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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

young man behind counter with mask and caption "Karen - she's saying we need more employees... and is mad that there is a line she don't want to stand in..." (l) "You need more employees" (c) Karen: "so nobody can help" (r)

‘We have applications’: Exhausted employee offers Karen a job after she complains about line

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‘I can really mess this up’: Driver’s front axle breaks at gas station, Male Karen threatens him for not moving car

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Nurse calls out healthcare worker who works with child cancer patients for posting anti-vax video on TikTok

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Video: Vaping Karen complains to hospital staff after cancer patient asks her to wear a mask

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

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Video: Mother-daughter Karen duo delays Southwest flight after demanding other passengers give up their seats

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

Cecilia Lenzen

Woman says she was drugged at popular gay bar, prompting others to share similar experiences across social media (updated)

jess maiolo in front of a news report about a child with covid, rx0rcist messaging maiolo's team

Athlete body shames hospitalized teen with COVID on TikTok, says he ‘needs a f*cking treadmill’ instead of the vaccine (updated)

Video: Uber Eats driver caught stealing portion of customer’s food and putting it in his own container (updated)

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‘This is why I can’t go anywhere alone’: Woman catches man following her on her way to work in viral TikTok (updated)

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

Kahron Spearman

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Flight attendant buys fake engagement ring just to keep away creeps

Video of woman putting laxatives in her coffee creamer because co-workers kept stealing it divides viewers

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 where family is refused service for clothing. First panel shows man taking off tanktop. Second panel shows man wearing Black shirt traded with mom. Third panel shows restaurant manager standing at doorway of restaurant.

TikTok video shows Black family being refused service at restaurant—even after changing clothing to follow dress code

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

McDonald’s worker puts men who made fun of her job on blast in viral TikTok

persistent salesman caught on ring doorbell

Video: Door-to-door salesman shows astounding persistence after woman tells him her husband has COVID

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

Laiken Neumann

white woman (l) "8:34 AM also i wanted to tell you i specifically said no blacks.. I'm not a prejudice person, but our clients are 90% white and i need to cater to them.. so that interview was a complete waste of my time.. so please don't second guess me or go against what i ask.. listen to me and give me what i ask for please.." (r)

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