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DeSantis orders all Florida public universities to end all H1-B hiring.
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March 2025, ‘More than brick and mortar:' DC begins removing ‘Black Lives Matter’ plaza near the White House
By ASHRAF KHALIL and JACQUELYN MARTIN
Updated 5:57 PM EDT, March 10, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — "Starlette Thomas remembers coming down almost daily to the intersection of 16th and H streets, to protest police brutality and systemic racial iniquities during the summer of 2020.
"On Monday, the 45-year old Bowie, Maryland resident returned to the site of those protests to mourn the end of Black Lives Matter Plaza.
" 'I needed to be here today. I can’t just let this go away,' Thomas said, as jackhammers began tearing into the giant yellow letters in the street. Thomas discretely secured a chunk of pavement and said holding it made her feel conflicted.
" 'To walk away with a piece of that, it means it’s not gone,' she said. 'It’s more than brick and mortar.'
"Crews started work Monday to remove the large yellow '#BlackLivesMatter' painted on the street one block from the White House. D.C. Mayor #MurielBowser announced the change last week in response to pressure from Republicans in Congress. The work is expected to take about six weeks and the words will be replaced by an unspecified set of city-sponsored murals.
"The painting of those words was an act of government-sponsored defiance during President Donald Trump’s first term. The removal amounts to a public acknowledgement of just how vulnerable the District of Columbia is now that Trump is back in the White House and Republicans control both houses of Congress.
"Bowser, a Democrat, ordered the painting and renamed the intersection #BlackLivesMatterPlaza in June 2020. It came after days of chaotic protests at that location following the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer; Bowser had clashed with #Trump over her handling of the protests.
"But now Bowser has little power to fend off encroachments on D.C.'s limited autonomy. Bowser said last week on X that, 'The mural inspired millions of people and helped our city through a painful period, but now we can’t afford to be distracted by meaningless congressional interference. The devastating impacts of the federal job cuts must be our number one concern.' "
#WashingtonDC #CharacteristicsOfFascism
#FascismInTheUSA #USPol #FloridaPol #TrumpIsAFascist #TrumpIsABully #Racism #ErasingHistory
DC begins removing 'Black Lives Matter' plaza after pressure from GOP
Crews have begun work to remove the large yellow “Black Lives Matter” painted on the street one block from the White House. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the change last week in response to pressure from activist Republicans in Congress. The work is expected to take about six weeks and the words will be replaced by an unspecified set of city-sponsored murals. The painting of those words was an act of government-sponsored defiance during President Donald Trump’s first term. Their removal amounts to a public acknowledgement of just how vulnerable D.C. is now that Trump is back in the White House and Republicans control both houses of Congress.
#PensacolaFL will comply with state mandate to remove #BLM logo, but requests #FDOT help
Story by Jim Little, August 26, 2025
"Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves said city workers will not remove the #BlackLivesMatterMural on A Street, but instead requested that FDOT remove the mural.
"Reeves said at his weekly press conference on Aug. 26 that he spoke with FDOT District Three Secretary Tim Smith on Aug. 24 about the demand by FDOT that the mural be removed or otherwise risk state funding.
" 'Given the city of Pensacola's resources, manpower, and that we have to meet a very tight deadline, and the very close proximity that this project in question is to the largest east-west corridor that the state runs, Cervantes Street, we respectfully request that FDOT handle the execution of this mandate,' Reeves said.
"Reeves said the request is not meant to be adversarial to FDOT, and he sent an official written response to the agency before the press conference stating the same thing.
"Reeves said he believes Smith understood the city’s position and expected that the state would remove the mural.
"Smith sent a letter last week on behalf of FDOT demanding that Pensacola remove the '#BlackLivesMatter' mural on North A Street within two weeks or the state will come and remove it. If the city didn't comply, it would also risk losing state #TransportationFunding."
#DeSantisSucks #CharacteristicsOfFascism
#FascismInTheUSA #USPol #FloridaPol #TrumpIsAFascist #TrumpIsABully #Racism #ErasingHistory
#Protesters in #SouthFlorida to fight back against state orders to remove #RainbowCrosswalks
Walter Murphy, August 25, 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — "Protesters are expected to hit the streets of South Florida Monday to fight back against state orders to remove rainbow crosswalks in places like #FortLauderdale, #MiamiBeach and #KeyWest.
"Four crosswalks in Fort Lauderdale are in the crosshairs of the Florida Department of Transportation.
"The state recently sent the city a non-compliance letter, demanding the different designs and murals be removed.
" 'It’s an attempt to try to erase the presence of anything to do with the #LGBTQCommunity,' Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis said.
"The state sent similar letters to Miami Beach, Key West and #DelrayBeach, citing safety issues, but Trantalis says it has nothing to do with safety.
" 'It could be the gay community this year -- who knows what’s going to be next year,' he said. 'We don’t know where they are going to keep trying to eliminate the diversity of what represents Florida.'
"Two of the crosswalks in Fort Lauderdale on the state’s list are along Breakers Avenue at Terramar and Riomar streets.
"Another one is at East Las Olas Boulevard and Almond Avenue, and the final one is at Sebastian Street along A1A.
"That will be the site of one of two demonstrations against #FDOT’s order set for Monday night.
"Both protests were organized by #EricSwanson, who is better known as #MissBouvèé.
" 'A crosswalk doesn’t define us,' Miss. Bouvèé said. 'It’s the principle of the fact (that) it symbolizes a safe space for us.'
" 'I am outraged by the State of Florida’s decision to forcefully remove #PrideCrosswalks — symbols of love, support, and unity in our communities,' Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Thursday.
" 'These vibrant installations are more than paint on pavement. They reflect the values we hold dear in Miami-Dade: respect, appreciation of fellow neighbors, and the fundamental right to live and love openly,' she said in a statement.
"The warnings to communities across Florida come after last week’s removal of a rainbow-colored crossing marking the 2016 massacre outside the #PulseNightclub in #Orlando, where 49 people were gunned down. It was painted over in the middle of the night by work crews, but has since been restored by a group of demonstrators."
"The issue has been simmering since a July 1 directive from U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who gave U.S. governors 60 days to identify what he called safety improvements.
" 'Roads are for safety, not political messages or artwork,' Duffy said in a statement at the time.
"The Federal Highway Administration said in a statement Friday to The Associated Press that Duffy 'has made every state receiving federal dollars responsible for identifying hazards on their roads.'
:Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday amplified those comments, saying on X: 'We will not allow our state roads to be commandeered for political purposes.'
"A statement from FDOT said the agency has a duty 'to ensure the safety and consistency of public roadways and transportation systems.'
" 'That means ensuring our roadways are not utilized for social, political, or ideological interests,' it said.
Efforts to remove the crosswalks are 'clearly an #AntiLGBTQ push on behalf of both the federal government and the copycat version from the state government,' said Rand Hoch, founder of the Palm Beach County #HumanRights Council.
" 'They’re basically blackmailing municipalities, counties and states by saying if you don’t do this, we’re going to withhold funding,' Hoch said. 'It’s absolutely ridiculous.'
"It is unclear whether other states and communities outside Florida are being ordered to remove rainbow crossings, but Florida is often the vanguard nationwide in fights over what some call the culture wars of politics. Those include battles over the removal of #LibraryBooks deemed inappropriate by #DeSantis and other Republicans.
"In Key West, state transportation officials said that if pavement markings in its historic downtown aren’t removed by Sept. 3, 'the Florida Department of Transportation will remove them by any appropriate method necessary without further notice.' In a letter to Key West’s city manager, federal authorities also threatened the 'immediate withholding' of state funds if it finds 'additional violations.'
"The Aug. 15 letter to Key West leaders said that many local communities in Florida 'immediately began undertaking actions to ensure compliance.' It did not specify how many communities have cooperated or what steps they have taken.
"Miami Beach has also been ordered to remove its rainbow crosswalk on Ocean Drive by the first week of September."
#DeSantisSucks #GBLTQIntolerance #GBLTQErasure #CharacteristicsOfFascism #FascismInTheUSA #USPol #FloridaPol #TrumpIsAFascist #TrumpIsABully
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯trump's DOJ just dropped all charges against a #florida GOP state rep who had been accused of covid relief fraud, Carolina Amesty.
totally coincidentally she just so happened to hire Pam Bondi's brother as her attorney. either that, or maybe americans now live in a country where being friends with the king means you have free reign to commit crimes.
from the orlando sentinel:
> "The #FBI and other investigators concluded the federal money provided to the foundation and the business was used for Amesty’s personal expenses, including furniture and credit card bills"
(and of course she’s included a bible verse in her announcement)
#GOP #MAGA #PamBondi #BradBondi #FBI #DOJ #Trump #uspol #uspolitics #flpol #floridapol #CarolinaAmesty #corruption #pardon #pardons
Ummm... #Florida considers easing #ChildLabor laws after pushing out #immigrants
A new law under consideration in the state Legislature would roll back child labor laws to make up for a dwindling labor pool.
By Ja'han Jones, March 27, 2025
Excerpt: "Florida Gov. #RonDeSantis backs the law and has defended the idea of teenagers and college students working these jobs. DeSantis also explicitly linked the effort to the loss of immigrant labor. Speaking about the consequences of state verification laws at an event with border czar #TomHoman, the governor said, 'Yes, we had people that left because of those rules, but you’ve also been able to hire other people. And what’s wrong with expecting our young people to be working part-time now?'
"In recent years, several states — many of them led by #Republican governors — have rolled back child labor laws. This map from the Economic Policy Institute illustrates the spike in states rolling back these laws from 2021 to 2024. Back in 2023, for example, #Arkansas Gov. #SarahHuckabeeSanders signed a bill that made it easier for companies to hire children without getting consent from their parents. One month earlier, The New York Times published a bombshell report about the #exploitation of immigrant children in #factories operated by some of the most well-known companies in the U.S.
"That story should have spurred a nationwide push to strengthen child labor laws. Instead, states like Florida are going in the opposite direction, weakening such laws in part to deal with the fallout from the conservative movement’s demonization of immigrants. They’re essentially using child labor to paper over the gaps left by their draconian immigration policies.
"#Project2025, the far-right playbook for Trump’s second term, specifically calls for rolling back 'hazard' regulations around child labor. The text claims, 'Some young adults show an interest in inherently dangerous jobs' and argues that 'with parental consent and proper training, certain young adults should be allowed to learn and work in more dangerous occupations.'
"Even as child labor laws are being rolled back, the Trump administration is working to gut #SocialServices, including funds that help provide #SchoolLunches to children and programs, like the supplemental nutrition assistance program [#SNAP], that help feed poor families. And if those cuts stay in place, they may leave American families with few alternatives to sending their children to work to keep food on the table."
Full article:
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/florida-child-labor-law-sb-918-rcna198275
#SB918 #FloridaPol #USPol #Scrooge #ICERaids #ChildLabor #HungerGames
PappyNo mailers I've seen but the TV ads in my area suggest some local county commission candidates are DeSantis and Trump endorsed.
Also, this is the first year I've been served video ads for county commission candidates. Kinda weird.
https://bird.makeup/users/craigtimes/statuses/1824831133193773123
Craig Pittman
A #Florida campaign mailer that some say incorrectly implies that the listed candidates all have the endorsements of Trump & @GovRonDeSantis has local Republican officials & some candidates steaming mad.https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/15/republican-mock-voter-guide-faces-criticism-with-claims-it-misleads/74765245007/ via @ByDaveBerman & @JWayEnviro
David 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️NB they/themI’m sitting here reading about how it’s unsafe for me to visit Florida while my sister is in the same room helping a client book a visit to Disney World. This reality feels so wrong it’s making feel ill.
#Gay #Lesbian #Trans #Queer #LGBT #LGBTQ #USPol #Florida #FloridaPol #Disney #WaltDisneyWorld #DisneyWorld #WDW
#Gay #Lesbian #Trans #Queer #LGBT #LGBTQ #USPol #Florida #FloridaPol #Disney #WaltDisneyWorld #DisneyWorld #WDW
It breaks my heart that there’s parts of my country that’s no longer safe for me to visit. Governments should do everything they can to protect their citizens but in Florida they’re activity trying to make it unsafe for anyone who’s not a straight white cisgender man. Anger and sorrow don’t bring to describe how I feel.
#Gay #Lesbian #Trans #Queer #LGBT #LGBTQ #USPol #Florida #FloridaPol
https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/16/florida-ron-desantis-bigotry-doctors-gay-people
#Gay #Lesbian #Trans #Queer #LGBT #LGBTQ #USPol #Florida #FloridaPol
https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/16/florida-ron-desantis-bigotry-doctors-gay-people
The new board has nothing better to do than ban businesses that are not on property and never will be 😒🙄
#Disney #WaltDisneyWorld #DisneyWorld #WDW #USPol #USPolitics #FloridaPol #FloridaPolitics
https://apnews.com/article/disney-desantis-florida-theme-parks-lgbtq-d0561ff56fd3aa40ebdb765b4a7896fc
#Disney #WaltDisneyWorld #DisneyWorld #WDW #USPol #USPolitics #FloridaPol #FloridaPolitics
https://apnews.com/article/disney-desantis-florida-theme-parks-lgbtq-d0561ff56fd3aa40ebdb765b4a7896fc
Disney board banned X-rated stores and liquor shops from property, overlooking prisons
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Before allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis took over, Disney World's governing district, which at the time was controlled by Disney supporters, reached an agreement in February with the company to prohibit a long list of businesses from ever being operated on its property.