Craig Pittman
@craigtimes.bsky.social
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Florida SD-11 includes The Villages and part of Orlando, and a 22 point swing there is a really good sign that even the retiree and redneck corridor is becoming disillusioned with Republicans, even if Republicans held it.
Some (more) very big Dem overperformances on the Big Board tonight so far:
FL-SD-11: Republicans hold deep-red district, but Dems overperform by 22 pts
FL-HD-90: Dems hold blue-leaning district, outperforming 2024 by 17 and, perhaps more importantly, beating 2020 by 6
FL-SD-11: Republicans hold deep-red district, but Dems overperform by 22 pts
FL-HD-90: Dems hold blue-leaning district, outperforming 2024 by 17 and, perhaps more importantly, beating 2020 by 6
The Downballot's special elections Big Board for the 2025-26 cycle
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December 10, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Florida SD-11 includes The Villages and part of Orlando, and a 22 point swing there is a really good sign that even the retiree and redneck corridor is becoming disillusioned with Republicans, even if Republicans held it.
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main economic message from
the president is that you will be poorer and you will like it
the president is that you will be poorer and you will like it
Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
December 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
main economic message from
the president is that you will be poorer and you will like it
the president is that you will be poorer and you will like it
OK you got #Florida Congressman Byron Donalds annnnnnd... ???
Trump: "Let me tell you -- Black people love Trump. I got the biggest vote. I got the biggest vote with Black people. They know a scam better than anybody!"
December 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
OK you got #Florida Congressman Byron Donalds annnnnnd... ???
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As they say Welcome to Florida - BTW does the law apply to out-of-staters traveling here, and if not, how is that legal &/or fair?
In news that may have slipped your notice, your favorite license plate frame may now be illegal, thanks to those nitwits & numbskulls in the #Florida Legislature. www.wftv.com/news/local/m...
Most license plate frames are now illegal in Florida under new law
Your favorite license plate frame may now actually be illegal.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
As they say Welcome to Florida - BTW does the law apply to out-of-staters traveling here, and if not, how is that legal &/or fair?
Democrat Eileen Higgins wins Miami mayor’s race, beats South #Florida Republican candidate endorsed by President Convicted Felon. She becomes Miami's first female mayor. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c... via @miamiherald.com
Democrat Eileen Higgins wins Miami mayor’s race, beats Trump’s pick
In addition to being the city’s first female mayor, Higgins is also the first Democrat and non-Hispanic elected to the position in decades.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Democrat Eileen Higgins wins Miami mayor’s race, beats South #Florida Republican candidate endorsed by President Convicted Felon. She becomes Miami's first female mayor. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c... via @miamiherald.com
In news that may have slipped your notice, your favorite license plate frame may now be illegal, thanks to those nitwits & numbskulls in the #Florida Legislature. www.wftv.com/news/local/m...
Most license plate frames are now illegal in Florida under new law
Your favorite license plate frame may now actually be illegal.
www.wftv.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
In news that may have slipped your notice, your favorite license plate frame may now be illegal, thanks to those nitwits & numbskulls in the #Florida Legislature. www.wftv.com/news/local/m...
Interior Secty Doug Burgum offers lame defense of proposal to expand offshore drilling into Gulf waters off #Florida, despite its universal condemnation by every single FL politician of both parties. baynews9.com/fl/tampa/pol...
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum defends Gulf oil drilling proposal
Members of the Florida Congressional Delegation have sent President Donald Trump a letter voicing their opposition to the plan.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Interior Secty Doug Burgum offers lame defense of proposal to expand offshore drilling into Gulf waters off #Florida, despite its universal condemnation by every single FL politician of both parties. baynews9.com/fl/tampa/pol...
Today in Unusual #Florida Weaponry: Chicken. www.local10.com/news/local/2...
Broward woman faces felony for throwing chicken at victim’s face, pulling knife, deputies say
A 25-year-old woman is facing an aggravated battery charge after Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies said she threw poultry at a person during an argument, then pulled a knife on her.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Today in Unusual #Florida Weaponry: Chicken. www.local10.com/news/local/2...
Oh, #Florida! Small plane lands on I-95, crashes into car, sending driver to the hospital. Be sure you watch the video because HOLY CRAP. mynews13.com/fl/orlando/n...
Video: Plane lands on I-95 in Brevard County, crashing into car, injuring driver
The 57-year-old female driver was taken to Viera Hospital for minor injuries. The pilot and passenger were not hurt.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Oh, #Florida! Small plane lands on I-95, crashes into car, sending driver to the hospital. Be sure you watch the video because HOLY CRAP. mynews13.com/fl/orlando/n...
"He does not deserve this honor:" Tensions erupt over #Florida Legislature proposal for a "Charlie Kirk Day," but bill passes on a straight party-line vote. floridaphoenix.com/2025/12/09/h... via @floridaphoenix.com
'He does not deserve this honor:' Tensions erupt over FL's proposed Charlie Kirk Day • Florida Phoenix
A debate on racism, sexism, and in-context quotations erupted Tuesday over a controversial bill that would make Charlie Kirk only the second person — after Ronald Reagan — to be remembered in Florida ...
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December 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"He does not deserve this honor:" Tensions erupt over #Florida Legislature proposal for a "Charlie Kirk Day," but bill passes on a straight party-line vote. floridaphoenix.com/2025/12/09/h... via @floridaphoenix.com
#Florida man Lionel Messi of InterMiami is MLS’ first back-to-back MVP winner www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/09/i... via @sun-sentinel.com
Inter Miami’s Messi is MLS’ first back-to-back MVP winner
Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi is the unquestioned force in Major League Soccer right now, on a run like nobody else the league has ever seen. The 38-year-old Argentine star — and captain of the MLS Cu…
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December 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
#Florida man Lionel Messi of InterMiami is MLS’ first back-to-back MVP winner www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/09/i... via @sun-sentinel.com
President Convicted Felon's own mortgages match the description of the "fraudulent" mortgages he's accused his opponents of having. www.propublica.org/article/trum... via @propublica.org
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
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December 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM
President Convicted Felon's own mortgages match the description of the "fraudulent" mortgages he's accused his opponents of having. www.propublica.org/article/trum... via @propublica.org
#Florida postal employees participated in $600,000 credit card theft operation, feds say www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/09/s... via @sun-sentinel.com
South Florida Postal Service employees participated in $600,000 credit card theft operation, feds say
A janitor’s discovery of opened mail in a bathroom trash can at the West Palm Beach distribution center ended in the arrest of a postal service employee in a $640,000 credit card theft operation, a…
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December 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
#Florida postal employees participated in $600,000 credit card theft operation, feds say www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/09/s... via @sun-sentinel.com
Feds may take #Florida attorney’s house. They say he misappropriated $1.5 million
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c... via @miamiherald.com
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c... via @miamiherald.com
Feds may take Miami attorney’s house. They say he misappropriated $1.5 million
The Florida Bar initiated an action against him on Friday.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Feds may take #Florida attorney’s house. They say he misappropriated $1.5 million
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c... via @miamiherald.com
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c... via @miamiherald.com
President Convicted Felon orders National Park Service gift shops to purge all items referring to diversity, which will be tough when it comes to historic sites involving the Civil War & slavery, such as Kingsley Plantation in #Florida. www.eenews.net/articles/tru... h/t @sejorg.bsky.social
Trump admin orders parks to purge shops of DEI, trans references
The review comes as the White House leans heavily on parks as the vanguard of next year’s celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the
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December 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
President Convicted Felon orders National Park Service gift shops to purge all items referring to diversity, which will be tough when it comes to historic sites involving the Civil War & slavery, such as Kingsley Plantation in #Florida. www.eenews.net/articles/tru... h/t @sejorg.bsky.social
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“[…] 26 years behind bars […] Hutchinson, 49, […] his first holiday season in three decades that wasn't spent inside a jail cell.
[…]
[…] the state chose to only offer him time-served rather than overruling the conviction. So for now, Hutchinson maintains his record as a convicted felon.”
[…]
[…] the state chose to only offer him time-served rather than overruling the conviction. So for now, Hutchinson maintains his record as a convicted felon.”
Wrongfully convicted man walks out of #Florida prison after 26 years thanks to the Innocence Project. www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
'Winning': Wrongfully convicted man walks out of prison after 26 years
Tavares Hutchinson was presumably going to die in prison until the Innocence Project of Florida stepped in and helped free him from a life sentence.
www.tallahassee.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“[…] 26 years behind bars […] Hutchinson, 49, […] his first holiday season in three decades that wasn't spent inside a jail cell.
[…]
[…] the state chose to only offer him time-served rather than overruling the conviction. So for now, Hutchinson maintains his record as a convicted felon.”
[…]
[…] the state chose to only offer him time-served rather than overruling the conviction. So for now, Hutchinson maintains his record as a convicted felon.”
A luxury rooftop restaurant and nightlife destination in South #Florida is the top-grossing independent restaurant in the country.
www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/re... via @miamiherald.com
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Nation’s top-earning restaurant is in Miami Beach. It made over $51M in 2024
Mila, the Mediterranean restaurant, club and nightlife destination, is the top grossing independent restaurant in the country — Restaurant business magazine
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December 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A luxury rooftop restaurant and nightlife destination in South #Florida is the top-grossing independent restaurant in the country.
www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/re... via @miamiherald.com
www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/re... via @miamiherald.com
Wrongfully convicted man walks out of #Florida prison after 26 years thanks to the Innocence Project. www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
'Winning': Wrongfully convicted man walks out of prison after 26 years
Tavares Hutchinson was presumably going to die in prison until the Innocence Project of Florida stepped in and helped free him from a life sentence.
www.tallahassee.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Wrongfully convicted man walks out of #Florida prison after 26 years thanks to the Innocence Project. www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
National parks cut free entry for MLK Day, but add a new day for free admission: birthday of President Convicted Felon. www.usatoday.com/story/travel... via @usatoday.com
a waterfall with a rainbow in the foreground and the word yosemite on the bottom
ALT: a waterfall with a rainbow in the foreground and the word yosemite on the bottom
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December 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
National parks cut free entry for MLK Day, but add a new day for free admission: birthday of President Convicted Felon. www.usatoday.com/story/travel... via @usatoday.com
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Interesting to see how @thehill.com is suddenly feeding its readers a steady diet of fossil fuel industry climate denial & delay propaganda:
December 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Interesting to see how @thehill.com is suddenly feeding its readers a steady diet of fossil fuel industry climate denial & delay propaganda:
President Convicted Felon's EPA has been quietly wiping any mention of climate change from its website, because that will TOTALLY stop it from happening. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi... via @washingtonpost.com
The EPA is wiping mention of human-caused climate change from its website
Some pages have been tweaked to emphasize ‘natural forces’; others have been deleted entirely.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
President Convicted Felon's EPA has been quietly wiping any mention of climate change from its website, because that will TOTALLY stop it from happening. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi... via @washingtonpost.com
Op-ed: Protecting #Florida’s last wild coast is a smart investment, supporting roperty values, fisheries and water supplies. www.theinvadingsea.com/2025/12/09/f... via @theinvadingsea.bsky.social
The Big Bend Conservation Economy: Why protecting Florida’s last wild coast is a smart investment | The Invading Sea
Protecting natural features supports property values, fisheries and water supplies.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Op-ed: Protecting #Florida’s last wild coast is a smart investment, supporting roperty values, fisheries and water supplies. www.theinvadingsea.com/2025/12/09/f... via @theinvadingsea.bsky.social
#Florida drunk opossum walked so Virginia's drunk raccoon could run www.axios.com/local/tampa-... via @axios.com
Florida's drunk opossum walked so Virginia's raccoon could run
The year: 2017. The opossum: faded.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
#Florida drunk opossum walked so Virginia's drunk raccoon could run www.axios.com/local/tampa-... via @axios.com
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question: the 2019 Texas Monthly podcast Boomtown, hosted and co-created by Christian Wallace
December 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question: the 2019 Texas Monthly podcast Boomtown, hosted and co-created by Christian Wallace