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08:41 PM - Mar 28, 2023
There are some good movies that work New Year's into the plot. None is better than When Harry Met Sally. A 10/10 movie, perfect to this day.
11:21 PM - Dec 31, 2023
My favorite popular art of 2023. Would love to hear yours.
Film: 1) BlackBerry, 2) Past Lives, 3) Poor Things
TV show: 1) The Bear, 2) Succession, 3) Jury Duty
Album: 1) Neil Young: Chrome Dreams, 2) Jeff Rosenstock, HELLMODE, 3) Mitski: The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
Film: 1) BlackBerry, 2) Past Lives, 3) Poor Things
TV show: 1) The Bear, 2) Succession, 3) Jury Duty
Album: 1) Neil Young: Chrome Dreams, 2) Jeff Rosenstock, HELLMODE, 3) Mitski: The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
11:18 PM - Dec 31, 2023
New: Former police officer Frank Pichel, who was arrested in 2021 for impersonating a Sheriff's Deputy, was arrested Sunday for allegedly pulling a gun on the campaign worker of a political opponent during a yard sign dispute.
There's A LOT more to this story. Details:
There's A LOT more to this story. Details:
04:18 PM - Oct 23, 2023
2 Threaded Spouts
New: Gov. DeSantis appointed 2 new members and re-appointed 5 to the CareerSource Florida Board of Directors, which among other things gives grants to businesses in FL.
Several members have made political donations to him and other GOP pols. One gave a PAC backing his presidential campaign $400K.
Several members have made political donations to him and other GOP pols. One gave a PAC backing his presidential campaign $400K.
04:11 PM - Oct 23, 2023
New: Miami-Dade Republican Sen. Bryan Ávila hauled $77.5K in Q3 to defend his SD 39 seat, with sizable gains from car dealers.
Ávila sponsored a bill last legislative session that banned most direct-to-consumer auto sales in Florida -- with a carve out for Tesla and other EV sellers.
Ávila sponsored a bill last legislative session that banned most direct-to-consumer auto sales in Florida -- with a carve out for Tesla and other EV sellers.
08:56 PM - Oct 09, 2023
The climate change hoax goes so deep they even got the weather in on it.
"For the first time on record, storms have reached top-tier Category 5 strength in every tropical ocean basin in the same year."
https://www.washingtonpost...
"For the first time on record, storms have reached top-tier Category 5 strength in every tropical ocean basin in the same year."
https://www.washingtonpost...
06:06 PM - Sep 09, 2023
New: A county chair of the Ron DeSantis-backing super PAC Never Back Down used to participate naked or with fake testicles in a publicly attended event held annually across Iowa.
Today, that would draw criminal charges under Florida's new "anti-drag show" bill.
Today, that would draw criminal charges under Florida's new "anti-drag show" bill.
06:20 PM - Aug 22, 2023
New from me: Annette Taddeo eyes run for Miami-Dade Clerk.
‘It’s important we have people in office who are there for the good of the whole county (and to) continue the great work Harvey Ruvin did for so long.’
‘It’s important we have people in office who are there for the good of the whole county (and to) continue the great work Harvey Ruvin did for so long.’
06:20 PM - Aug 18, 2023
New from me -- Chris Christie: Donald Trump should ‘go back to Mar-a-Lago and retire’ if he skips GOP debate.
'If he’s scared to confront me, why do we want him confronting Vladimir Putin?'
'If he’s scared to confront me, why do we want him confronting Vladimir Putin?'
06:19 PM - Aug 18, 2023
New from me: ‘I don’t want him deciding’: Chris Christie blasts Ron DeSantis over trans rights, Disney feud.
‘The American people should be making these decisions, not the government.'
‘The American people should be making these decisions, not the government.'
06:18 PM - Aug 18, 2023
New from me: ‘Get the hell out of the race’: Chris Christie hits Ron DeSantis over debate memo.
'I don't need staff to tell me what I think, what I believe in and what I should say.'
'I don't need staff to tell me what I think, what I believe in and what I should say.'
06:15 PM - Aug 18, 2023
New: Video resurfaces of Ron DeSantis floating alternative electors ‘scheme’ in 2020
07:37 PM - Aug 17, 2023
New: Convicted GOP operative Roger Stone is throwing more shade at Gov. Ron DeSantis and his chance of securing the Republican nomination next year, this time likening the presidential hopeful to an unsuccessful dog food salesman.
07:32 PM - Aug 17, 2023
"On Saturday, while Pence stood in the sun flipping pork burgers, people in the crowd whispered about him."
"'He’s a dweeb, and so is DeSantis,' a young man from Cedar Rapids named Jacob told me. 'You just want to take their lunch money. It’s instinct.'"
"'He’s a dweeb, and so is DeSantis,' a young man from Cedar Rapids named Jacob told me. 'You just want to take their lunch money. It’s instinct.'"
11:12 PM - Aug 15, 2023
Hooo boy, will you look at this "esteemed" roster:
💩QAnon oath-taking, pardon-needing Michael Flynn.
💩Jackson "Alex Jones did nothing wrong" Lahmeyer.
💩Roger Stone.
The BEST people.
💩QAnon oath-taking, pardon-needing Michael Flynn.
💩Jackson "Alex Jones did nothing wrong" Lahmeyer.
💩Roger Stone.
The BEST people.
11:02 AM - Aug 15, 2023
ICYMI: Gov. DeSantis appoints anti-LGBTQ lawyer to appeals bench.
https://floridapolitics.co...
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04:09 PM - Aug 14, 2023
New: Ron DeSantis hogged a bumper cars ride, then his campaign made it a bigger issue
DeSantis made an unforced error over the weekend when it shut out the public or accepted exclusive use of a bumper cars ride at the Iowa State Fair.
His campaign then exacerbated the misstep by lying about it.
DeSantis made an unforced error over the weekend when it shut out the public or accepted exclusive use of a bumper cars ride at the Iowa State Fair.
His campaign then exacerbated the misstep by lying about it.
04:03 PM - Aug 14, 2023
New: The American Bar Association is presenting Former State Attorney Andrew Warren w/ an award reserved for prosecutors who seek "justice, not merely to convict" this Friday -- one year after Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended him for pledging not to prosecute abortion and gender-affirming surgery cases.
05:00 PM - Aug 01, 2023
New: It took former MTV executive Bill Roedy just a month to come within striking distance of having the biggest war chest of 4 Miami Beach Mayor candidates.
In June, his first month running, he amassed $655K.
Nearly 90% of it was from his bank account.
In June, his first month running, he amassed $655K.
Nearly 90% of it was from his bank account.
08:37 PM - Jul 31, 2023
Inbox: FL House Dem Leader Fentrice Driskell is calling for Ed Commish Manny Diaz Jr. to resign over the state's new African American history standards, which among other things include that lessons on slavery should teach how it helped slaves develop personally beneficial skills.
05:47 PM - Jul 22, 2023
New: An update on the investigation into the shooting at North Fort Myers Rep. Spencer Roach's home this past week
04:05 PM - Jul 22, 2023
New: ‘I don’t know what a Latinx is’: Francis Suarez bashes Dems’ ‘inappropriate’ messaging to Latino voters
04:03 PM - Jul 22, 2023
New: Inflation-reduction action: What Reps. María Elvira Salazar and Anna Paulina Luna have done to lower costs for Floridians
04:00 PM - Jul 22, 2023
New: Congressional Black Caucus members demand Florida remove ‘racist tropes’ from new African American history standards
03:52 PM - Jul 22, 2023
New: Update to yesterday's story -- Investigators analyzing ballistics, interviewing neighbors after shooting at North Fort Myers Rep. Spencer Roach's home
02:47 PM - Jul 21, 2023
New: Democrats debut insurance-focused webinar series to ‘prioritize real solutions’ for Florida
First of three town hall-style events is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Details:
First of three town hall-style events is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Details:
04:46 PM - Jul 20, 2023
Breaking: Someone shot a bullet into the window of a children’s room at Republican Rep. Spencer Roach’s home Thursday morning, leaving the N. Fort Myers lawmaker “shaken up.”
No one was harmed.
Roach believes his home was targeted. The Lee County Sheriff's Office is investigating.
More:
No one was harmed.
Roach believes his home was targeted. The Lee County Sheriff's Office is investigating.
More:
03:56 PM - Jul 20, 2023
New: A special election is set this year for the seat representing HD 118, which spans a SW swath of unincorporated Miami-Dade.
Gov. DeSantis last month appointed the prior officeholder, Juan Fernandez-Barquin, as the county's new clerk of courts. Three Republicans are running to replace him.
Gov. DeSantis last month appointed the prior officeholder, Juan Fernandez-Barquin, as the county's new clerk of courts. Three Republicans are running to replace him.
03:46 PM - Jul 20, 2023
New: The Florida GOP’s advantage is now past the 500,000-voter mark — a stark figure for Democrats hoping to regain a political foothold in the state.
07:26 PM - Jul 18, 2023
