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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

Customer throws drink at Whataburger employee

‘Normalize matching the customer’s energy’: Viral TikTok shows customer throwing drink at Whataburger worker in drive-thru

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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‘All these people saying they don’t tip have obviously never worked a service job’: Chili’s server shares how much in tips she made during shift, sparking debate

Former 10-year Starbucks employee reveals secret on TikTok

‘They do everything as a publicity stunt’: Former Starbucks worker says employees donated their free coffee bags to the troops—and Starbucks took credit

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

Kahron Spearman

‘Shhh don’t tell anyone’: TikToker claims to have ‘cheat code’ after paying nearly $0 on gas in viral video

Hands texting (L) and woman laying on a pillow (R).

‘He thought I was sleeping’: TikToker allegedly catches boyfriend texting another girl

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Costco worker says she gets paid nearly $30 ‘just to draw smiley faces on receipts,’ sparking debate

Alaska grocery prices showed off in viral TikTok

‘$18 for milk’: TikToker shares grocery store prices in rural Alaska—viewers are stunned

‘I know you think you’re helping when you do this’: Restaurant worker shares what ‘helpful’ customers are doing wrong

‘This happened to me too!’: TikToker says her card got stolen twice through Chipotle app

‘You can clearly see I scanned it’: TikToker says Walmart’s new self-checkout technology accused him of stealing

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

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TikToker says Olive Garden accidentally gave her husband who’s a recovering alcoholic an alcoholic beverage

‘These bags were left without refrigeration’: TikToker’s claim about ‘poof bags’ of chicken at Walmart goes viral

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