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Here are the top law firms paid to defend DeSantis’ culture war policies

As Gov. Ron DeSantis has waged an aggressive war on what he considers “woke” culture, his ideas have come under fierce legal fire, with more than 15 lawsuits challenging his policies.

Miami Herald

DeSantis’ culture wars grabbed headlines — and legal challenges that cost $17 million

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political strategy has won national attention for his ability to shrewdly select culture war issues and use a compliant Florida Legislature to advance them.

Miami Herald

Emails show use of private emails, encryption app in discussing Florida’s migrant relocations

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Newly released records from Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed that his public safety czar, Larry Keefe, communicated with a Destin-based contractor hired to fly migrants from Texas to Massachusetts using a private email account with the call name “Clarice Starling.”

Orlando Sentinel

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Mike Pence spokesperson denies former vice president filed to join 2024 race

The former vice president is set to tour megachurches as he ponders a presidential campaign against his former boss

The Independent UK

After the Club Q shooting, drag queens say they're upping security measures

Drag has grown in visibility in recent years as a way to celebrate gender fluidity and self-expression, especially among the LGBTQ community and its allies. That's made it a target of the right wing.

WEKU

Carl P. Leubsdorf: My forecast for 2023

Last year’s column successfully predicted Democratic Senate gains and a smaller-than-expected Republican House takeover. Here is our not-totally-serious forecast for 2023:

Tribune News Service

Floridians could soon carry guns without permit or training

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Don’t Be a Sitting Duck is in the business of teaching Floridians how to safely carry a concealed handgun.

Orlando Sentinel

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Here are intriguing political questions that will be answered in 2023

DALLAS — The year after a midterm election is one of the most important times on the political calendar.

Tribune News Service

Anger as ‘worthless’ Texas governor drops off migrants outside Kamala Harris’s residence in freezing weather

Temperatures in the capital were well below freezing

The Independent UK

There really is a "great replacement"

Is voting for Republicans literally killing white people in rural America? Because the correlation is striking

Salon

5 Infuriating Ways People Got the First Amendment Wrong in 2022

As free speech becomes an increasingly important part of the culture war, people won't stop misinterpreting—and outright violating—the First Amendment.

Reason

Elon loves far right, bans journalists

Twitter's mercurial new boss has allowed right-wing extremists to return, while banning reporters on flimsy excuses

Salon

Union Station: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) says he favors legislation prohibiting paycheck deductions for teachers union dues

Note: The next edition of Union Station will be on Jan. 6, 2023. Until then, happy holidays!

Ballotpedia

Scott Maxwell: Childhood immunizations drop in Florida, where public health is mocked

For most of humanity’s existence, most of us were all on the same team when it came to eradicating deadly diseases.

Orlando Sentinel

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Michael Hiltzik: Musk's genius, Putin's prowess and other victims of the Year of Fails

'Tis the holiday season, when we pundits look back at the most uplifting moments of the last year and ahead to what may gladden our hearts in the next.

Tribune News Service

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MyPillow guy questions Gov. DeSantis’ Miami-Dade win, report says

Orlando Sentinel

Florida Supreme Court OKs Gov. DeSantis’ grand jury probe of COVID vaccines

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday granted Gov. Ron DeSantis’ call for a grand jury to investigate COVID-19 vaccines, despite overwhelming scientific consensus they have saved millions of lives in the U.S. and across the world.

Orlando Sentinel

MyPillow guy questions Gov. DeSantis’ Miami-Dade win, report says

ORLANDO, Fla. — Mike Lindell, the MyPillow inventor and fervent Donald Trump backer, is taking his talents to South Beach.

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The Independent UK

MyPillow CEO slammed by right-wingers for pushing conspiracy about DeSantis’ election win

Conservatives are turning on one of Trump’s top allies over his questioning of Gov Ron DeSantis’s victory

The Independent UK

Florida high court OKs grand jury probe of COVID-19 vaccines

The Florida Supreme Court will convene a grand jury at Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' request to investigate any wrongdoing with respect to the COVID-19 vaccines

Orlando Sentinel

Editorial: Florida school districts refuse to defend LGBTQ+ kids

Across Florida, support for LGBTQ+ students is crumpling like gift-bag tissue paper, as state education officials demand that school districts erase protections — many just a few years old, adopted after long and sometimes contentious public debate and heartfelt testimony by students and parents pleading that schools be safe for…

Tribune News Service

Florida’s mental health care system is a ‘mess.’ Group will pitch reforms

TAMPA, Fla. — Two years ago, the Florida grand jury tasked with investigating school safety problems and other issues after the Parkland mass shooting issued a scathing report about the state’s mental health care system.

WEKU

Florida's effort to charge 20 people with voter fraud has hit some roadblocks

Months after the controversial arrests, one case ended with a plea deal and at least three have been dismissed. And attorneys say Florida's cases face a tough road — even if they make it to trial.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: With grand jury ploy, DeSantis goes off anti-vax deep end

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ request for a statewide grand jury to investigate imaginary “crimes and wrongs” in relation to the COVID-19 vaccines is a gross abuse of a process meant to serve justice rather than the schemes of an insanely ambitious and irresponsible politician.

The Independent UK

Pro-Trump conspiracist Mike Lindell cut off mid-sentence by his own attorney during interview

Lindell urged by attorney to stop talking during broadcast

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