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.
Most Americans want Trump investigated for sexual misconduct
Americans also think the president is a hypocrite.
On Dec 8, 2017 by Samantha Grasso
Facebook’s AI suicide prevention tool raises concerns for people with mental illness, disabilities
Is Facebook doing more harm than good?
‘Catcalls of NYC’ Instagram documents the vulgarity of street harassment
Under no circumstances is it OK to holler these words at women you don’t know.
On Dec 7, 2017 by Samantha Grasso
Orlando shooting hero with PTSD loses his job just before pension eligibility
He saved a man’s life, but the city has voted to end his position.
Critics bash Time for including Taylor Swift in its Person of the Year
Taylor Swift is a survivor—but her lack of political activism speaks volumes.
On Dec 6, 2017 by Samantha Grasso
Time’s Person of the Year are the silence breakers who said ‘Me, too’
The profile includes stars like Taylor Swift—and everyday working people.
Woman who accused Trump of sexual assault finally gets her day in court
A judge will consider whether her defamation suit against Trump will proceed.
On Dec 5, 2017 by Samantha Grasso
‘Alt-right’ women just want the men in their movement to stop being sexist
How did they just figure out that white supremacists also hate women?
The internet can’t get enough of this mother-and-son ‘History of Dance’ routine
She’s a guidance counselor and her son’s an accountant, but they both know how to feel the rhythm.
On Dec 3, 2017 by Samantha Grasso
Texts about Trump got a top FBI agent removed from the Russia probe
He reportedly made fun of Trump in texts
Lawyers of convicted rapist Brock Turner file for appeal, call trial ‘fundamentally unfair’
Two months into the U.S.’s purge of sexual assailants and harassers, Brock Turner resurfaces.
On Dec 2, 2017 by Samantha Grasso
Viral video shows Muslim teen was told to take off her hijab by McDonald’s staff
She did not back down.
Fake J.K. Rowling tweet worms way into ‘Harry Potter’ reprints
CollegeHumor managed to bring some mischief into these ‘Harry Potter’ reprints.
Trump calls verdict in Kate Steinle case ‘disgraceful,’ takes aim at undocumented immigrants
The woman’s parents disagree with Trump’s politicization of her death.
On Dec 1, 2017 by Samantha Grasso
2 more women say Al Franken groped, kissed them
These are the fifth and sixth women to come forward against Franken.
On Nov 30, 2017 by Samantha Grasso
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