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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

Chick-Fil-A worker talks about experience working there

‘Chick-Fil-A being extremely nice to everyone except its employees’: Worker says she quit after 3 days because of poor treatment

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 is why only 3 of 28 checkout lanes is open’: Walmart employee roasted on TikTok for dancing at work

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

Kahron Spearman

‘Scamming gone wrong’: TikToker tries to make $400 purchase with card that isn’t hers—Amazon ends up using her actual card

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 can’t make this stuff up’: Woman says her ‘Karen’ neighbor called the cops over her child’s Barbie car 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

boyfriend brings gaming system to delivery room

‘Bring something to keep you occupied during an induction’: TikToker’s boyfriend sets up gaming system in delivery room

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

‘Don’t you put your finger in my face’: Culver’s employee kicks out male Karens 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 woman on TikTok says she was abducted by alien and that they took her eggs.

‘They took 3 of my eggs’: TikToker says she was abducted by aliens and has ovarian scarring to ‘prove it,’ sparking debate

An influencer made videos about another TikToker's behavior toward her son in videos.

‘Can we normalize parents loving their kids’: TikToker’s commentary on mother and son’s videos sparks debate

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

Braden Bjella

‘This is absolutely not allowed’: TikTok user says she saw cameras pointed at mall fitting room

‘This is the new cash cow for them’: Popular skincare TikToker’s video on Harry Styles’ new line sparks debate about celeb skincare lines

‘America is a joke’: TikToker reveals hospital bill for baby’s birth in viral video, sparking debate

‘Imagine the worst smell you’ve ever smelled’: TikTok user says after COVID, food tastes like ‘sewage’

woman in car watching inset of starbucks worker with caption "self defense isn't racist" (l) woman in car with surprised look (c) woman drinking coffee with inset of starbucks worker with caption "Also, bring Trump back" (r)

‘If you want to do that sh*t, go to Chick-fil-A’: Starbucks worker put on blast for making ‘right-wing’ video while at work

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

‘We are being removed because my friend wouldn’t sleep with the bartender’: TikToker says friend got kicked out of a bar because he turned bartender down on Grindr

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.

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