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TAKE NOTE: Animal Advocates: Polk County Commission Meeting on Tuesday Dec. 16th...9am-11am..there will be others speaking about conditions...all support is appreciated!!
330 W Church St in Bartow FL 33830...County Commission Board Room on First Floor

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Kennel Chaos: Inside Polk Florida's Animal Control Shelter Where Animals Check In — and Hope Checks Out
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December 15, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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Scientists Are Pulling Lithium Out of the Grave for Reuse Cheaper Than the Market Price

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#BatteryMining #LithiumRecycling #CircularEconomy #XiaoSu #UIUC #DeadBatteryGold #SustainableEVs #LowerCostLithium #RecycleDontMine #SupplySecurity
December 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Soda, Candy & the Great SNAP Purge: 2026’s New Grocery Food Restriction Rules

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#SNAP2026 #SNAPWaivers #NoSodaOnEBT #SugarBan #BrookeRollins #EBTChanges #FloridaSNAP #IowaSNAP #FoodAccess #FoodSecurity #SNAPWorkRules #SNAPPolicy
December 14, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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Filmmaker Carl Erik Rinsch Convicted: Netflix Sci-Fi Dream Turned into an $11M Shopping Spree!

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#CarlRinsch #WhiteHorse #NetflixFraud #WireFraudConviction #MadMoney #MattressGate #FiveRollsOneFerrari #CreativeContracts #HollywoodScandal
December 14, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Caught by the Keel: How the Seized Venezuelan Tanker ‘Skipper’ Finally Met Its Match...

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#SkipperSeized #GhostArmada #SanctionsEvasion #OFAC #ADISA #Viktor #IRGCQF #HezbollahFunding #UANI #Kpler #AISspoofing #VLCC #MereyCrude #SeizedAtSea
December 13, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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Jordan's 23XI Dunks It! --- and NASCAR and Front Row Motorsports Call a Truce — Then Everybody Hugged It Out!!

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#JordanVsNASCAR #23XIRacing #FrontRowMotorsports #CharterSettled #EvergreenCharter #AntitrustDrama #RacingReturns #JudgeToPit
December 13, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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For Consideration: Florida’s 2026 HB 693 and How It Re-wires Your Health Care (With Fewer Permits!)

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#HB693 #BigBeautifulHealthcareFrontierAct #FloridaHealthcare #EMSCompact #PACompact #CONRepeal #MedicaidUpdate #SNAPReform #NurseScope
December 11, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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New USPS Postmark Rules Put Timely Tax Payments as Well as Other Payments at Risk Nationwide

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#USPSPostmarkChange #PostmarkOrPerish #PropertyTaxDeadline #MailEarly #CertifiedMail #HandStampIt #AvoidLateFees #RegionalDelay #PostmarkedPanic
December 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Wagons & Wood Paneling: How the Fuel-Rule Rollback Might Bring Back Mom’s Station Wagon

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#StationWagonRedux #WoodPanelingReturns #AutoAffordability #FuelCostTradeoff #EmissionsPercent #TransportEmissions #ChoiceVsClimate #CarMarketMath
December 10, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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Burglar Jam Session: How Thieves Try to Silence Your Security (and How to Make Them Eat Static)

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#JamSession #WiFiJammers #HomeSecurity #ProtectUrCameras #NoMoreStatic #CommunicationsAct1934 #WiredNotWhispered #DualDefense #ReportJammers
December 9, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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The Case of the Vanishing Tax Cut: When the Polk, FL Millage Shrinks but the Tax Bill Grows...

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#PolkCounty #PropertyTaxes #ForensicAuditNow #TaxTransparency #ParcelAudit #StormwaterFees #Watchdog #TaxFairness #AuditRoll #HomeownersUnite
December 8, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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Homestead??, Hold My Beer: DeSantis’s Step-By-Step Plan to Make Property Taxes Vanish (Maybe)

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#DeSantisTaxPlan #ZeroPropertyTax #HomesteadRelief #60PercentRule #PhaseItIn #VarneyAndCo #HomesteadExemption500k #SeniorExemption #VetoedStudy
December 8, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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Pearls of Remembrance: Honoring Pearl Harbor, Touring the Arizona, and How to Visit for Free (Seriously)

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#PearlHarborRemembrance #USSArizona #NeverForget #PearlHarborNationalMemorial #ArizonaMemorial #BattleshipMissouri #AviationMuseum
December 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Pit Stop or Power Play? Michael Jordan Calls NASCAR a Monopoly — and Brought a Gavel to the Garage!

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#JordanVsNASCAR #23XIRacing #NASCARAntitrust #HeatherGibbs #GunToMyHead #CharterFight #Race4Justice #TeamsNotTenants #MotorsportMonopoly
December 7, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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Three Weeks to Takeoff: DJI’s Last-Minute Plea as the U.S. Threatens to Ground Its Drones

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#DJIDeadline #AuditOrBan #DJIInUS #FCCCoveredList #DroneSecurityReview #PublicSafetyDrones #DronesAndDefense #BanByDefault #AuditNow #DontGroundUs
December 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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How SNAP’s New Rules Could Make Food Stamps Disappear in a 'Snap' — State by State...

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#SNAPonTheChoppingBlock #OBBBA #CostSharingCrisis #10point93Percent #StatesPayUp #FoodStampFollies #42MillionAtRisk #BrookingsWarning #AdminCostShock
December 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Trump’s New National Security Strategy Puts the ‘Pre’ in Preeminence

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#TrumpNSS #MonroeDoctrine2PointO #TrumpCorollary #WesternHemisphereFirst #PrimacyOfNations #DeterringTaiwan #IndiaPartnership #FlexibleRealism #NoMoreGlobalLectures
December 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Jetway Jackpots: How Homeland Security Keeps Playing Hot Potato with Passengers’ Cash

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#AirportForfeiture #HSI #CBP #CivilAssetForfeit #TIPShutdown #DEA #JusticeDept #InstituteForJustice #DogSniffSearch #DueProcessNow #PassengerPiggyBanks
December 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Nine Weeks --- $104 Billion: How the U.S. Is Paying More to Sit on Its Own Credit Card

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#DebtServiceDrama #Fiscal2026 #104BInterest #11BPerWeek #38TrillionDebt #TariffMath #CBOvsAdmin #PGPF #WealthTransfer #InterestCrowdOut #BorrowingUp
December 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Florida Rest Stop Rules of the Road: ‘You May Snooze — But Not for Long'

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#FloridaNaps #RestAreaRules #FDOT #ThreeHourNap #TruckerHours #NoCamping #HB1365 #SleepSafely #KeyWestBan #PlanYourRoute #RestNotCamp #SafetyFirst #KnowBeforeYouNap
December 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Thousands of U.S. Trucking Schools Get the Boot (and a Complimentary Participation Trophy)

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#CDLCleanup #TruckSchoolPurge #TrainingProviderRegistry #SeanDuffy #FMCSA #CDLMills #TruckingShortage #RoadSafety #ImmigrationPolicy #USCRI #ATA
December 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Haiti’s Transitional Council Finally Schedules a 'Democracy Tune-Up'

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#HaitiVotes #ElectoralLaw #LaurentSaintCyr #TurningPoint #FrinelJoseph #FritzAlphonseJean #VisaSanctions #ProvisionalElectoralCouncil #AugustFirstRound #DecemberRunoff
December 3, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Kennel Chaos: Inside Polk Florida's Animal Control Shelter Where Animals Check In — and Hope Checks Out

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#PolkShelterCrisis #SavePolkPets #ShelterOversightNow #FixPolkAnimalControl #StopEuthanasiaNumbers #ProtectPets #SpayNeuterSaveLives
December 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Cyber Monday Survival Guide: How to Snag a Smart TV — Not a Scam — and Keep Your Sanity (and Savings) Intact

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#CyberMondaySavvy #DontGetScammed #ShopSmartStaySafe #VerifyBeforeYouBuy #UseCreditNotDebit #VirtualCardVictory #PhishingProof
November 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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How One Cloudflare Outage Shows We All Truly Need a Real Backup Plan...

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#CloudflareOutage #InternetPrep #GridReality #TruePrepper #Starlink #SatelliteISP #PowerStations #EmergencyCash #FEMAstats #PrepperPractical #FamilyPlan #HotspotMust
November 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM