Protester Sues Over Burnt Hummus at Revolutionary Potluck

LOS ANGELES — Tensions flared at the “Feed the Resistance” potluck in Echo Park after local protester Quinn Rawlings filed a civil suit against fellow activist Fern “Cricket” Mendoza for allegedly serving “criminally burnt hummus” that “constituted an act of culinary sabotage.”

According to court documents hastily scribbled on recycled protest flyers, Rawlings claims the hummus was “so aggressively charred that it infringed upon both civil rights and basic seasoning laws.” The potluck was intended as a symbol of unity between Antifa jug bands and progressive PTA moms, but quickly turned confrontational after several attendees mistook the hummus for fireplace soot.

Cricket maintains that the dish was “intentionally smoked” as part of a decolonized recipe from a zine called Chickpeas Against Capitalism. “It’s not burnt,” she said. “It’s radicalized.”

Eyewitnesses confirm that the potluck descended into chaos when someone tried to garnish the hummus with store-bought paprika. A group of anarchist bakers immediately launched gluten-free pita shrapnel, injuring a DJ and ruining a vintage kimono.

“It’s not about the hummus,” Rawlings said tearfully. “It’s about accountability.”

The case will be heard in a community circle using a conch shell-based speaking protocol. Meanwhile, the hummus in question has been submitted to a forensics lab, where scientists say it’s “somewhere between edible and evidence.”