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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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‘Pre-pandemmy office culture was wild’: Millennial talks about ‘casual Fridays’—people are shocked they existed

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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TikToker Michael Le enters Web3 with new crypto-based gaming start-up Joystick

TikToker Zoi Lerma shares how she keeps up with her 5.6 million followers

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‘Imagine the traumatized parents facing ANOTHER stressor’: Twitter users erupt over ICE presence at Uvalde shooting

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‘I am not their customer, and they need to take it down’: Woman puts cafe on blast for using video of her for free marketing

couple smiling with masks on at airport making peace symbols with hands caption "not wheelchair people ma'am we do not deal with this pointing at me" (l) Transgender Man frowning caption "CW:SA specifically because we are transgender and I am disabled. I need your help! This weekend my girlfriend Christine and I were severly discriminated against" (c) Man being pushed in wheelchair in reflection of window at airport caption "What's worse is that LAX on the way home Christine was sexually assaulted by a male TSA officer as they refused to give her a female TSA officer to pat her down As for me I waited upwards of 20 minutes at TSA specifically because as I was told, noone could figure out my gender and" (r)

‘This is inhumane’: Transgender man says TSA agents broke his walker, assaulted his girlfriend

Anmol is a Muslim Pakistani freelance journalist and the founder of Perspective Magazine. Her work focuses on global gender justice movements, education, culture, and more, with a particular focus on Pakistani narratives

Anmol Irfan

Creators in Pakistan struggle against the country’s unpredictable social media bans

From cooking to ‘extra’ reaction videos, TikToker Tati Mitch discusses the challenges of staying on top of trends

Linktree co-founder Anthony Zaccaria shares how creators can optimize their link-in-bio

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘I am about to get fired’: Worker says she’s scheduled for ominous meeting with HR

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

Woman open mouth talking outside caption "High pitched, charming formality, tinge of vocal fry, smiling & talking" (l) man smiling greenscreen tiktok over office room caption "man emoji* voice and man emoji* name but show up to the interview ninja emoji*" (c) woman smiling outside caption "High pitched, charming formality, tinge of vocal fry, smiling & talking" (r)

‘I love pulling out my white voice’: Black woman says she intentionally sounds ‘white’ in interviews, sparking code-switching discussion

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‘The racism is jumping’: Shopper blasts Forever 21 for hair pick pillow and Black smiley faces in Black History Month collection, sparking debate

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

Ice-cream shop blurred background tweet by Lindsay Fogarty "A grown adult man who owns an ice cream shop in Tennessee made my 10 year old autistic son cry because he wouldn't sell us ice cream because we wouldn't take our masks off. We have a rare disease, and our immune compromised."

‘I don’t have words right now’: An ice cream shop  reportedly turned away a disabled customer and her son when they refused to take off their masks

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 have no right to know what I do at home’: A TikToker went to a job interview but lost interest when they mentioned mandatory drug testing. Commenters say they’re right

Two women in car hands on faces caption "we were talking about roe v wade in the backseat of our Lyft and our driver just turned on worship music" (l) Lyft logo on pink background (r)

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