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Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

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Starbucks barista swoops in to rescue woman being harassed by male customer

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

Woman gets tackled by passerby after allegedly throwing rock at elderly woman in viral TikTok

Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

‘Keep Black people out of your f*cked-up narrative‘: Black woman debunks white man’s TikTok comparing face masks to slave muzzles

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

Kahron Spearman

man putting money into wallet while talking to cashier (l) cashier slaps customer both with caption "I'm matching y'all racist ass energy I'm glad today is my last day of dealing with this racist shit 100 100"

‘I’m matching y’all racist a** energy’: Cashier slaps customer who called him a ‘Black motherf*cker’

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Karen can’t figure out how to go through car wash in viral TikTok (updated)

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

A white woman assaulted a Black woman for refusing to accept the constitution from her

‘We clearly saw her hit you’: Karen hits Black woman then calls the cops on her

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

‘Delete everything’: TikToker catches elderly man sneaking photos of girls on a train

man gesturing and yelling in a store (l) young man in mask (c) man with arms outstretched (r) all with caption "racism at it's finest"

‘It’s the thought that counts’: Man tries to stand up for Asian man against racist at Burlington, unintentionally ends up also being racist

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

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‘Lady, that’s going to be expensive’: Viral TikTok shows Karen backing into man’s new car, trying to deny responsibility (updated)

Assistant principal calls police on Black high school student speaking out against transphobia in viral TikTok

‘Why are you acting like a child?’: Male Karen  refuses to leave after retail worker kicks him out for defying mask policy

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

‘Never should you hit an animal’: TikToker says UPS courier hit her dog in the head with his scanner (updated)

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

‘You’re all sheeple’: Karen berates Southwest passengers, attendants at an airport for wearing masks

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

Tricia Crimmins

A man knocked on a TikToker's car door for over five minutes because she left her car on near the beach.

‘You’re gassing everybody out’: TikToker films man demanding her to turn off her car at beach parking lot, dividing viewers

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