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Siobhan Ball

Siobhan Ball is a historian, archivist, and journalist. She also writes for Autostraddle and bi.org

text messaging conversation 'Hey Matthew it's blank. I heard about the shooting at your school and I'm so sorry about that I'm sure it's scary and I hope you're doing okay. I was just wondering if you're ok to work if you wanted to take part of Alex's shift. She called off and her shift is from 11-4:30. Would you maybe want to work from 1-4:30? If nor that's okay. Not today.' (l) sad young man holding phone while sitting on couch (r)

‘Are you sure you don’t want to go work a minimum wage job after a life-threatening event?’: Manager asks teen worker to pick up shift after school shooting

‘After the shooting at my school my boss told us that we couldn’t call off or switch shifts.’

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Hydration TikTok is delightfully weird—but some of the reactions to it are unhinged

‘Just drink WATER.’

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Redditor shares brilliant strategy of pretending not to know who Jesus is when dealing with a homophobe

The co-worker apparently told her in a bar that he didn’t want her to mention she was gay at work.

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‘Just leave it’s not worth it’: Guests discover creepy secret basement in Airbnb

‘Barbarian type beat.’

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‘Walmart, hire me’: Customer answers store’s phone when no employees are around

‘Bro doesn’t even having training and still managed to help them out.’

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TikTok with caption 'DO NOT EXECUTE Mohammad Ghobadlou Mohsen Rezazadeh Saman Seydi Mohammad Boroghani Saeed Shirazi Abolfazl Mehri Hossein Abbas Daris Manouchehr Mehman Navaz Soheil Khoshdel #stopexecutionsiniran' 'sharing their names and using the hashtag is really crucial for their survival' (l) Iran Parliament (c) woman speaking with caption 'this is insane. do you know how many protesters this will affect at the moment?' (r)

Iranians on TikTok are naming arrested protesters to try and stave off executions

More than 15,000 arrested protesters could face the death penalty.

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Haunted dollhouse interior front entrance (l) Haunted dollhouse on table caption 'Here is what the dollhouse looks like *so far*. We're maybe 45% done.' (c) Haunted dollhouse interior living room (r)

Inside the haunted dollhouses of TikTok

One creator describes her hobby as a ‘Covid project turned rabid.’

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What is an almond mom? Inside the TikTok trend unpacking familial disordered eating

‘You’re not hungry, you’re just bored.’

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worker asks if anyone else cries on mondays at their corporate job tiktok

‘Are we supposed to do this a few more decades?’: Worker cries on Monday mornings because she doesn’t see a way out of Corporate America

‘And Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursday, and Fridays.’

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Justine Snacks shares new viral trend called butter boards tiktok

‘Who is eating that much butter?’: Butter board videos, where creators spread butter and other foods on boards, spark debate

‘Sign of the end times.’

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‘So this isn’t an SNL skit’: People are mocking Linda Paulson’s cringy senate campaign rap video

Despite the confusion, this is not satire.

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people wait in line for glimpse of queen's casket

The queue to see the Queen’s body is its own meme

‘Tell me this isn’t the greatest bit of British performance art that has ever happened?’

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‘They need to teach this in school’: Gas station attendant responds to viral unstoppable pump TikTok by showing viewers what to do if it happens to them

Look for the big red emergency shut-off button.

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‘Thank you for noticing me’: YouTuber Chris Klemens raises awareness about the disregard for service workers

‘Alright, now I’m going to thank every single custodian I see.’

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woman walking outside speaking caption 'Got accused of stealing from Ralph's in LA and La Brea & Fountain' 'WAIT FOR THE END' (l) woman in store speaking caption 'The woman who worked there 'NOT HER THE GUY WITH THE SANDWICH AND 2 SODA POPS' (c) woman speaking outside caption 'The security guard YANKED the bag OUT OF MY HANDS refused to look at the receipt I showed him 100 times' 'WAIT FOR THE END' (r)

‘Why do people even snitch about shoplifting like they make commission on it’: Woman wrongly accused of shoplifting sparks self-checkout and stealing discourse

‘A good security worker checks the receipt and double checks the person they need to follow.’

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