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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

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PureGym introduced controversial new pods for 24-hour entry. A woman has already gotten stuck inside one

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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“Explains A LOT”: The internet reacts to report of lead in popular protein powders with memes

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

Nina Hernandez

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“How have you been?”: Woman is a regular at Gold’s Gym. Then an older guy asks for her address at the counter

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Woman shares her terrifying stalking experience at the gym: ‘I literally haven’t left my house’

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‘I was just here a couple of days ago’: Woman goes to Anytime Fitness. She can’t believe what she finds

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

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‘Sis she was intimidated by you clearly’: Karen accuses woman of eyeing her man at the gym

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‘I finally understand the girls who feel uncomfortable working out at the gym’: Woman says man threw a weighted ball at her at gym to get her to move

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

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TikToker tries to roast ‘ego-lifter’ at Gold’s Gym—it backfires

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

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‘I’ve been waiting for these for a really long time’: Karen snatches dumbbells from gym influencer who’s using them in viral TikTok

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

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

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.

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‘Men will literally respect imaginary men more than real living women’: TikToker uses fake hickeys to keep gym creeps away

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‘I was recording myself and it looks like I wasn’t the only one’: TikToker catches man secretly filming her in gym

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

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TikToker says man repeatedly harassed her at the gym.

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‘Being a female is fun’: TikToker shuts down dude who approached her at gym

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Planet Fitness worker says she was fired after joking about letting people walk into the gym without checking in on TikTok (updated)

A man yells and records a Tiktoker in the gym for working out shirtless.

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‘This is toxic masculinity in action’: Male Karen hurls slurs at TikToker working out shirtless

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