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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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‘I blacked out instantly’: Women on TikTok say there’s a surge in men spiking drinks in downtown Austin

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

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‘Texas roadhouse customers are another breed I swear’: Viral TikTok shows workers having to hide from ‘pissed off customer’

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘It’s not your responsibility’: TikToker accidentally receives $3,000 from old job—management told her to send them a check (updated)

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards.

Samira Sadeque

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Black speaker says she was cut off by white organizers at abortion march

Colleen Cronin is a former FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. She previously worked at People magazine and the Cape Cod Times.

Colleen Cronin

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A viral claim is floating on TikTok that a woman in Texas died from a self-induced abortion

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

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‘Anonymous’ hackers have a message for Texas abortion ‘snitch’ sites: We’re coming for you

Jillian Price is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and current journalism graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously wrote for Reporting Texas, UT Austin&#8217;s School of Journalism online publication.

Jillian Price

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Without live performances, musicians rely on streaming services to stay afloat

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

Laiken Neumann

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How JuiceLand strikers and ride-hailing drivers are organizing online

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‘The kids will save us’: TikToker creates bot to spam abortion snitch website with fake reports (updated)

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

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Truck tries to cut line of traffic—gets served instant karma instead

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

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Exclusive: Hacker reveals smart meters are spilling secrets about the Texas snowstorm

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

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‘What form of legal discrimination will be legalized next?’: Moms, TikTokers fight against anti-trans bills

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College student who shared suicide-killing note online sparks demands for mental health support

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Rachel Kiley

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Video shows white man in brunch restaurant yelling racist slurs at Black customer, throwing hot coffee on employee

TikTok in Denton apartment complex shows people screaming as power goes out

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