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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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‘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)

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

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)

White men pretending to be Medicare representatives

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

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

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

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

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

Brooke Sjoberg

TikTok shows superior telling Amazon workers not to pack up early—1 minute before the end of their shift (updated)

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

TikToker films Airbnb host admitting to being racist toward guests

‘As if he had a choice’: Viral TikTok shows Amazon driver delivering packages in neighborhood destroyed by tornado (updated)

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

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DoorDash driver caught taking photo of customer’s order to prove it was delivered—before taking off with the food (updated)

Kathryn Cardin is a Missouri-born writer and editor who currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. She enjoys cooking, and her dog and cat enjoy when she spills.

Kathryn Cardin

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‘Close this racist a*s place’: Sports bar criticized after viral video shows Black woman dragged down the stairs, security fired

Bexar County Deputy Sheriff is seen tasing a migrant teen in Southwest Key Casa Blanca shelter.

Video shows sheriff tasing migrant teen in government shelter, calling him ‘el stupido’ (updated)

Eilish O’Sullivan was the Daily Dot&#8217;s associate managing editor. Her work has appeared in Mashed, the Austin Chronicle, and the Daily Texan.

Eilish O’Sullivan

‘This old man is a creep’: TikToker confronts man for taking photos of her—but people are rushing to his defense

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

Terry Ann Ruth seen screaming at airport security after allegedly breaching security

‘Karen’ seeks validation from fellow passengers at airport—gets told ‘boo hoo’ instead

Amanda DiMeo in viral tiktok explaining how to get a free shirt at disney world

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