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Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

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‘My guy didn’t keep the same energy afterwards’: Man squares up to worker—gets decked in face

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

Brooke Sjoberg

walmart employee with caption "when a customer with a full cart of groceries tries to check out at electronics" (l) same employee pointing with caption "gonna have to go the front" (r)

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‘They be acting like it’s completely normal too’: Walmart worker puts customers who try to check out their groceries at electronics section on blast, sparking debate

Elizabeth Rose started her career chasing celebrities around New York City. Now she gets the inside scoop on TikTok stars and trends. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and her work has appeared on ETOnline, the New York Daily News, and InTouch Magazine.

Elizabeth Rose

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‘And they don’t even need to feel ashamed since they mobile ordered’: Worker reveals ‘reason #527 why they hate Starbucks customers’ in viral TikTok

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

woman punching glasses off of man with caption "Ashli's punch makes contact with Alam's face, knocking his glasses off."

The far-right is rallying around this 7-second video to exonerate Ashli Babbitt

Linda Hamilton has words published at ORANGE Magazine and appeared on Texas Student Television.

Linda Hamilton

group of women at ski resort giving peace signs (l) woman in furry hooded coat (c) police on phone (r) all with caption "our girls trip to camelback resort was so much fun until we got racially profiled"

‘They’re f*cking racist’: Black TikToker says police ‘racially profiled’ her friend group at ski resort

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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‘F*ck this Karen for shaming us for our beach wear’: Woman shames TikTokers for wearing bikinis to beach bar

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

Tricia Crimmins

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‘Are them yolks made of gold’: TikToker buys $8.99 ‘bougie’ eggs in fancy packaging, sparking debate

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

Cecilia Lenzen

young woman with caption "how much i spent on dresses as a contestant on The Bachelor" (l) same woman with Lord & Taylor listing of dress (c) young woman with background of her wearing the dress (r)

‘I had no idea you had to buy your own dresses’: ‘Bachelor’ contestant reveals how much she spent on clothes for the show in viral TikTok

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

‘I promise the company will survive’: Five Guys worker complains about teens using water cups for soda in viral TikTok, sparking debate

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‘Doing us wrong with the half a cheese’: McDonald’s worker shows how the Filet-O-Fish is made in viral TikTok, sparking debate

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

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‘I think she’s correct tho’: TikToker tries to blast ‘Karen’ for complaining about his content—but viewers are on her side (updated)

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

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TikToker finds out her boyfriend is on Tinder after he sent her screenshot of car

IHOP restaurant with caption "Meet Faith She told all the black customers IHOP was out of straws but gave her white customer straws"

‘She told all the black customers IHOP was out of straws’: Black customer says IHOP worker only gave white customers straws in viral TikTok

men walking through store with bags and caption "the life of a H&M worker" (l) men walking out of emergency exit followed by employee (c) man speaking with caption "...and they were back for their 2nd pick up!!! this is the governments fault! all they needed to know is they can rob and get away with it??"

‘If the company don’t care, why should you?’: H&M worker goes after alleged shoplifters in viral TikTok

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