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PRIDE: purpose + possibility often deliver what hope cannot
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…
Billy Townsend
Jun 19
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DeSantis' DoE/Jefferson OIG "review" ends without any evidence of investigation
DeSantis' spokeswoman Taryn Fenske vowed an "all of the above" and "holistic" review of the DoE/Jefferson/MGT bid-rigging scandal. Her boss and his IG…
Billy Townsend
Jun 12
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Why is Ron DeSantis' Florida creating so many abortions?
Florida's government works hard to harass and stigmatize women who choose to end pregnancies. And yet, Florida's rate is 3rd among a U.S. states; and…
Billy Townsend
Jun 10
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Lake Morton's (alleged) Capitol Lynch Mobbist: a case study in the malevolent ambiguity of gun language and policy
The FBI arrested my neighbor Brian Boele Friday for his alleged role in the Capitol Lynch Mob. He makes a useful lens for understanding terms like "open…
Billy Townsend
Jun 4
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Lake Morton's (alleged) Capitol Lynch Mobbist: a case study in the malevolent ambiguity of gun language and policy
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"America's sheriff" Grady Judd opposes open carry. Will he publicly confront DeSantis? Or cave to him?
I call it "mass shooter carry." The people who love their AR-15s more than their children call it "constitutional carry." Is Sheriff Judd brave enough…
Billy Townsend
Jun 3
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"America's sheriff" Grady Judd opposes open carry. Will he publicly confront DeSantis? Or cave to him?
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How "fear" defines Michael Dunn, Grady Judd, and the police faction loyal to the desecrated flag
America desperately needs a (figurative) policing civil war, one that pits courageous, selfless protectors of the common good against the cowardly…
Billy Townsend
May 31
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How "fear" defines Michael Dunn, Grady Judd, and the police faction loyal to the desecrated flag
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GOP congressional candidate Dennis Ross mumbles and dissembles about forced birth/rapist rights
The former congressman and candidate for the Florida's new 15th Congressional district is very reluctant to answer his would-be constituent's questions…
Billy Townsend
May 10
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The power of referenda on rapist rights and forced-birth; and a May hiatus for Public Enemy Number 1.
I'm taking a month to develop better eating and exercise habits; but I'm leaving you with this strategy for combatting rapist rights and forced birth…
Billy Townsend
May 6
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The wage gap: why Floridians can't afford Florida
"Atypical wage gap stubbornly persisted ..." is the Groundhog Day of economic news in America's least affordable state, where power hates paying people…
Billy Townsend
May 2
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Make the big new DeSanTest optional -- if you trust parents
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…
Billy Townsend
Apr 29
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Will Manny Diaz's rebuke of DeSantis cost him his Education Commissioner job?
Tone was the only substance of the DeSantis/Corcoran administration. Now Manny wants to change the tone and respect all choices, including public…
Billy Townsend
Apr 28
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Will Manny Diaz's rebuke of DeSantis cost him his Education Commissioner job?
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You’ve started a 50-year war with your kids and neighbors over rapist rights and forced birth. You won’t enjoy it.
Smirking advocates of rapist rights and forced birth imagine they’ve won something. In truth, all they’ve done is kill a tenuous 50-year peace.
Billy Townsend
Apr 27
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