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

Braden Bjella

Dentist in uniform with 60 minute timer icon on her (l) little kid with two front teeth gone open mouth (c) Dentist in uniform with tooth icon (r)

‘Put those teeth back in within 60 minutes’: Dentist shares what to do if tooth gets knocked out

African American young boy hair pointing down showing camera upset face caption "My son teacher decided to cut his afro into this style during school hours I'm livid" (l) Hands holding electric razer with other hair cutting tools on table (c) African American young boy side profile of haircut caption "My son teacher decided to cut his afro into this style during school hours I'm livid" (r)

Black child’s teacher accused of cutting his afro off

Woman holding turpentine bottle caption "They won't tell you this is a cure all even for cancer. If you want to clear parasites, treat respiratory infections, colds, eczema, cancer, read about Pine Oil aka pure gum springs turpentine" (l) Turpentine bottle warning label with red underllining "Safety information: Keep out of reach of children. For external use only. May cause skin irritation" (r)

‘I’ll buy anything TikTok tells me to’: A TikTok ‘nurse’ is pushing turpentine cures—don’t be fooled

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

Laiken Neumann

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A woman called out a Reddit page dedicated to outing people with ‘fake’ disabilities. TikTokers are aghast

hand pulling armor plate out of backpack with caption "thought my backpack came iwth a piece of foam to protect my laptop"

A TikToker thought her backpack came with foam to protect her laptop. Turns out, her father put a piece of Kevlar in it (updated)

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

Woman hands on homeless man face caption "the homeless man who apparently stole my heart after 4 cocktails" (l) Woman with homeless man holding each other dancing down sidewalk caption "the homeless man who apparently stole my heart after 4 cocktails" (c) Woman hugging homeless man caption "the homeless man who apparently stole my heart after 4 cocktails" (r)

‘This whole encounter feels like it didn’t come from a good place’: Woman shares video with homeless man, sparking debate on exploitation

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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‘She made me feel like the scum of the Earth’: TikToker says Shay Mitchell made her cry after she told her they were ‘twinning’

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

Cecilia Lenzen

Black man and white woman dancing caption "white woman black dude I don't like but you too it looks like you don't really love each other so I say God bless you joy happiness to you from my heart be" (l) couple dancing caption "sorry what you cannot be serious" (r)

Couple in interracial marriage dances to some of the racist comments they get, showcasing modern-day racism on TikTok

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

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‘A job is literally a business transaction. That’s it’: Employment attorney says your boss is not your friend in viral TikTok, sparking debate

After Womblands threw their community into chaos, call-out creators face an existential crisis

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

Spam musubi, a woman, and a woman with red laser eyes

Unclick

Cooking with Lynja spills the beans on her unique cooking videos

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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Servers say ‘Sunday morning after church’ are the worst type of customers

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‘Green flag’: Man takes woman he met on Hinge to Target for first date, sparking debate

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

Man smiling friend hand on shoulder caption "When your birthday song gets interrupted by a random guy at the bar..." (l) Jesse McCartney at bar singing caption " and its Jesse McCartney" (r)

‘Torn between second-hand embarrassment and fangirling’: Jesse McCartney crashes table’s birthday song

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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Scoops