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Florida Politics reports: Ron DeSantis redoubled his strong opposition to what are very hypothetical attacks from a friendly nation to a South Florida city. Remarkably, the second time around comes after the U.S. Embassy in Nassau issued a statement of regret for the previous time DeSantis made the threat. Yet again, DeSantis compared Israel’s onslaught on Hamas to what would …

Florida Politics reports: During an event in Charles City, Casey DeSantis said the Joe Biden economy drove her need to patronize a certain big box department store in a way that has become part of the news cycle in recent months. “Guilty as charged. I shop at Walmart. Thank you Bidenomics, OK? Everything is so darn expensive and my children …

The Hill reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) escalated his attacks on 2024 GOP presidential rival former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-S.C.) with the launch of the “The Real Nikki Haley” website. “Nikki Haley is not the conservative she pretends to be, so the Ron DeSantis for President campaign is launching a new microsite today shining a light on the real Nikki …

Florida Politics reports: When it comes to the last Republican President’s Supreme Court picks, Ron DeSantis’ verdict is in. They don’t measure up to real conservatives like Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, he said Saturday in Pella, Iowa. The Governor noted that contrary to liberal picks from the past, Trump’s “Republican appointees are not in lockstep.” He saw Brett Kavanaugh …

“If Israel was not in charge of those sites, you would not have the freedom to go celebrate at any of those sites. The Arabs would not allow that. In fact, Bethlehem is controlled by the Palestinian Arabs, and so there’s a church where you can go where they say is where, where Christ was born, and it’s a beautiful …

Politico reports: A Florida law blocking Gov. Ron DeSantis’ publicly funded travel records from the public is unconstitutional and the state should be required to turn them over, asserts a legal challenge filed by The Washington Post. The Post’s lawsuit marks the first effort to challenge the law, which the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature passed just weeks before DeSantis officially announced …

The Tampa Bay Times reports: To recruit and train members of a civilian military force under his control, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has hired a company that specializes in combat training and lists as one of its instructors a former U.S. Navy SEAL accused of war crimes. Previously unreported records reviewed by the Times/Herald show the state has agreed to …

NBC News reports: The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Florida’s bid to enforce statewide a contentious law that targets drag show performances that, challengers say, imposes unlawful restrictions on free speech. The court, divided 6-3 with three conservatives dissenting, turned away an emergency request from Florida officials after lower courts blocked the law statewide. The majority did not explain its …

“We will unequivocally support Israel, take names, make it clear those countries who are hostile to Israel risk their relations with us, and defund the UN. No longer should American taxpayer dollars support this corrupt, morally bankrupt hotbed of antisemitism that empowers our enemies and coddles dictators and the worst human rights abusers.” – Ron DeSantis, hours after Nikki Haley …

The Orlando Sentinel reports: Hitmaker P!nk has teamed with free-speech advocates PEN America and will distribute banned books at her first couple of concert stops in Florida this week. P!nk, known for chart-topping hits such as “Raise Your Glass,” “Get This Party Started” and “So What,” kicks off the Florida leg of her current tour in Miami on Tuesday, with …

Florida Politics reports: The 2024 Republican presidential candidate, in his latest appeal to donors, threatens to send “Kamala back to her liberal homeland” in a breezy turn of phrase that is his latest example of disrespect for the person who is one heartbeat away from the presidency. The dog-whistle wordplay comes as part of a larger excoriation of the Joe …

USA Today reports: AV Vary became a teacher to help teenagers through the painful experience of growing up and to teach some science along the way. Over the course of 15 years, Vary has taught in the Orlando area and in Maryland. Most recently, Vary taught at the Florida Virtual School, a statewide online public school. But on Oct. 24, …

Florida Politics reports: Ron DeSantis is telling Iowans that in the unlikely event the Bahamas got warlike and attacked South Florida, he would obliterate that island archipelago. During an event Saturday in Muscadine, the Florida Governor and 2024 presidential candidate was discussing the need to stand with Israel as it battles with Hamas, when he floated the unexpected metaphor likening …

Newsweek reports: A Florida state representative, identified online as Republican Michelle Salzman, has gone viral on social media for shouting “all of them” after being asked how many dead Palestinians will be enough. The politician was responding to a speech calling for a ceasefire from Democrat Rep. Angie Nixon. Speaking in the Florida Senate a visibly emotional Nixon asked: “We …

Florida Politics reports: HB 395, filed by Rep. Dean Black of Jacksonville, proposes state “protection of historical monuments and memorials” and authorizes “all actions to protect and preserve all historical monuments and memorials from removal, damage, or destruction.” The bill would punish local lawmakers and officials who voted to remove such memorials, authorizing a fine of the costs of replacing …

The Miami Herald reports: Hialeah Mayor Esteban “Steve” Bovo announced during a rally held by former President Donald Trump his intention to name an avenue after the Republican presidential candidate in the largely Hispanic city. Trump held a rally at the Ted Hendricks Stadium while other candidates vying for the Republican nomination for president in 2024 participated in a debate …

Axios reports: After Ohio’s vote Tuesday to protect abortion rights, Democrats are rushing to get similar measures on the ballot next year in key states such as Arizona, Nevada and Florida — partly to boost President Biden and down-ballot Democrats. Voters now have explicitly endorsed abortion rights via ballot initiatives in seven states since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. …

The Daily Beast reports: In social media posts on Monday, Only Murders In The Building star Steve Martin said he was “proud” that his 2000 novel Shopgirl was among more than 300 books pulled from Collier County Public School libraries in Florida. “So proud to have my book Shopgirl banned in Collier County, Florida! Now people who want to read …

Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis posts to Truth Social: There is a former REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. sitting on the stand RIGHT NOW in BLUE NEW YORK. There is NO VICTIM in the case and the judge already ruled against him before the trial starts. Virtually everyone running for President against @realDonaldTrump said these charges are BS. (The judge literally …

Florida Politics reports: Even after two terms of Ron DeSantis in the Governor’s Mansion ends in 2026, a new poll suggests Florida Republicans may want to give the First Lady a shot. The University of North Florida Public Opinion Research Lab survey shows Casey DeSantis ahead of a pool of potential Republican candidates, suggesting that GOP registrants may want a …