Trump Ally DC_Draino Will Not Run for Congress, Focuses on Social Media Business

Trump Ally DC_Draino Will Not Run for Congress, Focuses on Social Media Business

Liv Caputo
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April 13, 2024
TAMPA BAY, FL—Top Trump surrogate and political influencer Rogan O'Handley, aka DC Draino, who publicly contemplated the former President's call for a MAGA loyalist to unseat Florida's lone Team DeSantis congresswoman, will not run for the Tampa area seat held by Republican Rep. Laurel Lee. "After careful consideration, and speaking to family, I have decided […]
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'We Aren't Worried': Florida GOP Chair on Transgender Democrat Running For House Seat

'We Aren't Worried': Florida GOP Chair on Transgender Democrat Running For House Seat

Liv Caputo
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April 12, 2024
TAMPA, FL—Florida may have its first transgender Lawmaker in Tampa Bay's House District 65, though conservatives don't believe she will be able to flip the long-held Republican seat blue. Democratic candidate Ashley Brundage, a small business owner and former DEI educator, is challenging Republican Representative Karen Gonzalez-Pittman in House District 65—an area that hasn't elected […]
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'Facts Don't Matter': DeSantis Slams Media For False 'Narrative' in Chicago Shooting

'Facts Don't Matter': DeSantis Slams Media For False 'Narrative' in Chicago Shooting

Liv Caputo
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April 12, 2024
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL—At a bill signing supporting law enforcement officers, Governor Ron DeSantis slammed the media for driving "narratives for clicks" in a Chicago police shooting case. "[The media] is trying to cause division in society, they're trying to create a narrative, they know what they're doing," DeSantis said at a Saint Augustine press conference […]
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EXCLUSIVE: Transgender Candidate Runs For Republican-Held Florida House Seat

EXCLUSIVE: Transgender Candidate Runs For Republican-Held Florida House Seat

Liv Caputo
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April 12, 2024
TAMPA, FL—Florida's Ashley Brundage (D) could be the state's first transgender lawmaker, announcing Friday her candidacy for Tampa Bay's Republican-held House District 65 seat. "The historic nature is not lost on me, and I know my identity, background, who I am, and how I live my life as a person is going to be forefront […]
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Last Squeeze?—4.11.2024— ABORTION, ABORTION, ABORTION—More...

Last Squeeze?—4.11.2024— ABORTION, ABORTION, ABORTION—More...

Liv Caputo
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April 11, 2024
Moskowitz Says Abortion Ballot Initiative Failure 'Not Foregone Conclusion' Florida's abortion law is set to be on the ballot in November, but Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) recently suggested the pro-abortion side of the initiative will fail. However, in a comment to The Floridian...READ MORE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH FIRST TRANSGENDER CANDIDATE Our interview will be posted in […]
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16 Cuban Refugees Discovered in Key West Waters, Promptly Returned to Cuba

16 Cuban Refugees Discovered in Key West Waters, Promptly Returned to Cuba

Liv Caputo
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April 10, 2024
KEY WEST, FL—Florida Fish and Wildlife intercepted and repatriated 16 Cuban refugees attempting to reach the U.S. three miles south of Fort Zachary Taylor in Key West. The 16 potential immigrants came from Cuba, which is just 90 miles south of the Southernmost Point of the continental United States. They were aboard a chug—a type […]
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Last Squeeze?—4.11.2024—INTERVIEW: Florida's First Transgender State Candidate–ABORTION, ABORTION, ABORTION—More...

Last Squeeze?—4.11.2024—INTERVIEW: Florida's First Transgender State Candidate–ABORTION, ABORTION, ABORTION—More...

Liv Caputo
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April 10, 2024
Moskowitz Says Abortion Ballot Initiative Failure 'Not Foregone Conclusion' Florida's abortion law is set to be on the ballot in November, but Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) recently suggested the pro-abortion side of the initiative will fail. However, in a comment to The Floridian...READ MORE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH FIRST TRANSGENDER CANDIDATE Our interview will be posted in […]
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'Florida Has a First Amendment Problem': Judge Blocks Pronoun Law From Applying to a Trans Teacher

'Florida Has a First Amendment Problem': Judge Blocks Pronoun Law From Applying to a Trans Teacher

Liv Caputo
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April 10, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—A federal court ruled that a transgender teacher's First Amendment rights were violated by a 2023 law requiring educators to provide pronouns that are consistent with their biological sex. This preliminary ruling, however, does not apply statewide. It only addresses the two plaintiffs, transgender Hillsborough County teacher Katie Wood, and nonbinary educator AV Schwandes, […]
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'The Manifestation of Evil': DeSantis Signs 5 Bills Targeting Pedophiles

'The Manifestation of Evil': DeSantis Signs 5 Bills Targeting Pedophiles

Liv Caputo
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April 10, 2024
SAINT PETERSBURG, FL—Five new bills cracking down on pedophiles were signed into law Wednesday, which increase penalties for child groomers, provide funds for catching online molesters, and create new training requirements for law enforcement officers. "In Florida, we stand for the wellbeing and the innocence of our children," Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a Saint […]
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Will Abortion be the Biggest Voter Turnout Drive in November?

Will Abortion be the Biggest Voter Turnout Drive in November?

Liv Caputo
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April 10, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—Just one week after Florida's Supreme Court allowed a 6-week abortion ban to take hold of the state, Arizona's Supreme Court has upheld a 123-year-old law barring all abortions except to save the mother's life, showing abortion may be the biggest drive for turnout in the November General Election. Arizona's law, codified in 1901, […]
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Last Squeeze?—4.9.2024—Conservatives Denounce Trump's Abortion Stance, DeSantis Cracks Down on Shoplifters—More...

Last Squeeze?—4.9.2024—Conservatives Denounce Trump's Abortion Stance, DeSantis Cracks Down on Shoplifters—More...

Liv Caputo
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April 9, 2024
Conservatives Denounce President Trump's Abortion Stance President Donald Trump (R) has announced his position on a national abortion ban. After months of speculation regarding his stance, President Trump has affirmed his support for states voting on their...READ MORE Governor Ron DeSantis: "We've demonstrated that good government is responsive to the concerns of residents and businesses, […]
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'Do the Crime, Do the Time': DeSantis' Shoplifting Crackdown

'Do the Crime, Do the Time': DeSantis' Shoplifting Crackdown

Liv Caputo
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April 9, 2024
STUART, FL—Tuesday Morning Governor Ron DeSantis signed a retail theft bill into law, instituting a severe crackdown on the Sunshine State's high levels of shoplifting and porch piracy. "We're a law and order state. If you do the crime, you do the time," DeSantis said. He hosted his press conference at a Walgreens in Stuart, […]
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Last Squeeze?—4.8.2024—Trump Says Abortion Should Be Left to the States, DeSantis Cracks Down on Fentanyl—More...

Last Squeeze?—4.8.2024—Trump Says Abortion Should Be Left to the States, DeSantis Cracks Down on Fentanyl—More...

Liv Caputo
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April 8, 2024
Trump Says Abortion Laws Should be Left to the States President Donald Trump (R) has announced his position on a national abortion ban. After months of speculation regarding his stance, President Trump has affirmed his support for states voting on their...READ MORE Former President Donald Trump: "Senator Lindsey Graham is doing a great disservice to […]
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Florida Surgeon General Applauds State's Transgender Sports Ban

Florida Surgeon General Applauds State's Transgender Sports Ban

Liv Caputo
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April 8, 2024
SANFORD, FL—During a press conference addressing Florida's fentanyl crisis, Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo praised the Sunshine State's transgender sports ban in the wake of the Summer Olympics imposing new restrictions on transgender athletes. Who would have thought it would be controversial to allow girls to compete with other girls and not have to compete with […]
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'Huge Scourge': DeSantis Cracks Down on Fentanyl Exposure, Expands Recovery Program

'Huge Scourge': DeSantis Cracks Down on Fentanyl Exposure, Expands Recovery Program

Liv Caputo
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April 8, 2024
SANFORD, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis signed two fentanyl bills into law Monday morning, creating a second-degree felony for individuals who expose first responders to fentanyl, designating June 6th as Revival Awareness Day, and expanding a fentanyl-recovery program to a total of 29 Florida counties. "We have massive amounts of fentanyl pouring into the country from the […]
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Pregnancy Call Center Slams Abortion Amendment as Democratic Youth Moves to Raise Turnout

Pregnancy Call Center Slams Abortion Amendment as Democratic Youth Moves to Raise Turnout

Liv Caputo
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April 5, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—In the wake of the Sunshine State's abortion decisions, a Tallahassee freshman is taking the initiative to register young women to vote—stressing the need for youth Democratic voters—while a pregnancy call center slams the "right to choice" amendment. "We distributed a thousand tulips at campuses across the state, teaming up with some sororities to […]
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Last Squeeze?—4.5.2024—DeSantis' Controversial Statement Could Ring True—More...

Last Squeeze?—4.5.2024—DeSantis' Controversial Statement Could Ring True—More...

Liv Caputo
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April 5, 2024
DeSantis Could Prove Pro-Marijuana, Pro-Abortion Amendment Supporters Wrong on Election Night When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said that the state was going to “smell like marijuana” if voters supported the Amendment 3 initiative that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana...READ MORE White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre: "The President has been briefed on the […]
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Planted Evidence and a Dismissed Juror: Tallahassee DUI Case Turns Up the Heat

Planted Evidence and a Dismissed Juror: Tallahassee DUI Case Turns Up the Heat

Liv Caputo
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April 5, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—A viral bodycam video alleging a Tallahassee Police Officer planted DUI evidence has led to an angered police chief, a removed juror, and bipartisan condemnations of the officer's actions...all on and before the first day of trial. Our Tallahassee, a left-leaning site founded by former lobbyist Max Herrle, posted a shortened video of Calvin […]
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