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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.

Moises Mendez II

‘You don’t need to be in that spot’: Male Karen accuses woman of faking disability to get handicap spot

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

Kahron Spearman

Wendy's fries with inset of drive-thru window covered by sign that reads "Sorry I'm short staffed I can only make fry's, nuggets, chili, potatoes, and drinks."

Drive-thru sign saying ‘short-staffed’ Wendy’s workers can only make ‘fries, nuggets, chili, potatoes, and drinks’ goes viral

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

Ring footage shows man warning woman about fire in her house, and then helping her carry her child out

‘Your house is almost on fire!’: Neighbors use Ring camera to alert woman of approaching blaze

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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘It’s a trap‘: Dairy Queen sign offering $2,400 bonus for new workers goes viral

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

Starbucks barista helps woman being harassed

Starbucks barista swoops in to rescue woman being harassed by male customer

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

Woman gets tackled by passerby after allegedly throwing rock at elderly woman in viral TikTok

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

Cecilia Lenzen

‘Keep Black people out of your f*cked-up narrative‘: Black woman debunks white man’s TikTok comparing face masks to slave muzzles

‘My stomach hurts from embarrassment’: TikToker declares she’s ‘single and available’ to Starbucks customers, dividing viewers (updated)

man putting money into wallet while talking to cashier (l) cashier slaps customer both with caption "I'm matching y'all racist ass energy I'm glad today is my last day of dealing with this racist shit 100 100"

‘I’m matching y’all racist a** energy’: Cashier slaps customer who called him a ‘Black motherf*cker’

A white woman assaulted a Black woman for refusing to accept the constitution from her

‘We clearly saw her hit you’: Karen hits Black woman then calls the cops on her

man gesturing and yelling in a store (l) young man in mask (c) man with arms outstretched (r) all with caption "racism at it's finest"

‘It’s the thought that counts’: Man tries to stand up for Asian man against racist at Burlington, unintentionally ends up also being racist

Influencer’s GoFundMe under investigation after she was accused of faking disorder, linking it to the COVID vaccine

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

karen hitting man's car, man and karen assessing damage, man pointing out car damage

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