Public Enemy Number 1

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Here it is, all in one place. This makes it much easier to understand and follow. I will update as new developments occur. Please send me anything I've…
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Florida is quickly becoming a much older, less creative version of California, with none of the homegrown industry or attempts to recruit, develop, and…
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A seemingly "simple" scandal of really dumb public official corruption is much worse than that. It reveals a bleak cynicism unworthy of children and the…
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Meet the new test. Same as the old test (or worse). We all knew the governor was lying about doing away with Florida's Big Standardized Test. Now how do…
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Gov. Ron DeSantis made Polk School Board races explicitly R versus D. Then his Republican candidates -- cranks and not cranks, alike -- went from 57.3…
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A a powerful case study in what can happen when a public official sincerely engages her conscience and the good people of a community organize to share…
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The Lakeland 4's lynch mob viciously, unjustly, joyfully attacked the sovereignty of fellow citizens. Five brave Capitol Police who fought them for us…
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Two CCDF candidates are using donor money on a campaign manager sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for defrauding veterans and people with special…
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It's important to meet absurd anti-social dominance rituals with equally absurd escalation and moral aggression. Call their bluff and embarrass them…
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Lakeland's race for mayor offers an excellent localized example of the national struggle between good and bad citizenship that will define America …
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Ron DeSantis' endorsee Rick Nolte bought shirts for $2,718 and $1,664 from: 1) a Missouri company that doesn't sell shirts and 2) a Lakeland company…
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876 Polk kids attend all or near-all black voucher schools with no accreditation or oversight. Polk is typical. Is it any wonder Florida's FTC vouchers…
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