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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

‘Everybody gangsta till somebody gets run over and killed’: YouTuber drives Tesla into building in viral video, sparking outrage

Landis Wiedner is a Chicago-based writer and editor for Living Well With Epilepsy. She has written for NBCThink, the Independent, Wired and is finishing her funny memoir, &#8220;My Brain Tumor’s Boyfriend.&#8221;

Landis Wiedner

woman goes out into storm with umbrella, "when you accidentally go on a first date in a hurricane because you feel bad canceling last minute and he wants to go, remnants of hurricane ida

‘No man on Earth has ever made a woman this wet’: TikToker goes on first date despite major flooding

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘I hope this works’: TikToker joins Satanic Temple to get a religious exemption for school’s piercing 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

‘You people disgust me’: Spirit Airlines employee shares piles of trash left on flight in viral TikTok

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

Tricia Crimmins

A man yells at people who have BLM and pride signs.

‘This guy is on his way to a heart attack’: TikToker says male Karen had public meltdown over BLM and Pride signs

TikToker films now-ex-boyfriend ‘hardcore checking out’ another girl right in front of her

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

‘Don’t come into our house without letting us know’: TikToker captures landlord allegedly trying to get into home through basement (updated)

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

Kahron Spearman

USPS truck pushes car through flooded street

‘The Amazon truck could never’: Viral TikTok shows USPS truck pushing car out of floodwaters

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

Cecilia Lenzen

‘Why would I give you a job?’: TikToker quits $100K salary job, begs Logan Paul to hire him—and cries when it doesn’t work

@exterminatorking, furniture infested with bed bugs

Exterminator puts man on blast for allegedly trying to donate bed bug-infested furniture to single mom

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

‘Capitalism’: Viral TikTok shows customers standing in floodwater to finish paying at NYC comedy club (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

‘Legend’: Viral TikTok shows man roller skating away from the cops

empty shelves with sign that reads "Attention customers we are unable to receive truck shipments until further notice sorry for the incovnenience!"

Viral TikTok shows empty grocery store shelves—viewers say it’s due to trucker protests

Jennifer Xia is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and journalism student at the University of Texas at Austin. She has interned previously at Austin Monthly and Austin Woman magazines.

Jennifer Xia

Two panel image. On the left is a man sitting at a table wearing a white shirt and smiling at the camera. On the right is a plate with a bloomin' onion with a ring sitting on one of the onion petals.

‘How does it feel to have the dream proposal?’: TikToker’s boyfriend proposes with a blooming onion

Two panel picture. On the left is a male mechanic with no hair and glasses. On the right is a female mechanic taking a picture in the mirror.

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