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Michael Zhang is a former FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. He&#8217;s in his third year at the University of Texas at Austin where he serves as an officer of UT’s Asian American Journalists Association and has written for the Daily Texan.

Michael Zhang

EXCLUSIVE: Murder, kidnapping, brutality charges: These are the cops Ron DeSantis paid to come to Florida 

Rebecca Caraway is a former FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. When she&#8217;s not in class or working on her school paper you can find her at the beach or watching her favorite sitcoms.

Rebecca Caraway

empty drug baggie highlighting police fentanyl overdoses

EXCLUSIVE: Air conditioning and twisted mask straps: Inside the dubious excuses cops make when they ‘overdose’ on fentanyl

Tina-Desiree Berg is a Los Angeles-based journalist and host of the District 34 Podcast. She is the author of Unraveling Race: A History of Scientific Racism, and a freelancer for Status Coup News.

Tina-Desiree Berg

Why ‘Cop City’ protesters are being rounded up as domestic terrorists

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

Man in Forever 21 store speaking caption "I'm recording myself because I make TikToks and I have a social media platform" (l) Police in Forever 21 with Forever 21 logo above caption "don't want me in the store" (c) man in Forever 21 store speaking caption "I'm not yelling at you" (r)

‘I can’t believe this happened to me’: Forever 21 employees call the cops on Black TikToker for recording in store

‘This is so f*cking inhumane’: Trans influencer Nikita Dragun held in a male prison, misgendered in police report (updated)

Allyson Waller is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and has written for other publications such as the New York Times and the Miami Herald. Outside of the journalism world, some of her joys include delving into book recommendations from TikTok, listening to pop culture podcasts, and playing with her dog, Theo.

Allyson Waller

woman speaking with hand pointing right (l) Police with flashing lights pulled over car (c) woman speaking with finger up (r)

‘If they find you physically attractive… they will issue you a ticket’: Former 911 dispatcher claims police have ‘pretty girl Wednesdays’ (updated)

young woman in store (l) man holding up TRUST in rainbow letters with Police badge as the U (c) young woman in disbelief (r)

‘Copaganda at its finest’: Goodwill customers scoff police Pride T-shirt

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

woman dancing with captions "Things APD told me/did when I got kidnapped at gunpoint" (l) "Breathalyzed me twice" (c) "What were you wearing?" (r)

‘Not shocked but still disappointing’: Woman told the Austin police department she was kidnapped. She claims the cops victim-blamed her and accused her of being drunk

man in car (l) police officer pointing finger in man's face through window (c) police officer on laptop behind car, man standing near driver's side door (r) all with caption "Being black in American is a crime, according to Miami Dade police" and "Listen closely"

‘These are the people who are supposed to protect us’: Police officer tells Black man, ‘This is how you guys get killed’

police writing ticket (l) man in car with caption "i just got pulled over by a cop and after he gave me a ticket, he turned an ipad over to me and said 'it's gonna ask if you wanna leave a tip.' Bro tipping culture getting out of hand" (c) tip jar (r)

‘Tipping culture gettin out of hand’: Man says cop gave him iPad that asked him to leave a review after getting a ticket

‘Can someone explain to me why the f*ck the NYPD has merch?’: Police sweatshirt on sale for $50 sparks debate

woman approaches police officer, gets shoved to the ground with caption "Austin tx cops are lame for this.."

‘Austin TX cops are lame for this’: Police shove woman to the ground on 6th Street in video

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

‘Is this legit?’: TikToker says he was pulled over and issued a citation for driving at a ‘safe speed’ (Updated)

Grace Stanley was the Deputy Editor of Passionfruit, a site for creators, covering the latest creator news, labor issues, tools, and community resources. Grace’s work has been seen by millions on the Daily Dot. Starting as a reporter covering trending internet culture stories, they have become a go-to resource on all things related to the creator economy.

Grace Stanley

women playing rock paper scissors with officer (l) (m) shaking hands (r)

‘Pretty privilege’: TikToker says they got out of a felony by winning Rock, Paper, Scissor against authorities, sparking debate

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

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