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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘Ma’am this is a Wendy’s’: Group of Karen parents allegedly show up to wrong place to protest  masks for 5 hours

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

Tricia Crimmins

Lauren Pefferle, a staff member at an Oregon elementary school, wore blackface to protest a vaccine mandate.

‘I’m representing Rosa Parks’: School aide rationalizes wearing blackface to protest vaccine mandate on conservative podcast

Kathryn Cardin is a Missouri-born writer and editor who currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. She enjoys cooking, and her dog and cat enjoy when she spills.

Kathryn Cardin

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‘Profits for pain’: TikToker calls out cremation diamond industry in viral video

karen arguing with black employees at roscoe's chicken and waffles

Video: Karen harasses Black restaurant employees over mask policy, calls them ‘f*cking r*tards’ amid racist rant

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

Cecilia Lenzen

‘I hope you get the job’: TikToker gives glowing recommendation for stranger who put his number down as a job reference

black trans woman in the hospital, "medical racism is a real thing"

‘Medical racism is a real thing’: Black woman says hospital refused her adequate pain medication after surgery in viral TikTok

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

‘This has already been used. It’s no longer good’: Karen allegedly calls Sephora worker a ‘b*tch’ after she refuses to give her used coupon

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

read choi and "martha", dthekorean asking "martha"/"marcia" about the money, read choi with the money fundraised for "martha"

‘I didn’t scam anybody’: TikToker accused of mishandling money for homeless woman he fundraised for (updated)

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

A woman in a converted prison (L) and two women drinking in a prison cell (R).

‘This is extremely gross’: Instagrammers staying at former prison converted into luxury hotel get put on blast

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

‘According to Karen this isn’t the place for autistic children’: Karen has meltdown over children laughing, talking in restaurant

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

TikToker uses jackhammer to get revenge on landlord who allegedly refused to give deposit back over ‘dirty’ floor

‘We’ll be out here everyday’: Brian Laundrie’s family hounded by media and protesters outside their home in viral TikToks

‘The man was infuriated’: TikToker says Wendy’s manager gave her late-night call to berate her over negative review

Sabine Joseph was a former reporting intern for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Miami and Connecticut publications, including Montage, the Miami Laker, and Connecticut Health I-Team.

Sabine Joseph

Woman yelling homophobic slur from her car in a McDonald's drive-thru

‘Can I help you f*gs?’: Karen yells homophobic slur at teens in McDonald’s drive-thru

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

Raymond Arroyo seen commenting about the Gabby Petito case

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‘Ma’am this is a Wendy’s’: Group of Karen parents allegedly show up to wrong place to protest masks for 5 hours