A BOROUGHFUL OF BOOKWORMS - The Washington Post

Opinion | Ron DeSantis Has a Secret Theory of Trump - The New York Times

It’s buried in “The Courage to Be Free,” but it’s unmistakably there.

Gov. DeSantis targets hotel's liquor license after 'lewd' Christmas drag show

Critics say the complaint is a baseless stunt.

Ron DeSantis’s Ukraine Stance Angers G.O.P. Hawks - The New York Times

The Florida governor, who joined Donald Trump in declaring that defending Ukraine from Russia was not a vital interest, drew swift condemnations from establishment Republicans.

What Is Fascism? - by Ruth Ben-Ghiat - Lucid

A century of attempts to define and whitewash Fascism

Gov. Ron DeSantis used to pronounce Thai as ‘thigh’ to assess dates, former Yale classmate claims

American author and critic Charles Finch claimed that GOP Florida Governor Ron DeSantis used to pronounce Thai as “thigh” to assess his dates. A recent Financial Times profile on DeSantis, who will potentially run for president in 2024, cited people close to the firebrand conservative..

Rep. Maxwell Frost Shreds Ron DeSantis With 1 Damning Word | HuffPost Latest News

"There’s a new bill every day but we have to call it for what it is," said Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), who recently began his first term in Congress.

Holocaust Memorial Day Trust | The ten stages of genocide

Genocide never just happens. There is always a set of circumstances which occur or which are created to build the climate in which genocide can take place. The ten stages of genocide are; classification, symbolisation, discrimination, dehumanisation, organisation, polarisation, preparation, persecut..

The Foreignness of Germs: The Persistent Association of Immigrants and Disease in American Society - PMC

How Fascists Have Used Panics To Consolidate Power - Rantt Media

Authoritarian leaders have historically fear-mongered and exploited public panics in order to exert more control over their countries.

DeSantis appointee to new Disney oversight board suggested tap water could turn people gay | CNN Politics

An appointee to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' new oversight board in control of Disney's special tax district called homosexuality "evil" last year and shared a baseless conspiracy theory that tap water could be making more people gay.

I lead the church that funded New College. This is not our vision of faith | Commentary – Orlando Sentinel

The president of the United Church of Christ writes to say he doesn't recognize the Christianity espoused by, and used as a defense for, the actions of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

DeSantis Promises Florida Will Control Disney Content

Ron Desantis appointed cronies to a board overseeing Disney, and promised it would block “woke ideology.” “I think all of these board members very much would like to see the type of entertainment that all families can appreciate,” he said.

Rep. Jamie Raskin Is Midway Through Chemotherapy for Lymphoma Cancer

Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin has continued working since announcing his diagnosis with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in late December, and is now marking the halfway point of his chemotherapy

Fascism and the University

Higher education has historically been a bulwark against authoritarianism — or its pawn. What’ll it be this time?

UCF students protest DeSantis higher education agenda: ‘We should not be afraid’ – Orlando Sentinel

Hundreds of students stood on UCF's Memory Mall in protest of Gov. Ron DeSantis' policies, part of a statewide “Stand up for Freedom” walk-out.

Meet the Black moms mobilizing parents in schools - POLITICO

Your host talked to four moms and advocates who have been mobilizing Black and brown parents in their communities.