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

Laiken Neumann

man singing at restaurant (l) woman forcing man into an embrace (r)

‘Consent flew right out the window’: Customer forces kiss on restaurant server after he sings ‘Happy Birthday’ to their table

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

dog rushing at viewer (l) injured hand (r)

‘I can’t stand people who leave their dogs loose while your just trying to do your job’: DoorDash driver gets attacked by dog in viral TikTok, sparking debate

‘Take them to court’: Popular TikToker says she was racially profiled while trying to deposit rent money at Citibank

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

Cecilia Lenzen

Delta airplane in sky (l) Woman in plane seatbelt does not fit caption "DELTA. FIGURE IT OUT!" (r)

‘I shouldn’t need to ask for an extender’: Model calls out Delta for short seatbelts in viral TikTok

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

Scale weighing in 51.0 lbs with caption " Southwest thinks this is a game?!"(l) Southwest female employee laughing after caught pushing scale caption " Southwest thinks this is a game ?!" (r)

‘She’s giving me the extra LBs’: TikToker calls out Southwest agent for leaning on baggage scale, sparking debate

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

USPS logo (l) USPS sorting machine caption " Stop sending coins, cards, keys, and jewelry through letters. This machine will rip them out." (r)

‘Envelopes are meant for mailing paper’: USPS worker urges people not to send ‘small rigid items’ with letters in viral TikTok, sparking debate

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

Tricia Crimmins

woman in public caption " How I evacuated from Ukraine" (l) Woman standing in crowded train peace signs caption " Train to Poland where I stayed 10 hours on leg" (c) People feeding refugees caption " I can't believe I'm evacuated to Poland!!!!! Polish volunteers, thanks for supporting my country" (r)s

‘The most horrible trip of my life’: Ukrainian refugee details her escape to Poland via TikTok

You can find her byline in Vice, Teen Vogue, Epic, and the Independent, among other publications. You can find her on Twitter @GagliardoSilver.

Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

Poshmark logo on red background (l) name brand luxury purse caption " this is a pretty effective scam because it takes the blame off of Poshmark and removes their incentive to help you" (r)

TikToker exposes ‘most common’ Poshmark scam after her Chanel purse is marked ‘delivered’ but never arrives

woman in Sonic visor giving thumbs up with caption "Watch me run a store by myself" (l) same woman dispensing drinks with caption "We got busy!! hurry hurry" (c) same woman breaking down boxes with caption "tbh it's quit exhausting when you work 40+ hours a week with no help, go to school, & have to do it all again 12 hours later" (r)

‘Fast food workers don’t get paid enough’: Sonic manager runs store alone, says she makes same rate as employees in viral TikTok

McDonald's workers working (l) McDonald's line with people outside (c) worker upset expression (r)

‘Customers be feeling so entitled’: McDonald’s worker shows 3 employees running store while fielding angry calls in viral TikTok

Man in airport with luggage caption " pov you and your ex bought a non refundable international spring break trip" "SOS"(l) Woman and her ex boyfriend holding passport caption " pov you and your ex bought a non refundable international spring break trip" "SOS" (c) Man on escalator with luggage caption " pov you and your ex bought a non refundable international spring break trip" "SOS" (r)

‘$20 they get back together’: Woman goes on non-refundable spring break trip with ex-boyfriend in viral TikTok

person looking at phone while sitting inside a box in the rain

Unhoused on TikTok: Viral videos are shifting perceptions of homelessness

man spiking drink at bad (l) woman grossed out expression (r)

‘I blacked out instantly’: Women on TikTok say there’s a surge in men spiking drinks in downtown Austin

woman with hijab and brown coat and glasses (l) Subway man standing with cart caption " When a blk man throws a chicken at a Muslim woman with a hijab and didn't know I'm bout that life." (r)

‘Standing up for our sisters’: Black woman protects Muslim women from man who threw chicken at them on subway in viral TikTok

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