Samira Sadeque

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration, sexual violence, and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards. Follow: @Samideque

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‘Stick to Pepsi girl’: Kendall Jenner blasted for cultural appropriation after tequila debut

'Kendall Jenner starting a tequila brand, with zero knowledge on Mexican culture and calling it '818 tequila' is GENTRIFICATION.'

On Feb 17, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

Two sides of Austin, Texas shows disparity between communities who have electricity and who don't

Wealthy neighborhoods in Texas get slammed for having electricity

'I hope a million investigations are opened after all of this.'

On Feb 16, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

Police reached out to Google, Twitter for information before arresting 22-year-old climate activist

Meanwhile, Twitter won't take down tweets calling for her destruction.

On Feb 16, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

Tech

Alleged rapist posts photos of himself in clown costumes on Facebook

Surveillance footage caught him dressed like a clown.

On Feb 12, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

Colorado woman slaps grocery store worker over mask dispute

Video shows customer slapping grocery store worker after being asked to wear mask

Police are now looking for the woman.

On Feb 11, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

Influencer who made fun of alleged cancer patient goes on racist tirade (updated)

'This is why racism is good. This is why I believe in racism.'

On Feb 11, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

three images of 18-year-old TikTok star dazhariaa from her account

Teen TikTok star Dazhariaa dies

Dazhariaa reportedly shared what she called her 'last post' on her Instagram Monday.

On Feb 10, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

TikTok Challenge claims Coco Chanel was a Nazi spy

TikToker shines light on Coco Chanel’s Nazi past

'She was an actual Nazi, like a hired hand of the Nazi Party, yet she’s still evangelized and admired.'

On Feb 10, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

Elementary teacher reportedly filmed herself masturbating in front of class for Snapchat

Amelia Ressler is facing 19 counts of child molestation charges.

On Feb 9, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

Ed Westwick seen in his latest TikTok video

‘Gossip Girl’ star makes TikTok debut—and people bring up previous sexual assault allegations

Three women accused Ed Westwick of sexual assault in 2018.

On Feb 9, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

Screengrabs show officer hitting and threatening Ontario man with taser

Video shows cops slamming skateboarder into pavement during arrest

'You want this?'

On Feb 8, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

People are gushing over JoJo Siwa’s girlfriend announcement on Instagram

'I’ve been the happiest I have ever been!'

On Feb 8, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

Marilyn Manson's wife Lindsay Elizabeth Warner

Evan Rachel Wood says Marilyn Manson’s wife threatened to release her underage photos

Wood said it was their attempt to silence her and that it prompted her to file a police report.

On Feb 7, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

Marilyn Manson body-shames Lana Del Rey in alleged leaked texts

In one exchange, he claimed he 'dodged a bullet' and called the singer 'Lasagna Del Ray.'

On Feb 6, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

Internet Culture

People prepare to burn an effigy of Rihanna and Greta Thunberg

#IndiaAgainstPropaganda highlights pattern of gendered attacks against outspoken women

Rihanna brought attention to India’s farmers’ protests—and received enormous backlash in the process.