samantha-grasso

Samantha Grasso


Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

Logos for the Blexit nonprofit and Candace Owens' movement

The story of the real ‘Blexit’—the nonprofit that has sent Candace Owens a cease-and-desist letter

The nonprofit founder has found herself in the middle of a massive far-right nightmare.

On Nov 1, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

Danye Jones and Melissa McKinnies

Ferguson activist says her son was lynched, targeted for her activism

Police are investigating the death as a suicide, however.

On Nov 1, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

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Here’s all the weird sh*t that people thought would be OK to pass out to trick-or-treaters

Not all 'treats' are created equal, Twitter's ranting Halloweeners show.

On Nov 1, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

A couple fell to their deaths at the Grand Canyon

Travel Instagram couple falls to death reportedly taking selfies at Yosemite National Park

Officials are still looking into the deaths.

On Oct 31, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

A C-17 being loaded up as part of Operation Faithful Patriot

Trump is sending more than 5,000 troops to the border, in what many call a political stunt

The migrant caravan won't even reach the U.S. for another 2 months.

On Oct 30, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

A 'Trans people deserve to live' flag

World Series fans got a reminder that ‘trans people deserve to live’ with flag

A coalition for transgender Latinx led the banner's presentation from the balcony during the final game.

On Oct 29, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

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White woman charged after viral video shows her harassing Black sisters waiting for AAA

The white woman bragged about her high-paying job—now, she's been fired.

On Oct 29, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

The first artificial intelligence-created painting by Obvious

Drama ensues over first-ever AI-created artwork sold in a major auction—and its $432,500 grab

The collective admits to using another artist's open source code, but says they modified it.

On Oct 26, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

Lauren McCluskey

Police waited 10 days to investigate messages sent to student allegedly killed by her ex

Lauren McCluskey reported multiple threats to campus authorities.

On Oct 26, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

White man arrested after insulting Black poll volunteer

Black volunteer calls cops on white man for threatening him at polling station 

'They didn’t care whether I was a Democrat or a Republican, they just cared that I was Black.'

On Oct 25, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

Larysa Switlyk posing with a dead goat in Scotland

Hunter becomes the hunted after goat kill goes viral

She went hunting, and got the internet's goat.

On Oct 25, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

Wedding photos taken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

White couple slammed for insensitive Congo ‘civil war’ wedding photos

Let us count the ways in which this photo shoot is deeply racist and insulting.

On Oct 24, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

A Campbell's Soup executive tweeted a conspiracy about the migrant caravan

Campbell’s Soup in hot water after exec tweets caravan conspiracy

People are vowing to boycott the company until the executive is fired.

On Oct 24, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

A border protection agent in a documentary with white nationalists

Border patrol union endorses documentary featuring white nationalists

The video also makes the correlation between Islam, immigration, and gang rapes.

On Oct 24, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

Megyn Kelly questions why blackface is so wrong

The internet has to school Megyn Kelly about what’s wrong with blackface

Megyn Kelly doesn't see the racism in racist Halloween costumes.

On Oct 23, 2018 by Samantha Grasso