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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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‘I don’t think you need to work here after today’: Woman says she got fired after giving her 2-weeks’ notice

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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‘NO DIFFERENT than clipping coupons’: Walmart worker responds to ‘Broccoli-gate,’ urges shoppers to cut off excess produce

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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‘Whose idea was this? It tastes horrible’: Customer slams Tim Hortons for serving hot coffee with cardboard lid

Allyson Waller is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and has written for other publications such as the New York Times and the Miami Herald. Outside of the journalism world, some of her joys include delving into book recommendations from TikTok, listening to pop culture podcasts, and playing with her dog, Theo.

Allyson Waller

Five Guys employee pointing to order screen with "Grilled Cheese" (l) Five Guys sign on building (c) Five Guys employee scrapping grill clean (r)

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‘Look at all this sh*t I gotta clean off the f*cking grill’: Five Guys worker urges customers to stop ordering grilled cheese ‘patty melt’ hack

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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‘I think I’m just gonna quit eating’: Costco shopper says she spent $140 on only 6 items

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

woman greenscreen TikTok over Airbnb listing caption "AIRBNB FIX THIS!!! I literally didn't even ask for a full refund I just asked that they take the listing down so nobody else got hurt or stolen from..." "he came through the door of the home twice intoxicated" (l) hand holding Airbnb logo keychain with key in front of light wood background (c) woman greenscreen TikTok over Airbnb listing caption "AIRBNB FIX THIS!!! I literally didn't even ask for a full refund I just asked that they take the listing down so nobody else got hurt or stolen from..." "And he sat in there and watched us and listened to us" (r)

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‘It was extremely unsafe’: Airbnb guest canceled stay early after host allegedly stayed at location, watched them

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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‘I’m being cut open by the fiberglass’: Man says mattress he bought from Amazon was ‘made almost entirely out of fiberglass’

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

Airbnb support chat "My host hasn't given me instructions for the key box to enter the location. They aren't replying to my messages and their phone is off. I think the wrong address has been posted because we knocked on blank and someone opened the door saying it is not the right location. Got it. Let's get you connected to a member of our team. How would you like to connect with us?" (l) Airbnb on phone in hand (c) Airbnb support chat "We appreciate your patience. Upon further investigation on this case your Host submitted complete documentation of your communication that you were provided with the code to the listing, that you confirmed checked in and checked out. Apart from that there was also a screenshot that the Host sent that you admitted you stayed but lied to us here in Airbnb..." (r)

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‘You’re guaranteed to lose your money if you book with them’: Woman says sketchy Airbnb scammed her and multiple others after giving her the wrong address

Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

Walmart shopping cart full of bags of 3 cent items caption "Walmart on west rd n 45 Throwing me out just because I found clearance for 03 manager Andrew yanked the cart from me" (l) Walmart building (c) Walmart shopping cart full of bags of 3 cent items being pulled away by manager caption "Walmart on west rd n 45 Throwing me out just because I found clearance for 03 manager Andrew yanked the cart from me" (r)

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‘They did not want to honor my purchase’: Walmart refuses to let customers complete purchases during viral 3-cent sale

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‘$434 is a lot of f*cking money’: Krispy Kreme worker says her pay was retroactively cut from her check

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Hilton Garden Inn guest asked to leave for allegedly smoking in his room and making guests ‘uncomfortable.’ He says it’s racism

Apple iPad's (l) Target checkout total "Apple $749.99 Total $1624.48" with Target logo centered at bottom (c) person holding Target receipt "$599.00 $59.49 Debit Total Payment $714.22" (r)

target tablet glitch tiktok

‘You got lucky they honored it’: TikToker says Target ‘glitched’ and discounted tablet devices for $59

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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chick fil a worker hides in bathroom tiktok

‘It’s too much’: Chick-fil-A worker hides in bathroom after 2 customers offer to walk her to her car after her shift

snow fence ziptied to gutters caption "Our new neighbor decided to zip tie her snow fence to our gutters today" (l) neighbor's window with motion detectors caption "Update: this morning the neighbor put these two things in her window facing our house where the snow fence is" (r)

karen zipties snow fence tiktok

‘Looks like we got Karen as a neighbor’: Man says neighbor zip-tied her snow fence to his gutters

Lauren Castro is a reporter based in Austin, Texas.

Lauren Castro

woman speaking in car holding Ross Dress For Less bag caption "the guy checked me out and so it was like this is 10 or whatever" (l) Ross Dress Fir Less sign on building with parking lot (c) woman speaking in car holing bag caption "he gave me the 55 plus Tuesday discount 10%" (r)

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