What’s at Stake in Trump’s Second Impeachment Trial
The Republican Party isn’t ready to walk away from the former President, but the senators know how close the country came to catastrophe.
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199 House Republicans have embraced anti-Semitism and violence
Do you need to guess how our US Rep Greg Steube voted? Really?
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Our democracy faced a near-death experience. Here’s how to revive it.
Opinion by Stacey Abrams, Washington Post, Feb. 7, 2021 Stacey Abrams, a Democrat, is a former minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives and founder of the group Fair Fight. The violent Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, coupled with ongoing threats to election officials, election workers and lawmakers at all levels, represent unprecedented…
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Florida Agricultural Commissioner Nikki Fried gains momentum now that Dems have control of White House and Congress
Editor’s Note: Ms. Fried will be our guest speaker at our March 1st DEC Zoom meeting! Register here. By Issac Morgan, Florida Phoenix, February 2, 2021 Nikki Fried, Florida’s only statewide-elected Democrat serving on the state Cabinet, is pushing myriad initiatives and pairing up with the Biden Administration now that Democrats control the Congress and…
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Wrong on so many levels
By Mady Byrne Pennisi, Charlotte Dems writer Governor DeSantis has made clear what his number one priority is for the coming legislative session and it’s a doozy. He wants a bill to punish Amazon, Apple, Facebook Google and Twitter for what he claims is discrimination against conservatives. This is wrong on so many levels. First…
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Proud Boys and Black Lives Matter activists clashed in a Florida suburb. Only one side was charged.
By Tim Craig, Washington Post, Feb. 2, 2021 When local Black Lives Matter activists started marching through the small, coastal town of New Port Richey, FL, last summer — shouting slogans through bullhorns demanding racial justice — it took only a few days for the Proud Boys and other counterprotesters to show up and confront…
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The science of reasoning with unreasonable people
Don’t try to change someone else’s mind. Instead, help them find their own motivation to change.
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DeSantis claims Florida doesn’t need Biden’s vaccine plan, since his has been a flaming success
By Carl Hiaasen, Miami Herald, Jan 30, 2021 Florida’s COVID vaccine rollout is more like a flaming ant farm, only less organized. Day after day, millions of exasperated seniors armed with laptops, cell phones, iPads and tech-savvy grandchildren try to penetrate swamped local websites that fleetingly offer appointments. Meanwhile, in the blue-sky parallel universe accessible…
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What is a super spreader and is it safe to go to outdoor events?
Dr. Jaclyn Nadler, of CoastalMED in Englewood, participated in a recent question-and-answer session with The Daily Sun about the Covid virus and precautions to take.
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Publix heiress funded the Trump rally preceding the Capitol riots, WSJ reports
Julia Jenkins Fancelli, daughter of Publix founder George W. Jenkins, contributed $300,000 to the Jan. 6 rally, just the latest conservative cause financed by Publix heirs or the chain itself.
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Democrats have prevailed, but Trumpism is still here. We can’t be complacent.
By Colbert I. King, Washington Post, Jan 29, 2021 The surrender of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee to U.S. Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House, Va., effectively signaled the end of the Southern insurrection against the United States. But it did not end the devotion to white supremacy and the…
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Port Charlotte man forms Patriot Party for Trump
By Nancy J. Semon, Charlotte Sun, Jan 26, 2021 Port Charlotte resident and ex-Marine Jim Davis has filed with the Federal Election Commission to start the MAGA Patriot Party National Committee for former president Donald J. Trump Davis, 57, said the political action committee will pool campaign contributions from members and donate to Trump’s bid…
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Charlotte County update on the Covid vaccine
By Bill & Vicky Welsch, Charlotte Dems writers Report by Joseph Pepe, FL Dept of Health Administrator and Patrick Fuller, Charlotte County Emergency Operations to the Commissioners, Jan 26, 2021 BOTTOM LINE ONE: Charlotte County has the resources to administer the vaccine. We just need the product. BOTTOM LINE TWO: “In a few days,” the…
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Trump made official what has always been obvious: He’s Florida Man
The ex-president and his family will feel right at home as they flee to the Sunshine State
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50 things that are better already
President Biden has not completed his first week in office, but already there is much to celebrate.
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Florida is now MAGA nerve center
By Zac Anderson, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Jan 24, 2021 When Donald Trump boarded Air Force One Wednesday morning and headed to his estate in Palm Beach, it marked the end of his presidency and the beginning of Florida’s new role as the stage for Trump’s post-presidential drama. Trump departed the White House beset by scandal and…
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As Florida legislative session looms, survey shows mostly GOP leadership out of step with voters
By Michael Moline, Florida Phoenix, January 20, 2021 A statewide survey of Florida voters, conducted following the attack by Donald Trump’s supporters on the U.S. Capitol, suggests a distinct lack of support for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ push to ramp up criminal penalties for what he considers “disorderly” protests. Asked to rate their support for “protecting…
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Better vaccination plan needed to protect Floridians
By Glen Nickerson, Editor and Publisher, The Charlotte Sun, Jan 23, 2021 Operation Warp Speed was not the greatest choice of names based on the current rollout of the vaccines to the American people. It was an outstanding name for the development of the vaccines worldwide by our scientists and pharmaceutical companies. They amazed us…
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Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman makes history
Amanda Gorman became the youngest person to deliver a poem at a U.S. presidential inauguration, with the 22-year-old reciting her poem “The Hill We Climb” reproduced below in case you missed it! When day comes we ask ourselves,where can we find light in this never-ending shade?The loss we carry,a sea we must wadeWe’ve braved the belly of the…
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Join Our Blue Ribbon Club!
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris! How great does it feel to finally be able to say that? We can all envision a new, brighter day for America. In Florida, we must now be laser focused on voting out the former president’s biggest enablers, including Ron DeSantis, Marco Rubio and Greg Steube. The…
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