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rachel-kiley

Rachel Kiley


Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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  • Man on street handing out flyers while wearing a clapboard that says "JuiceLand temporarily closed. Visit us in Austin, Houston, Dallas." Caption "VIRAL LABOR"

    How JuiceLand strikers and ride-hailing drivers are organizing online

    IRL

  • young women with phone and money in background

    ‘Love Island’ and the future of the reality TV-to-influencer pipeline

    Internet Culture

  • A man walks on an industrial pipeline.

    TikTokers are sharing their own experiences in YouTube’s ‘alt-right pipeline’

    Tech

police officers give ticket

‘Calling you a p*ssy is a public disturbance?’: TikToker ticketed for name-calling cop in viral video

The copy insists it fits the bill.

On Sep 9, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

IRL
young woman with caption "N****s these days yall they need to go back and pick some cotton" (l) young woman with mask and caption "She's on the varsity cheerleading team" (c) same young woman with caption "Like how are you racist to black ppl and you fw black boys make it make sense. She's also a snow bunny" (r)

‘Say bye-bye to college’: Viral TikTok shows white high school student saying N-word, telling Black people to ‘pick cotton’

She's allegedly a varsity cheerleader.

On Sep 7, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

Internet Culture IRL

‘It’s completely sickening’: TikToker films serial road rager trying to run his car off the road

The driver was later arrested after a separate, similar incident.

On Sep 5, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

Internet Culture IRL

‘Everybody gangsta till somebody gets run over and killed’: YouTuber drives Tesla into building in viral video, sparking outrage

The driver called the incident a 'wake up call.'

On Sep 4, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

Internet Culture IRL
woman in bathroom with caption "please someone tell me that she doesn't let her baby eat sand and rocks and germs anymore" (L) woman holding baby with caption "specifically telling people NOT to wash their hands before touching my newborn"

‘I trust nature and my baby’: TikTok mom says she lets her baby eat wood, rocks, and dirt because she doesn’t trust science

'I do not fear bacteria.'

On Aug 31, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

IRL

‘They sure got a show’: Male Karen screams at drive-in movie worker in viral video

The worker asked him to turn off his car lights, which were disrupting the movie.

On Aug 29, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

Internet Culture IRL
A woman wearing a mask looking off camera.

‘Maybe we could rendezvous one day’: Man continues to harass TikToker after she tells him she’s gay

He wouldn't let up.

On Aug 26, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

Internet Culture IRL
A man talking into camera (L) and a grocery list (R).

‘Mediocrity is a gift’: TikToker’s ridiculously detailed shopping list for husband sparks debate over male incompetence

The concept is called 'weaponized incompetence.'

On Aug 24, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

Internet Culture IRL
A woman in a field.

‘This is extremely humiliating’: Instagram influencer says movie creators stole her chest tattoo design, associated it with ‘satanism and murder’

The director of 'God Is a Bullet' acknowledged the similarity.

On Aug 19, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

Internet Culture IRL
A neon sign.

‘There’s no protocol that is actually followed’: TikTokers accuse Chili’s of refusing to close after workers get COVID

'Don’t think that you’re safe going out to eat.'

On Aug 17, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

IRL
lapd caption blaming saturday's anti-vax protest violence on antifa over a screengrab of alleged proud boys at the protest

LAPD criticized for calling out antifa—but not the Proud Boys—in Instagram post about violent anti-vax protest

Accounts from the ground refute the LAPD's version of events.

On Aug 15, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

IRL Tech

‘That next day delivery ain’t no joke’: Viral TikTok shows Amazon truck driving off highway to get out of traffic jam (updated)

The video sparked debate over the lengths the driver may have felt they had to go to in order to finish their tasks on time.

On Aug 15, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

IRL Tech

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