Mariam Sharia

2 weeks ago | dailydot.com | Mariam Sharia

Waymo autonomous vehicles were set on fire in downtown Los Angeles over the weekend amid growing protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration workplace raids. According to KTLA, at least five Waymos were seen on fire or charred on North Los Angeles Street near Arcadia Street. CNBC confirmed that number, reporting that a spokesperson for the Alphabet-owned company verified the vehicles could not be retrieved and the company was suspending service in the area.

1 month ago | dailydot.com | Mariam Sharia

Videos across social media show Columbia University students loudly booing during Acting President Claire Shipman’s commencement speech on May 20, 2025. “Good morning, class of 2025,” Shipman can be heard saying in a video posted to X by @mollikajaisingh. “I know that many of you feel some amount of frustration with me, and I know you feel it with the administration,” she continues, over loud protests.

1 month ago | dailydot.com | Mariam Sharia

This is a breaking news story—more to come. “Has anyone noticed that, since I said “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,” she’s no longer “HOT?”” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. The U.S. President has been beefing with the global superstar since 2018, when she endorsed Democrat Phil Bredesen in the Tennessee Senate race and criticized Republican Marsha Blackburn. At the time, Trump responded to Swift’s endorsement by saying: I’m sure Taylor Swift doesn’t know anything about [Blackburn].

1 month ago | dailydot.com | Mariam Sharia

President Donald Trump was met with a custom mobile McDonald’s truck (branded in both English and Arabic) upon his first trip to Saudi Arabia since his inauguration in January. Trump’s love for the fast-food chain is well documented—during his first term, he frequently served McDonald’s at White House banquets, ate Egg McMuffins for breakfast, and famously worked the drive-thru for a photo op during his 2024 run.

1 month ago | dailydot.com | Mariam Sharia

A tweet from @meghaverma_art claiming a certain style of dress is “actually attractive to men” has lit up the platform and launched days of discourse, largely because it turned into women either gassing up or poking fun at their husbands’ replies. “I asked my husband to send me a dress he found attractive and received this” has become a phrasal template on the app, derailing the original premise and turning it into a meme.