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Discussing ‘Chads’ and ‘Staceys’ online might catch the eye of the FBI’s incel tracking squad

The FBI has a 'glossary of terms' to monitor violent extremists online.

On Apr 10, 2023 by David Covucci

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‘I don’t think I’m built for 2022 food service’: Worker walks out after customer allegedly threatened her—and her co-worker gave him a free meal

'A grown man threatened me with physical violence over food.'

On Sep 25, 2022 by Dan Latu

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‘I have never experienced a white mob chasing me and it’s the scariest thing that’s ever happened to me’: Woman allegedly assaulted by another woman for not wearing a bra

'This makes me physically ill.'

On Sep 11, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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woman speaking caption 'If you're going to tell the story, tell the whole story (l) woman smiling caption 'To the girls who are actually considering becoming a $tripper solely off good nights they've seen on $triptok' 'If you're going to tell the story, tell the whole story' (c) woman speaking caption 'If you're going to tell the story, tell the whole story' (r)

‘Can we talk about the shootouts?’: TikToker calls out StripTok for glamorizing exotic dancing

'Can y'all tell these folks about the trauma that you've experienced as a dancer?'

On Aug 13, 2022 by Jack Alban

man pointing in airport with inset caption 'f you are traveling this summer forget everything you knew about traveling - it's chaos everywhere. There are people everywhere, this was the second fight I saw within 10 minutes'

‘Forget everything you knew about traveling’: TikToker claims they witnessed 2 fights at airport within 10 minutes

'It’s not going to get better anytime soon.'

On Jul 11, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

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‘I have to go through more steps to refill and pick up my Adderall prescription’: Teacher says it’s easier to buy a gun than it is to fill her Adderall prescription

'I've purchased both and can confirm it's easier to buy a gun.'

On Jun 6, 2022 by Grace Stanley

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‘There was no apology’: Au pair says she left her job after the child she was caring for slapped her

'I have past trauma, and unfortunately this situation did cause some of that to resurface."

On May 30, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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‘This is f*cking sick’: People are writing violent revenge fantasy stories about Amber Heard on fanfiction site

'I would say seek help but clearly y’all are beyond that.'

On May 27, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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‘Men need to learn how to take no for an answer’: Man kicks woman’s belongings after she rejects him

'You're going to kick my f*cking shit just because I said no?'

On May 3, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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homeless persons tent setup with lit newspaper on fire on it (l) woman pointing finger up caption 'This is someone attempting to murder a homeless (unhoused) person, by lighting their tent on fire.' (c) Newspaper on fire close up caption 'This is actually a pretty common phenomenon known as social cleansing, it happens all the time.'(r)

TikToker brings awareness to ‘social cleansing’ violence against unhoused people

'How could people be so evil?'

On Apr 10, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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Facebook now lets you call for Putin’s assassination, but only if you don’t say how you’re gonna do it and where he lives

The decision comes amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

On Mar 11, 2022 by Claire Goforth

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An article bashing antifa fell flat after everyone realized the author was an old cop

The author has been bashing antifa long before he wrote this.

On Feb 4, 2022 by Claire Goforth

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‘He thought of so many ways to be destructive’: Man trashes TikToker’s house after getting rejected by her friend

'I spoke to him about consent... and then he became very upset'

On Oct 4, 2021 by Kathryn Cardin

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‘We are a part of this community’: Video shows man attacking 2 older Asian women with cement block

The liquor store owners fought back.

On May 4, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

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Twitter users accuse NYPD of staging attack against police detective

A video posted online shows the detective being hit with a long rod while investigating a robbery.

On Apr 27, 2021 by Mikael Thalen