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Just in time to get infront of the Epstein presser?
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Just in time to get infront of the Epstein presser?
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The media also exploded over Lloyd Austen. To think, that was back when the next in line behind him was more competent than Hegseth could ever dream of being. š Guess everyone knows Miller and Vought are running the show.
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
The comments to this on TikTok were hilarious.
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Truly. I just seen another from Atlanta. š bsky.app/profile/miam...
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Houthis werenāt they? As in the same Houthis that were attacking ships and our military last year.
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes we know weāre poorly governed but u might want to care⦠weāre the 4th largest gdp in the country after CA, TX and NY with over 23 million people. Also larger than the majority of other states. If we go bust the entire country will feel it.
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
100% agree. Sometimes they are relentless by my house. All day and night long. š©
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Iām pretty sure thatās not how you promote European solidarity against Russia.
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social)
š If anyone knows anything about this mysterious poll do share. Not my district so I have no vested interest other than that Iām curious and my Fetterman-ish suspicions of Moskowitz. š¤ www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Bnxnq9/
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FL will no longer be issuing certificates of completion for some students. Have other states begun this as well? Given RFK Jrās fondness of eugenics and isnāt he in charge of whatever may remain of special ed.? 𫤠Perhaps itās nothing but I just had a bad feeling.
Craig Pittman (@craigtimes.bsky.social) reposted
3 more #Florida people who used chalk to protest DOT's deletion of the Pulse crosswalk released from jail: āI would argue water-soluble chalk that washes away while youāre being arrested doesnāt amount to over $1,000 worth of damage." www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/09/01/t...
Joshua J. Friedman (@joshuajfriedman.com) reposted
It makes me emotional to see Judge Sooknanan showing that she values each individual childās life at a moment when this administration is doing exactly the opposite
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Mustāve been incredibly stressful for the pilots. Glad they all made it through safely and Russia wasnāt successful.
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The Weekend: Primetime (@theweekendprime.bsky.social) reposted
U.S. politicians' responses to mass shootings are "always performative," says @cameronkasky.bsky.social. "This administration... is so defined by tragedy, cruelty, and violence that something like children being shot dead while they are praying is not going to be a topic next week."
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Mr. Young who taught 5th grade history and Mr. Markarian who taught American Government my senior year. Thanks for prompting good memories.
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Good times. š Seems the 90ās really are back. And Iād really prefer to leave the pooty water rashes in the past.
Craig Pittman (@craigtimes.bsky.social) reposted
#Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous wasted more than $200 million on his environmentally destructive Everglades concentration camp stunt jasongarcia.substack.com/p/the-state-... via @jasongarcia.bsky.social
Miami Herald (@miamiherald.com) reposted
Hundreds of people marched along Washington Avenue on Sunday in a protest against Floridaās order to remove rainbow-painted crosswalks, a move critics say targets LGBTQ+ pride and local control.
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Iām just not built to understand their fun. Not remotely qualified to diagnose them but they sound like sociopaths that think theyāre playing a game.
Miami Herald (@miamiherald.com) reposted
Florida is teaching kids about the āpersonal benefitā people got from being enslaved. Letās instead look at the real legacy of Black Americans. | Opinion
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Are they actually trying to reinforce Maduroās rule? I mean, nothing like giving Venezuela an existential crisis to rally around. š¤¦āāļø
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Did anyone else have YouTube push a Fox segment yesterday with a chyron about Bill Clintonās health?
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Is it wrong to suggest the tea served to Alexander Litvinenko?
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Unreal yāall. They actually arrested a man for chalking the road by the Pulse nightclub memorial. He was released after staying the night in jail bc a judge found there was no probable cause for his arrest. Thank u @annaforflorida.bsky.social for sharing this. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8BptJjp/
Kaisarion Kaiser (@kaisarionkaiser.bsky.social) reposted
Just 14 Days to comment! apple.news/Am9IoJ9xKQ1W...
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social)
Kinda jealous of FLās 23rd. My district can barely get a dem to run. Moskowitz has big sugar $ but this dude isnāt messing around. ššŖ @oliveralarkin.bsky.social www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Bpxu44/
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
He literally wrapped himself in a pride flag and spoke at the commissionerās meeting.
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social)
@oliveralarkin.bsky.social has been popping up in my feed a lot lately and this guy seems like the sorta dem many here are demanding. If you live in SE FLās 23rd district check him out. Heās the brave sort and primarying Jared Moskowitz and battling all his $$. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Bp3Ra5/
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Rosie OāDonnell posted it to Marilyn Mansonās Sweet Dreams on her TikTok. š
Craig Pittman (@craigtimes.bsky.social) reposted
A multi-media must-read: Here's what's in the protected Big Cypress Preserve that was disrupted by #Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous' Everglades concentration camp. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter... via @washingtonpost.com
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
You may want to steer clear of them for a bit. Certainly of FL & LAās. 𫤠www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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Craig Pittman (@craigtimes.bsky.social) reposted
Former pediatrician who lost his license after he assaulted teen girl now leads Pop Warner youth football league in Southwest #Florida. www.news-press.com/story/news/l...
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
lol. I googled āis he dead yetā and AI wasnāt the 1st answer. š That was at least notable since it didnāt provide his obituary.
Craig Pittman (@craigtimes.bsky.social) reposted
2 pastors arrested after lying down & blocking #Florida DOT crew from painting over "Black History Matters" street mural outside Black history museum. www.tampabay.com/news/st-pete... via @tampabaytimes.bsky.social
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Hope?
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I thought he was shacked up with some rich dude in Vegas around senate hearing time?
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
I was naively in denial when I seen @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social post they would bld it late June. I said no freaking way. Itās the Everglades, itās protected & 1 of a kind, billions spent in restoration, itāll take yrs to litigate at min & prob never happen. Iāve poss never been more wrong. š
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Pretty redundant at this point but how is this reality? š¤¦āāļø
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Holy helluva burn. š³
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Omg. Glad authorities were able to intervene before anything devastating happened but we need better gun laws. I seen a post that itās easier to buy a gun than adopt an animal in places & thatās a fact. When I adopted a dog from Pembroke Pines ages ago they did a home check 1st. We can do better.
Craig Pittman (@craigtimes.bsky.social) reposted
Locally beloved #Florida man who works with at-risk Orlando youth is detained by ICE & held at Krome detention center. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/08/29/b...
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
@carelesspeople.bsky.social killed any neutral feelings of blah I mightāve had left.
Craig Pittman (@craigtimes.bsky.social) reposted
Column: #Florida Atlantic University is going owl-in on displacing endangered burrowing owls from nesting on their campus www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/08/29/f... via @sun-sentinel.com
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social)
This was an excellent episode if anyone missed it. I listened to it the other day and it was incredibly informative about solar energy and beyond. Dude even has a Spotify playlist of sun songs for their sun day protest. š
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Hooray! š This was needed good environmental news.
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Had to Google the apparently āleading demagogueā Coughlin and wow. š³ Thank gramps for the daily history lesson and notable comparison.
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Brilliant!
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Millerās spawn vaccinated?
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Confession. After the immediate horror passed I got curious. I kinda want to know how those nutters operate. š
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Tbd if the state will be reimbursed by the feds. My guess is no. DeSantis sure knows how to burn through some tax dollars. And outright steal them.
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Facilities must be horribly overcrowded.
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Love it! Wait! That reminds me of the Satanic Temple people. š They put up some good fight in FL over church folks being allowed in schools and what not.
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Awe. Did she get a taste? I had a dog that loved eating his tortoise broās kale. š¤·āāļø
Craig Pittman (@craigtimes.bsky.social) reposted
Environmental groups sue in an attempt to halt a rock mining project in the #Florida Everglades Agricultural Area www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/08/29/p...
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
This is also the sorta thing that explains exactly how he bankrupted a casino in a prime location. I taught more sensible kindergartners.
Craig Pittman (@craigtimes.bsky.social) reposted
New survey finds Americaās dirtiest lake is in #Florida -- it's Lake Okeechobee. www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2...
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Donāt I know it. The canals leading into it in my neighborhood smell like a septic tank when it rains. 𤢠Let alone all the cows, sod farms, etc. around here. š
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Iām so tired of corruption. I know itās always been around but itās as if they donāt even put any effort into obfuscating it anymore or something?
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Ugh. This is great but also infuriating. I wonder if it was worth it for her. Selling out the country and all the horror sheās helped usher in. Wonder what sorta deals sheās made to make it worth her while if so.
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Heās not as far as we know. They appear to be breaking it down and removing detainees. He knew it was wrong and stupid. He literally overseen billions of $ of Everglades restoration himself. The judges orders are site specific. Heās free to construct another elsewhere in the meantime.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Iām looking forward to watching Lame Duck Ron Desantisās attempts to gain traction to revive his dead end political career as a private citizen using money he has to raise himself rather than pissing away taxpayer funds and abusing govt power.
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
About 4.5 hours? She does them 5pm ET and itās 12:37pm here now.
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Translated it. What a summer residence. š
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Thank you.
Nicholas Grossman (@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social) reposted
We're reached the stage of democratic backsliding where federal judges are openly musing in court that, if they rule in accordance with the law, corrupt loyalists on the Supreme Court will just say the law doesn't count, so maybe it isn't worth the effort.
Michael Lowry (@michaelrlowry.bsky.social) reposted
One of these was a Category 4 at landfall, had a storm surge of 14 feet, caused about 100 deaths and $84 billion (2024 USD) in damage. The other was a Category 3 at landfall, had a 28 foot storm surge, caused nearly 1400 deaths and over $200 billion (2024 USD). Can you spot the difference?
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Thatās my concern here in FL. How many crimes are possibly going unreported or tips/info. withheld out of fear. Practically no LE can be trusted here now.
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
I had to read the comments to figure out what was happening. š¤ Wherever they are it looks gorgeous. The weather and the scenery.
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Got it. Their feelings matter more than otherās regardless. Wild to think that Germany managed to suck it up and continue teaching and learning about their history. To live in a country willing to acknowledge their own ugliness.
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
This is unhelpful but god heās smarmy.
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Those aware of the bill know itās horrendous but despite how incompetent this admin is in areas the bill was calculated to not take effect until after theyāve solidified their authoritarian takeover or hurt dems if back in leadership. Makes me want to scream while we wait for the worst.
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe @hcrichardson.bsky.social knows or knows someone who does? Perhaps the tribe from Yale that fled to Canada? š«¤
Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) reposted
idk if this is a thing, but are there historians with a specialty in the use of public transportation during war?
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Good question. Feeling that vibe today myself.
Thomas Kennedy (@tomaskenn.bsky.social) reposted
A lot of politically connected vendors literally made hundreds of millions of dollars off taxpayers through no bid contracts in just two months of Alligator Alcatraz operating. Waste, fraud, and abuse.
Miami Herald (@miamiherald.com) reposted
As traditional restoration of reefs fails to counter a coral collapse driven by climate change, scientists are looking toward the industrial-scale production of hardier, factory-bred babies
Caroline Lucas (@carolinelucas.bsky.social) reposted
This should be headline news - the implications are horrifying ā¦
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
An extra long holiday weekend?
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Craig Pittman (@craigtimes.bsky.social) reposted
Thirteenth endangered #Florida panther death reported for 2025 -- and as usual, a vehicle collision is suspected www.wgcu.org/environment/... via @wgcunews.bsky.social
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Or use rat poison outdoors. We lost 2 hawks that were nesting in an oak. What a terrible death.
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Attacking SSRIs in an unhappy country with more guns than people sounds like another brilliant idea. š¤¦āāļø
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
I canāt begin to imagine. Hell simple fireworks can be stressful and scary let alone missiles and drones. š
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Did u listen to the pod he mentioned with Balko? I didnāt read the Klein piece but had listened to the pod yesterday. Mustāve hit different. š«¤
Craig Pittman (@craigtimes.bsky.social) reposted
How close are #Florida's manatees to extinction? Close enough that President Convicted Felon's proposed changes to protections for endangered species could doom them. www.theatlantic.com/science/arch... via @theatlantic.com
Thomas Kennedy (@tomaskenn.bsky.social) reposted
Turns out setting up an immigration detention tent camp without legal authority in a protected swamp nature preserve with a dark sky designation, that had almost zero infrastructure, in the scorching hot Florida summer, during hurricane season, did not turn out well.
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
Yay! I hope he wins.
Julie (@jaespy.bsky.social) reply parent
It was such an idiotic idea to begin with. But Ms. Osceola was likely right when she said it was a way to invite development. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8B4GXg9/
Craig Pittman (@craigtimes.bsky.social) reposted
Another #Florida farmworker dies in the extreme heat. Last year, Gov. Ron DeSastrous & the Legislature blocked local govts from imposing any restrictions on companies related to protecting workers from the heat. www.wusf.org/local-state/... via @wusf.org