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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 man pointing (L) and two men walking (R).

‘When 3 Mexicans get fired for no reason’: TikToker confronts construction boss who fired him in viral video

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

Laiken Neumann

‘You Panera people really pay almost $6-$9 for this’: Panera worker prepares the soup in viral TikTok, sparking debate

A woman crawling on the floor of a fast food restaurant.

‘When a customer pulls to the window before open’: Viral TikTok shows Dairy Queen worker hiding from drive-thru customers by crawling on floor

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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘Isn’t it illegal to display recipes like that?’: Starbucks worker shows how vanilla sweet cream is made in viral TikTok, 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

TikToker texts deceased sister until a business with same number replies.

‘Time for them to go out of business’: TikToker regularly texts deceased sister. Then a business ‘coldly’ responds

cat outside door (l) hand petting cat (c) cat in bathroom (r) all with caption "my neighbors left their cat outside in the cold so I let them in my apartment for a bit"

‘It was past 2am at this point’: TikToker finds neighbor’s cat stuck outside in the cold, sparking debate

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

‘Karen was mad a bug flew in her drink… on the beach’: ‘Karen’ throws her margarita at bartender in viral TikTok

‘I woulda quit’: Other workers marvel at UPS driver’s truck because there’s so many packages in it in viral TikTok

Woman yells at Panda Express workers, throws food in viral TikTok.

‘The fact that she’s in a onesie is perfect since she’s acting like a baby’: Woman yells at Panda Express worker, goes behind counter to throw food

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

Cecilia Lenzen

A white woman pulls Black man by the head.

‘Get her under control’: ‘Karen’ attacks Black man at Hilton hotel after he was allegedly served first

‘We get yelled at for portions bro’: Chipotle worker adds 3 pieces of meat after TikToker asks for extra

image of a man washing dishes (l) image of a woman moving bread loaves (m) image of a man drying dishes (r))

‘That’s the first sign it’s gonna be a bad job’: TikToker says they were put to work the day they walked into Subway looking for job

‘I walked away with brand new candles’: TikToker says they exchanged empty candles for new ones at Bath & Body Works, sparking debate

McDonald's worker shakes half-full drinks to make them appear full in viral TikTok.

‘I pay $5-6 for a drink from McDonald’s, it better be full’: McDonald’s worker reveals how they make drinks look full in viral TikTok

A Staarbucks employee orders a drink on his day off, and his manager asks him to come into work.

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