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Ron DeSantis

An Obnoxious, Bigoted Businessman Is Rising in GOP Polls — and It’s Not Trump
After the first GOP debate, Ramaswamy appears to be fighting DeSantis for second place in the Republican primary.

Canada Issues Travel Advisory for Its LGBTQ Residents Visiting the US
The warning was prompted by state laws including bans on drag shows and gender-affirming care.

I’m Tired of “Thoughts and Prayers” From Those Who Foment Racist Violence
The Jacksonville shooting victims deserved more than a governor who trivializes their lives with his politics.

Public University Accreditation Is Latest Front in Right-Wing War on Education
If right-wingers succeed in removing accreditation of a school, its students will lose access to federal financial aid.

DeSantis Booed at Vigil for Victims of Racist Shooting in Jacksonville
Many Floridians have condemned Gov. Ron DeSantis's “war on woke” for fomenting racism toward Black people in the state.

Florida Board of Education Imposes Strict Anti-Trans Bathroom Disciplinary Rules
The new rules will require the termination of any employee who twice violates the anti-trans bathroom law.

DeSantis Flops and Ramaswamy Flails in First GOP Presidential Debate
Candidates vied for second place, posing little threat to Trump’s dominance among GOP primary voters.

I Moved to Florida to Teach Despite Right-Wing Censorship. Here’s Why.
I’m confident our union can organize sufficiently to fight back against Gov. Ron DeSantis’s war on public education.

Will DeSantis’s Campaign Go the Way of Rubio’s Failed 2016 Bid?
The establishment keeps hyping these alleged GOP superstar challengers who turn out to be insufferable duds.

Video Shows DeSantis Pushing for GOP State Legislatures to Overturn 2020 Race
DeSantis pushed an aspect of the independent legislature theory, a fringe legal idea the Supreme Court has rejected.