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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

‘It’s not ‘dress for less’ anymore’: TikToker claims Ross increased prices, sparking debate

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

Cop seen slamming a 14-year-old Black girl to the street

‘That is not how you handle a child’: Video shows police officer slamming 14-year-old Black girl on ground at school

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

woman crying in front of storage unit with captions "I went to my storage unit and unlocked it to find that my belongings were thrown everywhere", "The workers at the unit didn't even call me after the break in", "My dead fathers things are gone, mortuary makeup all oer the ground, broken antiques."

‘My dead father’s things are gone’: TikToker says U-Haul storage unit was robbed—and company didn’t inform her

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 holding two different price tags for face cleanser

‘What the heck?’: Target employee says prices are skyrocketing 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

A TikToker claims that Uber charges customers more when their phones are about to die.

‘They know you’re desperate’: TikToker tries to prove that Uber increases prices if phone battery is low

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

Kahron Spearman

‘Call the cops to do a welfare check’: TikToker finds car full of roaches—and viewers fear the worst

A woman knocked over trays and table markers at a McDonald's because she felt she didn't get her order fast enough.

‘Why can’t people act like adults’: Karen trashes McDonald’s dining room in viral TikTok

‘We have to be careful’: Woman shares ‘scary experience’ with Bolt taxi driver amid recent U.K. murders (updated)

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

Brooke Sjoberg

mom explaining her daughter was written up by a bus driver despite not going to school that day

‘She wasn’t even at school yesterday’: Mom says bus driver falsely wrote up her daughter in viral TikTok

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

Cecilia Lenzen

‘I’m on his side’: TikToker argues with hotel manager who claimed she was disrespecting staff, dividing viewers

"the people in the car in front of us were going at it", "in the drive through lane at whataburger" car in whataburger drive thru with people having sex

‘Whatanight’: TikToker catches couple ‘going at it’ in a Whataburger drive-thru in viral video

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

people being sprayed by tiktoker's sprinkler

‘I LOVE this level of pettiness’: TikToker shows how he keeps people from walking across his lawn, sparking debate

karen at an urgent care arguing with receptionist

‘You are aware of your wait time, so what’s the problem?’: Karen tries to skip the line at urgent care clinic in viral TikTok

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.

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