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‘My real ID, they just snapped in half’: 23-year-old says bar snapped her real ID in half

'Im 23 years old and i had another year till my license expires.'

On Jan 24, 2023 by Melody Heald

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‘We deserve to take our mandated breaks’: Boba shop worker closed store to take a break—then he was fired

'He as a manager should have been responsible for the store while you guys took your break.'

On Oct 28, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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‘We can fight for better wages without putting another group of people down’: Woman called out for criticizing increasing wages for fast food workers

'Be mad that a teacher isn't making enough, be mad the minimum wage hasn't been raised for EVERYONE.'

On Oct 6, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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‘Like girl how u expect me to pay rent with $2.13’: Worker moves from California to Texas, puts wage difference on blast

'HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE???'

On Oct 5, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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‘Thank you for protecting women’: TikToker goes viral for confronting man allegedly pretending to be on the phone in order to film mall patrons

'Keep them queens safe.'

On Jul 16, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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‘They tried to play ya girl’: California tenant says landlord tried to increase rent before her lease ends (updated)

'They got caught.'

On Jun 17, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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‘Who the f*ck complains about tamales?!’: Racist male Karen fails at stopping vendor from selling tamales as thousands show up to support him

'Who the f*ck complains about tamales?!'

On Jun 15, 2022 by Jackie Ibarra

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‘Texas had virtually nothing’: TikToker compares Target’s Pride collections in different states

'Literally couldn't find the Pride section in my Target—I live in Florida.'

On Jun 4, 2022 by Maria Poggi

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‘I’m a racist, terrible person’: Santa Barbara Karen loses it on a restaurant manager

'This happens all the time. This person just got caught.'

On May 15, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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ISPs handed another defeat in their case against California’s ‘gold standard’ net neutrality law

A California net neutrality law will stand, a US Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday. 

On Apr 20, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

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‘A major victory for internet users’: California’s net neutrality law upheld by court of appeals

The law has been subject to a years-long legal battle.

On Jan 28, 2022 by Andrew Wyrich

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Facebook tells LAPD it can’t use fake accounts to spy on people

It's unclear if the LAPD is actually doing it.

On Nov 19, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich

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Where’s Gavin Newsom?

Here's this week's 'One Dumb Conspiracy' newsletter.

On Nov 15, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

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A 29-year-old YouTuber is charging up the polls as California’s recall vote nears

Kevin Paffrath has leveraged his social media savvy to court votes—but don't call him 'just a YouTuber.'

On Aug 18, 2021 by Claire Goforth

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New York’s low-income broadband efforts could hinder California’s new net neutrality law

California's long-running net neutrality legal battle continues.

On Jun 23, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich

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