Artificial Intelligence Use in Political Advertisements Under Review by Florida Legislature

Artificial Intelligence Use in Political Advertisements Under Review by Florida Legislature

Mateo Guillamont
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December 13, 2023
TALLAHASSEE - Legislators in the state's capitol are set to consider regulations that could impact how artificial intelligence is used for political advertisements.  Recently, Florida State Senator Nick DiCeglie (R-18) filed a bill that would create a new section in Florida statutes covering artificial intelligence (AI) use in political media.  Specifically, Senator DiCeglie’s bill aims […]
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Rubio, Scott, and Fellow Senators Seek Assurances Prior to Renegotiation of Iran Nuclear Deal

Rubio, Scott, and Fellow Senators Seek Assurances Prior to Renegotiation of Iran Nuclear Deal

Mateo Guillamont
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December 12, 2023
Florida Senators Marco Rubio(R) and Rick Scott(R) have jointly cosponsored a bill to prevent the renegotiation of the Iran Nuclear deal absent certain conditions.  Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) filed the original bill, called the Iran China Accountability Act.  The act would halt any US initiatives towards renegotiating the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Iran nuclear […]
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Florida Republican Supports Outlawing Citizen’s Arrests

Florida Republican Supports Outlawing Citizen’s Arrests

Mateo Guillamont
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December 12, 2023
Florida Senator Corey Simon (R) has filed a bill to outlaw the practice of ‘Citizen’s arrests’. Senator Simon’s bill is the companion to Miami Gardens Representative Christopher Benjamin’s (D-107) proposal.  A citizen’s arrest occurs when a non-law enforcement individual, or an off-duty law enforcement officer, apprehends a suspected criminal and detains him until law enforcement […]
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Florida Lawmakers Embrace Milei’s Accession to the Argentine Presidency

Florida Lawmakers Embrace Milei’s Accession to the Argentine Presidency

Mateo Guillamont
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December 11, 2023
Buenos Aires, Argentina- President Javier Gerardo Milei was sworn in as Argentina’s next president.  Milei, whose political career began in Argentina’s Congress, is a conservative figure whose rise has taken the world by surprise.  Yesterday’s inaugural speech centered on Milei’s plans to reshape Argentina’s fiscal policy. Milei inherited sky-high inflation, colossal debt, and record unemployment […]
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Scott Moves to Outlaw Investing Taxpayer Dollars into Chinese-Made COVID-19 Tests

Scott Moves to Outlaw Investing Taxpayer Dollars into Chinese-Made COVID-19 Tests

Mateo Guillamont
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December 9, 2023
US Senator Rick Scott (R-Fl) has floored legislation that would prohibit using federal tax dollars to purchase at home COVID-19 tests manufactured by certain states, namely China.  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it would purchase $600 million in COVID-19 tests earlier this year “ to Bolster US Manufacturing of COVID-19 […]
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Fallout From Ivy League Presidents' Congressional Testimony Continues

Fallout From Ivy League Presidents' Congressional Testimony Continues

Mateo Guillamont
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December 8, 2023
Just in case widespread hateful anti-Semitic college demonstrations were not enough, top Ivy league University Presidents gave Congress even more reasons to take action this week.  On Tuesday, US Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) questioned the Presidents of Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, and MIT, over whether speech calling for the eradication of Jews violated campus […]
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Gaetz Seeks Retribution For 2019 Saudi Arabia Shootings

Gaetz Seeks Retribution For 2019 Saudi Arabia Shootings

Mateo Guillamont
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December 8, 2023
On the four year anniversary of the deadly Pensacola Naval Air Base (NAS) terrorist attack, US Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Fl) has filed a bill aimed at holding Saudi Arabia accountable.  On December 6, 2019, Saudi Arabian Royal Air Force second lieutenant Mohammed Alshamrani opened fire on American servicemen after being radicalized by al-Qa‘ida’s ideology.  Alshamrani […]
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Miami Lawmakers Push for Mangrove Conservation Legislation for Third Consecutive Term

Miami Lawmakers Push for Mangrove Conservation Legislation for Third Consecutive Term

Mateo Guillamont
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December 7, 2023
Tallahassee, Fl- Florida State Senators Bryan Avila (R) and Ileana Garcia (R)introduced a bill on Wednesday, December 7th, to preserve and protect Florida’s mangroves.  Yesterday’s introduction marks the third time the legislation has been proposed, as previous attempts to pass the law in 2022 and in early 2023 failed due to timing problems.  The bill […]
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Scott, Rubio, and Balart Seek Congress' Support of Venezuela's Machado

Scott, Rubio, and Balart Seek Congress' Support of Venezuela's Machado

Mateo Guillamont
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December 6, 2023
Washington, D.C.- Today, December 6th, Florida lawmakers simultaneously filed resolutions in both the US Senate and House of Representatives to officially recognize Maria Corina Machado.  Machado overwhelmingly won the Venezuelan opposition party’s recent primary elections. However, Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s puppet Venezuelan Supreme Court invalidated the election results and barred Machado shortly afterwards. Senators Marco […]
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Florida Legislature Renews Attempts to Enshrine Civil Rights Protections from Immunization

Florida Legislature Renews Attempts to Enshrine Civil Rights Protections from Immunization

Mateo Guillamont
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December 6, 2023
Florida Senator Joe Gruters (R) has filed a bill that would outlaw many private or public immunization requirements.  The law defines vaccine requirements as the imposition of a medical procedure designed to stimulate the human body’s immune response against communicable, i.e., contagious, diseases.  Affected vaccines would include those targeting COVID-19, Flu, and similar contagious diseases.  […]
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Alleged Cuban Spy Arrested in Miami After 40 Years in Hiding

Alleged Cuban Spy Arrested in Miami After 40 Years in Hiding

Mateo Guillamont
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December 5, 2023
Yesterday, December 4th, former US Ambassador to Bolivia Victor Manuel Rocha was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and charged with espionage. Ambassador Rocha was arrested after an FBI counterintelligence operation gathered substantial evidence pointing to Rocha’s involvement with Cuban intelligence services.   According to the FBI,  beginning approximately in 1981, Rocha, a naturalized […]
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Biden Holding Off on Reimposing Venezuelan Sanctions Garners Criticism

Biden Holding Off on Reimposing Venezuelan Sanctions Garners Criticism

Mateo Guillamont
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December 5, 2023
President Joe Biden has yet to reintroduce sanctions on Venezuela after the US lifted them in exchange for free and fair elections in the Latin American country’s 2024 presidential election.  Back in early October, the Floridian’s Javier Manjarres reported how the US was leveraging sanctions on Venezuelan oil exports to pressure Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro […]
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Florida Legislature to Consider Calling for National Constitutional Convention

Florida Legislature to Consider Calling for National Constitutional Convention

Mateo Guillamont
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December 5, 2023
Tallahassee, Fl- The Florida House of Representatives will be considering whether to call for a constitutional convention to propose new amendments to the US Constitution.  The event comes after Representative Tyler Sirois filed a bill, concurrent resolution 703, which would add Florida to the growing list of states calling for a constitutional convention.  Under Article […]
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Maduro Drags his Feet, Delays Reinstatement of Venezuelan Primary Winner

Maduro Drags his Feet, Delays Reinstatement of Venezuelan Primary Winner

Mateo Guillamont
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December 4, 2023
Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro reached a last minute deal late last week with the Venezuelan opposition to extend the reinstatement of banned candidates until December 15th.  Dictator Maduro’s puppet Supreme Court recently infamously barred opposition primary winner Maria Cornia Machado from participating in Venezuela’s upcoming 2024 elections.  Maduro’s regime cited Machado’s support for US sanctions […]
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Balart Opposes Biden’s Proposed $3 Billion UN Climate Package

Balart Opposes Biden’s Proposed $3 Billion UN Climate Package

Mateo Guillamont
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December 2, 2023
Dubai, United Arab Emirates- Vice President Kamala Harris today announced the US will invest an additional $3 billion to the United Nations’ (UN) Green Climate fund.   The US had previously invested $2 billion into the fund.  Vice President Harris’ announcement came during the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28). Shortly thereafter, conservative Congress-members criticized […]
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Tributes Roll in for Deceased SCOTUS Justice O’Connor

Tributes Roll in for Deceased SCOTUS Justice O’Connor

Mateo Guillamont
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December 1, 2023
This morning, December 1st, 2023, news emerged of ex-Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s death in Phoenix, Arizona.  Former President Ronald Reagan appointed her to the bench in 1981 with unanimous support.  Justice O’Connor passed away from complications related to advanced dementia, probably Alzheimer’s, and a respiratory illness, according to the Supreme Court.  O’Connor, the […]
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Dunn Worried About Chinese Infiltration into Northern Mariana Islands

Dunn Worried About Chinese Infiltration into Northern Mariana Islands

Mateo Guillamont
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December 1, 2023
Congressman Neal Dunn (R-Fl) has sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas regarding unregulated Chinese entry of into the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). According to Embassies.net, Chinese nationals need not present any visa for short-term travel into the CNMI.   Consequently, Dunn was joined by Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) and […]
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Scott Reintroduces ‘College Act’ for Universities to Shoulder Rising Tuition

Scott Reintroduces ‘College Act’ for Universities to Shoulder Rising Tuition

Mateo Guillamont
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November 30, 2023
Washington, D.C.- Senator Rick Scott (R-Fl) reintroduced the  Changing Our Learning, Loans, Endowments, and Graduation Expectations (COLLEGE) Act yesterday, November 29th. Senator Scott’s College Act attempts to offset record tuition costs by compelling Universities with broad endowments but still receiving federal financial aid to partially cover students’ tuition.  Universities with $1 to $5 billion, $5-10 […]
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