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Months have passed since the passage of the Parental Rights in Education bill which amassed a tsunami of media hits, both negative and positive, towards Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state of Florida itself. The bill, which was notoriously dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by its opponents, attempts to ban public schools and their […]
Fried issued a request to the Department of State, calling for an investigation into alleged "ineligible voters" that were still on the rolls.
Over the weekend, to celebrate Labor Day, Taddeo met with labor union leaders to vow her support to “always be pro labor.”
With the 2022 general election on the horizon, campaigns across Florida will be revving up advertising, in particular, the reelection campaign of Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL). First Lady Casey DeSantis is now showing off a new ad that flexes the governor's accomplishments within his first term. First Lady DeSantis released a one-minute clip where she […]
Along the countless numbers of crimes that occur at the southern border (other than illegal immigration itself), law enforcement and border patrol agents have a new problem on their hands as there have been reports of mass quantities of the highly addictive, and incredibly lethal drug, fentanyl, being found The introduction of this drug into American […]
Few Democrats have outwardly spoken much about President Biden's (D) Philadelphia speech calling "MAGA Republicans" a threat to democracy last Thursday. At most, as The Floridian has covered, they have ignored the condemnations Biden leveled and focused on the positives, or using the same "MAGA Republican" phrase in their own tweets. In a Friday speech […]
In a recent Op-Ed with the Washington Times, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) has a standard for the United States to renew and to continue to uphold: the idea of “never again.” America has dedicated itself to teaching young students about the horrors of the Second World War and all that it produced, especially the Holocaust. […]
Olympic figure skater, Michelle Kwan, appears to be seriously considering a run for Congress. Kwan, who is the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history, has recently been appointed by President Biden to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Belize. The web address www.michelleforcongress.com directs visitors to Kwan’s personal Twitter page, indicating she purchased the […]
Karla Hernandez-Mats, Charlie Crist's (D) pick for Lt. Governor in the 2022 midterms, continues to attract controversy less than a week after being selected. In a Sunday interview with the Miami-based Local 10 news program This Week in South Florida, Hernandez-Mats seemingly responds to the interviewers' questions in a condescending fashion and accuses them of […]
The Case of the Deleted Sympathizing Tweet About Fidel Castro Some will say that Charlie Crist’s pick for Lt. Governor was ill-advised, while some will say it was a really dumb political move to tap a Progressive who tweeted a sympathetic pro-Castro tweet several years ago, and posed for a picture with a child […]
Democrats are now taking to social media to comment on Republican talking points regarding abortion.
Dubbing Crist's running mate "Karla Marx," Senator Rubio's team is joining the call to make sure Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) wins reelection in November.
As the general election nears closer and things get feistier, Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) has decided to campaign with Charlie Crist’s (D-FL) running mate, Karla Hernandez-Mats, as the former Orlando Chief of Police is looking to unseat Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). Upon hearing the news, the incumbent Senator and his team was quick to call […]
Among many concerns Americans have heading into the midterm elections, the impending economic crisis seems to be the most important one. However, candidate for US Senate, US Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) has voiced that inflation is not one of her top issues. When asked by a voter during a podcast what she thinks the most […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis kicked off this year’s Labor Day holiday by underscoring Florida’s post-pandemic economic progress. In a Labor Day Twitter post, Gov. DeSantis called to mind his administration’s protection of “the right of all Floridians to earn a living when many other states did not.” Additionally, the governor remarked Florida’s employment rates being […]
Karla Hernandez-Mats’s controversial and sympathetic tweet for former Dictator Fidel Castro has been deleted. Poof! The tweet is gone. What happened to the tweet? The tweet was sent out on November 26, 2016, under the @KarlaMats handle, but according to the remaining thread on that handle, the Hernandez-Mats’s Castro tweet does not exist anymore. In […]
Commenting on a number of topics including President Biden’s student loan bailout and Florida Rep. Val Demings (D), Rubio called himself "the most effective Senator in Washington."
Team DeSantis continues to direct its fury on President Joe Biden (D) with remarks about his record in office.
