Samantha Grasso
Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.
‘This is not who we are’ meme wants you to realize this is exactly who America is
Care to share what America you’ve been living in where this *doesn’t* happen?
On Nov 27, 2018 by Samantha Grasso
Christine Blasey Ford will donate GoFundMe remainder to trauma survivors
Christine Blasey Ford is continuing to pay her civic duty forward.
Autopsy reveals trans woman was beaten while in ICE custody prior to death
Her death could have been prevented, her family’s lawyers are saying.
On Nov 26, 2018 by Samantha Grasso
Photos of migrant children running from tear gas, rubber bullets enrage the internet
Mothers and children are seen crying over the confrontation.
Grandma and random teen she texted celebrate third Thanksgiving together
They’re the internet gift that keeps on giving.
On Nov 23, 2018 by Samantha Grasso
This bastard cat tricked entire household into overfeeding him
Cat outsmarts humans once again.
Here’s what you can do to be mindful of Native Americans this Thanksgiving
There’s no perfect time to address this revisionist history than while you’re celebrating it at the dinner table.
On Nov 21, 2018 by Samantha Grasso
Anti-vaxxer parents are using Facebook to organize ‘pox parties’
Pox parties need to stay in the past.
The murders of Tamara O’Neal, Aisha Fraser show domestic violence still isn’t taken seriously
We need to call these deaths what they are: ‘fatal domestic violence against Black women.’
On Nov 20, 2018 by Samantha Grasso
These viral videos of Asian people being harassed over ‘fried cat’ are absolutely racist
These videos of harassment are immensely wrong.
On Nov 19, 2018 by Samantha Grasso
International Men’s Day shouldn’t be brushed off
Acting as if it’s an ‘anti-feminist’ celebration hurts us all.
Local Kansas official tells Black woman he’s a member of the ‘master race’
He refuses to apologize.
On Nov 15, 2018 by Samantha Grasso
Couple and homeless veteran allegedly scammed GoFundMe donors out of $400K
More than 14,000 people donated to the viral campaign.
Man doesn’t like being criticized for anti-abortion views, declares himself a woman
That’s not how any of that works.
On Nov 14, 2018 by Samantha Grasso
‘GQ’ under fire for putting ‘woman’ in quotation marks in regards to Serena Williams
The magazine has a reason, but many still feel it’s a weird decision.
On Nov 13, 2018 by Samantha Grasso
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