MufasaWhat did Elon Musk get for putting the full force of Twitter—broken though it may be—behind Ron DeSantis?
DeSantis just signed a bill that could potentially shield Musk and SpaceX from being sued for accidents that injure or kill crew members.
'Bigotry and megalomania': Scientific American Editorial board warns of DeSantis' 'antiscience agenda'
'Bigotry and megalomania': Scientific American Editorial board warns of DeSantis’ 'antiscience agenda'
The Scientific American's editorial board is highlighting the dangers of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' "antiscience agenda."In a new editorial, the board noted that the Republican governor "used governmental power in Florida to restrict access to health and education, promoting an intolerant and harmfu...
Florida Governor #RonDeSantis is now accidentally fighting #furries
The presidential candidate is interfering with the Megaplex #furry convention
https://kotaku.com/florida-gov-ron-desantis-furries-president-megaplex-1850480706
DeSantis appointee Michael Sasso resigns from Disney World oversight board
Sasso was one of five members of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District's Board of Supervisors, the governor-appointed board at the center of DeSantis’ dispute with Disney.
Sasso has not publicly given a reason for his resignation. On Tuesday, DeSantis elevated his wife, Meredith Sasso, to the Florida Supreme Court. She was the chief judge of the Sixth District Circuit Court of Appeal.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/05/27/michael-sasso-resigns-from-disney-world-oversight-board/
'We are incredibly resilient': Students vow to make DeSantis' takeover of their school miserable
https://www.rawstory.com/desantis-new-college-florida-2660717545/
'We are incredibly resilient': Students vow to make DeSantis' takeover of their school miserable
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last year essentially conducted a takeover of the New College of Florida with the aim of transforming it into a right-wing educational institution on par with Hillsdale College in Michigan.However, Vice News reports that many current students at New College aren't going dow...
'Mass migration': Pride organizer describes an LGBTQ exodus out of Florida
https://www.rawstory.com/florida-dont-say-gay-bill-2660721762/
'Mass migration': Pride organizer describes an LGBTQ exodus out of Florida
An exodus of LGBTQ people has started in Florida as they flee the state over Gov. Ron DeSantis' hard-right persecution policies, Pride organizer Danielle Oliviani told the Daily Beast.New laws are forcing some Pride organizations around the state to cancel their month long celebrations ,which usuall...
Ron DeSantis accused by veteran of trying to recreate the military of the confederacy
Ron DeSantis accused by veteran of trying to recreate the military of the confederacy
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is attempting to "create the Army of the confederacy," according to an Iraq War veteran.Veteran advocate and founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Paul Rieckhoff, cast DeSantis' war on wokism in the military as an effort to rebuild the military with only whit...
Ron DeSantis accuses teachers of 'forcing' students to pick pronouns
Ron DeSantis accuses teachers of 'forcing' students to pick pronouns
Governor Ron DeSantis kicked off his official presidential campaign tour on Tuesday, traveling to Iowa after announcing last week he was launching a White House run. On Wednesday, the Republican bragged to GOP voters that in Florida he recently signed a bill into law banning teachers from forcing ch...
Ron DeSantis campaign leaker was invited to donor meeting by staffer he met on a dating app
Ron DeSantis campaign leaker was invited to donor meeting by staffer he met on a dating app
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign was rattled this week by an embarrassing leak from a strategy meeting with donors, with leaked audio and slides showing aides trying to put a positive spin on data that clearly showed Trump has an advantage in the 2024 primary and that an unusually la...
Ron DeSantis touts permit-free concealed carry law just after mass shooting in Florida
Ron DeSantis touts permit-free concealed carry law just after mass shooting in Florida
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sent out a fundraising request in which his campaign highlighted a rule that "allows Floridians to carry concealed weapons without a government-issued permission slip" on Wednesday, just two days after a mass shooting near a beach in Florida.Ron DeSantis for President s...
'Barking': DeSantis mocked as his crew races to protect him from criticism after he attacks reporter
‘Barking’: DeSantis mocked as his crew races to protect him from criticism after he attacks reporter
Continuing his official presidential campaign kickoff this week, Florida GOP Governor Ron DeSantis delivered a speech to New Hampshire voters Thursday morning but refused to take questions from the audience. Afterward, when a reporter simply asked why, DeSantis blasted him, saying repeatedly, "Are y...
Showtime Pulls 'Vice' Episode on Ron DeSantis
An installment delving into the Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate's time as a U.S. Navy JAG officer at Guantanamo Bay was quietly shelved without explanation.
Showtime quietly pulled an episode of its Vice newsmagazine last week — one that featured a report on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ time as a U.S. Navy lawyer serving at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ron-desantis-vice-episode-pulled-showtime-1235506705/
Florida college left without American history professor after axing DeSantis critic
Florida college left without American history professor after axing DeSantis critic
Erik Wallenberg, a visiting professor at the New College of Florida and a detractor of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' efforts to take over the state's higher educational system, was unceremoniously removed, leaving the campus without a professor that teaches U.S. history, the Miami New Times reported th...
Republicans literally beg migrants not to leave Florida over DeSantis anti-immigration law
https://www.rawstory.com/ron-desantis-immigration-law/
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https://twitter.com/tomaskenn/status/1665727928167014403
Watch: Republicans literally beg migrants not to leave Florida over DeSantis anti-immigration law
Florida Republicans on Monday met with migrants to urge them not to leave the state in the wake of a new anti-immigration law that is sparking boycotts of the state. An NPR analysis determined that the law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) "limits social services for undocumented immigrants, alloc...
'Symbols of #WhiteSupremacy': Judge refuses to end taxpayer funding for Confederate statues
A federal judge sided with #Florida Governor #RonDeSantis and dismissed a lawsuit seeking to end taxpayer funding for #Confederate tributes.
#UnitedStates
https://www.rawstory.com/ron-desantis-confederate/
'Symbols of white supremacy': Judge refuses to end taxpayer funding for Confederate statues
A federal judge sided with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and dismissed a lawsuit seeking to end taxpayer funding for Confederate tributes.The lawsuit filed by Jacksonville resident Earl Johnson Jr. claimed that using taxpayer money to fund Confederate monuments violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and ...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis requested — and the Federal Election Commission granted — more time for the newly minted presidential candidate to reveal details about his personal finances
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/ron-desantis-money/
#MehdiHasan Shows What A Big Phony #RonDeSantis Is When It Comes To #Jesus
The #MSNBC host said Jesus was far too "woke" for Ron DeSantis.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mehdi-hasan-desantis-jesus_n_648fef1fe4b048eb9116c65e
How the Federalist Society helped Ron DeSantis move the Florida Supreme Court 'hard-right': report
How the Federalist Society helped Ron DeSantis move the Florida Supreme Court 'hard-right': report
For decades, Florida had a reputation for being an incredibly volatile swing state. Floridians often split their tickets, and President George W. Bush won the state twice before it went to President Barack Obama in both 2008 and 2012. Democrats and Republicans had to work extra hard with Florida vot...
'Unsavory' DeSantis super PAC moves 'clearly in violation of campaign finance law': analysis
'Unsavory' DeSantis super PAC moves 'clearly in violation of campaign finance law': analysis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is doing everything in his power to bend and dodge campaign finance laws in his effort to raise enough money to take on former President Donald Trump for the 2024 nomination, wrote Alexander Sammon for Slate.The biggest way he is doing this, Sammon explained, is the laws go...
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s wealthy donors and supporters lent a golf simulator to the Governor’s Mansion and provided private flights to fundraisers and other political events.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/21/desantis-donors-golf-simulator-flights/
'Dictators like to ban artists': DeSantis compared to Fidel Castro at heated Miami meeting
'Dictators like to ban artists': DeSantis compared to Fidel Castro at heated Miami meeting
Angry throngs turned out to Miami-Dade School Board meeting Wednesday to attack Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' policies as the country tried to figure out how to handle right-wing activists challenging books, reported the Miami Herald on Thursday.Some who attended the meeting even compared DeSantis to C...
#RonDeSantis sues #BidenAdministration over #university accrediting system
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale federal court, challenges a federal law that requires colleges and universities to submit to private accreditors to qualify for federal funding.
The lawsuit comes as DeSantis, who is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, imposes his conservative agenda on the state's #edxucation system.
DeSantis sues Biden administration over university accrediting system
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that the state has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration and the U.S. Department of Education over accreditation agencies, which control federal aid for students.
I know what's better for you': AOC slams DeSantis for repeatedly overturning his own voters
'I know what's better for you': AOC slams DeSantis for repeatedly overturning his own voters
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) tore into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a congressional hearing with Jasmine Burnley-Clark, the director of the Florida-based Equal Ground organization, about abuses of public office."Everyday Floridians have been exercising their right to democracy," said Oca...
#RonDeSantis: My Supreme Court Picks Would Be Just Like #ClarenceThomas, #SamuelAlito
The #Florida #GOP governor and 2024 contender also vowed to defend the conservative justices amid their ethics scandals.
DeSantis Warns Of 'Woke' In Bizarre Speech Claiming He Saw 'People Defecating' In Public
The Florida governor railed about his recent trip to San Francisco as he vowed on Friday to leave "woke ideology in the dustbin of history."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/desantis-woke-defecating-sidewalk_n_6496764ae4b08f753c2c2e17
Ron DeSantis Wants Disney Trial Pushed Back To After 2024 Election
The ultra-conservative governor hopes to be in the White House by the time the trial starts.
Major #PoleDancing Convention Cancels #Florida Event Due To #RonDeSantis' Anti-LGBTQ Laws
The governor and White House hopeful recently signed a flurry of legislation targeting the #LGBTQ+ community, including one law that targets #drag shows.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/florida-polecon-drag-canceled_n_649db914e4b0dcb22c43dbb8
Twitter Users Notice Something Weird In Resurfaced Ron DeSantis Beach Pic
A campaign photo from 2015 is making waves because of one bizarre little detail−a lack of footprints.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-desantis-beach-photo-2015-campaign_n_649ded29e4b030efa11f4ce0
Mexican government issues strong rebuke of #RonDeSantis' new #immigration law
"SB1718 will affect the human rights of thousands of Mexicans, including children, and will exacerbate hostile environments, which may lead to hate crimes and acts against the migrant community," the ministry said in a statement Saturday.
"Criminalization is not the way to solve the issue of undocumented immigration."
#Mexico
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4077881-mexican-government-issues-strong-rebuke-of-desantiss-new-immigration-law/
Mexican government issues strong rebuke of DeSantis’s new immigration law
The Mexican Foreign Ministry harshly criticized a new Florida immigration law that will require more frequent mandatory ID checks at places like hospitals and by employers, as well as increase criminal penalties to being undocumented. “SB1718 will affect the human rights of thousands of Mexicans, including children, and will exacerbate hostile environments, which may lead…
LGBTQ conservatives say they feel misled by DeSantis
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4079835-lgbtq-conservatives-say-they-feel-misled-by-desantis/
LGBTQ conservatives say they feel misled by DeSantis
LGBTQ Republicans say they feel misled by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) after the GOP presidential hopeful’s “war room” shared a bizarre video widely seen as inflammatory. The video bashed former President Donald Trump’s (R) support for the LGBTQ community and leaned into conservative state policies passed under DeSantis this year that were criticized as…
DeSantis on 6-week abortion ban: 'I had a lot of supporters who were averse to me on this'
DeSantis on 6-week abortion ban: ‘I had a lot of supporters who were averse to me on this’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) acknowledged on Friday that he “had a lot of supporters who were averse to me” on the six-week abortion ban he signed into law earlier this year. “As President, I will be somebody who will use the bully pulpit to support governors like [Iowa Gov.] Kim Reynolds when she’s got…
Ron DeSantis: Social Security cuts should target 'people in their 30s or 40s'
https://www.rawstory.com/ron-desantis-social-security-cuts-on-the-table-for-people-younger-than-50/
Ron DeSantis: Social Security cuts should target 'people in their 30s or 40s'
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis defended his plan to cut Social Security but promised that the program would be kept in place for people over 50.During an interview on Fox News, host Howard Kurtz asked DeSantis why he had changed positions on Social Security after supporting cuts to b...
'On day one we rip all the woke out': DeSantis vows to remake US military
https://www.rawstory.com/on-day-one-we-rip-all-the-woke-uut-desantis-cows-to-remake-us-military/
‘On day one we rip all the woke out’: DeSantis vows to remake US military
Governors who run for president are in the enviable position of holding up their accomplishments and promising to do more of the same on a national level. That is literally the basis of Florida GOP Governor Ron DeSantis‘ presidential campaign. He promised to “Make America Florida.”But as the DeSanti...
Monday, several groups filed suit in Miami federal court targeting a wide-ranging immigration policies enacted by #Florida earlier this year at the behest of Gov. #RonDeSantis
The lawsuit was brought by groups including the American Immigration Council, Americans for Immigrant Justice, #SPLC and the ACLU of Florida on behalf of Farmworkers Association of Florida, a non-profit farmworker organization with nearly 12,000 members, both documented and undocumented.
#SB1718
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/17/groups-sue-florida-immigration-law-00106616
College overtaken by DeSantis allies faces 'ridiculously high' job openings as faculty flee
College overtaken by DeSantis allies faces 'ridiculously high' job openings as faculty flee
New College of Florida, which in recent months has been taken over by allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, is facing major staff shortages as faculty members are fleeing for other jobs.In fact, the Tampa Bay Times is reporting that the school has lost more than a third of its faculty in the last few...
DeSantis' 'election police' are an illegal voter intimidation tactic: lawsuit
DeSantis' 'election police' are an illegal voter intimidation tactic: lawsuit
A new lawsuit filed by a voting rights group called the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition alleges that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' "election police" gambit is an illegal attempt to intimidate voters in his state.The Washington Post reports that the group's complaint alleges that DeSantis' office h...
NYT analysis: Floridians died at a higher rate, adjusted for age, than residents of almost any other state once the Delta wave of Covid-19 hit. By then, DeSantis had stopped promoting vaccinations.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/us/politics/ron-desantis-covid.html
The Steep Cost of Ron DeSantis’s Vaccine Turnabout
Once a vaccine advocate, the Florida governor lost his enthusiasm for the shot before the Delta wave sent Covid hospitalizations and deaths soaring. It’s a grim chapter he now leaves out of his rosy retelling of his pandemic response.
DeSantis backs Tuberville’s military holds
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4107551-desantis-backs-tubervilles-military-holds/
DeSantis backs Tuberville’s military holds
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) threw his weight behind Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) hold on promotions for military officers over the Pentagon’s abortion policy, insisting that if he’s elected the policy will not continue on. “No, I don’t,” DeSantis said when asked by radio host Hugh Hewitt if he thinks Tuberville should release his hold. “And the…
A leaked transcript of a Vice documentary into the role Governor #RonDeSantis played at #GuantanamoBay has been published after #Showtime mysteriously canceled plans to screen the show.
The transcript depicts DeSantis laughing at force-fed detainees
https://www.rawstory.com/ron-desantis-force-feeding-detainees/
Leaked transcript unveils canceled doc into Guantanamo Bay depicts DeSantis laughing at force-fed detainees
A leaked transcript of a Vice documentary into the role Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) played at Guantanamo Bay has been published after Showtime mysteriously canceled plans to screen the show.The transcript, obtained by The Daily Beast, shows the 30-minute production – called "The Guantanamo Candidate" –...
DeSantis says he could hire RFK Jr. to head up the Federal Drug Administration
DeSantis says he could hire RFK Jr. to head up the Food and Drug Administration
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) just fired one-third of his campaign staff this week, but he's giving some thought to who he would hire to his presidential administration. Speaking to the streaming channel OutKick, DeSantis was asked about whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would be someone he'd consider as a v...
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