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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 8h

On this day in 1870, a Black politician named Wade Perrin was assassinated by a white mob one day after he was re-elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives.

Oct. 20, 1669 | Black South Carolina Lawmaker Assassinated Day After Re-Election

Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

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Frank in Fla @frankinfla.bsky.social · 6h

Stafford literally put on a receivers interview day this morning for the Rams and the Jaguars couldn't do anything to stop him

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West Volusia Audubon @wvaudubon.bsky.social · 1d

Sometimes you just have to let the scrub-jays in your life vent about their day a little bit.

#florida #conservation #scrubjay #wildlife #birds #birding

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Adam Grosbard @adamgrosbard.bsky.social · 1d

Matthew Stafford, being informed by a local reporter that he broke the London TD record and he might "get knighted", asked, "Do I get a sword?"

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Frank in Fla @frankinfla.bsky.social · 1d

UF football program is poorly managed
Firing the head coach of Gators Football every three years is just crazy

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 1d

U of #Florida fired coach Billy Napier on Sunday amid mounting losses, cratering fan support, donor discontent and lost confidence www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/19/f... via @orlandosentinel.com

It’s official: UF fires Billy Napier after four seasons with Gators

Florida fired coach Billy Napier on Sunday amid mounting losses, cratering fan support, donor discontent and lost confidence in an extensive and expensive plan that failed to resurrect a once-proud…

www.orlandosentinel.com

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Frank in Fla @frankinfla.bsky.social · 1d

Stafford literally put on a receivers interview day this morning for the Rams and the Jaguars couldn't do anything to stop him

Frank in Fla @frankinfla.bsky.social · 1d

Michai Boireau is a hero
Go Gators

www.gainesville.com/story/sports...

How Michai Boireau and the Florida football defense bailed out the UF offense once again

Billy Napier and Florida football's offense once again sputtered but the defense delivered when it mattered most, with an unlikely source playing hero.

www.gainesville.com

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Richard Fallon @richardfallon.bsky.social · 2d

Moi?

Book cover of L. B. and Jenny Halstead's book Dinosaurs: restoration of Tsintaosaurus with characteristic unicorn crest interpretation, and mocking hand posture.

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Frank in Fla @frankinfla.bsky.social · 2d

What a great game for Vandy!
They could be the SEC champs

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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 6d

On this day in 1834, authorities in Wheeling, a city in present-day West Virginia, charged four people with unlawful assembly for convening a literacy class for Black residents.

Oct. 14, 1834 | Four People Charged for Teaching Black People to Read in Wheeling, West Virginia

Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

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Frank in Fla @frankinfla.bsky.social · 6d

Special teams being special again

Frank in Fla @frankinfla.bsky.social · 7d

Hooray for the ceasefire
Hooray for the Israeli hostages being released and returned
Hooray for the Palestinian prisoners being released and returned

Please rebuild Gaza

Frank in Fla @frankinfla.bsky.social · 7d

Of The Charts

Frank in Fla @frankinfla.bsky.social · 10d

Good music never gets old

Kristen Wixx @kristenwixx.bsky.social · 12d

Kick it!

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Frank in Fla @frankinfla.bsky.social · 10d

Looks peaceful

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Frank in Fla @frankinfla.bsky.social · 10d

Sigh
The law school is not in DeLand, it’s in Gulfport FL, near Tampa
The Stetson campus in DeLand is the undergraduate college originally established in 1883, a beautiful campus that is not an old resort hotel

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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 10d

On this day in 1933, white ranchers shot three Mexican nationals who were among thousands participating in a strike over decreased pay. An all-white jury later acquitted the ranchers.

Oct. 10, 1933 | Mexican Diplomat and Two Farmworkers Killed During California Labor Strike

Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

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Frank in Fla @frankinfla.bsky.social · 10d

Yes
Or find someone in your current field with a good reputation and talk to them

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 10d

For Haslam’s Book Store in St. Petersburg, once the largest bookstore in #Florida, this may finally be goodbye www.tampabay.com/life-culture... via @gabriellecalise.bsky.social

For Haslam’s Book Store in St. Petersburg, is this finally goodbye?

Bibliophiles around Tampa Bay have some things to say.

www.tampabay.com

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Frank in Fla @frankinfla.bsky.social · 11d

Box of Spiders!!
That’s a Drive by Truckers song
@drivebytruckers.bsky.social

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 11d

To the University of #Florida, Gatorade remains a spring of millions of dollars each year that, 60 years after its creation by faculty members, provides seed money for new research and innovation. www.floridatrend.com/regions/arou... via @floridatrend.bsky.social

Gatorade Turns 60

www.floridatrend.com

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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 11d

On this day in 1893, a white mob lynched Bob Hudson, a Black man, in Weakley County, TN, after he defended his wife, who was targeted because she filed assault charges against a white man.

Oct. 9, 1893 | Bob Hudson Lynched and Wife Beaten in Weakley County, Tennessee

Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

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Frank in Fla @frankinfla.bsky.social · 12d

Shout out to Family Bookstore in DeLand

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 13d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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