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Progress Florida
@progressflorida.org
· Nov 24
Floridians have spoken: We don’t want mid-decade redistricting and we don’t want partisan voting maps. Tell your representatives: don’t rig our maps! bit.ly/No-Partisan-... #peopleoverpolitics
Lawsuit filed to block DeSantis' unconstitutional gerrymander scheme: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Florida push for mid-decade redistricting draws its first lawsuit
Florida has been seen as a key piece of the national push by Republicans to overhaul congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
www.politico.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Lawsuit filed to block DeSantis' unconstitutional gerrymander scheme: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
"In a state where abortion is banned after six weeks, these threats will discourage doctors from providing care, including lifesaving procedures and help with complicated pregnancies and births." www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/02/05/a...
After practically banning abortion, lawmakers are at it again | Opinion
Former Democratic state Sen. Eleanor Sobel speaks out against bills now in the Legislature that would allow lawsuits against medical professionals over the death of an unborn child.
www.sun-sentinel.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:58 PM
"In a state where abortion is banned after six weeks, these threats will discourage doctors from providing care, including lifesaving procedures and help with complicated pregnancies and births." www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/02/05/a...
The latest example of who GOP state lawmakers are really working for (hint: not the people of Florida): www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
Republican megadonor is behind bill that could affect Florida condo owners
Florida regulators are warning against it.
www.tampabay.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:29 PM
The latest example of who GOP state lawmakers are really working for (hint: not the people of Florida): www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
Unelected Florida Attorney General's redefinition of equality should alarm us all: www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/02/04/f...
Florida AG’s redefinition of equality should alarm us all | Opinion
State Sen. Rosalind Osgood, D-Fort Lauderdale, speaks out against a memo by Attorney General James Uthmeier that found numerous Florida laws are discriminatory against white people.
www.sun-sentinel.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Unelected Florida Attorney General's redefinition of equality should alarm us all: www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/02/04/f...
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🪧 Rally for Repro Freedom at the FL Capitol
📆 Thu, Feb 12
⏰ 10 AM - 12 PM ET
📍 Florida Capitol Steps
🔗 ppfla.org/repro-rally
Join advocates from across FL on 2/12 to demand that our reproductive rights be protected & lawmakers pass the Reproductive Freedom Act now!
#ReproFreedom #RallyInTally
📆 Thu, Feb 12
⏰ 10 AM - 12 PM ET
📍 Florida Capitol Steps
🔗 ppfla.org/repro-rally
Join advocates from across FL on 2/12 to demand that our reproductive rights be protected & lawmakers pass the Reproductive Freedom Act now!
#ReproFreedom #RallyInTally
February 4, 2026 at 2:19 PM
🪧 Rally for Repro Freedom at the FL Capitol
📆 Thu, Feb 12
⏰ 10 AM - 12 PM ET
📍 Florida Capitol Steps
🔗 ppfla.org/repro-rally
Join advocates from across FL on 2/12 to demand that our reproductive rights be protected & lawmakers pass the Reproductive Freedom Act now!
#ReproFreedom #RallyInTally
📆 Thu, Feb 12
⏰ 10 AM - 12 PM ET
📍 Florida Capitol Steps
🔗 ppfla.org/repro-rally
Join advocates from across FL on 2/12 to demand that our reproductive rights be protected & lawmakers pass the Reproductive Freedom Act now!
#ReproFreedom #RallyInTally
The GOP-led Florida Legislature is stripping health care away from our state's most vulnerable residents while giving tax breaks to big corporations: jasongarcia.substack.com/p/florida-le...
Florida Legislature 2026: The Sheriffs of Nottingham
Florida lawmakers are preparing to kick people off health insurance and food assistance while cutting taxes on corporations.
jasongarcia.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:35 PM
The GOP-led Florida Legislature is stripping health care away from our state's most vulnerable residents while giving tax breaks to big corporations: jasongarcia.substack.com/p/florida-le...
The ‘virtually impossible’ path for citizens’ ballot initiatives in Florida: floridatrib.org/2026/01/30/t...
The ‘virtually impossible’ path for citizens’ ballot initiatives in Florida
New ballot initiative restrictions, approved by the Florida Legislature and enforced by state officials, are so strict that advocates say they make the process effectively impossible for grassroots ca...
floridatrib.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:08 PM
The ‘virtually impossible’ path for citizens’ ballot initiatives in Florida: floridatrib.org/2026/01/30/t...
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Really need everyone to take a good look at how well the richest people in America have done in the last year.
The rest of us got higher healthcare and electric bills, food assistance cuts, price hikes, and ICE terrorizing our communities.
What are we doing here?
The rest of us got higher healthcare and electric bills, food assistance cuts, price hikes, and ICE terrorizing our communities.
What are we doing here?
February 2, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Really need everyone to take a good look at how well the richest people in America have done in the last year.
The rest of us got higher healthcare and electric bills, food assistance cuts, price hikes, and ICE terrorizing our communities.
What are we doing here?
The rest of us got higher healthcare and electric bills, food assistance cuts, price hikes, and ICE terrorizing our communities.
What are we doing here?
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Let's ask the question: How many times do the following people show up being named in the Epstein Files:
President Joe Biden: 0
President Barack Obama: 0
MN Governor Tim Walz: 0
President Donald Trump: 4,500
Does any Republican not see the problem?
President Joe Biden: 0
President Barack Obama: 0
MN Governor Tim Walz: 0
President Donald Trump: 4,500
Does any Republican not see the problem?
February 1, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Let's ask the question: How many times do the following people show up being named in the Epstein Files:
President Joe Biden: 0
President Barack Obama: 0
MN Governor Tim Walz: 0
President Donald Trump: 4,500
Does any Republican not see the problem?
President Joe Biden: 0
President Barack Obama: 0
MN Governor Tim Walz: 0
President Donald Trump: 4,500
Does any Republican not see the problem?
State lawmakers should reject judgemental, heartless attacks on Floridians' freedom, health: www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/02/01/e...
Editorial: Lawmakers should reject judgmental, heartless attacks on freedom, health
This year, more than usual, a group of Florida lawmakers are clinging to a Biblical-sounding principle — and doing their best to ensure that the wages of sin are, at the very least, misery. Too bad…
www.orlandosentinel.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:29 PM
State lawmakers should reject judgemental, heartless attacks on Floridians' freedom, health: www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/02/01/e...
DOJ Removes New Epstein Files That Mention Wild Trump Sex Allegations, Including Rape:
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
DOJ Removes New Epstein Files That Mention Wild Trump Sex Allegations, Including Rape
Among the latest Epstein files dump is a list of wild complaints made withe the FBI that include wild allegations against President Donald Trump and others.
www.yahoo.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:01 PM
DOJ Removes New Epstein Files That Mention Wild Trump Sex Allegations, Including Rape:
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
"I could never have imagined in my career as an attorney that I would see so many violations of our Constitution. It's very disheartening." www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida...
Florida teen held without charges highlights ICE detention concerns in Orange County
Javier Gimenez Rivero is a high school student from Venezuela, living in Orange County with a pending asylum claim and a valid U.S. Employment Authorization.
www.fox35orlando.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:49 PM
"I could never have imagined in my career as an attorney that I would see so many violations of our Constitution. It's very disheartening." www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida...
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"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now.
#AccountabilityIsComing
#AccountabilityIsComing
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now.
#AccountabilityIsComing
#AccountabilityIsComing
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Letter to Pam Bondi: Stop the coercive letters and turn over the Epstein Files: www.jcbruce.com/p/letter-to-...
Letter to Pam Bondi: Stop the coercive letters and turn over the Epstein Files
News and commentary for Floridians and other concerned Americans
www.jcbruce.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Letter to Pam Bondi: Stop the coercive letters and turn over the Epstein Files: www.jcbruce.com/p/letter-to-...
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This is what letting RFK jr go wild on health looks like
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 1:14 PM
This is what letting RFK jr go wild on health looks like
"When I earned my M.D. degree, I took an oath to do no harm. Our elected leaders also swore an oath: to protect the health and safety of the people they serve. By remaining silent, they are breaking that oath." floridapolitics.com/archives/776...
Nancy Staats: Florida will suffer from decreased vaccine access — where are our leaders?
Vaccine rollbacks threaten children while political leaders remain silent statewide.
floridapolitics.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 PM
"When I earned my M.D. degree, I took an oath to do no harm. Our elected leaders also swore an oath: to protect the health and safety of the people they serve. By remaining silent, they are breaking that oath." floridapolitics.com/archives/776...
“Confidence collapsed in January, as consumer concerns about both the present situation and expectations for the future deepened.” apnews.com/article/cons...
Americans' confidence in the U.S. economy falls sharply in January to lowest level since 2014
U.S. consumer confidence declined sharply in January, hitting the lowest level since 2014 as Americans grow increasingly concerned about their financial prospects.
apnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:18 PM
“Confidence collapsed in January, as consumer concerns about both the present situation and expectations for the future deepened.” apnews.com/article/cons...
Gov. Ron DeSantis and legislators are on the verge of what some consider the most serious undercutting of local authority ever, a proposal to abolish or sharply limit property taxes on homesteads. floridatrident.org/property-tax...
Property tax proposal could be the Legislature’s biggest encroachment on local government yet
Power Play: A series of special reports examining the push to reduce or eliminate property taxes in Florida. The Florida Legislature, with a long
floridatrident.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Gov. Ron DeSantis and legislators are on the verge of what some consider the most serious undercutting of local authority ever, a proposal to abolish or sharply limit property taxes on homesteads. floridatrident.org/property-tax...
Everything is getting more expensive. And now, some politicians want to let billion-dollar companies add to that burden by building huge data centers that need enormous amounts of electricity and drive up our utility bills. Floridians can't afford data centers. www.theinvadingsea.com/2026/01/16/d...
New data centers would drive up energy costs, climate risks in Florida | The Invading Sea
Massive data centers threaten to increase electricity bills and the amount of fossil fuels being burned.
www.theinvadingsea.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Everything is getting more expensive. And now, some politicians want to let billion-dollar companies add to that burden by building huge data centers that need enormous amounts of electricity and drive up our utility bills. Floridians can't afford data centers. www.theinvadingsea.com/2026/01/16/d...
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One year into his second term, President Trump has pardoned an unusually high number of wealthy people accused of financial crimes.
And about half of the pardon recipients are either business executives or politicians. What a coincidence...
And about half of the pardon recipients are either business executives or politicians. What a coincidence...
Trump's pardons forgive financial crimes that came with hundreds of millions in punishments
The president’s second-term pardons have wiped clean dozens of financial crimes and significantly more fines and restitution than in past administrations.
www.nbcnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:35 PM
One year into his second term, President Trump has pardoned an unusually high number of wealthy people accused of financial crimes.
And about half of the pardon recipients are either business executives or politicians. What a coincidence...
And about half of the pardon recipients are either business executives or politicians. What a coincidence...
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Leaders of the so-called “pro-life, small government” party who relentlessly warn of tyranny are standing by as masked agents roam the country and brutalize its people. The hypocrisy isn’t surprising — but it’s staggering. Remember this.
January 25, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Leaders of the so-called “pro-life, small government” party who relentlessly warn of tyranny are standing by as masked agents roam the country and brutalize its people. The hypocrisy isn’t surprising — but it’s staggering. Remember this.
What is DeSantis hiding when it comes to property taxes? www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/d...
What is DeSantis hiding when it comes to property taxes? A former Florida state senator wants the governor's answer
For more than a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he wants to do away with all homesteaded property taxes, arguing homeowners should not have to pay rent to the government.
www.cbsnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:26 PM
What is DeSantis hiding when it comes to property taxes? www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/d...
Give the governor his own private militia, they said. There’s no way this could go wrong, they said. www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/01/25/e...
Editorial: Demand answers about DeSantis’ ‘militia’
Give the governor his own private militia, they said. There’s no way this could go wrong, they said. In the face of recent revelations about the inner workings of the Florida State Guard under Gov.…
www.orlandosentinel.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Give the governor his own private militia, they said. There’s no way this could go wrong, they said. www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/01/25/e...
#HypocrisyAlert: After DeSantis's DOGE threatened universities and local governments with strict deadlines to turn over records, they blew past their own deadline: www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
DeSantis’ DOGE team misses deadline for report to lawmakers
Its report was due more than a week ago.
www.tampabay.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:09 PM
#HypocrisyAlert: After DeSantis's DOGE threatened universities and local governments with strict deadlines to turn over records, they blew past their own deadline: www.tampabay.com/news/florida...