Nate Monroe
@natemonroe.bsky.social
Executive editor, The Tributary. Former columnist, investigative and beat reporter. JAX. Son of a Cajun. LSU. “Behold, these are the tribunes of the people, the tongues o’ th’ common mouth. I do despise them.”
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It's #givingTuesday -- may I suggest a donation to The Tributary? We've done some great work this year and we're entering 2026 with the same momentum + added coverage of Florida’s Capitol, statewide elections, the environment and Jacksonville City Hall.
Here's some of our work from 2025:
Here's some of our work from 2025:
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It's #givingTuesday -- may I suggest a donation to The Tributary? We've done some great work this year and we're entering 2026 with the same momentum + added coverage of Florida’s Capitol, statewide elections, the environment and Jacksonville City Hall.
Here's some of our work from 2025:
Here's some of our work from 2025:
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Good morning from Hialeah where Miami Dade College is holding a second meeting about giving an estimated $200 million worth of land away for free to build the Trump Presidential Library.
First vote challenged in court for not adequately alerting the public. Second time, the room is packed.
First vote challenged in court for not adequately alerting the public. Second time, the room is packed.
December 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Good morning from Hialeah where Miami Dade College is holding a second meeting about giving an estimated $200 million worth of land away for free to build the Trump Presidential Library.
First vote challenged in court for not adequately alerting the public. Second time, the room is packed.
First vote challenged in court for not adequately alerting the public. Second time, the room is packed.
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this is why i will never give up my circa 2010 dvd boxset of THE WIRE. i don't give a shit about high def for older tv shows, give me the original aspect ratio (need to get my hands on an old simpsons boxset for this reason as well)
HBOMax has started showing a 'remastered' 4K Mad Men and they’ve messed things up so during Roger’s oyster vomit scene you can now see the crew men with the vomit hose on the right
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
this is why i will never give up my circa 2010 dvd boxset of THE WIRE. i don't give a shit about high def for older tv shows, give me the original aspect ratio (need to get my hands on an old simpsons boxset for this reason as well)
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A nice overview of all the underhanded crap FPL has been involved in over the past number of years.
New | A federal appeals panel overturned a decision from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon (yes, that Aileen Cannon) and resurrected an investor lawsuit accusing FPL of securities fraud, potentially re-opening old wounds from a sprawling series of controversies.
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Resurrected lawsuit puts FPL's past controversies back in the spotlight
The federal appeals court decision could re-open the company's old wounds from a series of controversies across Florida.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A nice overview of all the underhanded crap FPL has been involved in over the past number of years.
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Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments.
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments.
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
New | A federal appeals panel overturned a decision from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon (yes, that Aileen Cannon) and resurrected an investor lawsuit accusing FPL of securities fraud, potentially re-opening old wounds from a sprawling series of controversies.
jaxtrib.org/2025/11/28/r...
jaxtrib.org/2025/11/28/r...
Resurrected lawsuit puts FPL's past controversies back in the spotlight
The federal appeals court decision could re-open the company's old wounds from a series of controversies across Florida.
jaxtrib.org
November 29, 2025 at 4:08 AM
New | A federal appeals panel overturned a decision from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon (yes, that Aileen Cannon) and resurrected an investor lawsuit accusing FPL of securities fraud, potentially re-opening old wounds from a sprawling series of controversies.
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Unless there is a last-minute snag, Manny Diaz will become the latest Republican politician and ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis installed as president of a Florida university.
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Inside track: Manny Diaz Jr., powerful interim president, emerges as sole finalist at UWF
Secret presidential searches have tightened Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ grip on college presidencies.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Unless there is a last-minute snag, Manny Diaz will become the latest Republican politician and ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis installed as president of a Florida university.
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New | The story of Manny Diaz Jr.'s remarkable ascendancy at the University of West Florida, where he turned an interim job into one in which he enjoys "presidential privilege" - pricey renovations, country club memberships and unusual protection from board firing.
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Inside track: Manny Diaz Jr., powerful interim president, emerges as sole finalist at UWF
Secret presidential searches have tightened Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ grip on college presidencies.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
New | The story of Manny Diaz Jr.'s remarkable ascendancy at the University of West Florida, where he turned an interim job into one in which he enjoys "presidential privilege" - pricey renovations, country club memberships and unusual protection from board firing.
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Among the many reasons it’s important for young reporters to get a turn in truly local journalism (made difficult today given the near-extinction of high-end, county-level journalism) is because local newspapers hold their reporters to much higher standards than a lot of national outlets.
I think @dinfontay.com summed up the moral fracture in journalism really well: “I feel cliché referencing George Carlin, but after a week like this what else can you say? There is a big club, and we aren't in it.”
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Among the many reasons it’s important for young reporters to get a turn in truly local journalism (made difficult today given the near-extinction of high-end, county-level journalism) is because local newspapers hold their reporters to much higher standards than a lot of national outlets.
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Yes, you can wear anything. There is no law about uniforms. Departments make them up. This has always been true, but many counted on tradition or discretion to keep it in check.
Turns out, law enforcement officers don't have nearly as many rules as some people think!
Turns out, law enforcement officers don't have nearly as many rules as some people think!
This article is crazy-making. Basically, they can wear anything. There is no uniformity, there is no consistency. Some rando in camo could be a government employee, there is no way of knowing.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Program! Get your Program! Can't tell 'em apart without your Program!
Program! Get your Program! Can't tell 'em apart without your Program!
October 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Yes, you can wear anything. There is no law about uniforms. Departments make them up. This has always been true, but many counted on tradition or discretion to keep it in check.
Turns out, law enforcement officers don't have nearly as many rules as some people think!
Turns out, law enforcement officers don't have nearly as many rules as some people think!
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An examination by The Tributary of dozens of previously unpublicized cases of alleged Jacksonville Sheriff's Office brutality revealed striking patterns in the agency’s conduct.
Here's what we found.
Reporting by @nicholemanna.bsky.social
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Here's what we found.
Reporting by @nicholemanna.bsky.social
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‘Force is ugly, but’: JSO seldom punishes cops accused of abuse
Jacksonville Sheriff's officers inconsistently report when they've injured civilians, thanks in part to a vague use-of-force policy.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
An examination by The Tributary of dozens of previously unpublicized cases of alleged Jacksonville Sheriff's Office brutality revealed striking patterns in the agency’s conduct.
Here's what we found.
Reporting by @nicholemanna.bsky.social
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Here's what we found.
Reporting by @nicholemanna.bsky.social
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In the Free State of Florida™, professors and staff are being told to remove words like “diversity,” “equity,” “inclusion” and “culture” from their syllabi and other university materials.
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Florida wipes 'culture,' 'diversity' and other terms from UNF teacher-education courses
State officials cast a wide net in seeking to ban certain terms, ensnaring courses where words like “culture” and “diversity” appear in innocuous contexts.
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October 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
In the Free State of Florida™, professors and staff are being told to remove words like “diversity,” “equity,” “inclusion” and “culture” from their syllabi and other university materials.
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lmao, I never knew Tom Petty dropped a really hard verse about Osceola destroying two US Army columns in the Dade Massacre of 1835
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
lmao, I never knew Tom Petty dropped a really hard verse about Osceola destroying two US Army columns in the Dade Massacre of 1835
The latest dispatch from Michael Vasquez, @jaxtrib.org’s new reporter —
“In my language arts methods course, one of the topics is selecting a ‘diversity’ of texts to engage student leaders,” UNF Professor John White said. “That has nothing to do with DEI. That’s the word ‘diverse’ as in a myriad, or plethora.”
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Florida wipes 'culture,' 'diversity' and other terms from UNF teacher-education courses
State officials cast a wide net in seeking to ban certain terms, ensnaring courses where words like “culture” and “diversity” appear in innocuous contexts.
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October 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The latest dispatch from Michael Vasquez, @jaxtrib.org’s new reporter —
New joint reporting from @jaxtrib.org *and* The Florida Times-Union:
Money, aerospace drive turbulence between City Councilman and aviation CEO
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Money, aerospace drive turbulence between City Councilman and aviation CEO
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Money, aerospace drive turbulence between City Councilman and aviation CEO
A Jacksonville City Council member and the CEO of the city's four airports have butted heads for years over the aviation authority's spending and governing powers
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October 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
New joint reporting from @jaxtrib.org *and* The Florida Times-Union:
Money, aerospace drive turbulence between City Councilman and aviation CEO
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Money, aerospace drive turbulence between City Councilman and aviation CEO
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I am reminded tonight of my favorite @bigcatcountry.bsky.social article.
I still have @natemonroe.bsky.social’s email. “I have something to say.” I think aside from a few punctuation tweaks I literally copy/pasted the entire thing and hit Send.
www.bigcatcountry.com/2021/4/30/22...
I still have @natemonroe.bsky.social’s email. “I have something to say.” I think aside from a few punctuation tweaks I literally copy/pasted the entire thing and hit Send.
www.bigcatcountry.com/2021/4/30/22...
A hate letter from Jacksonville to the rest of the nation
Your best source for quality Jacksonville Jaguars news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.
www.bigcatcountry.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I am reminded tonight of my favorite @bigcatcountry.bsky.social article.
I still have @natemonroe.bsky.social’s email. “I have something to say.” I think aside from a few punctuation tweaks I literally copy/pasted the entire thing and hit Send.
www.bigcatcountry.com/2021/4/30/22...
I still have @natemonroe.bsky.social’s email. “I have something to say.” I think aside from a few punctuation tweaks I literally copy/pasted the entire thing and hit Send.
www.bigcatcountry.com/2021/4/30/22...
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What LSU is paying Brian Kelly to coach football over ten years is almost the same amount it would take to build the school the new library it desperately needs. Just thought I'd post that tonight, for no particular reason.
September 28, 2025 at 12:32 AM
What LSU is paying Brian Kelly to coach football over ten years is almost the same amount it would take to build the school the new library it desperately needs. Just thought I'd post that tonight, for no particular reason.
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Okatsuka posted the censorship rules for the controversial comedy festival, noting how many "You can’t say anything anymore!" comedians have signed on.
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Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka posts contract after turning down Riyadh Comedy Festival
Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka posts contract after turning down Riyadh Comedy Festival
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September 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Okatsuka posted the censorship rules for the controversial comedy festival, noting how many "You can’t say anything anymore!" comedians have signed on.
www.avclub.com/riyadh-comed...
www.avclub.com/riyadh-comed...
Join the cool kids!
NEXT FRIDAY!
Join @jaxtrib.org journalists as we launch our new project, the Night of the Living Deadline pumpkin ale in collaboration with Bold City Brewery
$10 at the door = a spooky beer and commemorative koozie.
See you there 🤝
Join @jaxtrib.org journalists as we launch our new project, the Night of the Living Deadline pumpkin ale in collaboration with Bold City Brewery
$10 at the door = a spooky beer and commemorative koozie.
See you there 🤝
September 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Join the cool kids!
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NEW: 11 Jacksonville Fire and Rescue first responders were subpoenaed over the summer related to the April death of Charles Faggart in the Duval County jail, according to records obtained by @natemonroe.bsky.social + @nicholemanna.bsky.social
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Federal prosecutors subpoena first responders in controversial Duval jail death
Prosecutors began ordering witnesses to arrive at the federal courthouse downtown to give testimony in June and July.
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September 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
NEW: 11 Jacksonville Fire and Rescue first responders were subpoenaed over the summer related to the April death of Charles Faggart in the Duval County jail, according to records obtained by @natemonroe.bsky.social + @nicholemanna.bsky.social
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big part of this is because they sent the health reporters, not the political reporters
When is the last time you saw a push notification from the NYTimes that read like this?
September 23, 2025 at 6:31 AM
big part of this is because they sent the health reporters, not the political reporters
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NEW: The FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office will take the lead investigating the death of a 31-year-old father in the Duval County Jail in April, according to State Attorney Melissa Nelson’s office.
via @natemonroe.bsky.social + @nicholemanna.bsky.social
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via @natemonroe.bsky.social + @nicholemanna.bsky.social
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Feds to take lead in controversial Duval jail death investigation
The scope of the federal investigation into the death of Charles Faggart is unclear, and State Attorney Melissa Nelson did not say what conclusions her office has drawn about the case.
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September 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
NEW: The FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office will take the lead investigating the death of a 31-year-old father in the Duval County Jail in April, according to State Attorney Melissa Nelson’s office.
via @natemonroe.bsky.social + @nicholemanna.bsky.social
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via @natemonroe.bsky.social + @nicholemanna.bsky.social
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This is the pirate guy from Dodgeball during the part of the movie when he gets depressed and stops dressing like a pirate
Jack del Rio also did this the same week!
September 16, 2025 at 2:41 AM
This is the pirate guy from Dodgeball during the part of the movie when he gets depressed and stops dressing like a pirate