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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

‘Your name should be something with an -isha or an -equa at the end’: Black restaurant server says customer refused to believe her name is Marjorie

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 says Texas restaurant seated Black people on one side and white people on the other

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

dog in park (l) man pointing (c) man with camera (r) all with caption "So I Take Ziggy to the dog park closest to my house today and this happens!!!"

‘I really feel unsafe’: Viral TikTok shows off-duty security guard attempting to detain man in private dog park

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 raises concerns after neighbors leave Uber Eats order untouched on doorstep overnight

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

Kahron Spearman

A man running away from somebody recording him.

‘Did you take a picture of me?’: TikToker confronts man, says he secretly took her photo at the mall

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

Two U.S. Marshals officers are seen pointing rifles at an apartment with a woman and an infant inside

‘They literally could’ve killed us’: U.S. Marshals point guns at woman and newborn after allegedly storming the wrong apartment (updated)

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

‘You should be ashamed for trying to bash this man’: TikToker says DoorDasher went through her bag of food, sparking debate

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

Tricia Crimmins

In a video posted on a Reddit, a man calls Pride t-shirts satanic proprganda.

‘What’s God going to think of that?’: Man asks Target customers homophobic questions in viral video

young girl reacts to woman yelling at fast food counter

‘Oh the innocence’: Child’s reaction to a ‘Karen’ berating fast-food worker goes viral

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

elderly woman confuses tiktoker's car as her own, lowe's employee helps woman, tiktoker talking

‘Not a Karen at all’: Woman confuses TikToker’s car as her ride in Lowe’s parking lot

‘I couldn’t remember anything’: TikToker shares potential ‘injection spiking’ during a night out

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

Brooke Sjoberg

woman on tiktok calling for indentured servitude

‘You’re asking for slavery back’: Woman calls for undocumented immigrants to be indentured servants in viral TikTok

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

‘Corporations NEED TO DO BETTER’: TikToker exposes Walgreens for ripping the covers off unsold books

TikToker calls out Japanese club with Nazi theme

‘Who’s to blame?’: TikTok blasts nightclub’s Nazi theme

Liza Bautista is a former reporting intern at the Daily Dot. She is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College and is based in NYC. Her work has appeared in i-D, Decider, and the Interlude.

Liza Bautista

police detain Black man and TikToker steps in to tell the true story

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