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LGBTQ Rights

500 Students Walk Out of Florida School in Protest Against “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

Experts predict disastrous outcomes for LGBTQ students in the state, now that the legislation has passed.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
March 8, 2022
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a news conference at the Florida Department of Health office in Viera, Florida, on September 1, 2021.
Op-Ed
Immigration

DeSantis Is Cracking Down on Immigration to Appeal to GOP Voters Ahead of 2024

DeSantis has carved out a position as a standard-bearer for conservatives by posing his policies counter to Biden’s.
by
Sasha Abramsky,
Truthout
February 24, 2022
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Florida state capitol building in Tallahassee, Florida.
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LGBTQ Rights

Florida Pulls Amendment That Would Force Teachers to Out Students After Uproar

Critics lambasted the amendment by the bill’s author as an “all-out attack” on LGBTQ youth in the state.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
February 22, 2022
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Merchandise is offered for sale before the start of a rally with former President Donald Trump at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on October 9, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa.
News
Prisons & Policing

Miami Police Gave Out Fliers With Website Selling Trump Merch at Traffic Stops

The link redirected to a page with Amazon links to pro-Trump flags, hats and a film featuring far right figures.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
February 17, 2022
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News
Politics & Elections

Progressives Alarmed by Florida GOP Plan to Gut Ballot Initiative Process

The process empowered voters to enact popular policies that would’ve gone nowhere in the GOP-controlled legislature.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
February 2, 2022
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Christina Pushaw, Press Secretary for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, attends a press conference at Lakes Church in Lakeland, Florida.
News
Politics & Elections

DeSantis Press Secretary Suggests Dems Staged Recent Nazi Rallies in Orlando

“Do we even know they’re Nazis?” Christina Pushaw tweeted, referring to neo-Nazi demonstrators at a rally near Orlando.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
January 31, 2022
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Education & Youth

FL District Scraps History Lecture Over “Red Flag” Fears of Critical Race Theory

The lecture was set to focus on the history of the civil rights movement, and did not include teachings on CRT.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
January 24, 2022
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Op-Ed
Education & Youth

I’m a High-Risk Disabled Professor. Am I Teaching In Person?

Governor DeSantis says I’m teaching in person. Where is the uprising of professors? Where is the change.org petition?
by
The Cyborg Jillian Weise,
Truthout
January 24, 2022
Truthout
Gov. Ron DeSantis emerges from between to U.S. flags
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Is Ron DeSantis Shaping Up to Be Trump 2.0 in 2024?

Trump created the template for a far right demagogue to run for president and win. Could DeSantis be his heir apparent?
by
John Knefel,
Truthout
January 24, 2022
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference at Buc-ee's travel center on November 22, 2021.
News
Racial Justice

GOP Suppression Efforts Escalate as Voting Rights Bill Fails in Senate

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis didn’t wait for the voting rights bill to fail to go on the offensive.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
January 21, 2022
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