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Last Squeeze🍊—8.13.2025—Miami Billboard Ad Targets Rubio, Republican Lawmakers—Much More...
I Spy With My Little Eye a Miami-Dade Billboard Criticizes Secretary Rubio, Reps. Gimenez and Diaz-Balart Gov. Ron DeSantis has finally named his second-in-command. A billboard located in Miami-Dade County is slamming Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Florida U.S. Reps. Carlos Gimenez and Mario Diaz-Balart...READ MORE Jay Collins: Our state doesn’t just support law enforcement with words, […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis, flanked by new Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, awarded recruitment bonuses to law enforcement personnel as part of the state’s law enforcement officer recruitment bonus program during a press conference in Tampa on Wednesday. To show his support for law enforcement, the governor handed out $5,000 checks to 40 Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office […]
A billboard located in Miami-Dade County is slamming Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Florida U.S. Reps. Carlos Gimenez and Mario Diaz-Balart for betraying the local immigrant community in the face of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. According to the sign, the billboard is paid for by Keep Them Honest Inc., an organization […]
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) responded to claims that military recruitment among women is declining in a post to X (formerly Twitter), saying, "There's a reason why female service member recruitment is at all-time high." Rep. Luna shared an article from Fox News in a second post, which found that 23,985 women enlisted in the […]
Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) mocked newly reelected Washington, D.C. Councilman Trayon White for saying he and the City Council are "responsible" in a post to X (formerly Twitter). President Donald Trump has mobilized the District of Columbia's National Guard to address the violent crime plaguing the nation's capital, which included the assassination of two U.S. […]
He says he is qualified for the job, and that he would garner enough support from Republican voters if he ran, but will newly-appointed Lt. Governor Jay Collins run against Rep. Byron Donalds in the 2026 Republican gubernatorial primary race? The answer is a big maybe. Probably. Collins was one of DeSantis' big allies in […]
A Florida man captured 87 Burmese pythons to take home a top prize of $1,000 for the most captures last month, according to a post by South Florida Water Management District officials. Somewhat apropos, Aaron Mann emerged as the top hunter in July during the South Florida Water Management District's (SFWMD) Python Elimination Program contest […]
DeSantis Appoints Sen. Jay Collins as Lieutenant Governor Gov. Ron DeSantis has finally named his second-in-command. State Sen. Jay Collins, a former Green Beret, was announced as DeSantis's lieutenant governor during a press conference Tuesday at (fittingly) the Tampa Bay Green Beret Association....READ MORE AG James Uthmeier: Congratulations to our new LG, Jay CollinsHe’s a proven […]
U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) applauded a recent proposal by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lower the required sugar content in pasteurized orange juice. The FDA says the move would reduce costs for manufacturers and reduce the dependence on imports. The proposed change follows Sen. Moody's sponsorship in April of the Defending Domestic […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis has finally named his second-in-command. State Sen. Jay Collins, a former Green Beret, was announced as DeSantis's lieutenant governor during a press conference Tuesday at (fittingly) the Tampa Bay Green Beret Association. "I am locked in. I am ready to go. What I want you to know is this, and my friends […]
Two months have passed since Colombian Senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot during a campaign rally in Bogotá, Colombia. An assailant shot the 39-year-old political figure three times—twice in the head—and doctors at Santa Fe Foundation Hospital’s intensive care unit attempted various neurological procedures, achieving only slight improvements. However, despite best efforts […]
Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) praised President Donald Trump's federal takeover of Washington, D.C., as the Trump administration claims the local government of the District of Columbia has lost control of public order and safety in the city following the assassinations of two U.S. Embassy staffers in May. Rep. Donalds stated, “Washington, DC is a VIOLENT […]
Finally! DeSantis to Name Sen. Jay Collins Lt. Governor of Florida The day has finally arrived where Gov. Ron DeSantis will name State Senator Jay Collins to be he Lt. Governor. Sen. Collins, alongside now-CFO Blaise Ingoglia, have been Gov. DeSantis' staunches allies. Collins is strongly considering a run for governor against Trump-endorsed Rep. Byron […]
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has requested the U.S. Commerce Department to make corrections to the 2020 U.S Census, which he says erroneously overcounted and undercounted the populations of 14 states, including Florida. In a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Uthmeier said the miscount cost Florida a second congressional seat and should be corrected […]
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) discussed the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas War, challenging countries that have recognized Palestine as a country to "show me where Israel has been wrong" in its operations in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Varney & Co. The discussion began with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's announcement of a new offensive […]
Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) spearheaded a bipartisan letter to the State Department urging them to reject the Republic of Turkey's (Turkiye) readmission into the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, citing their friendliness to Russia. The Joint Strike Fighter program is an international partnership between the United States and several countries to develop, test, produce, and […]
Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly is not happy that Florida Republicans are looking to take a page out of Texas's book over congressional redistricting. Jolly, who's looking to replace Gov. Ron DeSantis in Tallahassee in 2026, slammed the GOP's move, which could help House Republicans hold their thin majority in Congress next fall. "Florida Republicans […]
Miami mayoral candidate Emilio T. Gonzalez has announced his plan to clean up City Hall, which he includes as restoring trust and holding corrupt insiders accountable, in his bid to become the next mayor of Miami. The plan follows a bitter fight with the City of Miami to restore the mayoral election to November, a […]
