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Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

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‘#ThisIsAmerica’: Man waves from his 2-story ‘cardboard condo’ in viral TikTok

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

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TikToker says her family was kicked out of homeless shelter over positive COVID test, sparking debate

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘This is so heartbreaking’: Chick-fil-A security kicks out unhoused man who allegedly paid for his own food and ate it in the corner

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.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘I wish it was a f*cking lie’: Home Depot employee says she is unhoused, has to sleep in her car in viral TikTok

In a viral TikTok, a woman says a Motel 6 kicked her out to sleep on the street.

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‘No shelters open, have COVID’: Unhoused TikToker says Motel 6 kicked her out for being 30 minutes late on payment (updated)

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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‘Day 1 of being homeless Amazon worker till I’m up’: TikToker documents his day as an Amazon worker experiencing homelessness in viral TikTok

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

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TikToker shamed for ‘snitching’ on Dunkin’ worker in apparent housing crisis

Jennifer Xia is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and journalism student at the University of Texas at Austin. She has interned previously at Austin Monthly and Austin Woman magazines.

Jennifer Xia

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Ex-Carl’s Jr. employee shares about leaving food for unhoused people

‘I kept doing it’: Ex-Carl’s Jr. worker says manager threatened to fire him for leaving food out for homeless people

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Dunkin’ Donuts food waste

Video showing trash can full of Dunkin’ doughnuts sparks outrage

A former New York Teaching Fellow, her writing has been featured in Reductress, Rolling Stone, Mic, Someecards, and more.

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Meet the Instagram cartoonist and activist highlighting sex and homelessness mid-pandemic

Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

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Twitter thread breaks down how this seemingly ‘inclusive’ bench targets homeless people

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This homeless veteran’s incredible transformation will leave you speechless

Fernando Alfonso III served as an early Reddit and 4chan reporter and the Daily Dot’s first art director until 2016. He’s gone on to report at Lexington’s Herald-Leader and at the Houston Chronicle.

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