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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

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Wes Kao, co-founder of Maven, wants to streamline cohort-based course creation for ‘knowledge influencers’

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Nikita Dragun on her notoriety, her ‘new chapter,’ and her new Amazon radio show

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘Stowing ex-wife photos’: Man returns to office after 2 years to ‘pre-COVID time capsule’

Lateefah Jean-Baptiste is a freelance journalist. She enjoys writing articles and features that explore topics and themes that resonate with millennials. Her work has been published in: Business Insider, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, Bustle and HuffPost to name a few.

Lateefah Jean-Baptiste

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TikToker Vickaboox is here to normalize the messy parts of young womanhood

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‘They think what’s happening to us is funny’: Man on Hinge says he wants to use Roe v. Wade while he ‘still can’

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

Linda Hamilton

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The voices defining Web3: These students are ditching college to run an NFT business

Louise Macaraniag is a former FOIA and politics intern for the Daily Dot. She graduated from the University of Illinois in Chicago and was formerly managing editor of UIC’s independent publication, Bonfire.

Louise Macaraniag

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The voices defining Web3: Is there a First Amendment right to assemble in the metaverse?

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‘Pregnant people are always in the way, needy, a burden’: Woman says she hid pregnancy in order to get a job

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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‘Our neighbor is taking their whole damn house’: TikToker claims neighbor is moving whole house due to property taxes in Austin

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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‘They really do be watching us from above’: TikToker shows ‘secret’ room workers allegedly use to watch customers

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Traveler says he got detained at airport because of his stutter

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‘Let me off the clock’: Karen calls Walmart employee a ‘trifling little hoe’

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‘This can be very traumatizing’: Stranger asks Black mother how she knows her adopted white son

Samantha Shaps is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and a contributor for the Daily Dot.

Samantha Shaps

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A bar made a TikTok about how it provides bottle stoppers to prevent drinks from getting spiked. Commenters think it’s sad (updated)

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‘Scam artists for real’: TikToker says Walgreens gave her ‘free’ COVID tests that were actually billed to her insurance

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