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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

‘Tell me your Dunkin’ has been robbed without telling me they’ve been robbed’: Viral TikTok shows height measurements on Dunkin’ door

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

feet walking with captions "Our Airpods got stolen at planet fitness and we tracked the location" (l) "it was a older lady so I started to doubt myself" (c) "then she started talking to Her son and I saw him earlier at the gym so I knew we had the right house" (r)

‘I could imagine how embarrassed the mom was’: TikToker says his AirPods were stolen from Planet Fitness—so he tracks them to house (updated)

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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‘Would you want your paycheck 20 days late?’: TikToker says landlord changed locks, threw away her belongings after she was late on rent, sparking debate

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

Cecilia Lenzen

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‘I would’ve been so uncomfy’: Dunkin’ worker gives customer a dollar for ‘MILF Monday,’ calls her mommy, sparking debate

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘This is so heartbreaking’: Chick-fil-A security kicks out unhoused man who allegedly paid for his own food and ate it in the corner

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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‘I wish it was a f*cking lie’: Home Depot employee says she is unhoused, has to sleep in her car 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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‘These companies need to step up’: Jack in the Box workers walk out in a viral TikTok

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‘Just succ it’: TikToker says Nike is trying to sue her over small business name

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‘When no one listens to you’: Customers ignore Walmart worker announcing store’s closure in viral TikTok

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

Laiken Neumann

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‘All this over a refund’: Taco truck worker throws salsa in TikToker’s face after she grabbed tip jar for refund, dividing viewers

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‘I wanna speak to the f*cking manager’: Merrill Lynch executive throws smoothie at worker, calls her ‘f*cking immigrant loser’ in viral TikTok

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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‘Pretty sure that’s on Apple’: Instacart driver calls out customer who requested MacBook delivery but didn’t tip, sparking debate

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‘The dangers of infidelity’: Woman throws boyfriend’s TV, PS5 out window after finding out he cheated in viral TikTok

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘Who’s buying this?’: TikToker finds Regal Cinemas food on Uber Eats, sparking debate

Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz (they/she) is a Brooklyn-based writer, educator, and grad student at the Pratt Institute School of Information. Their work has appeared in the Santa Barbara Independent, Huffington Post, and AsAmNews.

Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz

Lowe's customer makes racist comments, Lowe's employee scolds the filmer

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