Orlando-based storyteller, event host and lover of the red-hot variety.
Orlando, FL
Joined March 2014
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A federal judge has ruled trans care bans unconstitutional in a landmark ruling in Arkansas.
He spelled out 311 facts - a thorough refutation of every point ever made against trans care.
I delve into the best ones here.
Subscribe to support my work.
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Ian If (he/him/his) retweeted
Quick hits:
DeSantis offers no apologies for fake ad.
The odd reactions to Maxwell Frost’s F-bomb.
Voucher school reverses course on tuition hike.
And a reminder that all the angry, divisive news Florida routinely makes these days is not normal.
orlandosentinel.com/2023/06/…
Ian If (he/him/his) retweeted
Gender Affirming Care Ban alongside expansion of Don’t Say Gay/Trans very likely to be signed into law today. See below press conference announcement from Governor’s Office.
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Welcome to Florida: where a teacher is investigated for showing a Disney movie that happens to have a gay character in it. Meanwhile actual problems like rising cost of property insurance and rent continue to worsen.
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So what if some Florida retirees end up eating cat food?
At least the governor owned the libs.
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🚨INVESTIGATION: Ron DeSantis oversaw funneling $1 billion of workers’ savings to Wall Street firms whose execs poured cash into a GOP group boosting his campaign, despite a pay-to-play rule.
The shift hurt pensioners’ returns while enriching the donors. levernews.com/desantis-allow…
Yes, I want Orlando to have a baseball team, but I'd rather spend the money on housing.
Should Orange County spend $975 million on a stadium for a Major League Baseball team?
@BianchiWrites and I have very different takes on that.
orlandosentinel.com/2023/05/…
"Care effectively banned." That's not a goal a doctor should ever have.
Bombshell from court documents...
Florida's AHCA and Surgeon General manipulated research to ban gender affirming care.
They tapped a conversion therapy advocate to do it.
An internal chart shows an end goal of "ban care"
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"I'm not involved in politics."
Asked if the @GovRonDeSantis -@WaltDisneyWorld feud has gone too far, Senate President @Kathleen4SWFL said, "That's a political statement. I'm not involved in politics. I just want to do good policy."
If the Academy actually paid attention to who gave the best supporting performance in any given year, Billy Zane got an Oscar at the 1995 awards.
"There is no definition of moral or ethical in the bill. Who determines what constitutes a sincerely held moral or ethical belief, and more importantly, why should access to health care be denied based on such vague, imprecise, and subjective terms?"
tallahassee.com/story/opinio…
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RIP the Orlando Bear, a fate still better than the Margate Deer in NJ who wandered into Atlantic City and was immediately shot by police
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Orlando’s gap is even wider when looking at moderately cost-burdened renters, those who spend between 30% and 50% on housing. Metro Orlando has 25.58 of those renters for every voucher, compared with Austin’s 19.7.
orlandosentinel.com/business…
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Hundreds of teachers and parents in Florida voucher schools have filed complaints with the state about what they’ve witnessed.
We think taxpayers & parents deserve see this info.
What was reported and how the state responded.
It's all public record.
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Can that be a title? Like knight. Because Tim Meadows deserves that title. It should be mandatory in press coverage. "Tim Meadows, NGT..."
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For developments with at least 40% affordable units for households making <120% AMI, and remain that way for at least 30 years, and are located in commercial, industrial or mixed-use zoning districts, public hearings would be barred. The AMI in Orange County is $80,100.
Orlando commissioners worry Live Local Act won’t lead to housing at lower income levels trib.al/eQtdKHr
Oh, wow. And here I thought this was all solid, data-driven policy based on mountains of community research and interaction. It'd be weird if we're destroying the reputations of our universities for political theater.
Only 7 people complained about #Florida university classes under @GovRonDeSantis' "Stop WOKE Act," & those complaints were ruled unfounded. Yet now DeSastrous is pushing expanded state control over universities & curriculum. miamiherald.com/news/local/e… via @Blaskey_S
