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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 · Oct 3, 2022

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 · Oct 3, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Oct 3, 2022

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 · Oct 2, 2022

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 · Oct 1, 2022

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 · Oct 1, 2022

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 · Oct 1, 2022

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 · Oct 1, 2022

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

The Florida governor passes the hat for disaster relief.

The Guardian - US · Oct 1, 2022

"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 · Oct 1, 2022