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Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

Dashers call for DoorDash boycott on July 31 to protest low base pay on deliveries

white man standing while black man speaks to him at bar

Black TikToker shares confrontation he had with white patron who allegedly accused him of stealing drinks at bar

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

Video: Karen blocks firetruck during apparent emergency so that she can shop

Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

‘Who the hell does stuff like this?’: Indigenous TikToker shows male ‘Karen’ calling the police on her in parking lot

‘Your work ethic is trash’: Ross worker exposes her manager over store’s PA system in viral TikTok

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

Tricia Crimmins

Karen throws garbage can and iced tea dispenser through the drive-through window of a McDonald's.

‘Why literally no one wants to work in the food industry anymore’: Karen throws iced tea dispenser at McDonald’s workers in drive-thru

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

Brooke Sjoberg

TikToker jokes about sabotaging customer’s DoorDash order after they don’t tip, dividing viewers (updated)

‘This is sanctioned humiliation’: TSA under fire for Instagram post about taking wigs out of bags, using AAVE in caption

Veleda Spellman said she was accused of stealing in a Manhattan jewelry store.

Viral TikTok shows Black woman being made to empty her purse to prove she didn’t steal at jewelry store

man reacting to photo of couple dressed as slave and plantation owner

‘This is about the most disgusting thing I’ve seen’: People are horrified by interracial couple’s slavery-inspired wedding photoshoot

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

American Airlines Karen arguing with employee

‘I’d suggest Spirit’: American Airlines employee refers ‘Karen’ to different airline after she allegedly called one of his workers a ‘b*tch’ (updated)

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

Man in floppy hat waving arms at beach with caption "This man was soooo rude. I had to lay him out!"

‘He missed out on a nice tip’: Beach vendor accuses Black women of stealing chairs, threatens to call cops

Daysia Tolentino was the editor of the Daily Dot&#8217;s creator economy newsletter, Passionfruit. Her work has appeared in Vulture, Bustle, InStyle, and Study Hall.

Daysia Tolentino

wendys employees claiming the meat is expired, azonte berry saying wendys lemonade is bad

Workers say Wendy’s uses expired meat in viral TikTok before quitting

Family members arrested for shaving ‘GAY’ into boy’s hair in viral Instagram video

TikToker Lauren Scharf is seen being verbally harassed in public in a recent video.

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