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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

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Police department invites Black crew to ‘dance off’ after officer hits TikToker with car

Video shows officer allegedly breaking arm of senior citizen with dementia during arrest

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Video: Police allegedly tase, sit on autistic man

TikTok videos show cop defending an alleged stalker, downplaying women’s concerns at the scene

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

TikToker @lemonbrothers, the tiktoker talking to police officer standing outside his car window, and the tiktoker reaching for his camera

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TikToker films himself telling cop he has dead body in back of the car, sparking conversation on white privilege

Bryan Rolli is a reporter who specializes in streaming entertainment. He writes about music and film for Forbes, Billboard, and the Austin American-Statesman. He met Flavor Flav in two separate Las Vegas bowling alleys and still can’t stop talking about it.

Bryan Rolli

Video shows cop repeatedly punching man in the face as 3 others pin him down

Samantha Shaps is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and a contributor for the Daily Dot.

Samantha Shaps

Video: Cop plays ‘Santeria’ by Sublime while activist tries to request bodycam footage

Woman in viral TikTok video is not missing Arkansas girl Cassie Compton, police say

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Police investigating TikTok video that might show Cassie Compton, girl who’s been missing for 6 years (updated)

National Police Association accused of blocking leftists and furries on Twitter

Video shows cops setting a dog loose on homeless woman after firing shots

Video shows police shooting homeless woman, setting dog loose on her

Armed Trump supporter yells ‘all lives matter’ at vigil for Black man killed by police

White man who reportedly introduced himself as off-duty cop seen hurling N-word at Black driver

Man says he was called N-word by driver who claimed to be ‘off-duty’ cop

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

Starbucks barista fired for making ‘Blue Lives Matter’ drink on TikTok

TikTok ‘speeding prank’ prompts family members to fake injuries

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