encounter at a customer’s home on Oct. 12, 2025.
However, authorities have since arrested her on two felony charges related to unlawful surveillance and the dissemination of surveillance images.
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🔥 Hot on the Dot
This was the most-read story on the Daily Dot yesterday:
Its wild that it took 10 years for Spotify to acually acknowledge what users were experiencing. The algoritm was clearly favoring certain tracks for whatever reason (engagement metrics, payouts?), and now theyre admitting it with this new feature. Better late than never I gues.