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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

Video shows customer yelling at Walgreens manager

‘F*cking b*tch’: TikTok video shows Karen demanding to speak with Walgreens manager—while speaking with managers

'There’s nothing better than yelling out ‘have a good day’ in a happy voice.'

On Aug 26, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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Ring footage shows man warning woman about fire in her house, and then helping her carry her child out

‘Your house is almost on fire!’: Neighbors use Ring camera to alert woman of approaching blaze

The woman said she wouldn't have opened the door if her neighbor hadn't relayed the message through the camera.

On Aug 25, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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A TikToker shows how he puts an extra effort into drinks for those who tip

Dunkin’ worker shows how he makes customers’ drinks when they don’t tip versus when they do

'Didn’t know we was supposed to tip at Dunkin'

On Aug 25, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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A person holding a protest sign.

‘Please investigate these womens!!!!’: Pro-choice users spam anti-abortion website with memes

'Hmmm I hope ppl don't abuse this!'

On Aug 23, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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A white woman assaulted a Black woman for refusing to accept the constitution from her

‘We clearly saw her hit you’: Karen hits Black woman then calls the cops on her

The Karen was upset that she discarded a copy of the Constitution.

On Aug 23, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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The man is seen cursing at the manager at a Starbucks after allegedly using the N-word

‘I’ve never, ever, ever witnessed something like this’: Video shows white man kicked out of Starbucks inside grocery store after allegedly using N-word (updated)

A manager escorted the man out.

On Aug 17, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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A manin a porta potty.

Bodycam footage shows police fatally shooting unarmed man on portable toilet

The entire encounter occurred in the span of 2.5 seconds.

On Aug 17, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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Stuca

EDM artist removed from music festival following allegations of sexual assault

When she confronted him, STUCA allegedly taunted her: 'Ooh, what are you gonna do? Cancel me?'

On Aug 17, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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In a video, Lizzo broke down about fatphobic and racist comments from trolls, but ended her video with a positive note & a laugh

‘It’s fatphobic, and it’s racist’: Lizzo cries on Instagram Live after trolls attack her over new music video

'A lot of people don’t like me because of the way I look.'

On Aug 16, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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A man looking into camera.

Man goes off on unvaccinated hospital patients in viral video, says wife who has cancer was released early to make room for them

His video has reportedly helped changed some people's minds when it comes to the vaccine.

On Aug 13, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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person walking while holding piece of paper with caption 'I just drove my personal car to your house' (l) man wearing hat in car with caption 'FOR FREE' (c) delivery bag in front of door with caption 'to deliver your food FOR FUN?' (r)

‘Pick it up yourself’: DoorDash driver accuses customer who didn’t tip of making him work for free, sparking debate (updated)

The driver is getting accused of harassing the customer.

On Aug 12, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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Video shows a man in cuffs outside the Moxy Downtown Louisville with LMPD

Police officers handcuff man for standing near an unrelated female suspect in viral TikTok

The man and woman had never met, but the cops still accused him of being her accomplice.

On Aug 11, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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TikToker Dre uploaded a video showing the man climbing the back of a car

‘I’ve got you on camera, buddy!’: TikToker saves woman from man attacking, climbing onto her car

'He forcefully kept her from getting in the car then grabbed a rock to break her window.'

On Aug 10, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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Oceane El himer on plane

Influencer allegedly exposed for flying economy—after taking photo in business class

Her humorous response to the controversy is being applauded online.

On Jun 3, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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hand holding shoe (l) statement from Vanessa Bryant regarding custom shoes (r)

‘I wanted it to be sold to honor my daughter’: Vanessa Bryant blasts Nike after seeing shoe she designed on sale

'The MAMBACITA shoes are NOT approved for sale.'

On Jun 3, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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