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Ken White Mar 4, 2023

The Florida GOP is just comically fascist.

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3882068-florida-bill-would-require-bloggers-to-register-before-writing-about-desantis/

Florida bill would require bloggers to register before writing about DeSantis

A bill proposed this week by a Republican state senator in Florida would require bloggers who write about Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), his Cabinet officers and members of the Florida legislature to register with the state. Bloggers who receive compensation for a given online post about an elected state officer would have to register with…

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🤖 The Droid Engineer (⊙﹏⊙)Mar 4, 2023

@Popehat
They are constantly testing how far they can go, how much support they can get, and seeing who will stop them. They won't stop until they're stopped.

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Simon Bitdiddle

@DroidEngineer @Popehat

It's the legislative version of a Gish Gallop; they're trying to pass so much stuff that it isn't economical or possible to challenge everything effectively.