Julie
@jaespy.bsky.social
Floridian, liberal 💙, animal lover…
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Survivors of the horrific Parkland school massacre object to #Florida Legislature's intention to roll back age limit on rifle purchase, a reform enacted after the shooting. www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
Parkland survivors fear Florida rifle-buying age requirement repeal
A Florida House panel voted to repeal the state's minimum age requirement for purchasing a rifle. Why?
www.tallahassee.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Survivors of the horrific Parkland school massacre object to #Florida Legislature's intention to roll back age limit on rifle purchase, a reform enacted after the shooting. www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
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"The estimated number of bears in #Florida now — 4,050 — is fewer than the estimated number we had before the hunt 10 years ago — 4,300.... That means this isn’t a hunt to control the bear population...but a hunt intended to provide some hunters with a trophy."
Column: The FWC says it's OK that it ignored science in scheduling a new #Florida bear hunt. My latest for the @floridaphoenix.comincludes shout-outs to Veruca Salt and "The Wire." floridaphoenix.com/2025/12/04/f...
Florida wildlife agency’s leaders claim they don’t have to follow science • Florida Phoenix
When I was growing up here in Florida, everyone revered science. We looked to high-IQ scientists to tell us how to fly to the moon, how to transplant a heart, how to fire up a laser, how the universe ...
floridaphoenix.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"The estimated number of bears in #Florida now — 4,050 — is fewer than the estimated number we had before the hunt 10 years ago — 4,300.... That means this isn’t a hunt to control the bear population...but a hunt intended to provide some hunters with a trophy."
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Column: The FWC says it's OK that it ignored science in scheduling a new #Florida bear hunt. My latest for the @floridaphoenix.comincludes shout-outs to Veruca Salt and "The Wire." floridaphoenix.com/2025/12/04/f...
Florida wildlife agency’s leaders claim they don’t have to follow science • Florida Phoenix
When I was growing up here in Florida, everyone revered science. We looked to high-IQ scientists to tell us how to fly to the moon, how to transplant a heart, how to fire up a laser, how the universe ...
floridaphoenix.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Column: The FWC says it's OK that it ignored science in scheduling a new #Florida bear hunt. My latest for the @floridaphoenix.comincludes shout-outs to Veruca Salt and "The Wire." floridaphoenix.com/2025/12/04/f...
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Siri, show me a room full of people whose grandchildren and great grandchildren will one day look back on them in disgrace and deny any familial connection.
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Siri, show me a room full of people whose grandchildren and great grandchildren will one day look back on them in disgrace and deny any familial connection.
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“Drunk raccoon raids liquor store. This is all Trump's fault.”
My VERY IMPORTANT column on Trump’s economy turning raccoons to lives of crime.
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
My VERY IMPORTANT column on Trump’s economy turning raccoons to lives of crime.
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Drunk raccoon raids liquor store. This is all Trump's fault. | Opinion
A raccoon ransacked a Virginia liquor store and was found passed out drunk in the bathroom, another victim of Donald Trump's woeful economy.
www.usatoday.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“Drunk raccoon raids liquor store. This is all Trump's fault.”
My VERY IMPORTANT column on Trump’s economy turning raccoons to lives of crime.
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
My VERY IMPORTANT column on Trump’s economy turning raccoons to lives of crime.
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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One of the world’s largest mining firms wrote a bill in the Florida Legislature that would help the company dodge lawsuits related to radiation on former mines — and make it easier to develop some of its vast land holdings around the state:
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Lobbyists for a mining company wrote a bill to block lawsuits over radiation on former mines
The legislation is designed to help Fortune 500 industrial giant Mosaic Co. redevelop some of the more than 200 square miles of former phosphate mines it owns across the southern interior of Florida.
jasongarcia.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
One of the world’s largest mining firms wrote a bill in the Florida Legislature that would help the company dodge lawsuits related to radiation on former mines — and make it easier to develop some of its vast land holdings around the state:
jasongarcia.substack.com/p/lobbyists-...
jasongarcia.substack.com/p/lobbyists-...
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#Florida's panther population may be on the decline after decades of growth www.news-press.com/story/news/e...
December 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
#Florida's panther population may be on the decline after decades of growth www.news-press.com/story/news/e...
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Bill has been filed to stop misuse of emergency decrees by the Governor of Florida. DeSantis has used an emergency decree he arbitrarily signed on January 2023 to disburse at least $350 million in no-bid contracts to vendors at Alligator Alcatraz. He renewed it twenty times now.
December 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Bill has been filed to stop misuse of emergency decrees by the Governor of Florida. DeSantis has used an emergency decree he arbitrarily signed on January 2023 to disburse at least $350 million in no-bid contracts to vendors at Alligator Alcatraz. He renewed it twenty times now.
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Toxic blue green algae bloom alert sent out for #Florida city known for its many many canals. www.winknews.com/news/lee/blu...
Blue-green algae health alert issued for Gator Slough Canal in Cape Coral
The Lee County Department of Health has issued a blue-green algae health alert following the discovery of the harmful toxins in the Gator Slough Canal in Cape Coral.
www.winknews.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Toxic blue green algae bloom alert sent out for #Florida city known for its many many canals. www.winknews.com/news/lee/blu...
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In the face of a lawsuit, Miami-Dade College decided to hold a public hearing over its quickie transfer of prime South #Florida real estate for President Convicted Felon's library. But it's going to do everything possible to limit public comment. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Miami Dade College limiting public access to new library vote
The college is requiring pre-approval to address the board, a measure that wouldn’t apply if the college was treating the meeting as a public hearing.
www.miamiherald.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
In the face of a lawsuit, Miami-Dade College decided to hold a public hearing over its quickie transfer of prime South #Florida real estate for President Convicted Felon's library. But it's going to do everything possible to limit public comment. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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Perhaps you cherish Florida’s natural beauty: the trees, the springs, the beaches, the wetlands. Enjoy them while you can. floridaphoenix.com/2025/12/01/t...
The Florida Legislature is not your friend • Florida Phoenix
Ever get the feeling the Florida Legislature hates you? It does. Unless you’re a developer, a lobbyist, or a fetus. Members are filing hell-born bills for the 2026 session, many apparently designed to...
floridaphoenix.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Perhaps you cherish Florida’s natural beauty: the trees, the springs, the beaches, the wetlands. Enjoy them while you can. floridaphoenix.com/2025/12/01/t...
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Charter school companies have targeted 450 public schools in #Florida under a new privatization law that lets the charters use public facilities for free. jasongarcia.substack.com/p/charter-sy... via @jasongarcia.bsky.social
Charter systems have targeted 450 public schools in Florida under a new privatization law
Florida in Five: Five stories to read from the past week in Florida politics.
jasongarcia.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Charter school companies have targeted 450 public schools in #Florida under a new privatization law that lets the charters use public facilities for free. jasongarcia.substack.com/p/charter-sy... via @jasongarcia.bsky.social
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As the Trump administration clumsily moves toward an unnecessary and irresponsible and narcissistic war with Venezuela, I want to take a brief moment to offer this sentiment to those who voted for him over VP Harris because they believed it would keep us out of unnecessary wars:
FUCK. YOU.
FUCK. YOU.
November 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
As the Trump administration clumsily moves toward an unnecessary and irresponsible and narcissistic war with Venezuela, I want to take a brief moment to offer this sentiment to those who voted for him over VP Harris because they believed it would keep us out of unnecessary wars:
FUCK. YOU.
FUCK. YOU.
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Watch this video before you do your Black Friday shopping on Amazon.
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Watch this video before you do your Black Friday shopping on Amazon.
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#Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous to re-up his 2023 immigration state of emergency for the 19th (!) time this week, extending his expanded scope of powers into their 4th calendar year & continuing to skirt two dozen state laws & regulations.
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic... via @miamiherald.com
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic... via @miamiherald.com
FL has suspended 25 rules using DeSantis’ yearslong immigration state of emergency
Florida has suspended 25 statutes and rules using the immigration state of emergency justification, according to a Miami Herald review.
www.miamiherald.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
#Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous to re-up his 2023 immigration state of emergency for the 19th (!) time this week, extending his expanded scope of powers into their 4th calendar year & continuing to skirt two dozen state laws & regulations.
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic... via @miamiherald.com
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic... via @miamiherald.com
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Florida Roller Coaster Ride starts today!
Heat Index mid 80s today, but wind chill in the 30s around I-4 northward on Friday morning.
45 degree swing in feels like temp!
(It does NOT affect the fruit)
Heat Index mid 80s today, but wind chill in the 30s around I-4 northward on Friday morning.
45 degree swing in feels like temp!
(It does NOT affect the fruit)
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Florida Roller Coaster Ride starts today!
Heat Index mid 80s today, but wind chill in the 30s around I-4 northward on Friday morning.
45 degree swing in feels like temp!
(It does NOT affect the fruit)
Heat Index mid 80s today, but wind chill in the 30s around I-4 northward on Friday morning.
45 degree swing in feels like temp!
(It does NOT affect the fruit)
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Humans are terrible. But also humans are amazing.
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Humans are terrible. But also humans are amazing.
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For our latest "Welcome to #Florida" podcast episode, we talked to biologist Tonya Wiley about the endangered smalltooth sawfish, a bizarre-looking aquatic creature that's been in the news lately. Dive in! www.buzzsprout.com/1169570/epis...
Episode 282: Smalltooth Sawfish - Welcome to Florida
Residents in Crystal River are worried about a sand mine disrupting their drinking water and springs.The smalltooth sawfish is one of the most unusual looking animals in the animal kingdom. Tony Wiley...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
For our latest "Welcome to #Florida" podcast episode, we talked to biologist Tonya Wiley about the endangered smalltooth sawfish, a bizarre-looking aquatic creature that's been in the news lately. Dive in! www.buzzsprout.com/1169570/epis...
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#Florida Democratic candidates for governor commit to appointing scientists or conservationists to the state wildlife commission. Gov. Ron DeSastrous has picked campaign contributors & 5 of the 7 are tied to development. www.cltampa.com/news/florida... via @cltampabay.bsky.social
Florida’s Democratic gubernatorial candidates commit to appointing scientists or conservationists to wildlife commission
Five out of seven current Florida Wildlife and Conservation Commissioners have ties to the development industry. Democratic gubernatorial candidates say they would appoint scientists or conservationi...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
#Florida Democratic candidates for governor commit to appointing scientists or conservationists to the state wildlife commission. Gov. Ron DeSastrous has picked campaign contributors & 5 of the 7 are tied to development. www.cltampa.com/news/florida... via @cltampabay.bsky.social
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With the first #Florida bear hunt in a decade just two weeks away, opponents are heading to court hoping to persuade a judge to stop the shooting altogether. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/24/l... via @orlandosentinel.com
Last-ditch effort to stop Florida’s bear hunt
Bear advocates say they claimed a quarter of the 172 hunt permits issued by the state.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
With the first #Florida bear hunt in a decade just two weeks away, opponents are heading to court hoping to persuade a judge to stop the shooting altogether. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/24/l... via @orlandosentinel.com
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The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
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The EPA has approved a new pesticide that contains PFAS, or 'forever chemicals', to be used on vegetables like lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.
November 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The EPA has approved a new pesticide that contains PFAS, or 'forever chemicals', to be used on vegetables like lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.