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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

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TikToker exposes local cafe for exploiting its workers, alleges it misused PPP loans

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 panel screenshot from video of Texas deputy officer lying on top of Black woman after possibly walking into traffic on purpose. He is lying on top of her and she is foaming at the mouth, Her mother tries to comfort her by holding her hand.

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Viral video shows officer on top of Black teen as she cries out ‘I can’t breathe’ (updated)

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

Kahron Spearman

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Video: Karen couple who allegedly ‘harassed’ whole neighborhood gets satisfying send-off from the community

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‘Misery loves company’: Video shows woman driving car into her ex’s new home

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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‘Do not work at Starbucks’: People feel sorry for Starbucks workers slammed with overwhelming number of orders only 10 minutes after opening

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‘Paid so much money for this’: Viral TikTok alleges Rolling Loud festival wasn’t wheelchair accessible

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Black TikToker shares confrontation he had with white patron who allegedly accused him of stealing drinks at bar

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Video: Karen blocks firetruck during apparent emergency so that she can shop

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

Karen throws garbage can and iced tea dispenser through the drive-through window of a McDonald's.

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‘Why literally no one wants to work in the food industry anymore’: Karen throws iced tea dispenser at McDonald’s workers in drive-thru

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‘I can’t think of a better solution’: TikToker’s tactic to getting foot off his armrest on plane lauded

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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TikToker records phone call with her ‘toxic’ Starbucks manager (updated)

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TikToker says she was kicked out of car inspection place because her crop top was ‘inappropriate’ (updated)

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TikToker swears $1 iced lemon cake from Walmart tastes same as one from Starbucks (updated)

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TikTok allegedly shows white men in suits pretending to be Medicare agents, scamming people (updated)

A police officer plays Taylor Swift on his phone while he is being recorded so the video will violate Youtube's copyright policy.

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‘I am playing music so that you can’t post on YouTube’: Sergeant plays Taylor Swift song while being filmed

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