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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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‘This why my packages always late’: Viral TikTok shows woman in the back of Amazon worker’s truck, sparking speculation

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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‘It’s dehumanizing and othering’: Cardi B under fire for caricature of Korean accent

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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McDonald’s worker shares what they do when customer ‘demands’ fresh fries in viral TikTok

Siobhan Ball is a historian, archivist, and journalist. She also writes for Autostraddle and bi.org

Siobhan Ball

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‘This is why I hate men’: Man tells TikToker her ‘a** stinks’ after she rejects him in viral TikTok

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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TikToker shaves boyfriend’s head after he allegedly cheated, sparking debate

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‘When the Kens unite’: Man blocks Black woman from her seat on flight—white flight attendant tries to move her to back of plane

In a TikTok, a group of women are seen opening a food truck after it was closed.

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‘His reaction was right’: Food truck owner goes off on girls for opening serving window on closed truck 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

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‘These manipulation tactics worked’: TikToker shows how nonprofits flooded their grandpa with mail

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‘There’s a room under our room’: TikToker finds apparent secret tunnel under one-story hotel in viral video

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

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‘Game changer’: TikToker shares alleged hack for getting cheap airline tickets (updated)

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‘Not y’all glamorizing this’: Video of Harvard Law student fainting and still completing argument resurfaces, sparking debate

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Karen calls Black man ‘pimp,’ blocks his car in viral TikTok

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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Karen throws drink at Black diners in hibachi grill restaurant in viral TikTok

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.

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A man screams ‘give me a cop’ on the phone

‘Get me a cop right now!’: Male Karen throws tantrum after allegedly getting kicked out of restaurant for grabbing waitress’ butt (updated)

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‘I hate having you’: Customer films himself insulting McDonald’s employee in viral video

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