DeSantis' Florida is creating a state-run, brownshirt "militia".

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2023/07/14/florida-state-guard-desantis-national-guard-training/

At least some honorable people there are saying, "No way will I be part of this."

But America's new fascists are more and more brazen. And if the rest of us don't start taking the threat they represent more seriously, they could prevail.

Veterans quit DeSantis’ Florida State Guard over militialike training

One retired Marine Corps officer called the police on instructors, alleging abuse.

Tampa Bay Times
@dangillmor And yet not every state is going the way of the incipient dystopia in Florida. The Ohio Cyber Reserve, a cadre of response specialists in the event local governments and key infrastructure like hospitals get hit with ransomware again, is organized here alongside the Ohio Military Reserve and the Ohio Naval Militia. The ONM and OMR have been organized and operational since World War I. https://www.ong.ohio.gov/special-units/cyber/ohcr/index.html