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

Laiken Neumann

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‘My guy didn’t keep the same energy afterwards’: Man squares up to worker—gets decked in face

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

Linda Hamilton

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‘They’re f*cking racist’: Black TikToker says police ‘racially profiled’ her friend group at ski resort

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

Braden Bjella

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‘F*ck this Karen for shaming us for our beach wear’: Woman shames TikTokers for wearing bikinis to beach bar

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

Tricia Crimmins

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‘Are them yolks made of gold’: TikToker buys $8.99 ‘bougie’ eggs in fancy packaging, 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

‘I promise the company will survive’: Five Guys worker complains about teens using water cups for soda in viral TikTok, sparking debate

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

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‘I think she’s correct tho’: TikToker tries to blast ‘Karen’ for complaining about his content—but viewers are on her side (updated)

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

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TikToker finds out her boyfriend is on Tinder after he sent her screenshot of car

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‘She told all the black customers IHOP was out of straws’: Black customer says IHOP worker only gave white customers straws in viral TikTok

men walking through store with bags and caption "the life of a H&M worker" (l) men walking out of emergency exit followed by employee (c) man speaking with caption "...and they were back for their 2nd pick up!!! this is the governments fault! all they needed to know is they can rob and get away with it??"

‘If the company don’t care, why should you?’: H&M worker goes after alleged shoplifters in viral TikTok

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

‘Tell me your Dunkin’ has been robbed without telling me they’ve been robbed’: Viral TikTok shows height measurements on Dunkin’ door

Elizabeth Rose started her career chasing celebrities around New York City. Now she gets the inside scoop on TikTok stars and trends. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and her work has appeared on ETOnline, the New York Daily News, and InTouch Magazine.

Elizabeth Rose

feet walking with captions "Our Airpods got stolen at planet fitness and we tracked the location" (l) "it was a older lady so I started to doubt myself" (c) "then she started talking to Her son and I saw him earlier at the gym so I knew we had the right house" (r)

‘I could imagine how embarrassed the mom was’: TikToker says his AirPods were stolen from Planet Fitness—so he tracks them to house (updated)

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

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Marques Brownlee discusses his content, career longevity, and being YouTube’s resident ‘tech head’

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‘Would you want your paycheck 20 days late?’: TikToker says landlord changed locks, threw away her belongings after she was late on rent, sparking debate

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘This is so heartbreaking’: Chick-fil-A security kicks out unhoused man who allegedly paid for his own food and ate it in the corner

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