People Over Prime: TikTok Creators take on Amazon

On Tuesday, August 16, 2022, seventy Tik Tok creators with a following of more than 51 million users, launched the pro-Union campaign, People Over Prime, to support the demands of the Amazon Labor Union. Organized by Gen Z for Change, the press release said: "Amazon's widespread mistreatment of their workers and blatant use of union-busting tactics will no longer be tolerated by the TikTok Community or TikTok Creators. — Read the rest

Florida GOP candidate is slammed by her daughter on TikTok as "horrible, horrible person to look up to" (video)

State Sen. Kelli Stargel (R–FL), a "family values" politician who just announced she is running for Congress, is being publicly outed by her daughter Hannah Stargel in a series of posts on TikTok. "I felt like I just couldn't sit on the sidelines anymore and just watch this happen," Hannah, a 28-year-old bisexual woman, explained in a recent post. — Read the rest

Dolly Parton is a starring in a new TikTok musical about Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza

I don't really know what else to say about this that's not already in the headline, but here's a little more from NBC News:

The satirical musical is "based on the true story of the Internet losing its mind" after the fast-food chain removed the product from its menu in late 2020, according to the screenplay shared on Parton's Instagram post. 

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TikTok user explains how to make Mountain Dew grilled cheese

For those of you following at home, here's the ingredient list, directly from Mountain Dew:

• 8 slices white bread 

• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese 

• ½ cup cream cheese (room temperature) 

• 6 drops of neon green food coloring 

• 1 can MTN DEW® (12oz) 

• ½ stick butter, room temperature 

If you can't access the video via Reddit, here's someone else explaining the same recipe:

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MLM recruiters turn to dating apps after exhausting Facebook, Tiktok, and Instagram

The Covid era has supercharged MLMs. As people find themselves with more free time, a need for income, and a desperate desire for belonging, multi-level marketing companies have provided the guise of opportunity. The barely-legal business model, which continues due to intense lobbying, hinges on its sellers recruiting people who will recruit people who will recruit people. — Read the rest

This TikToker cleans hoarders' houses

Biggie Clean has a TikTok channel devote to cleaning extremely filthy and cluttered houses of people with hoarding disorder. He says the work is extremely satisfying, and I believe him. The before and after shots are incredible.

@biggieclean

Not a professional carpet cleaner but I do what I can 😄 #odlysatisfying #work #cleaning #dayinmylife #job

♬ original sound – Biggie Clean
@biggieclean

This one was pretty fun to work on ngl.

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