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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 TikToker showed footage of a current Scholastic Book Fair and viewers were unimpressed.

‘Thank God I grew up in the early 2000s’: Viral TikTok of modern-day book fair disappoints viewers

A TikToker said they found a backpack stained with blood at a military supply story in a mall.

‘No washing it out’: TikToker says military supply store was selling bloodstained backpack

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

Influencer gets called out for ‘still blackfishing’ 3 years after initial controversy in viral TikTok

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

‘Alarm system for Karens’: TikToker brilliantly shuts down an alleged Karen in viral video

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

Cecilia Lenzen

Woman says she can't get home mortgage because of Home Depot credit card

‘This is the dumbest thing I’ve ever done’: TikToker says she can’t buy a house after opening Home Depot credit card

Comedian Melissa Ong posted a TikTok sharing a nine digit number, which she claims is her social security number.

‘This gave me second-hand anxiety’: Comedian shares ‘Social Security number’ on TikTok, says nothing bad happened

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

‘This has Canadian vibes:’ TikToker politely calls out ‘rude’ male Karen arguing with pharmacist

A TikToker says his mother kicked him out because of his mental health two years ago.

‘Figure it out’: ‘Karen’ Mom allegedly kicks son out of her house because of his mental health in viral TikTok

‘What you’re not going to do is disrespect her’: Mom confronts coach after he allegedly makes her daughter cry in viral TikTok

‘Who approved this for printing?’: TikToker exposes Korean textbook that uses the N-word

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

tiktoker pours sweet and sour on caramel frappe

‘You got yourself fired’: McDonald’s worker let go after pouring sweet and sour sauce in caramel frappé in viral TikTok

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

Kahron Spearman

girl waiting for bus with caption "This bus driver makes my kids cry every day" (l) bus driver pointing finger (c) bus driving away with driver gesturing and caption "oh hell nahhh did she flip me off"

‘Please don’t yell at my kids today’: Mom confronts bus driver who allegedly makes her kids cry every day

Siobhan Ball is a historian, archivist, and journalist. She also writes for Autostraddle and bi.org

Siobhan Ball

students at desk and carry laundry baskets (left and center) student pushing a shopping cart through a school hallway (r) all with caption "when there was a school shooting yesterday so now we aren't allowed to have backpacks anymore"

‘America will do anything but ban guns’:  Viral TikTok shows students using microwaves, shopping carts after backpack ban

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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘You don’t have any control of yourself to go on a diet’: TikToker exposes text messages from bride who demoted her from being maid of honor for being ‘too fat’

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

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