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

Tricia Crimmins

A woman on TikTok says she was abducted by alien and that they took her eggs.

‘They took 3 of my eggs’: TikToker says she was abducted by aliens and has ovarian scarring to ‘prove it,’ sparking debate

An influencer made videos about another TikToker's behavior toward her son in videos.

‘Can we normalize parents loving their kids’: TikToker’s commentary on mother and son’s videos sparks debate

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

Braden Bjella

‘This is absolutely not allowed’: TikTok user says she saw cameras pointed at mall fitting room

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

‘This is the new cash cow for them’: Popular skincare TikToker’s video on Harry Styles’ new line sparks debate about celeb skincare lines

‘America is a joke’: TikToker reveals hospital bill for baby’s birth in viral video, sparking debate

‘Imagine the worst smell you’ve ever smelled’: TikTok user says after COVID, food tastes like ‘sewage’

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

Kahron Spearman

woman in car watching inset of starbucks worker with caption "self defense isn't racist" (l) woman in car with surprised look (c) woman drinking coffee with inset of starbucks worker with caption "Also, bring Trump back" (r)

‘If you want to do that sh*t, go to Chick-fil-A’: Starbucks worker put on blast for making ‘right-wing’ video while at work

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

‘We are being removed because my friend wouldn’t sleep with the bartender’: TikToker says friend got kicked out of a bar because he turned bartender down on Grindr

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

‘She ain’t got time for that’: TikToker dances in front of unamused McDonald’s worker in drive-thru line, sparking debate

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

‘Another thing we have to worry about on a night out’: Woman gets bit at nightclub, shows bruise on TikTok

‘Every single thing doesn’t need to be exploited for views’: Influencer criticized for filming her husband crying

A woman takes a video in Kohl's of a child with tags on his shoes.

‘I don’t see anything’: Viral TikTok of kid wearing shoes with price tag in Kohl’s checkout line sparks debate

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

‘America’s work market is out of a dystopian sci-fi novel’: Wendy’s worker says 17 people quit on same day 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.

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