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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

tiktok user @cowbabyblues demonstrates what a stereotypical photo of an asian person in chinatown looks like

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Asian TikToker calls out white photographers who take ‘exploitative’ pictures of residents in Chinatown

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

Man in floppy hat waving arms at beach with caption "This man was soooo rude. I had to lay him out!"

‘He missed out on a nice tip’: Beach vendor accuses Black women of stealing chairs, threatens to call cops

Daysia Tolentino was the editor of the Daily Dot&#8217;s creator economy newsletter, Passionfruit. Her work has appeared in Vulture, Bustle, InStyle, and Study Hall.

Daysia Tolentino

wendys employees claiming the meat is expired, azonte berry saying wendys lemonade is bad

Workers say Wendy’s uses expired meat in viral TikTok before quitting

Michelle Jaworski was a staff writer and TV/film critic at the Daily Dot. She covers entertainment, geek culture, and pop culture and has covered everything from the Sundance Film Festival, NYFF, and Tribeca to New York Comic Con and Con of Thrones. She is based in Brooklyn.

Michelle Jaworski

smiling woman greets man (l) man shrugging (c) man at table looking over his shoulder, confused (r) all with caption "She really expected her bf to accept her sidedude"

Woman’s ‘side dude’ and boyfriend both show up to her birthday dinner as waiters serenade her in awkward TikTok

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

Kahron Spearman

Person placing bread on tray with captions "How the Bread is made" and "Olive Garden behind the scenes" (l) hand placing tray into over with caption "Place in oven for 3 mins" (c) hand painting butter on breadsticks with caption "Butter" (r)

Olive Garden worker reveals how breadsticks are made in viral TikTok

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Viral TikTok shows customer tipping Pizza Hut worker in a pizza slice instead of money, sparking debate

Brian Patrick Byrne

Daily Stormer’s Andrew Anglin, still on the run, served lawsuit via Ohio newspaper

Andrew Wyrich is the former newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. He previously served as the deputy tech editor. Andrew has written for USA Today, NorthJersey.com, and other newspapers and websites. His work has been recognized by the Society of the Silurians, Investigative Reporters &amp; Editors (IRE), and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).

Andrew Wyrich

Andrew Anglin in front of Daily Stormer website

Neo-Nazi site Daily Stormer is back on the web as Punished Stormer (Update)

Someone is trying to get Trump’s official portrait deleted from Wikipedia

Dell Cameron was a reporter at the Daily Dot who covered security and politics. In 2015, he revealed the existence of an American hacker on the U.S. government&#8217;s terrorist watchlist. He is a co-author of the Sabu Files, an award-nominated investigation into the FBI&#8217;s use of cyber-informants. He became a staff writer at Gizmodo in 2017.

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Asian TikToker calls out white photographers who take ‘exploitative’ pictures of residents in Chinatown

‘He missed out on a nice tip’: Beach vendor accuses Black women of stealing chairs, threatens to call cops

Workers say Wendy’s uses expired meat in viral TikTok before quitting

Woman’s ‘side dude’ and boyfriend both show up to her birthday dinner as waiters serenade her in awkward TikTok

Olive Garden worker reveals how breadsticks are made in viral TikTok

Viral TikTok shows customer tipping Pizza Hut worker in a pizza slice instead of money, sparking debate

Daily Stormer’s Andrew Anglin, still on the run, served lawsuit via Ohio newspaper

Neo-Nazi site Daily Stormer is back on the web as Punished Stormer (Update)

Someone is trying to get Trump’s official portrait deleted from Wikipedia

Missouri sheriff’s office leaked audio of police informants and victims after ransomware attack

Government Ethics director ordered controversial tweets praising Trump, email reveals

Twitter cuts ties with second firm police use to spy on social media

Dozens of police-spying tools remain after Facebook, Twitter crack down on Geofeedia

Trump posts message of support to Reddit, prompting massive online vote-rigging

Police documents reveal how law enforcement keep Stingray use secret