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

Cecilia Lenzen

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‘I’m too pretty to finish this conversation’: Man tells Walmart worker she’s ‘too pretty to be with a Black man’ 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

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‘If the front end looks like this DO NOT order’: Video of a ‘messy’ Chipotle goes viral, sparking debate

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

Tricia Crimmins

‘It’s the blatant lack of accountability’: Anti-misogyny TikTok influencer accused of hypocrisy over Shein partnership

Grace Stanley was the Deputy Editor of Passionfruit, a site for creators, covering the latest creator news, labor issues, tools, and community resources. Grace’s work has been seen by millions on the Daily Dot. Starting as a reporter covering trending internet culture stories, they have become a go-to resource on all things related to the creator economy.

Grace Stanley

Starbucks logo on green background (l) Hand holding phone screen says wireless caller caption "Starbucks Corporate Targets Union Leader Part 1" (r)

‘Corporate will do anything to antagonize union organizers’: Starbucks corporate allegedly targets union leader with intimidating phone call in viral TikTok

Jacob Seitz is a freelance journalist originally from Columbus, Ohio, interested in the intersection of culture and politics.

Jacob Seitz

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Amazon workers allegedly forced to stand at over-staffed facility, video shows

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

Laiken Neumann

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‘Karen’ goes off in Denny’s after allegedly getting called out for leaving dogs in the car￼

‘There’s so many people wanting to support the underdogs’: Songwriter Francis Karel talks about going viral on TikTok

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Shopper tries to call out fellow customer for allegedly having more than 20 items in Walmart’s self-checkout—it backfires

‘Leave your pride at the door’: Hannah Holland, founder of HLD Management, gives advice to aspiring talent managers and creators

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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘Def would have u over to play tho’: Man tells Tinder match she’s ‘not hot enough’ to take on a date

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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‘Just order at the window’: Starbucks worker roasts customers who mobile order while in the drive-thru line

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Black Uber Eats driver says he was arrested for trespassing after following customer’s directions to ‘leave the food at the back door’

‘What in the gentrification is going on?’: TikTok of white boys in durags in yogurt shop goes viral

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 with hand up caption "my landlord broke into my apartment without any notice and demanded the keys. I still have a month left on our rental agreement." (l) Woman with marks all over her face and neck caption "When I refused to give him y keys he put his hand around my neck, slammed me on my bed, and strangled me" "I couldn't scream or breath when he did this. He continued for over a minute, I began to lose vision and hearing" (c) Man yelling mouth open with other man behind caption "my landlord broke into my apartment without any notice and demanded the keys. I still have a month left on our rental agreement." (r)

Woman claims landlord strangled her after she refused to move out early

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

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‘I’m too pretty to finish this conversation’: Man tells Walmart worker she’s ‘too pretty to be with a Black man’ in viral TikTok

‘If the front end looks like this DO NOT order’: Video of a ‘messy’ Chipotle goes viral, sparking debate

‘It’s the blatant lack of accountability’: Anti-misogyny TikTok influencer accused of hypocrisy over Shein partnership

‘Corporate will do anything to antagonize union organizers’: Starbucks corporate allegedly targets union leader with intimidating phone call in viral TikTok

Amazon workers allegedly forced to stand at over-staffed facility, video shows

‘Karen’ goes off in Denny’s after allegedly getting called out for leaving dogs in the car

‘There’s so many people wanting to support the underdogs’: Songwriter Francis Karel talks about going viral on TikTok

Shopper tries to call out fellow customer for allegedly having more than 20 items in Walmart’s self-checkout—it backfires

‘Leave your pride at the door’: Hannah Holland, founder of HLD Management, gives advice to aspiring talent managers and creators

‘Def would have u over to play tho’: Man tells Tinder match she’s ‘not hot enough’ to take on a date

‘Just order at the window’: Starbucks worker roasts customers who mobile order while in the drive-thru line

Black Uber Eats driver says he was arrested for trespassing after following customer’s directions to ‘leave the food at the back door’

‘What in the gentrification is going on?’: TikTok of white boys in durags in yogurt shop goes viral

Woman claims landlord strangled her after she refused to move out early

‘What stage of capitalism is this?’: Apple Store genius gives coding class to no one in viral TikTok (updated)

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‘I’m too pretty to finish this conversation’: Man tells Walmart worker she’s ‘too pretty to be with a Black man’ in viral TikTok

‘If the front end looks like this DO NOT order’: Video of a ‘messy’ Chipotle goes viral, sparking debate

‘It’s the blatant lack of accountability’: Anti-misogyny TikTok influencer accused of hypocrisy over Shein partnership

‘Corporate will do anything to antagonize union organizers’: Starbucks corporate allegedly targets union leader with intimidating phone call in viral TikTok

Amazon workers allegedly forced to stand at over-staffed facility, video shows

‘Karen’ goes off in Denny’s after allegedly getting called out for leaving dogs in the car￼

‘There’s so many people wanting to support the underdogs’: Songwriter Francis Karel talks about going viral on TikTok

Shopper tries to call out fellow customer for allegedly having more than 20 items in Walmart’s self-checkout—it backfires

‘Leave your pride at the door’: Hannah Holland, founder of HLD Management, gives advice to aspiring talent managers and creators

‘Def would have u over to play tho’: Man tells Tinder match she’s ‘not hot enough’ to take on a date

‘Just order at the window’: Starbucks worker roasts customers who mobile order while in the drive-thru line

Black Uber Eats driver says he was arrested for trespassing after following customer’s directions to ‘leave the food at the back door’

‘What in the gentrification is going on?’: TikTok of white boys in durags in yogurt shop goes viral

Woman claims landlord strangled her after she refused to move out early

‘What stage of capitalism is this?’: Apple Store genius gives coding class to no one in viral TikTok (updated)

‘Karen’ goes off in Denny’s after allegedly getting called out for leaving dogs in the car