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Left: Influencer Tara Lynn wearing a striped brown fleece, holding up a laptop showing a dressy white shirt with a black bow. Right: Screenshot of text exchange.

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“Such a cruel response”: Influencer blasts “hater” nurse for not giving her a shirt to complete her last-minute outfit, and it turns into a whole thing

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

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Viral Politics

“I can’t believe you’d disrespect us”: Trump-voting nurse is now begging him to classify nursing degrees as “professional”

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

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Nurse trolls right-wingers with a kindness-coded bible reading on TikTok: “I don’t know, sounds pretty liberal”

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

Laiken Neumann

3 panel image. On the left is a person, in the middle is a nurse, and on the right is a nurse. Text over reads: Happy Nurses week!

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‘Basically they hate us…’: Nurses receive ‘gifts’ from employers for Nurses Week. Then they see what’s inside the plastic bag

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and the investigative editor of the Daily Dot&#8217;s Hi-Res division. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

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‘You must’ve been THEEEEEE elite employee’: Woman doesn’t show up to work. Then a cop shows up at her door

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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‘Benefit does not outweigh the risk’: Expert issues warning for anyone who uses Tamiflu

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

Melody Heald

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‘Sometimes ignorance is bliss!!’: Expert says you should never drive with pens in your pockets. Here’s why

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‘Hopefully he is somewhere at a CVS’: Nurse says Hinge match asked her to prescribe him Adderall

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A nurse points out Sabrina Carpenter’s  ‘Please Please Please’ can be used to administer CPR

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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‘I respect nurses so much but this just isn’t it’: Internet users slam labor and delivery nurses sharing their patient ‘icks’

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‘We literally all need to walk out’: Nurse practitioner says general nurse strike is imminent￼

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Alleged email directs Texas nurses to report patients who might have had an abortion

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

Braden Bjella

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‘I’ll buy anything TikTok tells me to’: A TikTok ‘nurse’ is pushing turpentine cures—don’t be fooled

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‘My baby is NEVER leaving my sight’: Mom says nurse tried to give her wrong newborn in viral TikTok

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

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