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

Laiken Neumann

woman pointing out various parts of the chilis workplace

‘Damn, looks like a sweatshop’: TikToker shows working conditions at Chili’s 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

man looking shocked at the camera (l) (r) man browsing a computer and reacting (m)

TikToker says he played the Sims on now-ex-boyfriend’s computer—and found Black Sims chained up

woman eating a macaron (l) woman smiling at her phone after taking bite (r)

‘Always tell us, we are vegan for a reason’: TikToker lets vegan friend eat non-vegan macaron because she looks ‘happy,’ sparking debate

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

jeans (l) pacsun logo (c) hand opening jeans to reveal several security tags (r) with caption "when i managed a pacsun and my coworker found these left in the dressing room like this"

‘How do u even get them off’: PacSun manager shows stash of security tags seemingly removed by shoplifters in viral TikTok

Linda Hamilton has words published at ORANGE Magazine and appeared on Texas Student Television.

Linda Hamilton

woman turning washing machine knob with caption "washing my goodwill clothes then remembering you can potentially get a viral skin eating bacteria from them"

‘I’m so afraid of this happening’: Viral TikTok says you should always wash your Goodwill clothes, warns of skin-eating bacteria

young woman shrugging while another looks at papers

‘The favoritism be so real’: TikToker says Walmart promoted manager who acquired 10 late strikes, multiple complaints

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

server at table with caption "Things that annoy EVERY server and bartender"

Restaurant worker shares what ‘annoying’ thing customers do in viral TikTok

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

olive garden back line with caption "endless soup and salad at olive garden"

‘Olive Garden is just a drive-thru Italian spot’: TikToker shows soup and salad station at Olive Garden in viral video, sparking debate

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

A fake company duping trans people into joining a documentary appears to be the work of the Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

subway sandwich with unidentified object and receipt with caption "i feel sick i can not eat or drink any"

‘I found a whole tooth embedded in my bread’: TikToker says she found tooth in bread at Subway in viral video

young woman lifting in gym with caption "i am officially over public gyms" (l) hand reaches in to take weight (c) young woman looking to the side with caption "you've had them long enough" (r)

‘I’ve been waiting for these for a really long time’: Karen snatches dumbbells from gym influencer who’s using them in viral TikTok

young woman in subway shirt with caption "what happens when a customer does not pay attention while ordering" (l & c) young woman in different shirt (r)

Subway worker shares ‘what happens when a customer does not pay attention while ordering’ in viral TikTok

starbucks branding on cup holders with syrups and caption "i applied to be a cashier at macys and they stuck me here with no training and i don't know what am i doing help" (l & r) young man in glasses (c)

‘No training and I don’t know what am doing help’: TikToker claims they applied to be Macy’s cashier and was made a Starbucks barista instead

young woman in store room (l & r) starbucks cup (c)

Starbucks worker shares interaction with customer who didn’t understand the concept of ‘white mocha,’ sparking debate (updated)

TikToker accidentally records herself practicing for SkyWest Airlines job interview

‘This is the stupidest cheesiest question I’ve ever read’: TikToker accidentally submits recording of herself practicing for job interview in viral video

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