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DeSantis' "Perla" identified as Army vet

Perla Huerta is a former U.S. Army counterintelligence agent and combat medic specialist

Salon

Ex-US army medic allegedly lured migrants on to flights to Martha’s Vineyard

Perla Huerta was reportedly sent to Texas from Florida to fill planes chartered by DeSantis, offering gift cards to asylum seekers

The Guardian - US

Ian’s nasty swipe at Sanibel cuts deep for many Floridians. Here’s why

TAMPA, Fla. — The images of Hurricane Ian’s aftermath show evidence of Florida’s increasingly dense development — flattened beach communities, boats heaved into piles, mobile homes scattered like toys.

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Editorial: No, it’s not too soon. After Hurricane Ian, it’s time to say ‘climate change,’ Gov. DeSantis

When Gov. Ron DeSantis referred to a “biblical storm surge,” he was assessing Hurricane Ian’s damage and, unknowingly, prophesying what’s to come in future years and decades in Florida.

Miami Herald

Republicans’ lawless leaders at odds with midterm law and order message

Republicans running in next month’s elections cast their party as tough on crime, despite top party names’ legal scrapes

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump plans to ‘take revenge’ on Ron DeSantis if reelected, niece Mary Trump says

Trump once endorsed DeSantis, but relationship has soured

The Independent UK

Biden and first lady to visit Florida and Puerto Rico after Hurricane Ian devastation

Biden and DeSantis have put aside their political differences to respond to the hurricane

The Independent UK

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What we can learn from Martha's Vineyard

There are lessons for both students and teachers in the Martha's Vineyard spectacle. But they may not be obvious

Salon

Florida residents in Ian’s path had about a day’s warning to evacuate. Was it enough?

It was Tuesday morning, the day before Hurricane Ian bulldozed into Southwest Florida and already less than 24 hours before Gov. Ron DeSantis declared it was too late for remaining residents to evacuate.

Miami Herald

A toll of destruction: Measuring the brutal aftermath of Hurricane Ian

Making landfall earlier this week on the west coast of Florida, Hurricane Ian’s near Category 5 intensity left behind terrible devastation, leveling homes, bringing life-threatening flooding and leaving millions without power.

Tribune News Service

Elon Musk, Ron DeSantis partner to put satellites in areas struck by Hurricane Ian

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has struck a partnership with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to provide satellite service for areas of Southwest Florida still without internet connectivity after Hurricane Ian.

Tribune News Service

Hurricane Ian: Damage will drive insurance rates even higher, cripple industry

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — With early predictions of $50 billion in damage from Hurricane Ian, experts worry whether the state’s struggling property insurance system will become another casualty of the storm and lead to even higher premiums.

Orlando Sentinel

DeSantis’s pleas for hurricane aid raise hackles amid vast partisan divide

The Florida governor passes the hat for disaster relief.

The Guardian - US

"Statewide book bans" coming to Florida

Florida Republicans were asked to promise that banned books would not literally be burned. They voted that down

Salon

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WEKU

How local and national leaders are tested by major natural disasters

If handled well, storms like Hurricane Ian can cement politicians' images as community leaders — competent and trusted to help constituents get what they need. If mishandled, they can mar legacies.

Miami Herald

Hurricane Ian's death toll may have surpassed 50, officials say

MIAMI — Florida officials estimate there may be more than 50 deaths across eight counties linked to Hurricane Ian.

Miami Herald

Hurricane Ian death toll passes 40, spans eight counties. Damage is ‘worst thing I’ve seen,’ county official says

MIAMI — Florida officials estimated more than 40 deaths across eight counties linked to Hurricane Ian, including from drowning and disconnected oxygen machines due to power outages.

Tribune News Service

Judge favors free speech arguments in prosecutor's case against Gov. Ron DeSantis

TAMPA, Fla. — The federal judge considering Andrew Warren’s challenge to his suspension by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declined in a written order Thursday to immediately reinstate the ousted state attorney, but appeared to favor Warren’s arguments that his removal violated his free speech rights.

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The Independent UK

Where to donate to help those impacted by Hurricane Ian

Florida governor Ron DeSantis described hurricane as a ‘500-year flood event’

Daily Mirror

Residents on island die after Hurricane Ian destroys only route to US mainland

The mayor has called on everyone to leave the island as rescues efforts are carried out by boat and helicopter

WEKU

Damage from Hurricane Ian cuts Sanibel Island off from Florida's mainland

Hurricane Ian washed away several portions of the Sanibel Causeway, a series of bridges linking the island to the rest of the state. It will require structural rebuilds, Florida's governor says.

Salon

Deadly hurricane ravages Florida

Ron DeSantis is seeking relief from the Biden administration as a category 4 hurricane ravages his home state

The Independent UK

Former GOP candidates push baseless QAnon conspiracy theory that Hurricane Ian was created to punish DeSantis

Two far-right former Republican congressional candidates amplify baseless conspiracy theory that ‘deep state’ creates storms to target Republicans

Miami Herald

Coast Guard sees human remains in flooded home as search and rescue continues

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida officials on Friday gave a glimpse into the death toll following Hurricane Ian: 20 unconfirmed deaths, 1 confirmed fatality and an unknown number of drownings in one house.

The Independent UK

DeSantis shifts from provocateur to crisis manager after Ian

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has whipsawed his way through the national conversation this month, first by putting migrants on planes or buses to Democratic strongholds and then shifting to a more traditional role of crisis manager as one of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the U.S. barreled into his…

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