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The Daily Dot

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Man in mask with grocery cart leaving store (l) Elderly woman pulling mask off of man (c) Man trying to take his cart but its being held back (r)

food debate

‘It costs nothing to look the other way. Food is essential’: Senior citizen takes down alleged shoplifter taking groceries at Walmart, sparking debate

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

Braden Bjella

young woman working in walmart with caption "Y'all really buy Walmart vests on eBay to steal so they made us get new horrid vests" (l) walmart logo (c) two employees in yellow walmart vests (r)

walmart vests

Unclick

‘Y’all really buy Walmart vests on eBay to steal’: Worker puts ‘new horrid vests’ on blast in viral TikTok

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw is 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. Follow her on Twitter: @Hello_Tailor

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

nypd officers with seized pampers and toiletries

seized diapers

‘This is cruelty on display’: Cops roasted for ‘bragging’ about arresting people who allegedly stole things like diapers

men walking through store with bags and caption "the life of a H&M worker" (l) men walking out of emergency exit followed by employee (c) man speaking with caption "...and they were back for their 2nd pick up!!! this is the governments fault! all they needed to know is they can rob and get away with it??"

h and m worker tiktok

‘If the company don’t care, why should you?’: H&M worker goes after alleged shoplifters in viral TikTok

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

tiktok viral video shopflifter left by getaway driver

titkok-shoplifter-left-by-getaway-driver

‘This her villain origin story’: Viral TikTok shows shoplifter abandoned by getaway driver (updated)

Jennifer Xia is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and journalism student at the University of Texas at Austin. She has interned previously at Austin Monthly and Austin Woman magazines.

Jennifer Xia

Three screenshot panel from a three-part series TikTok where three Black women were accused of shoplifting at a TJ Maxx in Jew Jersey

Black women accused of shoplifting in T.J. Maxx

‘Racial profiling. This is what this is’: TikTok shows Black women being accused of shoplifting at T.J. Maxx (updated)

Tess Cagle is a reporter who focuses on politics, lifestyle, and streaming entertainment. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Texas Monthly, the Austin American-Statesman, Damn Joan, and Community Impact Newspaper. She’s also a portrait, events, and live music photographer in Central Texas.

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