Florida

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> Classic example of media bias - this article does not acknowledge the impact Desantis challenging Trump in the 2024 primary has had on Desantis popularity ratings.

“Florida’s unemployment rate has remained the lowest of the 10 largest states for an entire year —further proof that our Freedom First policies have strengthened our economy,”

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/91848

> - The law prevents government-led censorship by prohibiting state or local government employees from colluding with Big Tech companies to censor protected speech. > > - A governmental entity may not initiate or maintain any agreements or working relationships with a social media platform for the purpose of content moderation. > > - It will require Google, and other large search engines to disclose whether they prioritize search results based on political or ideological views or based on monetary considerations > > - The legislation gives people the right to confirm access and delete personal data from a social platform. It also gives people the right to opt out of having personal data sold. > > - The law also adds “biometric data” and “geolocation information” to the definition of “personal information” under the Florida Information Protection Act. > > - Online platforms that are providing services, games or products targeted to children will not collect, sell or share the personal data of a child. > > - prohibits online operators from engaging in targeted advertising practices based on information collected from educational technology and prohibits the online operators from sharing, selling, or renting student data to third parties. > > -

I guess Florida must be a pretty good place to do business afterall

oddly enough, a lot of interesting information here.

LOL thank you, NPR.

Goodbye, "Josie."

Trump can keep bad mouthing DeSantis as much as he likes, but the protections for people being signed in DeSantis are awesome.

One after another, they keep coming

Beginning July 1, a public employee who desires to join a union must sign a membership authorization form that contains an acknowledgement that Florida is a “right to work” state.

The form would outline that union membership and payment of union dues is not required as a condition of employment.

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/87651

> cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/87650 > > > California Governor Gavin Newsom has attempted to entice LGBTQ Floridians to move back to California where they can do whatever they want in the presence of children, but sources confirmed they still wish to remain in Florida where the taxes are low and they don't get mugged all the time.

“We don’t want any banking or lending practices to be imposing an ideological litmus test on your ability to get a loan, a line of credit, or even a bank account,” DeSantis said.

The law said financial institutions such as banks could face administrative sanctions if they deny or cancel services based on political or religious beliefs.

With regards to government contracting, the law bans state and local governments from considering social, political, or ideological believes when evaluating potential vendors. The governor considered this “social credit scores.”

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/88379

> How is it these left wing judges are always put in charge of cases with political implications? > > > Notably, Walker is also the judge tasked with overseeing Disney’s ongoing lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/88114

> Yet these clowns praise Joe Biden. > > Let's be honest, these were Woke Globalists who have sold their soul to the World Economic Forum

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/88086

> This rogue official engaged in forced masking of students for months after that anti-science action was made unlawful in the state, ultimately losing in court. And he's also suggested to teachers in the district that they may ignore duly-enacted laws from the legislature. That's why today's phony anti-DeSantis hero/martyr is similar to the other examples cited above. He and his media supporters are trying to frame the controversy as freedom vs authoritarianism, when in fact it's an individual facing consequences for clearly inappropriate or illegal actions.

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/88061

> “Nikki Haley just undermined the people of Florida and their governor by selling out to a woke corporation and the culture war,” Levin tweeted. “She’s lost me.”

That law, approved by the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature in 2021, placed restrictions on the use of drop boxes and set new requirements for voter registration groups, among other things.

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/88038

> McCarthy sold his soul to big corporations long ago. > > DeSantis is right to fight to protect kids and get rid of these special deals for crony capitalists

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/88034

> The current bill said every year the supervisor of elections would conduct an annual review of voter registration records. If the supervisor has “reasonable belief” that registration records are not legal residential addresses, the supervisor can initiate list maintenance.

“We are unaware of any legal right that a company has to operate its own government or maintain special privileges not held by other businesses in the state,” DeSantis spokeswoman Taryn Fenske said in a statement. “This lawsuit is yet another unfortunate example of their hope to undermine the will of the Florida voters and operate outside the bounds of the law.”

What I would tell him is like, ok, if you’re going to move Twitter to Florida, are you bringing woke employees to Florida or are you bringing just your people,” he said to Benny Johnson. “If it’s just his people, then it may be good.”

“And he did fire a lot of people at Twitter.”

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/87475

> I love Gov DeSantis, but election integrity remains a festering sore in Florida. Why is Florida still using voting machines and electronic poll books? Why are the voter rolls do dirty and reports of inaccuracies disregarded?

Welcome to the Free State of Florida.

Please turn off the lights as you exit California

Disney in an unusual legal maneuver that largely grants the company continued control over the district in perpetuity, or until "21 years after the death of the last survivor of the descendants of King Charles III, king of England."

“Before we learned about Disney’s illegal, eleventh-hour agreements, our board was genuinely looking forward to working with Disney in a productive and collaborative manner to improve the functioning of the district,” he said. “In this spirit, before we were formally appointed, our board members met with Disney’s Vice President of External Affairs to launch what we hoped would be a mutually beneficial relationship.”

“Instead, the corporation decided that compromise was out of the question. It was Disney’s way or the highway. This is why we were forced to hire litigation counsel.”

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/87364

> The bill will restrict access to social media websites on school district networks and district owned devices. > > It will also ban TikTok on district-owned devices or “as a platform used to communicate or promote any district school, school-sponsored club, extracurricular organization, or athletic team.” > > Teachers are also given the authority to designate an area for wireless communications devices during instructional time, and prohibit the use of wireless devices during instructional time. > > The bill requires a district school board to ban any device used by a student from accessing a website, application, or software that does not have an internet safety policy.

DeSantis also announced that the CFTOD board will meet this week to discuss revoking the RCID’s agreements, citing the “plethora of legal infirmities” within them.

He added that, if the board can’t simply revoke the RCID’s actions, the legislature has “the authority to revoke development agreements in this exact type of instance. And so I’ve worked with both leaders of the House and Senate. There is a bill that will be put out in the Florida Legislature that will make sure that the agreements purported to be entered into by Disney are revoked and the people’s will is established and is upheld.”

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/87095

> Billionaires might not like these policies, but parents love them > > - The billionaire revealed the reason for his change of heart was due to DeSantis signing a six-week abortion ban into law. He views the new law as too extreme. > > - Peterffy also said he had a problem with the Florida governor barring adult-oriented LGBTQ books from public schools.

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> The bill, HB 1297, would not require a unanimous jury in order to impose a death sentence after being convicted. > > The proposed legislation allows for defendants to be sentenced to death if at least eight out of 12 jurors recommend it. However, judges have the option to instead impose a sentence of life in prison. > > If less than eight jurors suggest the death penalty, then the defendant will receive a life sentence.

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/87080

> It would be “totally unfair and morally wrong” for a student’s tuition to fly students to other states for abortions.

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/86976

> “While other states like California and New York have legalized infanticide up until birth, Governor DeSantis has enacted historic measures to defend the dignity of human life and transform Florida into a pro-family state,” his office stated in a release. > > DeSantis previously signed Florida’s 15-week abortion ban into law in 2022 and had indicated he would support further restrictions on the procedure. > > The new law will only take effect if the 15-week ban is upheld in an ongoing legal challenge that is currently before the state Supreme Court, which is controlled by conservatives.

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> Their sample size somehow had increased from 500 to over 1,000 respondents, the counties polled had decreased from 326 to 91, and the data was altered to the point of mathematical impossibility," > > “There’s a huge monetary incentive to falsify data and there’s no accountability," Pickett tells the Standard. "If you do this, the probability you’ll get caught is so, so low."

Ron DeSantis - why isn't the Free State of Florida investigating these nonprofits who took money from Florida residents?

So in summary contributions to BLM were funneled through ActBlue, the major resource for Democrat donations, and then funneled to at least one organization run by a member of a domestic terrorist group.

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/86785

> If passed, pedophiles could be sent to death if they commit sexual battery on a child under age 12.

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> DeSantis noted that central currency differs from traditional cryptocurrency, which is decentralized in nature. > > The governor said the proposal would also prohibit any CBDC issued by a foreign reserve or government-sanctioned central bank. > > “This will ensure that any effort to adopt a worldwide digital currency will never occur in the Free State of Florida,” he said.

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> Since January 2021, approximately 165,000 unaccompanied migrant children nationwide have been given to someone who is not their parent or legal guardian. > > Approximately 90,000 have been turned over to someone who claimed to be a family member without DNA testing or adequate documentation, and about 30,000 have been surrendered to someone who they have no known relation to.

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/86269

> Nikki Fried and company were arrested by the Tallahassee Police Department, which is controlled by the the city. > > The city commission has a Democratic Party majority and the mayor is a Democrat.

DeSantis accused the board of improper delegation of authority, conflicts of interest and self-dealing in violation of the law in his Monday letter. He asked Miguel to investigate Disney’s compliance with civil and criminal laws, the legality of the prior board’s actions and any possible financial gains stemming from them, and all communications from the board related to its February actions.

“These collusive and self-dealing arrangements aim to nullify the recently passed legislation, undercut Florida’s legislative process and defy the will of Floridians,” DeSantis wrote in the letter. “Any legal or ethical violations should be referred to the proper authorities.”

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> “There is a heartbeat. There is a life. […] It is something that should be celebrated. It is something that we should be encouraging women in this time to own the difference that they are able to make – through the children that they bring into the world,” Grall said.