Florida Tag

Florida vs. Big Tech: Gov. DeSantis Doubles Down On Protecting Floridians From Big Tech Censorship

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on February 03, 2021 33 Comments

As a small government Constitutional conservative, it is with no small degree of irony that I note my growing sense that we may very well need some government intervention to disempower Big Tech and its governing partisan ideology that has driven a singular and biased stranglehold on the internet's conservative voices.

Read More

New Bill Would Allow Permit Holders to Carry Firearms at Public Colleges and Universities in Florida

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 11, 2021 2 Comments

"The current prohibition of the concealed carry of a firearm makes campuses less safe"...

Read More

Man Who Killed Siblings While Fleeing Police on Wrong Side of Highway Had Lengthy Rap Sheet

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 06, 2021 19 Comments

Last week, Reginald Harris pulled a u-turn on a highway while fleeing the police. While driving the wrong way at nearly 100 miles an hour, he crashed into another vehicle, killing a young man and woman who were siblings. Harris, who also died in the crash, had a long rap sheet and a revoked license.

Read More

Grad Students at University of Florida Hold Academic Town Hall for Students of Color Only

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 06, 2021 7 Comments

"We kindly remind all that you respond to this space [sic] is only for those who identify as a BIPOC individuals in this department."...

Read More

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vs. CNN Reporter

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on January 06, 2021 7 Comments

During a press conference, a CNN reporter attempted to paint Florida's rollout of the COVID vaccine as a failure by badgering Governor DeSantis with a talking point masked as a question.

Read More

Fired Florida Covid Data Tech Wins Forbes’ ‘Tech Person of the Year’ Award

Posted by Stacey Matthews on January 03, 2021 19 Comments

Florida data technician Rebekah Jones' history with the state's health department is messy. But because the media despises Republican governors like Ron DeSantis for choosing not to lock their respective states down during the pandemic, Jones became an instant media darling after she was fired in May due to alleged insubordination and unauthorized changes made to the state's official coronavirus dashboard.

Read More

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Neighbor Trying to Get Him Booted Out of Neighborhood Claim’s Trump’s Alarm System is Injuring Her Brain

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on December 18, 2020 29 Comments

Thursday I blogged about a demand letter (included beneath) sent to the city of Palm Beach and to the Secret Service, claiming Trump cannot legally claim Mar-a-Lago as his post-presidency residence. The story was widely reported by the Washington Post. I'm sure you'll be shocked to know that the WaPo just happened to leave out that the woman presumably behind the demand letter is also claiming that Mar-a-Lago's security system is injuring her brain.

Read More

U. South Florida Considers Requiring ‘Oppression Bias’ Training for New Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 18, 2020 4 Comments

"in response to a demand from its Black Student Union"...

Read More

Trump Mar-a-Lago Neighbors Lobby to Forbid a Trump Residency

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on December 17, 2020 57 Comments

To begin with, ???. Anyway, according to the WaPo, Trump's Mar-a-Lago neighbors filed a demand letter, which was delivered to the city of Palm Beach as well as the Secret Service, citing an agreement Trump signed in the 90s. They allege that because the location is now a club it cannot also be a private residence. The letter was filed by the DeMoss family who runs an international missionary foundation (I will not comment on their occupation and actions here).

Read More

COVID Theater: Disney World Will Stop Photoshopping Masks Onto Park Visitors

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 15, 2020 14 Comments

There are more signs that the American public is tired of the endless COVID theater, especially as the mask mandates and lockdowns have failed to stop the new surge. After being called-out by park visitors, Disney World will stop editing on-ride photos to make maskless guests appear masked.

Read More

Home of Florida Data Tech Rebekah Jones Raided for Allegedly Hacking the State’s Emergency Alert System

Posted by Stacey Matthews on December 08, 2020 14 Comments

In May, Florida data technician Rebekah Jones was fired for what state records reportedly showed was a pattern of making unauthorized public remarks about the Florida coronavirus dashboard she helped manage.

Read More

University of South Florida Acknowledges Campus Once Belonged to Native Americans

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 28, 2020 15 Comments

"Acknowledging this is important to being able to start a dialogue."...

Read More

University of Miami Law Professor Under Fire From Students Over Support for Trump

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 08, 2020 24 Comments

Cancel culture is far too prevalent in higher education, particularly as it pertains to support for President Trump. At the University of Miami, a law professor named Daniel Ravicher is coming under fire for tweets he wrote on election night and since.

Read More

Leaders at University of South Florida Taking Pay Cuts to Trim Budget

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 05, 2020 0 Comments

"The president, whose base salary is $575,000, will take a 15 percent pay cut."...

Read More

FL Gov. Ron DeSantis lifts state’s coronavirus restrictions on bars and restaurants

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 26, 2020 27 Comments

It's back to business for Florida's bars and restaurants! Under an executive order signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, these entities will no longer be forced to operate at less than full capacity under state rules as the tide of the coronavirus pandemic begins to roll back.

Read More

Legal Insurrection and Judicial Watch investigate attacks on UCF Prof. Charles Negy

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 16, 2020 44 Comments

Charles Negy is the University of Central Florida professor who found himself in the crosshairs of online and street mobs demanding his termination after early June 2020 tweets disputing the concept of "systemic racism" and asserting that "black privilege is real."

Read More

Student Senator at Florida State U. Says He Was Removed for Holding Traditional Catholic Views

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 15, 2020 6 Comments

"The content of my messages was leaked and mischaracterized all over social media."...

Read More

Mike Bloomberg Wants To Buy Florida Election For Joe Biden for $100 Million

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 13, 2020 48 Comments

You remember mini-Mike. He sank a billion dollars into his Democrat presidential run, but collapsed on the debate stage after Elizabeth Warren ripped him a new one over ... who even remembers what it was over, but it was brutal.

Read More