I think #Florida's governor #DeSantis is a really terrifying case because he's a guy who has a proven track record of rendering totally legal acts of mass cruelty, put in charge of the #USA State on the bleeding edge of the #global #climatecrisis. So everything that DeSantis is doing in Florida is coming to wherever you are when climate crisis reaches you.
That would include not just places prone to inclement weather. But also possessing natural resources like fresh water
"It may yet have to reckon with how the decisions of a relatively small number of individuals will affect the health of entire populations—who may soon have less of a choice about whether they get sick."
#measles #Florida #DeSantis #JosephLadapo #healthcare #vaccines #MAGA
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"Now, by all appearances, Florida is testing out a head-in-the-sand approach to measles. ...
DeSantis has pitched Florida as a haven from liberal policies: In 2024, the state posted on its borders signs reading welcome to the free state of florida, advertising its commitment to personal choice."
#measles #Florida #DeSantis #JosephLadapo #healthcare #vaccines #MAGA
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"Under the leadership of Governor Ron DeSantis and Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, the state has spent the past few years bucking public-health wisdom. A year ago, when measles spread through a Florida elementary school, Ladapo allowed unvaccinated children to return to class instead of staying home to limit the size of the outbreak; in September, he and DeSantis announced that they intend to do away with all vaccine mandates."
#measles #Florida #DeSantis #JosephLadapo #healthcare #vaccines
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"The measles situation in Florida is, in other words, an urgent problem for the state that the state should be urgently addressing.
But on all things measles, the state’s health department has been mostly silent. ...
Florida is the stark outlier—and has been headed in this direction for some time."
#measles #Florida #DeSantis #JosephLadapo #healthcare #vaccines #MAGA
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"Out of the 30 states where measles has been detected in 2026, Florida currently ranks third in case counts. Since the start of the year, at least 132 confirmed or probable cases of measles have been reported across the state, where vaccination rates have consistently fallen below the threshold required to prevent outbreaks."
~ Katherine J. Wu
#measles #Florida #DeSantis #JosephLadapo #healthcare #vaccines #MAGA
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https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/03/florida-measles-response-silence/686359/
Dr. Marvin Dunn is a #Florida professor of Black history who, among other heroic efforts at the age of 85, is suing to stop #DeSantis illegally giving Florida public property to #Trump for condos.
Dr. Dunn says:
"SECOND LAWSUIT IN PREPARATION? YES!
"Good News: A courageous group of currently enrolled students at Miami Dade College have joined me in my second lawsuit to stop Donald Trump from stealing land from their future."
Another execution in Florida
Billy Kearse executed on Tuesday in Florida’s killing spree
March 2026
Florida is proceeding apace with its execution programme (program) and Billy Kearse was executed on Tuesday 3rd March 2026. Florida seems to have overtaken Texas as the state keenest to use the penalty. Questions have been raised about the use of the drugs and the secrecy of the process.
Supreme Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor has alleged that the state has failed to follow the protocols which raised the possibility that the executions would violate the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution by causing additional and unnecessary pain and suffering.
This seems to be backed up by evidence produced by The Independent Florida Alligator which has published details of the ages of the drugs used showing that some had expired. The article suggests that the state’s protocol consists only of ‘two sentences’. However, the protocol we have found is longer than that at 14 pp. It is worth reading this as it is ghoulish to read the process of putting someone to death. A remorseless list of actions setting out what is to be done, before, during and after execution.
The Secretary of the Florida Dept. of Corrections, Ricky Dixon, said ‘the foremost objective of the lethal injection process is a humane and dignified death’ (18 February 2025). This must be questioned if out of date drugs are used. Indeed, the protocol says ‘the designated team member will ensure that the lethal chemicals have not reached or surpassed their expiration date’ (rule 6).
Sources: The Independent Florida Alligator, WCADP, Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, Death Penalty Information Center, Florida Dept. Corrections.
Previous posts:
Ron DeSantis left holding $608 million bill after spending state funds on “Alligator Alcatraz” promised by the Trump administration
https://wtfdetective.blog/ron-desantis-spent-1-2m-per-day-alligator-alcatraz/
Ahahahah everyone gets fucked over dealing with Trump. No one ever learns; Donny won't pay.
Ron DeSantis spent approximately $1.2 million per day in taxpayer funds to launch and manage the controversial immigration detention center dubbed “Alligator
#Florida #GOP Voters Value #DeSantis Endorsement Over
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/us-capitals.html#Tallahassee
How journalist #Georgia Fort’s arrest impacted her daughters
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/politics.html#26
#SaudiArabia’s Coffee Renaissance
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/world-capitals.html#Riyadh
#Rome police probed over alleged luxury theft at central
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc-continents.html#Europe
#Hospital-based program aims to fix #Indonesia's specialist
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc.html#Indonesia
Why #AI may bolster #Greece
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/world-capitals.html#Athens
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