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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.

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Karen harasses Burger King workers, tries to get into the kitchen in viral TikTok

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Customer smacks food out of worker’s hand in viral TikTok

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Viral TikTok claims to show difference in ‘younger generation vs. older generation’ at restaurants, sparking debate

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‘Help me. God, please’: DoorDash driver screams over long wait time in viral TikTok, sparking debate

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.

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