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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

‘According to Karen this isn’t the place for autistic children’: Karen has meltdown over children laughing, talking in restaurant

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 uses jackhammer to get revenge on landlord who allegedly refused to give deposit back over ‘dirty’ floor

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

‘We’ll be out here everyday’: Brian Laundrie’s family hounded by media and protesters outside their home in viral TikToks

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

‘The man was infuriated’: TikToker says Wendy’s manager gave her late-night call to berate her over negative review

Sabine Joseph was a former reporting intern for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Miami and Connecticut publications, including Montage, the Miami Laker, and Connecticut Health I-Team.

Sabine Joseph

Woman yelling homophobic slur from her car in a McDonald's drive-thru

‘Can I help you f*gs?’: Karen yells homophobic slur at teens in McDonald’s drive-thru

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards.

Samira Sadeque

Raymond Arroyo seen commenting about the Gabby Petito case

Fox News contributor under fire after his comment about Gabby Petito goes viral on TikTok

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

Tricia Crimmins

woman (l) truck parked in front of house (r) both with caption "My eyes are puffy bc I can't stop crying from stress. The police always wait until it's too late. Being a woman is so scary"

‘I don’t want to wait until he hurts me’: TikToker says police won’t protect her from stalker ‘until he does something’ to her

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

Kahron Spearman

woman trying to attack man with car keys with caption "I broke up with my Karen Ex"

‘I’m gonna murder you in your sleep’: TikToker films ‘Karen ex’ threatening, attacking him

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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘This is scary’: TikToker puts male co-worker on blast for ‘cruel’ remark about Gabby Petito case

‘Please leave me alone’: TikToker posts viral video of her stalker, says police were slow to help

In a video posted on Reddit, a Karen couple attempts to enter a man's house without an appointment with their real estate agent.

‘Go lick a d*ck’: ‘Karen’ couple insult homeowner after trying to enter his house, dividing viewers

female soldier training as male soldier gives her a thumbs down

‘Dude outed all his insecurities’: Female soldier calls out male colleague for ‘hating’ on her training in viral TikTok

In a TikTok, a twelve year old kid is seen reprimanding his friends for being homophobic.

‘That’s really f*cked up’: TikToker films 12-year-old brother eviscerating gamer for being homophobic

A TikToker wrote an essay about her maternal grandmother's life as a slave, and her white teacher left a racist comment on the essay

‘Girl you are about to get free tuition’: Teacher allegedly writes racist comment on TikToker’s essay about her grandmother being a slave

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

young woman walking up to young man holding sign in gym with caption "my cheating ex asked me to hoco and this is what happened"

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