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DeSantis' problem: He is a true believer

Why would Florida's governor team up with Nazis and other authoritarian scum? Because he is one of them

Salon · Aug 2, 2023

DeSantis ducks opportunity to attack Trump’s massive campaign spending on legal fees

DeSantis’s words come despite his rapid response director saying Trump’s campaign ‘scammed’ grandmas

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023

The Age of Insurrection review: how the far right rose – and found Trump

David Neiwert offers a necessary and chilling read about American extremists and the threat they pose to us all

The Guardian - US · Jul 5, 2023

2022: The year in conspiracy theories

Deranged beliefs flooded the Republican zone in 2022 — but somehow, voting late on Election Day didn't help them

Salon · Dec 17, 2022

DeSantis on Trump's racism: Crickets

Most prominent Republicans have finally, reluctantly condemned Trump's dinner with Hitler-lovers. Except one

Salon · Dec 2, 2022

‘You’ve been suspended’: Ousted Tampa prosecutor testifies in DeSantis trial

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Ousted Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren told a judge Tuesday that he learned he was suspended through an email — and minutes later, from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “public safety czar,” Larry Keefe.

Tribune News Service · Nov 29, 2022

Editorial: Texas sheriff’s probe of DeSantis’ heartless Vineyard stunt a long shot, but could unearth answers

The legality of what occurred last week, when a group of 48 Venezuelans were flown from Texas and dumped on swanky Martha’s Vineyard — a heartless relocation effort financed by the state of Florida and crowed about by Gov. Ron DeSantis — is being investigated. Good, we need more answers,…

Tribune News Service · Sep 22, 2022

Newsom gives $100,000 to Florida Gov. DeSantis’ Democratic opponent

With his reelection against a little-known GOP state senator more or less assured, Gov. Gavin Newsom waded deeper into the politics of far-away Florida with his Thursday announcement of a $100,000 donation to the Democrat running against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Tribune News Service · Aug 25, 2022

Did Florida’s lieutenant governor say ‘illegal’ Cuban migrants will be sent to Delaware?

MIAMI — Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez — a Cuban-American Republican from Miami — raised eyebrows among some Cuban Americans over the weekend after appearing to suggest on a conservative AM radio show that Cubans who were in Florida “illegally” would be bused to Delaware.

Miami Herald · Aug 22, 2022

‘Groomer’ smears exploded on social media after Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, report finds

Advocates warn against online abuse that is driving ‘offline violence and hate’

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022