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EXCLUSIVE: Murder, kidnapping, brutality charges: These are the cops Ron DeSantis paid to come to Florida

Florida's police recruitment bonus appears to have attracted a certain kind of cop.

On May 21, 2023 by Michael Zhang, David Covucci, Claire Goforth, Mikael Thalen, Rebecca Caraway

worker speaking in car with caption 'supposed to show up to my job at 1030 and it's about to be 1030 right now' (l) worker at beach with caption 'Well I'm at the beach' (c) worker speaking in car with caption 'I need to choose peace' (r)

‘I’ve had 6 jobs this year. What’s 1 more?’: Worker decides to go to the beach at 10:30 instead of clocking in at 10:30

'I need to choose peace.'

On May 18, 2023 by Phil West

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‘Supposed to be frontrow and when we bought our tickets on ticketmaster there was no rows ahead of us’: Taylor Swift fan pays for front row seats and says stadium added 2 more rows when they got there

'So is the Ticketmaster lawsuit actually working or no?'

On May 12, 2023 by Phil West

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‘Just straight-up shock’: State-mandated university bans on TikTok are fraying students’ connections to the world

'Things are just going to continue to get worse.'

On May 12, 2023 by Tricia Crimmins

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‘DeSantis better veto that’: Florida’s effort to crack down on hate speech has antisemites up in arms

Far-right online can't believe Florida Republicans would pass a bill supporting Jewish people.

On Apr 24, 2023 by Claire Goforth

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‘She done lost her mind’: SeaWorld employee tells customer to ‘hurry up’ while checking out (updated)

'Def would've reacted the same cause don't play with my mama.'

On Apr 12, 2023 by Phil West

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‘I can’t wait for the flood of tickets’: IT worker says he was told to block TikTok from Florida university network, sparking debate

'I just switch to unlimited data.'

On Apr 9, 2023 by Braden Bjella

Customer says Popeyes workers always close store 7 hours early

‘They do this frequently’: Customer says Popeyes workers always close store 7 hours early

'Sometimes they ignore you until you go away lol.'

On Apr 2, 2023 by Stacy Fernandez

Ron DeSantis and spring break

Out-of-control Spring Break videos prompt Trump supporters to paint DeSantis’ Florida as lawless, ungovernable

Spring Break might sink Ron DeSantis.

On Mar 20, 2023 by David Covucci

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How tall is Ron DeSantis? Photo of heel on his ‘cowboy’ boots raises questions

Only he knows the truth.

On Mar 6, 2023 by Claire Goforth

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Florida professors consider fleeing the state after DeSantis’ ‘un-American’ mass search of texts, emails

In a state with a nascent white supremacist movement, educators now fear for their safety.

On Feb 9, 2023 by Claire Goforth

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Dirty Delete: Junior GOP rep had a good reason to wipe her Twitter history

Luna’s online history paints a vivid, and odd, picture.

On Jan 20, 2023 by Claire Goforth

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Jacksonville wants to ban neo-Nazis from laser projecting antisemitic messages on buildings

It could soon be a crime.

On Jan 17, 2023 by Claire Goforth

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Dirty Delete: This Republican mayor is willing to troll for likes

Lenny Curry really, really likes to tweet.

On Dec 23, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Target ball rolling in cross walk with caption 'Just found out today that the target balls do roll if you hit them with your car' (l) Target building with sign (c) Target ball rolling in cross walk and car driving away with caption 'Just found out today that the target balls do roll if you hit them with your car' (r)

‘Just found out today that the Target balls do roll’: Customer captures Target red ball rolling outside

'That worker definitely saw it and decided he didn't.'

On Dec 13, 2022 by Melody Heald