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Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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“What happened to public decorum?”: A video of messy Target aisles with clothes thrown everywhere has sparked a conversation about how customers treat retail workers

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Home Depot quietly removes DEI section from website

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘Spray tan or Candace Owens’: Target under fire over new social media posts. Why is everyone talking about the hand?

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

A tweet over a background of the Vatican in Rome, Italy. Text over: DEI is hitting the Vatican now?

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‘DEI Satan’: Conservative Catholics are already pledging to not follow any non-white pope

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

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‘My job is not done’: How ATX Game Makers is promoting diversity in a rebuilding industry

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Resurfaced pic of ‘unmanned,’ all-female Delta flight fuels DEI claims after Toronto crash

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, Playboy, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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‘Literally Costco is all we got left’: Shopper vows to stop shopping at Target, Walmart, T.J. Maxx. Then she reveals why

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‘Sorry Tarjay’: Target shopper shows what her store looks like amid backlash over recent policy change

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‘It’d certainly be a shame’: Critics of Trump’s new DEI ‘snitch email’ definitely don’t want you to spam it

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James Woods blasts Los Angeles fire chief for diversity push—while evacuating his home

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Right-wingers celebrate McDonald’s rolling back DEI

‘We are the trend’: Right-wingers declare victory over DEI at McDonald’s

Anti-woke crowd divided after new Miss France crowned

MAGA boasted ‘Trump effect’ fixed beauty pageants—now they’re fuming over Miss France

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

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Right-wing finally finds a way to blame DEI for mysterious drone sightings

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

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‘Walmart will start to look like Dollar General stores’: Ex-Walmart worker reveals the real reason the store has so many deals this time of year

Steve Ecker is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot based in Austin, Texas. He has an extensive background in consumer marketing and is also an artist running Get Lost Collages.

Steve Ecker

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‘Not this week or any week’: Crumbl fans hype up repost trick on the cookie giant’s website. Should you bother?

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