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Michael Zhang is a former FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. He&#8217;s in his third year at the University of Texas at Austin where he serves as an officer of UT’s Asian American Journalists Association and has written for the Daily Texan.

Michael Zhang

EXCLUSIVE: Murder, kidnapping, brutality charges: These are the cops Ron DeSantis paid to come to Florida 

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

Tricia Crimmins

View from behind of two people with long hair, one brunette and one with red hair, sitting outside. They book look at the TikTok apps on their phones.

‘Just straight-up shock’: State-mandated university bans on TikTok are fraying students’ connections to the world

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

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Florida professors consider fleeing the state after DeSantis’ ‘un-American’ mass search of texts, emails

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Jacksonville wants to ban neo-Nazis from laser projecting antisemitic messages on buildings

Ron DeSantis in front of "don't say gay bill" headlines

EXCLUSIVE: Inside the right-wing press factory that pumped Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

Lauren Castro is a reporter based in Austin, Texas.

Lauren Castro

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‘Not her saying it’s probably bc you don’t have money’: Woman films ‘Karen’ at bank drive-thru, sparking debate

‘They want to say the most incendiary things’: LGBTQ hate explodes online amid ‘Don’t Say Gay.’ It only took a handful of users

Viola Stefanello is a Milan-based journalist covering tech and culture for Italian newspaper Il Post. Her work has also been published in Wired and Rolling Stone among others.

Viola Stefanello

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How Ken Russell became TikTok’s only good politician

Florida paper published pro-Proud Boys op-ed that was penned by the wife of alleged member

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

Braden Bjella

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‘F*ck this Karen for shaming us for our beach wear’: Woman shames TikTokers for wearing bikinis to beach bar

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

Kahron Spearman

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‘That’s not how this works’: Woman rear ends Lamborghini, tries to blame its driver for hitting her in viral video

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

woman posing under pier with captions "I love Florida" (L) "I figured I'd give him a few poses" (C) and "Thinking I was the main character the whole time." (R)

‘I saw who he was really recording’: TikToker realizes husband is filming woman in bikini behind her after watching video from Florida vacation (updated)

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‘He beat himself up’: Male Karen takes himself down trying to kick another man in viral TikTok

TikToker blasts anti-mask Republican for suggesting concerned parents send kids to private schools that require masks

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