MichaelMoline
@mmoline.bsky.social
Editor in Chief, Florida Phoenix
@floridaphoenix.com Where is the anger; where is the outrage? Where are the voluminous public protests and demands that our “leaders” do their damn jobs. floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/25/f...
Florida, an unsafe space for our children • Florida Phoenix
The entire state of Florida should be declared an evacuation zone for human beings under 18. Not because ferocious hurricanes are bearing down, but because of the way its conservative “leaders” contin...
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June 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
@floridaphoenix.com Where is the anger; where is the outrage? Where are the voluminous public protests and demands that our “leaders” do their damn jobs. floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/25/f...
@floridaphoenix.com “Donald Trump, his Administration, and his enablers have made one thing brutally clear: they intend to use the power of government to kidnap, brutalize, starve, and harm every single immigrant they can.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/24/a...
'Alligator Alcatraz,' a new temporary detention center, to open in Florida • Florida Phoenix
Florida’s bid to be on the front lines of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans has taken a swampy turn. The state, with approval from the Department of Homeland Security, started this week ...
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June 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
@floridaphoenix.com “Donald Trump, his Administration, and his enablers have made one thing brutally clear: they intend to use the power of government to kidnap, brutalize, starve, and harm every single immigrant they can.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/24/a...
‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ a new temporary detention center, to open in Florida floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/24/a...
'Alligator Alcatraz,' a new temporary detention center, to open in Florida • Florida Phoenix
Florida’s bid to be on the front lines of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans has taken a swampy turn. The state, with approval from the Department of Homeland Security, started this week ...
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June 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ a new temporary detention center, to open in Florida floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/24/a...
@floridaphoenix.com “Why is it that the most dangerous place in America today is around the Thanksgiving table?” floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/24/r...
Former governors say bipartisan unity key to rebuffing questionable federal policy • Florida Phoenix
In a country flooded by a never-ending wave of talking heads, pundits and fiery social media posts, two bipartisan former governors said the solution to America’s political gridlock may be more talkin...
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June 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
@floridaphoenix.com “Why is it that the most dangerous place in America today is around the Thanksgiving table?” floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/24/r...
@floridaphoenix.com A deal Johnson brokered with GOP lawmakers in the SALT Caucus has been significantly rewritten in the Senate, but is expected to move back toward the House version, though not entirely. floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/24/r...
GOP leaders in US Senate struggle to redo mega-bill by July Fourth deadline • Florida Phoenix
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans were scrambling Tuesday to restructure several proposals in the “big, beautiful bill” that don’t meet their chamber’s strict rules for passing a reconciliation pac...
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June 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
@floridaphoenix.com A deal Johnson brokered with GOP lawmakers in the SALT Caucus has been significantly rewritten in the Senate, but is expected to move back toward the House version, though not entirely. floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/24/r...
@floridaphoenix.com “Republicans tried to rip away hundreds of millions of acres of public land—not to help families, not to solve real problems—but to hand yet another gift to the wealthy and well-connected." floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/24/r...
Utah’s Mike Lee to make new attempt to sell off public lands in US Senate mega-bill • Florida Phoenix
U.S. Sen. Mike Lee says he will revamp his controversial proposal to require the sales of vast acres of federal lands in the West so it can be included in Senate Republicans’ sweeping tax and spending...
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June 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
@floridaphoenix.com “Republicans tried to rip away hundreds of millions of acres of public land—not to help families, not to solve real problems—but to hand yet another gift to the wealthy and well-connected." floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/24/r...
@floridaphoenix.com 'This bill is about restoring local control, cutting legal red tape, and putting our residents first.' floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/24/c...
Controversial 2018 law that limited public beach access in Walton County is repealed • Florida Phoenix
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday that repeals a 2018 law that opponents argued limited public beach access in Walton County in northwest Florida. Appearing in Santa Rosa Beach with emerald gulf...
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June 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
@floridaphoenix.com 'This bill is about restoring local control, cutting legal red tape, and putting our residents first.' floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/24/c...
@floridaphoenix.com “In matters of life and death, it is best to proceed with caution,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in a dissent. “In this case, the Government took the opposite approach.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/24/r...
US Supreme Court allows third-country deportations for now • Florida Phoenix
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday to allow, for now, the Trump administration to carry out deportations to third countries after a Massachusetts judge barred removals without proper not...
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June 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
@floridaphoenix.com “In matters of life and death, it is best to proceed with caution,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in a dissent. “In this case, the Government took the opposite approach.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/24/r...
@floridaphoenix.com “These threats of violence, we’ve seen it before here and there, but nothing like we’ve seen it now. And yes, I think that would make a lot of people stop and think and decide they do not want to enter that arena." floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/24/m...
Minnesota assassination prompts many lawmakers to wonder: Is service worth the danger? • Florida Phoenix
A year into her first term in office, New Jersey Assemblywoman Sadaf Jaffer decided not to run for reelection. The political world saw her as a rising star in 2023; Jaffer, a Democrat, previously serv...
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June 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
@floridaphoenix.com “These threats of violence, we’ve seen it before here and there, but nothing like we’ve seen it now. And yes, I think that would make a lot of people stop and think and decide they do not want to enter that arena." floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/24/m...
Democrats also fended off a proposal to eliminate funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and another that sought to bar federal district court judges from issuing nationwide injunctions. floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/23/r...
US Senate mega-bill drops requirement states help pay for SNAP program • Florida Phoenix
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats have succeeded in eliminating more than a dozen policy changes from Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” after successfully arguing before the chamber’s parliamentaria...
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June 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Democrats also fended off a proposal to eliminate funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and another that sought to bar federal district court judges from issuing nationwide injunctions. floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/23/r...
“Children should not be punished for the crime their parent committed. This appropriation aims to reconnect a bond that may have been severed by incarceration by assuring that the families of those who are in prison are not drawn into poverty to make phone calls.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/23/f...
Funding for free prison phone calls makes it into approved Florida FY 2026 budget • Florida Phoenix
Advocates for providing inmates in Florida prisons with one free 15-minute phone call if they display good behavior say they are cautiously optimistic that the proposal, included in the $115 billion b...
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June 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“Children should not be punished for the crime their parent committed. This appropriation aims to reconnect a bond that may have been severed by incarceration by assuring that the families of those who are in prison are not drawn into poverty to make phone calls.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/23/f...
The refuge has also been nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which would cement its status as an international tourist destination on par with the Grand Canyon and Galápagos Islands. It spans 402,000 acres in southeastern Georgia and North Florida. floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/23/l...
Land deal stops mining project near Okefenokee Swamp, though advocates brace for future threats • Florida Phoenix
An Alabama company that was close to receiving the final go-ahead from the state of Georgia to mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge has decided to instead sell the land to a nonprofit foc...
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June 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The refuge has also been nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which would cement its status as an international tourist destination on par with the Grand Canyon and Galápagos Islands. It spans 402,000 acres in southeastern Georgia and North Florida. floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/23/l...
@floridaphoenix.com “This is more than a number. It represents dozens of lives brought out of harm’s way, and a powerful testament to what can be accomplished through communication, collaboration, and data sharing." floridaphoenix.com/briefs/attor...
Attorney General: 60 Florida children in 'critical danger' rescued by U.S. Marshals, other agencies • Florida Phoenix
Federal, state, and local officials say 60 children ranging in age from 9-17 have been recovered in what an official called the “the largest in the history of the United States Marshal Service.” Durin...
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June 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
@floridaphoenix.com “This is more than a number. It represents dozens of lives brought out of harm’s way, and a powerful testament to what can be accomplished through communication, collaboration, and data sharing." floridaphoenix.com/briefs/attor...
“We overreacted, probably, and now it’s time to make the change. People were losing their homes. Elderly people were losing their condos because they could not afford to make the increase and their monthly HOA [home owner association] fees. That’s just wrong.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/23/d...
DeSantis signs legislation to relieve financial burdens on condo owners • Florida Phoenix
CLEARWATER BEACH – Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Monday designed to provide financial relief to condominium owners who have faced serious financial strains from a tightened regulations enacted ...
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June 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
“We overreacted, probably, and now it’s time to make the change. People were losing their homes. Elderly people were losing their condos because they could not afford to make the increase and their monthly HOA [home owner association] fees. That’s just wrong.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/23/d...
@floridaphoenix.com There were 4,155,487 Florida residents enrolled in the program as of May 30, the latest available data. That’s 68,110 fewer people since December 2024 and 643,662 fewer people than in January 2024. floridaphoenix.com/briefs/flori...
Florida Medicaid enrollment continues to decline • Florida Phoenix
Florida Medicaid enrollment continues to drop, information posted by the state Agency for Health Care Administration shows. There were 4,155,487 Florida residents enrolled in the program as of May 30,...
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June 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
@floridaphoenix.com There were 4,155,487 Florida residents enrolled in the program as of May 30, the latest available data. That’s 68,110 fewer people since December 2024 and 643,662 fewer people than in January 2024. floridaphoenix.com/briefs/flori...
DeSantis weighs in on NYC’s Democratic mayoral primary election floridaphoenix.com?post_type=br...
DeSantis weighs in on NYC's Democratic mayoral primary election • Florida Phoenix
A new poll shows Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani gaining on Andrew Cuomo in Tuesday’s New York City Democratic mayoral primary, and Ron DeSantis is concerned. “I’m not a political prognosticator, ...
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June 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
DeSantis weighs in on NYC’s Democratic mayoral primary election floridaphoenix.com?post_type=br...
“But I will tell you, if that leftist does win, you’re going to see Palm Beach real estate go up another 20%. That will happen very quickly. Because as bad as some of what they’ve had, this is like [Bill] De Blasio on steroids.” floridaphoenix.com/briefs/desan...
DeSantis weighs in on NYC's Democratic mayoral primary election • Florida Phoenix
A new poll shows Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani gaining on Andrew Cuomo in Tuesday’s New York City Democratic mayoral primary, and Ron DeSantis is concerned. “I’m not a political prognosticator, ...
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June 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
“But I will tell you, if that leftist does win, you’re going to see Palm Beach real estate go up another 20%. That will happen very quickly. Because as bad as some of what they’ve had, this is like [Bill] De Blasio on steroids.” floridaphoenix.com/briefs/desan...
There were 4,155,487 Florida residents enrolled in the program as of May 30, the latest available data. That’s 68,110 fewer people since December 2024 and 643,662 fewer people than in January 2024. floridaphoenix.com/briefs/flori...
Florida Medicaid enrollment continues to decline • Florida Phoenix
Florida Medicaid enrollment continues to drop, information posted by the state Agency for Health Care Administration shows. There were 4,155,487 Florida residents enrolled in the program as of May 30,...
floridaphoenix.com
June 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
There were 4,155,487 Florida residents enrolled in the program as of May 30, the latest available data. That’s 68,110 fewer people since December 2024 and 643,662 fewer people than in January 2024. floridaphoenix.com/briefs/flori...
“We overreacted, probably, and now it’s time to make the change. People were losing their homes. Elderly people were losing their condos because they could not afford to make the increase and their monthly HOA [home owner association] fees. That’s just wrong.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/23/d...
DeSantis signs legislation to relieve financial burdens on condo owners • Florida Phoenix
CLEARWATER BEACH – Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Monday designed to provide financial relief to condominium owners who have faced serious financial strains from a tightened regulations enacted ...
floridaphoenix.com
June 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
“We overreacted, probably, and now it’s time to make the change. People were losing their homes. Elderly people were losing their condos because they could not afford to make the increase and their monthly HOA [home owner association] fees. That’s just wrong.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/23/d...
“This is more than a number. It represents dozens of lives brought out of harm’s way, and a powerful testament to what can be accomplished through communication, collaboration, and data sharing." floridaphoenix.com/briefs/attor...
Attorney General: 60 Florida children in 'critical danger' rescued by U.S. Marshals, other agencies • Florida Phoenix
Federal, state, and local officials say 60 children ranging in age from 9-17 have been recovered in what an official called the “the largest in the history of the United States Marshal Service.” Durin...
floridaphoenix.com
June 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“This is more than a number. It represents dozens of lives brought out of harm’s way, and a powerful testament to what can be accomplished through communication, collaboration, and data sharing." floridaphoenix.com/briefs/attor...
The refuge has also been nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which would cement its status as an international tourist destination on par with the Grand Canyon and Galápagos Islands. It spans 402,000 acres in southeastern Georgia and North Florida. floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/23/l...
Land deal stops mining project near Okefenokee Swamp, though advocates brace for future threats • Florida Phoenix
An Alabama company that was close to receiving the final go-ahead from the state of Georgia to mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge has decided to instead sell the land to a nonprofit foc...
floridaphoenix.com
June 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The refuge has also been nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which would cement its status as an international tourist destination on par with the Grand Canyon and Galápagos Islands. It spans 402,000 acres in southeastern Georgia and North Florida. floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/23/l...
"Access to a parent in prison is difficult, high price of email, phone calls and travel, yet we know how important it is for children to have a bond with their parents.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/23/f...
Funding for free prison phone calls makes it into approved Florida FY 2026 budget • Florida Phoenix
Advocates for providing inmates in Florida prisons with one free 15-minute phone call if they display good behavior say they are cautiously optimistic that the proposal, included in the $115 billion b...
floridaphoenix.com
June 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
"Access to a parent in prison is difficult, high price of email, phone calls and travel, yet we know how important it is for children to have a bond with their parents.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/23/f...
“Our brand is broken. But quitting, hiding, waiting, or whining will not fix it. What will? Showing up.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/22/f...
Florida Democrats look for inspiration while meeting at Hollywood Hard Rock • Florida Phoenix
DAVIE — Is there any way for the Florida Democratic Party to break on through next year in races for governor and U.S. Senate after two consecutive statewide routs at the ballot box? The math would in...
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June 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
“Our brand is broken. But quitting, hiding, waiting, or whining will not fix it. What will? Showing up.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/22/f...
“President Trump has no constitutional authority to take us to war with Iran without authorization from Congress, and Congress has not authorized it." floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/22/r...
Trump: Iran nuclear facilities 'completely and totally obliterated' in U.S. strike on 3 sites • Florida Phoenix
This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Saturday night that the United States has attacked three nuclear sites in Iran, and all U.S. planes were outside Iran and on thei...
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June 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“President Trump has no constitutional authority to take us to war with Iran without authorization from Congress, and Congress has not authorized it." floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/22/r...