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Petition Calls on U. Florida to Change Humanities Requirement to Race and Racism Course

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 16, 2020 4 Comments

"Klein’s petition, addressed to UF President Kent Fuchs, has amassed over 25,000 signatures so far."...

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RNC to Move Convention from Charlotte to Jacksonville

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 11, 2020 29 Comments

The Republican National Convention announced Thursday that it will be moving its convention from Charlotte to Jacksonville.

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U. Florida Rescinds Admission for Student Over Years-Old Racist Comments on Social Media

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 11, 2020 4 Comments

“prospective student who posted racist comments in social media will not be joining the University of Florida community this fall”...

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Parkland Cop Fired for Hiding Behind His Car During the School Shooting is Getting His Job Back

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on May 14, 2020 43 Comments

Brian Miller, the sheriff's sergeant who was fired for failure to act while a mass shooting was happening at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, is getting his job back. Complete with back pay.

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Compare and Contrast: Media Coverage of Andrew Cuomo’s Coronavirus Failure vs. Ron DeSantis’ Success

Posted by Stacey Matthews on May 09, 2020 17 Comments

As both a media critic and a follower of all things political, it has been both fascinating and maddening at the same time to compare the media's coverage of NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo's handling of the Wuhan Coronavirus outbreak in his state to their coverage of FL Gov. Ron DeSantis's handling of the outbreak in his state.

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Member of Student Govt. at U. Florida Encourages Rent Strike

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 04, 2020 5 Comments

"petition has amassed more than 11,500 signatures so far"...

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Antibody testing finds CA’s Bay Area infections may be 85 times higher than reported

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 18, 2020 55 Comments

Today's update will start with a reminder that Legal Insurrection reported that it's suspected that California had been dealing with coronavirus infections far earlier that originally reported, perhaps as early as November, 2019.

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U. Florida Student Petition Claims it’s ‘Morally Wrong’ for Landlords to Charge Rent Right Now

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 13, 2020 8 Comments

"these landlords have refused to offer any rent relief and/ or changes to leases and lease renewals to University of Florida students"...

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Wuhan Virus Watch: New Orleans May be “Hot Spot” Because of Mardi Gras

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 25, 2020 14 Comments

Currently, the US is reporting over 54,000 coronavirus cases and 775 deaths. Louisiana officials say their state has 1388 cases and 11 deaths. They also predict that New Orleans will be a coronavirus "hot spot," after over a million people celebrated Carnival in the area for more than a month, culminating in Mardi Gras at the end of February.

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Five Students From U. Tampa Test Positive for Coronavirus After Spring Break Trip

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 23, 2020 2 Comments

"did not disclose the names of the students, nor where they travelled during the break"...

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Wuhan Virus Watch: California Gov. Newsom Issues Stay-at-Home Order

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 20, 2020 23 Comments

Next week my plans were to sit on a beach in Fiji, drink rum cocktails, and read fantasy novels. Needless to say, one of the victims of the pandemic was my tropical vacation.

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*UPDATE* Biden Demolishes Sanders in Florida, Illinois, and Arizona Primaries

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 17, 2020 27 Comments

Illinois and Florida barely closed the polls before declaring former Vice President Joe Biden the winner in their primaries. The same happened in Arizona. A look at the numbers shows why it was an easy call.

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Former Florida Gov. Candidate Andrew Gillum Found in Hotel Room With Man Suffering From Possible Drug Overdose

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 14, 2020 36 Comments

Police found former Democratic Florida gubernatorial candidate and CNN contributor Andrew Gillum in a hotel room with a man who suffered from a possible drug overdose. Police believe a bag they found at the scene contained crystal meth. Reports indicate the man is a gay escort.

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Biden Leads Sanders in Florida by 44 Points Ahead of Tuesday’s Primary

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 12, 2020 19 Comments

Arizona, Florida, Illinois, and Ohio vote on Tuesday. Florida is the big trophy due to the delegates. It has 248 delegates with 219 of them being pledged delegates. After stomping Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) two weeks in a row it looks like former Vice President Joe Biden will once again claim victory in a top delegate state.

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College Democrats at U. Tampa Condemn Presence of Border Patrol on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 04, 2020 3 Comments

“With guns on their hip and large propaganda-like signs”...

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Flagler College Puts Fake Floating Alligator Head in Pool to Keep Away Ducks

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 02, 2020 8 Comments

"If this works, it may be the most Florida solution to a problem we have ever seen."...

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Two Florida Residents Sue to Keep Bernie off Democratic Primary Ballot Because He’s Not A Democrat

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 26, 2020 27 Comments

First Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) ticked off people in Florida after he praised former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Now two Florida residents, who are registered Democrats, sued to keep Sanders off the Democratic primary ballot since he is an Independent.

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Fidel Castro Fanboy Bernie Faces Democrat Backlash In Florida

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on February 25, 2020 33 Comments

Democrat and #NeverTrump pundits have been unleashing oceans of ink trying to get another Democrat to take down socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). They at least want to get him to moderate his crazy commie worldview and to downplay his disastrous plans for our great nation.  If he doesn't, they justifiably fear, he will lose to Trump. And for them, beating Trump is all that matters.

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