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Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

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“Pointlessly forcing the use of this ungodly technology”: Netflix viewers disgusted by AI recreations in Lucy Letby true crime doc

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

Left: Woman wearing glasses sitting in her car, text overlay reads, "Everyone who says this always dies."

“Everyone who says this always dies”: ICU nurse warns of a spiritual “shift” before patients die

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

Left: Influencer Tara Lynn wearing a striped brown fleece, holding up a laptop showing a dressy white shirt with a black bow. Right: Screenshot of text exchange.

“Such a cruel response”: Influencer blasts “hater” nurse for not giving her a shirt to complete her last-minute outfit, and it turns into a whole thing

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“I can’t believe you’d disrespect us”: Trump-voting nurse is now begging him to classify nursing degrees as “professional”

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Nurse trolls right-wingers with a kindness-coded bible reading on TikTok: “I don’t know, sounds pretty liberal”

Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

3 panel image. On the left is a person, in the middle is a nurse, and on the right is a nurse. Text over reads: Happy Nurses week!

‘Basically they hate us…’: Nurses receive ‘gifts’ from employers for Nurses Week. Then they see what’s inside the plastic bag

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

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‘You must’ve been THEEEEEE elite employee’: Woman doesn’t show up to work. Then a cop shows up at her door

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‘Benefit does not outweigh the risk’: Expert issues warning for anyone who uses Tamiflu

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

Melody Heald

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‘Sometimes ignorance is bliss!!’: Expert says you should never drive with pens in your pockets. Here’s why

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‘Hopefully he is somewhere at a CVS’: Nurse says Hinge match asked her to prescribe him Adderall

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Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

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Woman says you can become a certified nursing assistant without taking any classes

‘I did this…I am now an RN’: Woman says you can become a certified nursing assistant without taking any classes

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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‘I respect nurses so much but this just isn’t it’: Internet users slam labor and delivery nurses sharing their patient ‘icks’

‘We literally all need to walk out’: Nurse practitioner says general nurse strike is imminent￼

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