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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

grown woman throws a drink at another patron in a restaurant

Karen throws drink at Black diners in hibachi grill restaurant in viral TikTok

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

Man says white people are better than Black people at wedding in viral video

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

A man screams 'give me a cop' on the phone

‘Get me a cop right now!’: Male Karen throws tantrum after allegedly getting kicked out of restaurant for grabbing waitress’ butt (updated)

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 says employee was distressed because she had to work in baby section after having miscarriage.

‘I still have nightmares’: Employee forced to work in baby clothes section after having miscarriage sparks viral discussion

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

Tricia Crimmins

A man allegedly called the Hugh Crew, a K-Pop dance group, communists.

‘We’re allowed to do whatever the f*ck we want’: Man calls K-pop dancers ‘communists,’ berates them for wearing masks

In a video posted on Reddit, a white man tells an Asian man to "go eat some fucking rice."

‘Go eat some f*cking rice’: Male Karen calls Asian driver and passenger slurs in viral video

In a TikTok, white high schoolers are seen kneeling while a song in Spanish plays at a homecoming dance.

‘So embarrassing for them’: TikTok shows white high schoolers kneeling during Mexican song at homecoming

‘I hate having you’: Customer films himself insulting McDonald’s employee in viral video

In a TikTok, a woman calls a mover a "monkey."

‘That was filled with hate’: Karen calls mover ‘monkey’ for parking next to her car in viral TikTok

‘This is horrible’: Indianapolis Colts player and influencer receive racist comments under Instagram photo from their wedding

‘Literally 1 out of every 5 calls’: Call center worker discusses verbal abuse from customers in viral TikToks

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

Brooke Sjoberg

tiktoker and hooters girl asking for a fair wage

‘You are the reason for their business’: Hooters worker demands fair wages in viral TikTok

tiktoker with slashed and destroyed coach bags

‘They’re all slashed’: TikToker shares how Coach destroys unwanted merchandise ‘so no one can use it’ (updated)

Liza Bautista is a former reporting intern at the Daily Dot. She is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College and is based in NYC. Her work has appeared in i-D, Decider, and the Interlude.

Liza Bautista

student strikes teacher sitting at desk (l) larrianna jackson mugshot (r)

‘An insult to educators everywhere’: Video spurs outrage over rumored ‘slap a teacher’ TikTok challenge

In a TikTok, a Houston middle school teacher is seen breathing on a student without her mask on.

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