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<p>Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.</p>


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Intersectionality Illustration

‘Intersectional feminism’ isn’t a complicated concept

Thigh Brow Trend

Women now have another unreasonable bikini expectation to adhere to: ‘Hip cleavage’

A white woman calling the cops has turned into a meme for all aspects of Black life, from kneeling at football games to the fight for the king of Wakanda.

susan oakland cookout meme

Unclick

White woman who called the cops on Black people barbecuing is now a meme

A rainbow bench with dividers appearing to be a type of 'hostile architecture' against homeless people.

hostile architecture

Twitter thread breaks down how this seemingly ‘inclusive’ bench targets homeless people

New Jersey Ahmed Abdel-Basit Mohamed, who's been detained by ICE and could face a death sentence in his homeland Egypt.

Ahmed Abdel-Basit Mohamed

ICE detains teacher who faces death in home country

sarah and jennifer hart

Boy who hugged a cop in viral photo feared dead in car accident (updated)

Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivers remarks.

Jeff Sessions

ICE spokesperson quits over ‘false public statements’ from Trump administration

Brianna Brochu, a former University of Hartford student who was arrested after contaminating her roommate's belongings.

Brianna Brochu

‘Roommate from hell’ gets special probation, may avoid criminal charges

A mural of Parkland shooting victim Joaquin Oliver painted by his father, Manuel Oliver.

Joaquin Oliver Parkland

Parkland victim’s father paints heartbreaking mural memorializing his son

A picture of Pamela Geller's daughters next to a picture of Pamela Geller.

Pamela Geller

YouTube show sisters are hiding their anti-Muslim mom from followers

An illustration by Yocelyn Riojas titled 'My Dreams Are Not Illegal'

Yocelyn Riojas

Meet Yocelyn Riojas, your new favorite Latinx resistance artist

A compilation of photos of male presidents made to appeal female through an AI-based face-changing application.

female presidents

Someone gender-swapped all of the U.S. presidents—and it’s amazing

Obdulia Sanchez, who live streamed her sister's death on Instagram, was sentenced to six years and four months in prison.

Obdulia Sanchez

Teen who livestreamed sister’s death on Instagram sentenced to 6 years in prison

An art student created a conceptual art piece responding to a teacher's request to 'dial down the feminism.'

feminism

Art student delivers perfect response to teacher’s request to ‘dial back the feminism’

Uma Thurman in 'Kill Bill Vol. 2.' Thurman says Harvey Weinstein attacked her, and that she faced retribution from Quentin Tarantino.

Uma Thurman

Uma Thurman finally breaks ‘Me Too’ silence on Harvey Weinstein, Quentin Tarantino