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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

‘Been managing since 16’: Burger King worker says teens are ‘literally running the store’ in viral TikTok, sparking debate

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

Tricia Crimmins

TikToker under fire for allegedly matching with Ukrainian women on Tinder to find ‘hotties that need a green card’

‘Dress coding for minimum wage!?? no thank youuuu’: Ulta worker says her manager dress-codes her, sparking debate (updated)

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

Laiken Neumann

TikToker warns viewers to always get receipt after allegedly being charged tip for smoothie without consent, sparking debate

‘They act like it’s YOU who changed the prices’: Domino’s worker shares how customers react after chain began charging for parmesan and red pepper flakes

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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘Living in an apt is soul crushing. Every aspect of your home life is controlled’: TikToker shares voicemail they received from landlord over patio decorations

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

‘He played me’: TikToker says boyfriend suddenly blocked her, ghosted, and moved away

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‘This is why I gave up on dating apps’: TikToker photoshops lottery check to get Tinder matches

‘Don’t do this’: P. F. Chang’s worker films customers who stayed an hour after close and ‘stiffed’ server on tip, sparking debate

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‘I went with him to Kay when I got it so I’m confused’: TikToker says she tried selling ring her ex got for her—and the jeweler said it was fake

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‘THEY GET SO MAD IT’S SO FUNNY’: Chipotle worker flames customers who try to order quesadillas in person

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‘I’m taking this out of your tips’: Boss sends restaurant worker security photos of her eating tiramisu, sparking debate

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

Linda Hamilton

‘America at its finest’: TikToker says she won AirPods at college raffle—had to sell them to pay tuition

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

Woman taking an allegedly emaciated dog away.

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