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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

popeye's worker in facemask (l) popeye's worker throwing gang signs as co-workers stand with arms crossed (r)

Video: Trans delivery driver confronts Popeyes employee for allegedly calling her ‘sir’

Daysia Tolentino was the editor of the Daily Dot&#8217;s creator economy newsletter, Passionfruit. Her work has appeared in Vulture, Bustle, InStyle, and Study Hall.

Daysia Tolentino

eggs, bacon, and hash browns from walmart, @anissialucero, ihop

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‘I’m screaming’: IHOP worker shocks TikTokers by buying bacon, hash browns from Walmart (updated)

Video shows car ramming into a group of Taco Bell employees

Video shows customer plowing into Taco Bell workers with car after drive-thru argument

pink velvet and french vanilla syrup, @hannz57, and avocado toast

‘I hate my job’: Dunkin’ worker exposes food, workplace on TikTok before quitting (updated)

Eilish O’Sullivan was the Daily Dot&#8217;s associate managing editor. Her work has appeared in Mashed, the Austin Chronicle, and the Daily Texan.

Eilish O’Sullivan

man holding up what appears to be two shrimp tails, box of cinnamon toast crunch with shrimp tails in the mix

Cinnamon Toast Crunch accused of gaslighting customer who found ‘shrimp tails’ in his cereal

sink at papa john's, papa john's employee, and a portable heater at papa john's

‘I haven’t been able to wash my hands‘: Papa John’s worker says he was fired for refusing to work without running water (updated)

Jake Angeli, aka 'Q Shaman', at the Capitol riot on Wednesday

Every inmate should get the food they prefer—not just the white ones

Olive Garden customer demands non-Black server

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 guy who cooks pasta aggressively called out for racist videos

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

Ex-vegan YouTuber accused of fraud after following meat-only diet

Homophobic mom’s ‘super-secret’ meatloaf recipe blasted online by her revengeful, gay kid

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

New restaurant in New York has a seriously unfortunate name: ‘Qanoon’

Mike Rothschild is a writer who specializes in researching and debunking conspiracy theories and fringe beliefs. He also writes about politics, history, and breaking news.

Mike Rothschild

Chuck E. Cheese recycles pizza is the conspiracy theory that won’t die

Katie Balevic is a former editorial intern at the Daily Dot. Her previous work has appeared in the Daily Texan, the Victoria Advocate, and the Houston Defender.

Katie Balevic

People are licking ice cream and then putting it back on the shelf for this viral challenge

Alexis Tatum is a recent graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. She&#8217;s a former editorial intern with the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Orange magazine, the Daily Texan, and the Houston Defender.

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