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DeSantis pleads with Florida Congress members to stop endorsing Trump | Ron DeSantis | The Guardian

Governor phones representatives, dismayed that four members of delegation have backed former president for 2024 nomination

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[billanole]

Why wouldn't the gas station instead of the taxpayer foot that bill?

That would be free enterprise, not gubmint subsidy.

 

[lucas80]

While he's running around the country not campaigning for president, this is going on in the state he pretends to govern.

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How much of the rise in insurance costs can be directly attributed to the drag queen, trans folk, Disney wokeism, and CRT infestation? Will you admit you are wrong to Goldmom when insurance rates crater once Ron rids Florida of the homos and CRT?

 

[lucas80]

Gov. DeSantis puts millions toward I-75 expansion to accommodate new Central Florida Buc-ee’s location

The governor called Buc-ee’s the ‘Shangri-La of service stations’

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A giant gas station is considered to be an economic boon?

 

[noleclone2]

How much of the rise in insurance costs can be directly attributed to the drag queen, trans folk, Disney wokeism, and CRT infestation? Will you admit you are wrong to Goldmom when insurance rates crater once Ron rids Florida of the homos and CRT?

I literally am finally starting to hear and see a lot of chatter about the major issue of home and car insurance rising due to Republicans not focusing on the problem and instead worrying about stupid shit like trans and Disney world and banning abortion after 6 weeks. Things may be turning.

 

[lucas80]

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Iowa has the same problem as Florida when it comes to teacher vacancies. It won't get better for either state with all the talk about grooming, CRT indoctrination, draining public money away to support private schools, and all the other nonsense.
On top of that, I wonder how a young woman entering the teaching profession will decide where to go when states like Florida take full control of their reproductive systems? If you are young and unmarried, or if you are young and married, and you and your husband have a plan about when you want to have kids that best works for your careers, why go to a state that will control your uterus? And, that isn't just abortion. If you think the zealots who passed the 6 week bill today will end at abortion you are naive.

 

[EasyHawk]

 

[billanole]

A giant gas station is considered to be an economic boon?

Well, he is promoting economic success, right?
Not research and development. Not new factories or production facilities. Not new transit projects or environmental protections/cleanup. No educational investments, aside from charter schools and university takeovers.
Simple carbon delivery on a massive scale. I stopped at one of those places on a work trip several weeks back. The herds of people hustling inside to buy the in house products and piss was overwhelming. They were almost running to get inside.
Weird that this is what the Governor of the fourth most populous state promotes as an economic success story.

 

[goldmom]

Well, he is promoting economic success, right?
Not research and development. Not new factories or production facilities. Not new transit projects or environmental protections/cleanup. No educational investments, aside from charter schools and university takeovers.
Simple carbon delivery on a massive scale. I stopped at one of those places on a work trip several weeks back. The herds of people hustling inside to buy the in house products and piss was overwhelming. They were almost running to get inside.
Weird that this is what the Governor of the fourth most populous state promotes as an economic success story.

Third. Florida is third.

 

[lucas80]

Third. Florida is third.

LOL, that's the one thing you gleaned from his post? Hoping to get a job a the mega gas station?
Must... Protect... Dear... Leader... Ron...

 

[bcherod]

Reading all of this makes me think that a lot of people have just not paid that much attention to politics in general.

In my family we always ate dinner together, and we talked about history and politics until my mother did not like the direction is was going, but "it didn't make no nevermind". We would all retreat, and then my dad and I would go into the computer room and carry on the conversation.

Being a BRAT, I was exposed early to some things that people today simply can't wrap their brains around.

There is one truth in all of this. Some people analyze and read and assimilate, others just take whatever their news source is and proceed from there.

There is so much that is unattended to in Florida. It gets reported, but no one cares.

If people don't start caring about where they live and the consequences of some people's actions, this state will "die on the vine". This is not the 1840's, the era of know nothings. We should be better than that.

People wasting way too much energy on trying to control women and their reproductive rights, and analyzing every book that is out there. We should be moving forward, not backwards.

If you don't want to watch the handmaid's tale, then maybe you should read the books, that is, if some of y'all still read.

Lesson learned from my dad: "Daddy, but everyone smokes pot now". "BC who do you think you're talking to? I was brought to live in NYC when I was HS. Do you not think that nothing was going on back in the day? People have been doing drugs forever. It's how they handle them." That was nearly 50 years ago.

He was right about that. It surely opened my eyes to stuff. People that complain about "libs" today could never have survived the '60's and early '70's. I laugh when I hear them complaining about socialists and communists and all that. They don't have a clue. I bet none of those people could even explain the differences and the philosophies.

My rant is finished. Carry on. <3

 

[billanole]

Reading all of this makes me think that a lot of people have just not paid that much attention to politics in general.

In my family we always ate dinner together, and we talked about history and politics until my mother did not like the direction is was going, but "it didn't make no nevermind". We would all retreat, and then my dad and I would go into the computer room and carry on the conversation.

Being a BRAT, I was exposed early to some things that people today simply can't wrap their brains around.

There is one truth in all of this. Some people analyze and read and assimilate, others just take whatever their news source is and proceed from there.

There is so much that is unattended to in Florida. It gets reported, but no one cares.

If people don't start caring about where they live and the consequences of some people's actions, this state will "die on the vine". This is not the 1840's, the era of know nothings. We should be better than that.

People wasting way too much energy on trying to control women and their reproductive rights, and analyzing every book that is out there. We should be moving forward, not backwards.

If you don't want to watch the handmaid's tale, then maybe you should read the books, that is, if some of y'all still read.

Lesson learned from my dad: "Daddy, but everyone smokes pot now". "BC who do you think you're talking to? I was brought to live in NYC when I was HS. Do you not think that nothing was going on back in the day? People have been doing drugs forever. It's how they handle them." That was nearly 50 years ago.

He was right about that. It surely opened my eyes to stuff. People that complain about "libs" today could never have survived the '60's and early '70's. I laugh when I hear them complaining about socialists and communists and all that. They don't have a clue. I bet none of those people could even explain the differences and the philosophies.

My rant is finished. Carry on. <3

You go, girl.

 

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[bcherod]

The timing of all of this is bizarre. It's almost as if it's a setup.

It's one of the busiest weekends in town. FSU Spring game, Jazz and Blues festival at Cascades.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if the Proud Boys show up at the Corner Pocket this weekend, itching for a fight.

Protest already going on at the Capitol.....

 

[goldmom]

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Okay miss clown shoes.
I’m not in favor of this 6 week ban garbage but this loser ought to yield in favor of a spokesperson with fewer negatives.

 

[goldmom]

The timing of all of this is bizarre. It's almost as if it's a setup.

It's one of the busiest weekends in town. FSU Spring game, Jazz and Blues festival at Cascades.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if the Proud Boys show up at the Corner Pocket this weekend, itching for a fight.

Protest already going on at the Capitol.....

I’m in Tally and some of the protesters from out of town stayed at my hotel last night. Surprise/not they all look normal. I drove by the Capitol and maybe 50 people tops were across the street. My favorite sign was BAN VIAGRA 😏.
I have no idea who or what Proud Boys are or why in the hell they’d try to jam up folks at the CP. if they jam up the parking lot next door at the Aldi they’ll find trouble real quick. All those folks in Subaru Outbacks will be pissed.

 

[bcherod]

I’m in Tally and some of the protesters from out of town stayed at my hotel last night. Surprise/not they all look normal. I drove by the Capitol and maybe 50 people tops were across the street. My favorite sign was BAN VIAGRA 😏.
I have no idea who or what Proud Boys are or why in the hell they’d try to jam up folks at the CP. if they jam up the parking lot next door at the Aldi they’ll find trouble real quick. All those folks in Subaru Outbacks will be pissed.

Then you are unaware that one of the owners of the CP invited a band of about 50 Proud Boys to visit on Jan 6, 2021. That was a scary day. Basically none of us could get away from them, so we ended up leaving.

One of my friends changed the channel on one of the outside TVs because of what was happening, and the reactions of the PBs.

One of my friends said, "imagine if we had been wearing tie dye"?

 

[bcherod]

Then you are unaware that one of the owners of the CP invited a band of about 50 Proud Boys to visit on Jan 6, 2021. That was a scary day. Basically none of us could get away from them, so we ended up leaving.

One of my friends changed the channel on one of the outside TVs because of what was happening, and the reactions of the PBs.

One of my friends said, "imagine if we had been wearing tie dye"?

Adding to this.

I had arranged to meet one of my guy friends there for a drink. He texted me and said, "Proud Boys are here". I thought he might be exaggerating. I arrived and sure enough there are about 50 of them in their t-shirts, walking around inside staring everyone down. We had been sitting near the bar, so we moved to a table on the other side, over by the dart boards. Dude comes up with his cell phone and stands two feet from our table. So, we moved to another table, closer to the door to the patio. Dude goes outside comes back in and stops at that table, so we go outside. Outside crew had already left, due to the near riot over the TV.

We're outside, and here comes the stalker again, so we just decided to leave.

I then contacted a mutual friend of yours and mine, to tell him the story. He investigated and confirmed that the owner had indeed invited them there, while he went to DC for the Jan 6 thing.

 

[SeaPA]

Okay miss clown shoes.
I’m not in favor of this 6 week ban garbage but this loser ought to yield in favor of a spokesperson with fewer negatives.

You've often expressed absolute disdain for Fried; I'm curious what it is about her that makes you dislike her so much.

 

[DFSNOLE]

You've often expressed absolute disdain for Fried; I'm curious what it is about her that makes you dislike her so much.

She was the last Democrat who was elected to a Statewide seat making her the enemy.

 

[DFSNOLE]

Miami archbishop accuses DeSantis of trying to criminalize 'empathy'

Florida Republicans are pushing legislation that would make it a felony to knowingly provide transportation to an undocumented immigrant.

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[TC Nole OX]

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

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Picturing Little Man asking aides how he can get rid of the FIU president for allowing such an intolerable display.

 

[DFSNOLE]

Picturing Little Man asking aides how he can get rid of the FIU president for allowing such an intolerable display.

Which his defenders here would find completely reasonable.

 

[bcherod]

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Imagine if we had had a governor like him in the '70's? Half of us would have been taken away by his militia. The streakers would have been tarred and feathered.

Landis Green would have armed guards.

 

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[goldmom]

Imagine if we had had a governor like him in the '70's? Half of us would have been taken away by his militia. The streakers would have been tarred and feathered.

Landis Green would have armed guards.

Perhaps you’ve forgotten Sheriff Raymond Hamlin. An uneducated redneck with a gun.

 

[goldmom]

You've often expressed absolute disdain for Fried; I'm curious what it is about her that makes you dislike her so much.

Oh I don’t know...maybe start with competency?

 

[DFSNOLE]

I doubt Red Meat Ron will agree to a sit down. Much like his mentor, he's afraid of appearing weak.

Bob Iger says he'd sit down with Ron DeSantis to hash out Disney feud

"I do not view this as a going-to-mattresses situation for us," Iger told Time, adding that he would be happy to meet with DeSantis.

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[DFSNOLE]

Oh I don’t know...maybe start with competency?

What did she do or not do as the Agriculture Commissioner that demonstrated incompetence?

 

[bcherod]

Perhaps you’ve forgotten Sheriff Raymond Hamlin. An uneducated redneck with a gun.

I was still in HS for "Night of the Bayonets".

 

[SeaPA]

Oh I don’t know...maybe start with competency?

That's really not much of an answer; was there something particular with her job performance that you think was particularly bad?

I'm not being a smartass, or picking on you with the question - I'm genuinely curious. I have a few friends who've held State-level elected and appointed offices over the last 10 years (all of whom are hardline Republicans); while they don't agree with her politically, none have expressed any strong dislike for her.

 

[bcherod]

But here's a good article from The Flambeau.

Wednesday, January 5, 1977 FLORIDA FLAMBEAU





Gone at last

An era in Leon County law enforcement. ended
yesterday when Ken Katsaris became sheriff and
Raymond Hamlin left his pot-seeking helicopters and
name-embossed patrol cars behind.

The man who has no respect for women (he likes them
like he likes his coffee -— sweet, white and hot). {I150
made numerous racist statements and at one time
authorized deputies to point bayonets at students
peacefully demonstrating. He is gone at last.

During the first streaking incident at FSU, Hamlin and
his deputies roughed up students who were carried away
with spring fever. He later denied Flambeau reporters
press passes, claiming The Flambeau was not a
responsible newspaper.

Hamlin claimed his loss to Katsaris resulted from a
segment of voters he characterized as radical students,
faculty members and educated blacks, but it is more
likely that Hamlin lost because he was not responsive to
the majority of Leon County voters — no matter what
their status.

Katsaris’ biggest job in his term as sheriff will be
substantiating his campaign promises, for if he does not
follow through, the electorate will become as displeased
with him as they were with Hamlin. _
Greater efficiency in the sheriff" s department is one of

,'s’ major proposals. He hopes to cut down on
" .f.~.in fiaflivénentnmd Pefsoiiillel. saving taxpayers
W issue, there are
other things, such as policy changes, that the people who
elected Katsaris are expecting.

Since Hamlin made several discriminating statements
against blacks during his time in office, the general
impression of the sheriff’ s department in Leon County is
that it is racist. Katsaris would be wise to erase that
image of the department because much of the electorate
suspected that his predecessor enforced some laws for
blacks and not for whites.

Hamlin not only appeared to dislike blacks, but he
seemed to think women were second-class citizens. He
once stated that any woman who is raped has asked for it
—— a remark obviously made by someone ignorant of rape
and its victims. Perhaps if Katsaris meets with
representatives of the women's community in Tallahassee
and discovers how women feel about rape, we can expect
a refreshing attitude toward women and rape victims in
this country.

The most important policy change needed in the
sheriff's department is for Katsaris himself to be more
open with the public and the press. Hamlin’s credibility
gap widened when he refused to return phone calls from
newspapers and discussed his job with the public only
when he wished to do so.

It is hoped that Katsaris will run a more efficient office.
However, his greatest efforts should be made toward
enforcing the law equally and responsibly. Leon County
does not want or need four more years of Hamlin’s
influence in the sheriff's department.

 

[bcherod]

Perhaps you’ve forgotten Sheriff Raymond Hamlin. An uneducated redneck with a gun.

But, as to your point, there was seriously a lot more going on back then with students and protests than there is now.

As recently as ten years ago, one of my friends in the booster admin told me that it was completely different now, than it was when we were students.

He said, "back when we were students, police would drive students home when they were drunk, break up a fight a send everyone home. Now they lay in wait for students to do something wrong."

I was starting FSU in 1969. The protests had ramped up in 1968. I was not allowed to participate, and was cautioned not to even go to the locations. (my dad's and brother's positions in govt.) But, I was well aware of what was going on and watched from afar.

So those of us that could not participate, foreign friends and exiles, watched and had our own meetings regarding the politics of the time. We had Cubans, Venezuelans, Colombians, Brazilians, Ecuadorians, Libyans and other ME's in our large group. (big issue among the Arabs at the time when the Jordanian came to Tallahassee for his honorary degree)

All I'm saying is that it's way more tame on the side of the protesters than it was back then, and does not need a heavy hand. There is no need for a no permit law with an abortion ban within the same week. That's asking for trouble. It's literally arm the people that disagree with the other side, and it's frickin dangerous on many, many levels. With the kind of bills sliding through the FL legislature, we're going to end up a police state.

Anyone who has studied history, even if all you do is a little bit of reading about the 1930's, would understand the dangers of this path. That is the true objection.

 

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[DFSNOLE]

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He doesn't care as long as @goldmom and @KFsdisciple and their brethren are out there supporting everything he does.

 

[ft254]

Weird...

7. Florida​

Florida is the seventh-fastest growing state in the U.S., with a growth percentage of 1.12%. Florida’s population grew by 478,386, from 21,254,926 to 21,733,312. Florida is the third-largest state by population in the United States; however, even the large net migration to the state has not been enough to raise housing values back to their pre-recession values. Florida has no state income tax; the cost of living is relatively lower than other East Coast states and has warm weather year-round.

Fastest Growing States 2024

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So fcvking what? California was the gold rush state until 2000. Everyone wanted to live in California.

Florida is a short hitter. Formula is totally wrong. No state income taxes is a draw but the state has no geography for infrastructure for permanent growth.. How are they going to develop? Swamp and non-productive land. Shit, DieSantis is working to kill tourism and the academic industry.

 

[ft254]

2 plus years out and the lefties already are panicked about DeSantis. If he was the exact same guy, governing the same way with a D behind his name you'd all be jizzing in your high pants daily.

Banning books. Dissolving academic boards. No, that's right wing extremism dipshit. It's easy to determine your politics and age. Stupid and infantile.