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Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

A woman allegedly punched a six year old Korean child in the neck while yelling anti-Asian slurs.

‘B*tch come back!’: Video shows mom calling out woman for allegedly punching 6-year-old

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

‘I need to see it all and know the history now’: TikToker enters cave under cousin’s house, calls it ‘Underground Railroad’

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

‘Now he’ll think twice before doing that to another girl’: TikTok shows man putting hands around woman’s neck, her boyfriend decides to return the favor

Jennifer Xia is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and journalism student at the University of Texas at Austin. She has interned previously at Austin Monthly and Austin Woman magazines.

Jennifer Xia

Three panel screenshot from TikTok of ex-Carl's Jr. worker reacting to Dunkin' employees throwing out an entire tray of donuts

‘I kept doing it’: Ex-Carl’s Jr. worker says manager threatened to fire him for leaving food out for homeless people

‘They concluded that my voice was too masculine’: Trans woman says she was forced to out herself to Sephora worker (updated)

Three panel screenshot from TikTok where creator exposes TikTok for banning phrases with the word "Black" in its creator marketplace

‘Anything Black-related is inappropriate content’: TikToker exposes how ‘Black Lives Matter’ is flagged on TikTok as inappropriate content—but not ‘white supremacy’ (updated)

Three screenshot panel from a three-part series TikTok where three Black women were accused of shoplifting at a TJ Maxx in Jew Jersey

‘Racial profiling. This is what this is’: TikTok shows Black women being accused of shoplifting at T.J. Maxx (updated)

Three panel screenshot from TikTok where a girl claims that her gym outfit of a red Rutgers University crop top and black leggings were against Planet Fitness dress code

‘But guys in tank tops are OK?’ TikToker wears crop top and leggings to Planet Fitness, gets dress-coded

Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

‘We can’t have the peasant making any extra money’: Chipotle app stops customer from tipping driver too much, sparking debate

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

TikToker captures Colorado carnival shooting on camera

‘Just another normal day in America’: Carnival attendees’ seemingly nonchalant reaction to active shooting sparks debate (updated)

‘I don’t work for free’: Worker films TikTok quitting her job, manager threatens to withhold her wages (updated)

Jillian Price is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and current journalism graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously wrote for Reporting Texas, UT Austin&#8217;s School of Journalism online publication.

Jillian Price

TikToker films Airbnb host admitting to being racist toward guests

‘That was some f*cked-up sh*t’: TikToker catches older men objectifying woman’s looks, smell at Planet Fitness

Kathryn Cardin is a Missouri-born writer and editor who currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. She enjoys cooking, and her dog and cat enjoy when she spills.

Kathryn Cardin

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