Monthly Archives: September 2021
The DeSantis spin cycle – using the right-wing media ecosystem to its fullest
The job of Governor DeSantis taxpayer-compensated Press Secretary, Christina Pushaw appears to be three-fold; 1- Attack the mainstream media and the real journalists of The Associated Press, The Miami Herald, The Orlando Sentinel and other publications that are using their investigative skills to expose the darkness of Florida’s COVID crisis and the continued half-truths and […]
DeSantis mind-boggling Friday quotes translated
Thanks to the Twitter feed of the outstanding The Miami Herald Reporter Mary Ellen Klas for these quotes from the Governor. REGARDING VACCINES AND VACCINE PASSPORTS: “It’s about your health and whether you want that protection or not, it really doesn’t impact me or anyone else.” Ron DeSantis September 3, 2021 TRANSLATION: Governor DeSantis views […]
Vice News: The battle over masking in Florida schools
Vice News which does wonderful in-depth reporting has this feature on the masking battle in Florida schools.
Florida’s local officials are pandemic heroes
While Governor DeSantis continues to oppose efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 while hawking treatment for those already sick, Senate President Wilton Simpson talks up Texas-styled anti-reproductive rights legislation,(effectively a rapist bill of rights) in Florida, and Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran disobeys a court order, because he claims to know the law better […]
Airlines cutting Florida flights again thanks to recent COVID surge.
This week several airlines pulled down flights to Florida this fall and winter with COVID once again raging. This week jetBlue removed flights from Fort Lauderdale to the Pacific Northwest from its reservation system until the holiday season. Fort Lauderdale-Portland won’t operate until early-January, Fort Lauderdale-Seattle won’t return until mid-December. In addition jetBlue cut frequencies […]
The Lincoln Project – DeSantis lies ad
The Lincoln Project is back with a shorter and more effective ad this time pointing out Ron DeSantis’ continued contradictions over COVID in a nice 30 second package.
The Florida Squeeze 