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

Braden Bjella

Woman issues warning to everyone who has security cameras

‘You could hear a man’s voice coming from our cameras’: Woman issues warning to everyone who has security cameras

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

Woman Uber Eats confetti cake from 'local business.'

‘I fell victim to one of the ghost kitchens’: Woman Uber Eats confetti cake from ‘local business.’ The cake came from Chuck E. Cheese

Chad Swiatecki is a 30-year journalist who relocated to Austin, TX from his home state of Michigan in 2008. He most enjoys covering the intersection of arts, business and local/state politics. He writes regularly for Austin Monitor, and has written for Rolling Stone, Spin, New York Daily News, Texas Monthly, Austin Business Journal, Austin American-Statesman and many other regional and national outlets.

Chad Swiatecki

Mechanic runs into unexpected problem when customer brings him a bad oil filter

‘Props to the quick lube for stopping while they were still ahead’: Mechanic runs into unexpected problem when customer brings him a bad oil filter

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

Woman orders $30 seafood boil from Facebook Marketplace. She can't believe how they bagged it

‘Seafood boil with a side of lead’: Woman orders $30 seafood boil from Facebook Marketplace. She gets more than she bargained for

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

Passenger films Jet Blue agent screaming at her after flights were canceled

‘Ok but what happened before this?’: Passenger films JetBlue agent screaming at her after her flight got canceled. It backfires

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Mechanic warns against buying parts from Amazon after customer supplied own brake pads

‘I wouldn’t trust brakes from any third party vendor’: Mechanic warns against buying parts from Amazon after customer supplied own brake pads

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

‘Project coconut is a go’: Kamala Harris memes flood the internet after Biden drops out

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Customer orders caramel frap from Starbucks, notices something strange inside her drink

‘I would sueee’: Customer orders caramel frappuccino from Starbucks, notices something strange inside her drink

‘The hiring manager had a type’: Restaurant server introduces all of her co-workers. There’s just one problem

Woman warns against 'alcohol alternative' Feel Free after addiction experience

‘What’s scary is the gas station doesn’t even card for them’: Woman warns against ‘alcohol alternative’ Feel Free after addiction experience

Woman calls out Amazon for false advertising following Prime Day 'scam'

‘My cart was $300 the night before and jumped up to $380 day of’: Woman calls out Amazon for false advertising following Prime Day ‘scam’

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

Driver realizes her key fob can do this one window trick

‘Did anyone else know??’: Ford driver realizes her key fob can do this one window trick

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

Bojangles customer gets asked to leave a tip

‘Rightttt like what ..why am I tipping to-go ?’: Viewers split when Bojangles customer gets asked to leave a tip

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Traveler warns against buying Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, Doritos in Europe

‘I had to throw them out’: Traveler warns against buying Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, Doritos while traveling

Heather Stewart is a freelance reporter. She was previously an executive producer at The Drag, UT&#8217;s award-winning podcast production house as well as a projects intern for KUT Austin. Her work can be found in the Austin Chronicle, the Victoria Advocate and more.

Heather Stewart

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