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Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards.

Samira Sadeque

Video shows a man in cuffs outside the Moxy Downtown Louisville with LMPD

Police officers handcuff man for standing near an unrelated female suspect in viral TikTok

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

‘If your name is Laura … these girls were tearing your a** up’: TikToker films girls talking smack about possible manager, dividing viewers

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

Video: ‘Karen’ tries to gatekeep community pool, blocks brown child from accessing it

TikToker Dre uploaded a video showing the man climbing the back of a car

‘I’ve got you on camera, buddy!’: TikToker saves woman from man attacking, climbing onto her car

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

Denise Bradley, who goes by Aunt Karen on social media, says she is safe after receiving death threats as a result of one of her "Racist of the Day" videos.

‘I am concerned for my safety’: Popular TikToker Aunt Karen receives death threats after exposing allegedly racist CEO

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

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‘We have applications’: Exhausted employee offers Karen a job after she complains about line

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‘I can really mess this up’: Driver’s front axle breaks at gas station, Male Karen threatens him for not moving car

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Nurse calls out healthcare worker who works with child cancer patients for posting anti-vax video on TikTok

Video: Vaping Karen complains to hospital staff after cancer patient asks her to wear a mask

Daysia Tolentino was the editor of the Daily Dot&#8217;s creator economy newsletter, Passionfruit. Her work has appeared in Vulture, Bustle, InStyle, and Study Hall.

Daysia Tolentino

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Video: Mother-daughter Karen duo delays Southwest flight after demanding other passengers give up their seats

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

Cecilia Lenzen

Woman says she was drugged at popular gay bar, prompting others to share similar experiences across social media (updated)

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Athlete body shames hospitalized teen with COVID on TikTok, says he ‘needs a f*cking treadmill’ instead of the vaccine (updated)

Video: Uber Eats driver caught stealing portion of customer’s food and putting it in his own container (updated)

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‘This is why I can’t go anywhere alone’: Woman catches man following her on her way to work in viral TikTok (updated)

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

Kahron Spearman

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