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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

Iran’s doctors are dancing to keep spirits high amid coronavirus scare

Olive Garden customer demands non-Black server

Samantha Shaps is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and a contributor for the Daily Dot.

Samantha Shaps

ups employee arrested mass shooting threat

UPS employee had 20,000 rounds of ammo, sent threatening messages to co-worker

Allyson Waller is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and has written for other publications such as the New York Times and the Miami Herald. Outside of the journalism world, some of her joys include delving into book recommendations from TikTok, listening to pop culture podcasts, and playing with her dog, Theo.

Allyson Waller

#BernieBruh puts new spin on ‘Bernie Bro’ label, showcases support among Black voters

Collyn Burke is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. She previously interned for the Daily Dot&#8217;s editorial team and Two Girls One Podcast. Her work has appeared in the Daily Texan and the Texas Observer.

Collyn Burke

Greyhound buses will no longer allow Border Patrol checks

Video shows Starbucks barista holding back tears in customer interaction

Wolfgang Ruth is a freelance writer whose writing has appeared in NYLON, GQ, i-D, and Refinery29.

Wolfgang Ruth

TikTok is ushering in a new era of witchcraft

subway police push girl out of subway for jumping turnstile

Video shows police officer pushing girl out of subway station for jumping turnstile

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.

Nahila Bonfiglio

TikTok waited hours to contact police after teen broadcasted suicide

Parody website imagines a world where ‘Amazon Dating’ exists (updated)

Black voter accuses Buttigieg campaign of ‘tokenism,’ says they were ‘placed’ in photos at event

fake coronavirus tiktok @theconspiracyguy

Teens on TikTok are faking having the coronavirus

Caroline Calloway says she plans to campaign for Bernie Sanders

Ana Valens is a reporter specializing in online queer communities, marginalized identities, and adult content creation. Her work has appeared at Vice, Vox, Truthout, Bitch Media, Kill Screen, Rolling Stone, and the Toast. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and spends her free time developing queer adult games.

Ana Valens

SESTA-FOSTA  is ‘detrimental’ to sex workers’ safety, study confirms

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

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