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

Laiken Neumann

man opening bottle of alcohol (l) chilis logo (m) man pouring alcohol in sink (r)

‘So why did PAM get kicked out for LIFE!?!? She was setup’: Chili’s worker shows how much alcohol goes into the margaritas

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

Workers left with messy kitchen (l) Closed sign on window saying " closed no employees to open, we quit" (c) Two workers in kitchen female worker holding sign (r)os

‘Walked out of the most toxic job’: Workers say they left juice bar job after owners left them with messy store in viral TikTok

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

Man in car with karen pointing finger at them through window (l) Car interior caption "That time I made a Karen cry respectfully" (c) Karen with phone up for protection (r)

‘White woman tears’: ‘Karen’ chokes up after berating Black driver and passengers, accusing them of littering 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

Mcdonald's sign with sky (l) McDonald's worker holding drinks at window drive through (r)

‘Rude people shouldn’t be allowed to order’: McDonald’s customer takes forever to grab drinks from worker in drive-thru, sparking debate over viral TikTok

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

Cecilia Lenzen

Woman and toddler on couch caption " hey marten, you want leche? yeah ok, where do your hands go? which one? that one! this one?" (l) Woman and toddler on couch caption "breastfeeding my toddler: a boundaries conversation" " hey marten, you want leche?" "is this "gross" to you?" (c) Woman and toddler on couch caption " honestly I know this probably looks weird to a lot of people but I ALMOST quit because this was so hard to accomplish without any good extended breastfeeding models" (r)

‘I know this probably looks weird to a lot of people’: Viral TikTok shows mother breastfeeding her toddler, sparking debate

Grace Stanley was the Deputy Editor of Passionfruit, a site for creators, covering the latest creator news, labor issues, tools, and community resources. Grace’s work has been seen by millions on the Daily Dot. Starting as a reporter covering trending internet culture stories, they have become a go-to resource on all things related to the creator economy.

Grace Stanley

Man outside caption "If I get one more high schooler to request my airbnb for their After Prom Party..." (l) Man outside capti0on "I'm gonna lose my mind" "It's funny because I've gotten like 10 requests" (c) Man outside caption " I'll host ANY EVENT Except an after prom party" "Maybe I'll just make it a bidding war" (r)

‘I’m gonna lose my mind’: Airbnb host slams high schoolers for prom after-parties in viral TikTok

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

Tricia Crimmins

Updated pride flag in sky (l) Woman in house man climbing balcony caption "Man just climbed onto my second story balcony to cut my pride flag off with a razor blade like what? When I asked what he was doing he just handed it to me." (r)

‘I am a woman living alone’: Man allegedly climbs onto TikToker’s balcony with a razor blade to cut down her Pride flag

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

Brooke Sjoberg

gravity coffee co sign (l) drive thru menu with caption "do better Seattle! What the heck?! Am I missing something...." (r)

‘Am I being punked?’: TikToker puts shop on blast for charging $1 for no ice, sparking debate

Doctor at desk watching youtube video caption "not the doctor looking at a YouTube video on how to heal my cyst" (l) YouTube logo on paper held in hand on red background (c) Female patient at doctors making face caption "not the doctor looking at a YouTube video on how to heal my cyst" (r)

‘Got their MD at YouTube university’: TikToker allegedly catches her doctor looking up how to treat her cyst on YouTube

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

Braden Bjella

Hotel room door from inside with peephole (l) Up close to peephole from outside of door (c) Interior of hotel room through peephole from outside of door (r)

‘What it’s like traveling as a woman’: TikToker discovers the inside of her hotel room can be seen through peephole

people gathered in lobby with caption "Bach Party in Austin emergency evacuating our VRBO in the middle of the night cause we realized we were being set up to be robbed and/or worse when the doors didn't lock, alarm didn't respond, and Vrbo listing had been taken down :-)"

‘New fear unlocked’: Woman says she was set up to be robbed at party house rental during bachelorette trip in viral TikTok

young woman with dm conversations and caption "he replied saying he was actually impressed by the execution of a such a savage burn"

‘If you don’t have time to talk, why are you on this app?’: Woman slams Hinge match who only talked about himself in viral TikTok

man in drive-thru with caption "when you want sonic chili but they don't know how to ring it up Part 1" (l&r) sonic sign (c)

‘She was definitely panicking wondering how to ring it up’: Man orders just Sonic chili from drive-thru, sparking debate in viral TikTok

woman in front of photoset background with smiley faces obscuring child's face

TikToker says parents are selling swimsuit photos of 11-year-old daughter online

Lauren Castro is a reporter based in Austin, Texas.

Lauren Castro

robber stealing expensive tech (l) Woman on beach caption "I went to Puerto Rico for my bday and my bf broke up with me and broke into my house and stole 13k and my brand new MacBook while I was gone" (r)

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