Ron DeSantis governor of Florida"

is kinda Scary

 

This is the same thing we are seeing all over the country. Treasonous conservative/America Hating/Republicans will try to write their racism, bigotry, fear hate and anger into laws. And many times they do so knowing in advance they are unconstitutional and will get struck down by the courts. But they give a shit. They don't have to pay for them. The taxpayers do.



Judge blocks new Florida election law, signed by DeSantis this spring, calling it the 'latest assault on the right to vote'
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Charles R. Davis
Mon, July 3, 2023 at 3:16 PM MDT



Mary Collante gets Ramon Figueroa,19, to fill out a form as she signs him up to vote during a voter registration drive by members of the Florida Immigrant Coalition on October 4, 2012 in Pompano Beach, Florida. Efforts to get people to register to vote for the upcoming presidential election ends on Tuesday the 9th when the voting rolls close in Florida.Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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  A federal judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of a new election law in Florida.
  
  
• The law imposed new limits on voter registration and get-out-the-vote operations.
  
  
• The judge said those provisions likely violate the US Constitution.
  

Calling it Florida's "latest assault on the right to vote," a federal judge on Monday put a temporary hold on a new election law that would have imposed more limits on voter registration efforts.

In May, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 7050, a package of Republican-sponsored reforms to Florida's election system, including a ban on non-citizen immigrants helping register voters. Groups that retained certain voter registration information, such as for get-out-the-vote operations, could under the law also face felony prosecution.


In a blistering decision, US Judge Mark Walker of the Northern District of Florida, agreed with plaintiffs that such provisions are likely illegal.

"Florida may, of course, regulate elections, including the voter registration process," Walker, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, wrote in the 58-page ruling. "Here, however, the challenged provisions exemplify something Florida has struggled within recent years; namely, governing within the bounds set by the United States Constitution."

The Florida chapter of the NAACP, one of the groups that sued over the law, had argued that the ban on retaining any voter information violated the First Amendment right to free speech by preventing them from sharing a "pro-voting message." Critics also argued that the limit on non-citizen participation on registration drives violated the right to equal protection under federal law.

The office of Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd, named as a defendant in the case, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Walker, in his ruling, noted that the decision is not final. But he nonetheless framed the ruling in grand, patriotic terms, noting it came a day before the country recognizes its independence. In particular, he highlighted one plaintiff, Veronica Herrera-Lucha, an immigrant from El Salvador who has permanent residency in the US and works as the the Florida field director for a voter registration group, Mi Vecino.

"Herrera-Lucha, a noncitizen who, herself, lacks the right to vote, has spent years registering and encouraging citizens to exercise that solemn right," Walker wrote. "She may, at least for now, continue to do so and add more voices to the millions of others signing a more perfect Union into existence."


https://www.yahoo.com/news/judge-blocks-florida-election-law-211636010.html

 

You mean like the college graduation ceremonies based on race?
Maybe the reparations push in California, led by racists?

 

DuhSantis figures his latest tv ad gonna put him over the top. I think not, but who knows?

 

The Problem with Ron DeSantis’ Claims About Crime in Florida
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Hanna Love and Tracy Hadden Loh
Thu, July 13, 2023 at 5:00 AM MDT



Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference at the American Police Hall of Fame & Museum in Titusville, Fl. DeSantis used the event to sign bills into law that increase penalties for offenses involving sexual battery on children and drug trafficking targeting children, and a third bill involving pretrial release and detention. Credit - Paul Hennessy—SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images

Since announcing his presidential bid, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has made being “tough-on-crime” a cornerstone of his campaign. As purported proof of his track-record on public safety, he’s claimed that Florida “leads the nation” in crime reduction and is experiencing 50-year crime lows.

At the same time, he’s criticized “big progressive cities,” like Chicago, Philadelphia and Portland, Or. and blamed their justice reform policies for crime, while arguing that Florida’s pro-law enforcement stance is responsible for its relative safety.


The problem with these claims is that they are not only factually inaccurate, they also show just how little the presidential hopeful knows about crime in his own state—let alone the nation’s. DeSantis’ arguments deserve further investigation because they rely on inaccurate data that don’t (and can’t) paint the full picture of crime in Florida, obscures place-based variations and upticks in certain forms of crime across Florida, and contradicts the evidence on the relationship between criminal justice reform and crime.

Florida’s crime data are too flawed to claim 50-year lows
DeSantis can’t be sure that Florida has achieved 50-year crime rate lows because the state itself doesn’t know what its crime trends are, due to flawed data.

This is because, in 2021, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) was in the process of shifting from its traditional data collection system—the Summary Reporting System, which reports monthly crime counts and documents only the most serious offense in an incident—to align with new national FBI reporting standards, the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS), which includes a greater number of crimes and allows for the reporting multiple offenses within one incident. While the NIBRS system will be an important transition in the long-term for more accurate crime reporting nationwide, some state agencies, including FDLE, did not meet the FBI’s 2021 reporting deadline and were excluded from national crime statistics.

In the place of accurate FBI data, DeSantis is basing his claims about Florida’s crime rates on FDLE’s 2021 annual crime report. This report is methodologically flawed since a total of 239 agencies (covering about half the state’s population) reported their crime trends using the old Summary Reporting System methodology. Others submitted with the new NIBRS methodology, others did a mix of both, and some—including Hillsborough County, where Tampa is—didn’t enter data whatsoever, meaning they were excluded from the 2021 statewide crime trends that DeSantis regularly cites.

These methodological clashes in Florida’s crime reporting create gaps in information that make it difficult to definitively claim any statewide crime trends—let alone that the state has reached “50-year-crime rate lows.”

Florida cities lagged behind more “progressive” cities in crime reduction
DeSantis’ “tough-on-crime” rhetoric relies on state-level “total crime” data to argue that Florida outperforms more progressive places (particularly cities) in crime reduction. Even if Florida’s state-level data was accurate, this comparison wouldn’t make sense for two reasons.

First, it compares Florida’s state-level data with cities, while ignoring place-based patterns of crime concentration within Florida itself. Meaning, DeSantis’ claims don’t acknowledge the “neutralizing” effect that state data can have on crime trends, if some Florida cities experienced sharp upticks in crime while others saw declines.

Second, DeSantis’ claims rely on statewide “total crime” rates, which can also be misleading if certain minor crimes (like shoplifting or drug possession) went down across the state, while more serious crimes (like murder or rape) went up.

To help determine whether Florida cities have truly made progress in reducing serious crimes—and to see how they stand up to “more progressive” peers—we analyzed local police department data from the state’s four largest cities’ and compared their crime reduction rates with four other cities (Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, and Richmond, California) that are relatively “progressive” on criminal justice, many of which have shouldered their share of criticisms from DeSantis.


Courtesy of Brookings Institution.
Our analysis finds that place matters when talking about crime trends, and the story DeSantis is telling about the state of Florida versus “big progressive cities” in other states is much more complex than he makes it seem.

Looking at changes in violent crime rates between 2019 (the year DeSantis took office) and 2021 (the most recent year data were available), we found that three of Florida’s largest cities—Jacksonville, Tampa, and Orlando—had significant upticks in violent crime. Tampa led the bunch with a 37% spike, then Jacksonville at 21%, and Orlando at 19%. Miami, on the other hand, saw its violent crime rate decrease by 8%.

Looking at other cities deemed “progressive” on criminal justice—Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, and Richmond, Ca.—all made more progress on reducing violent crime rates than Tampa, Jacksonville, and Orlando.

Read More: DeSantis Moves to Trump’s Right on Criminal Justice

For instance, Richmond— which has embraced public health and community violence intervention approaches to reducing crime—reduced its violent crime rate by 20% during this period (during which violent crimes were spiking nationwide).

And New York City—one of DeSantis’ favorite targets and a city that has, for decades, championed safety through environmental design (such as cleaning up public spaces and train stations)—had the lowest violent crime rate of any in the sample in 2021 at 439 violent crimes per 100,000 people compared to Orlando’s 832 violent crimes per 100,000 people.

Our analysis makes it clear that there is no one “statewide” story that can be told about crime—and that many of Florida’s largest cities are not achieving the violent crime reductions that DeSantis claims.

“Progressive” criminal justice reform policies do not cause crime
DeSantis’ “tough-on-crime” message hinges on blaming progressive criminal justice reforms, like ending cash bail or electing a progressive prosecutor, for rising crime rates.

But the evidence on the relationship between criminal justice reform and crime rates do not support his claims. New York’s 2019 bail reform legislation, for instance, was found to have a negligible effect on crime rates. Progressive prosecution practices in cities like Philadelphia, too, have not led to crime increases. In fact, some cities like Boston and Baltimore, have actually reduced violent crime by stopping the prosecution of lower-level offenses, like nonviolent misdemeanors, which often make it hard for individuals to obtain a job or a loan due to criminal records, and can increase their likelihood of further criminal justice system involvement.

Importantly, the non-Florida cities in our sample have made significant strides in reducing violent crime through the kinds of “progressive” non-punitive approaches that DeSantis would call “soft-on-crime.” In Philadelphia, for instance, efforts to transform and clean vacant lots in high-poverty neighborhoods were associated with a 29% reduction in gun violence. Similar strategies are working in Chicago. And all four have “violence interrupter” programs, which have been associated with a 63% decrease in gun violence in the Bronx, and a 43% reduction in Richmond.

On the other hand, many of the “tough-on-crime” policies that DeSantis proposed in his criminal justice package—including permit-less carry and stronger penalties for drug crimes—are associated with higher violent crime rates and lasting reductions in social mobility for communities of color. So, when DeSantis argues that reducing crime requires punitive approaches over root-cause ones, it may be time to ask him what his tough-on-crime stance has done for Tampa, where violent crime rates are up nearly 40%.

When DeSantis compares “crime-ridden” cities like New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia to his “safe” state of Florida, it is important to remember there is much more context, nuance, and evidence underlying the picture he’s painting. DeSantis’ flawed statements on crime and safety matter—not just for winning campaigns—but for ensuring the safety and well-being of all Florida residents.


https://www.yahoo.com/news/problem-ron-desantis-claims-crime-110015182.html

 

California officials join Texas sheriff in calling for federal investigation into DeSantis migrant flights

Mackenzie Mays
July 6, 2023·2 min read



Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Wilfredo Lee / Associated Press)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta are calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to open an investigation into the transportation of migrants to Sacramento as part of a program overseen by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Thirty-six migrants were sent from Texas to Sacramento in June, a move for which the Republican presidential hopeful has taken credit. While DeSantis has defended the Florida taxpayer-funded flights, saying they are part of a "voluntary relocation" program, he has been accused of using humans as political pawns in a national debate about immigration policy.

Some of the migrants sent to Sacramento denied Desantis' claims that their trip was willful and told The Times in June that they were falsely promised jobs, shelter and attorneys in exchange for boarding the plane.


In a letter addressed to U.S. Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland on Thursday, the top California Democrats urged federal officials to open criminal and civil investigations into the matter, saying the department has "a unique capability" to oversee the case.

They join Bexar County, Texas, Sheriff Javier Salazar, a Democrat, in doing the same, as his office investigates a similar flight of migrants sent from his state to Martha's Vineyard, Mass.

In another instance, a busload of migrants was sent to Los Angeles last month by Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. GOP officials leading the programs say they are sending migrants to blue states with "sanctuary" policies.

"We won't stand by as people are used for cheap political stunts," Bonta said Thursday.

Bonta pointed to recent reporting by The Times and other news outlets in his letter to the Department of Justice, saying, as in the Martha's Vineyard case, migrants may have been "induced by deceptive representations about access to jobs, housing or other services."

The California Department of Justice is investigating the matter, with Newsom alluding to kidnapping charges against DeSantis.


https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-officials-join-texas-sheriff-002629556.html

 

Ron DeSantis Campaign Staff, Supporters Allegedly Assault LGBTQ+ Activists
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Christopher Wiggins
Fri, July 21, 2023 at 10:48 AM MDT



A rainbow flag and Ron DeSantis

Staff and attendees allegedly physically attacked protesters holding a rainbow flag during a recent Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis presidential campaign event in South Carolina.

DeSantis has pushed and passed numerous anti-LGBTQ+ laws and policies, including Florida's "don't say gay" bill, book bans, restrictions on gender-affirming care, and limiting drag performances. He himself has issued a dictum against “wokeness.”

At the Philip T. Glennon Community Center in Tega Cay on Monday, DeSantis, who is considered Donald Trump’s biggest GOP challenger in 2024, made a campaign stop on Monday.


Activists Claire Jost and Will Sander, both 19 and from around Charlotte, N.C., were among some 800 attendees. In an interview with Newsweek, the two said they were standing up to what they believed in when they pulled out the flag. Jost is queer.

The two said they had reserved tickets and arrived before DeSantis.

Their conversation with others at the event was cordial, and they described them as “very polite until we pulled out our flags,” Newsweek reports.

While DeSantis was beginning his speech, they stood up and pulled out large Pride flags from their perch near the stage.

Video online shows audience members, DeSantis staffers, and Jost and Sander wrestling as the governor’s supporters tried to snatch the rainbow flag away.

As the two were escorted out, audience members cheered, video of the incident shows.

"I remember when we held up the flag, someone grabbed me on the shoulder," Jost told the outlet. "I turned around, I'm being surrounded. They're shouting everywhere. People are yelling, 'Shame on you, shame on you' and trying to take it away from me.

"I felt someone grab me from behind and, like, multiple people were trying to push me to the ground. I got kicked; I actually have some small bruises. I'm glad I wore heavy pants."

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DeSantis did not acknowledge the disruption until they were physically being pushed out of the room.

“Before you worry about our children,” DeSantis began saying. “And they shouldn’t be worrying about our children either,” he said, gesturing at the restrained demonstrators.

“We don’t want you indoctrinating our children,” DeSantis screamed. “Leave our kids alone!”

According to media outlet Florida Politics, some who grabbed the rainbow flag were Moms for Liberty members, the extremist anti-government group described by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The group embraced some Adolf Hitler messages before distancing itself recently.

Jost said it was “such an excessive use of force.”

Bystanders kicked him, and he was “violently dragged downstairs,” Sander said.

“I’ve lived in this community since I was in second grade. I know several of them personally. I’ve spoken with them…like, it’s kind of horrifying to see how quickly you’re dehumanized,” Sander added.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ron-desantis-campaign-staff-supporters-164829539.html

 

Its one thing for DeSantis to be a gutless coward. But quite a different thing when he keeps showing all of America just how big of a gutless coward he is.

Maggie Haberman Source Says Bonkers Anti-LGBTQ Attack On Trump Was Made By DeSantis Camp — And ‘Passed Off’ To a Supporter
By Tommy ChristopherJul 23rd, 2023, 4:28 pm
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New York Times correspondent, best-selling author, and CNN analyst Maggie Haberman revealed that the much-derided anti-LGBTQ video attacking ex-President Donald Trump was produced by a Ron DeSantis staffer and “passed off” to a supporter for publication.

“To wrap up ‘Pride Month,’ let’s hear from the politician who did more than any other Republican to celebrate it…” the DeSantis War Room tweeted on June 30, along with a video that would be derided near-universally as bizarre and rabidly homophobic — yet also oddly homoerotic.


The video appeared in the tweet to originate from another account, and merely retweeted and commented on by the official DeSantis campaign account:





The account owner later deleted the video.

But according to a deep dive on the DeSantis campaign “reboot” published by Haberman and Shane Goldmacher, the retweet was a subterfuge to conceal the fact that the video was produced in-house:

One recent move that drew intense blowback, including from Republicans, was the campaign’s sharing of a bizarre video on Twitter that attacked Mr. Trump as too friendly to L.G.B.T.Q. people and showed Mr. DeSantis with lasers coming out of his eyes. The video drew a range of denunciations, with some calling it homophobic and others homoerotic before it was deleted.

But it turns out to be more of a self-inflicted wound than was previously known: A DeSantis campaign aide had originally produced the video internally, passing it off to an outside supporter to post it first and making it appear as if it was generated independently, according to a person with knowledge of the incident.

The DeSantis campaign declined to comment on specific questions about its spending, the candidate’s travel and the video. The communications director, Andrew Romeo, said in a statement that Mr. DeSantis was “ready to prove the doubters wrong again and our campaign is prepared to execute on his vision for the Great American Comeback.”

The Haberman/Goldmacher article’s headline and subhed — “A ‘Leaner-Meaner’ DeSantis Campaign Faces a Reboot and a Reckoning
The campaign’s missteps and swelling costs have made donors and allies anxious. One person close to the Florida governor said he had experienced a “challenging learning curve.” — don’t paint DeSantis and his presidential bid in a favorable light.

https://www.mediaite.com/news/maggi...-desantis-camp-and-passed-off-to-a-supporter/

 

And once again DeSantis gutless cowardice just screams. He's the one who is making racism official Florida policy. He's the one who pushed to end any real study of history that includes slavery and Black people. He's the one who appointed all these board members. But as soon as his board reveals their disgusting and laughable attempt to whitewash the history of slavery claiming Black people benefited from slavery and it blows up nationally all of a sudden he didn't do it.



‘Governor DeSantis Started This Fire!’ Chris Christie Trashes DeSantis ‘I Didn’t Do It’ Response to Florida’s ‘Benefits’ of Slavery Curriculum
By Caleb HoweJul 23rd, 2023, 1:26 pm
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Media commentator and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie slammed GOP primary rival Gov. Ron DeSantis over trying to distance himself from his state’s plan to teach about the “personal benefit” gained from being a slave as part of African American History in public schools.

On Sunday’s Face the Nation, host Margaret Brennan played a clip of DeSantis being asked by reporters about the shocking addition to the new curriculum, which the Department of Education voted to approve on Wednesday.

Brennan asked Christie about the major controversy and how it “reflects” on the Republican party, of which he’s a member, former governor, and candidate. He began by going after DeSantis’s answers directly.


“First of all, ‘I didn’t do it and I’m not involved in it’ are not the words of leadership,” he said, quoting from the presser.

“You know, look, Governor DeSantis started this fire with the bill that he signed, and now he doesn’t want to take responsibility for whatever is done in the aftermath of it,” said Christie. “And from listening and watching his comments, he’s obviously uncomfortable.”

He went on, saying that there are many issues facing the country but politics is focusing on these “smaller issues” instead.


“We have enormous issues to deal with in this country and around the world, and we’re spending time, and I don’t blame you for asking, but we’re spending time on this as the first question to a presidential candidate on a Sunday morning,” he said.

He then circled back to blaming his 2024 opponent’s leadership some more.

“You know, the fact is that Gov. DeSantis starts these things for political advantage. He tries to take political advantage of them, and then he says, ‘I don’t know, I didn’t do it. I wasn’t involved,'” said Christie as Brennan agreed. “I mean, that’s that’s not leadership, Margaret.”


After Brennan asked him to clarify what he meant by “smaller issue” in the context of racial division, and he said he was referring specifically to “micromanaging” school curricula, he went back to DeSantis again, echoing many in the press who claim DeSantis is farther right and therefore worse than Donald Trump.

“He only started to focus on this when he decided he wanted to run for president and tried to get to the right of Donald Trump,” he said. “And so I think people see this as politically manipulative.”

BRENNAN: I wonder what you think of this controversy and how it reflects on your party.

CHRISTIE: Well, I think two things, Margaret. First of all, “I didn’t do it and I’m not involved in it” are not the words of leadership. You know, look, Governor DeSantis started this fire with the bill that he signed, and now he doesn’t want to take responsibility for whatever is done in the aftermath of it. And from listening and watching his comments, he’s obviously uncomfortable.

The second part of this is, this is why – one of the reasons I’m running, Margaret. You know, we’re arguing about these issues, these smaller issues, when we’ve got big issues in our country like runaway inflation that continues to hurt families like an educational system. Instead of worrying about this, let’s talk about the falling test scores throughout this country that are making us less competitive with the with the rest of the world. You know, we have enormous issues to deal with in this country and around the world, and we’re spending time, and I don’t blame you for asking, but we’re spending time on this as the first question to a presidential candidate on a Sunday morning.

BRENNAN: Right.

CHRISTIE: You know, the fact is that Gov. DeSantis starts these things for political advantage. He tries to take political advantage of them –.

BRENNAN: Yeah.

CHRISTIE: — And then he says, I don’t know, I didn’t do it. I wasn’t involved. I mean, that’s that’s not leadership, Margaret.

BRENNAN: I understand the point you’re making, but, just to be very clear, when you said were focusing on smaller issues. The issue of race is incredibly divisive in this country. You’re not referring to that as one of the smaller issues?

CHRISTIE: No, I’m talking about governors micromanaging curriculum in schools. And the fact is that, you know, if this was such a big issue for Governor DeSantis, he had four years to do this.

BRENNAN: Yep.

CHRISTIE: He only started to focus on this when he decided he wanted to run for president and tried to get to the right of Donald Trump. And so I think people see this as politically manipulative. And I’m talking about Margaret, we’re dividing our country into smaller and smaller and smaller pieces, and politicians are pitting them against each other to create conflict.

BRENNAN: Yeah.

CHRISTIE: And that’s not going to make the country bigger, better, stronger or freer. And, but, if we improve our entire educational system so our kids’ test scores are not going down but going up and they can get great jobs and be more competitive with the rest of the world? That’s the kind of thing a president should be inspiring people to do.

BRENNAN: Understood.


https://www.mediaite.com/tv/governo...e-to-floridas-benefits-of-slavery-curriculum/

 

And there's the rub. In order to appeal to Trumptard base of the GOP. Desantis has to be even more right wing than Trump. But if he succeeded at that. That would doom any chance of him ever being elected President.
DeSantis would've been much better off being his own man and not catering to the MAGA crowd.

Which is the reason Desantis is floundering right now.

 

Make America Florida Again.

Why so we can lead in malaria and leprosy?

Look it up.

 

Just to be clear Florida's is having outbreaks of both malaria and leprosy. And they don’t have anyone to deal with them because DeSantis gutted the health department and put quacks in charge

 

Always, but always, check Stumbler's stories for accuracy before swallowing his spew.
figures never lie, but liars figure, eh Stumbler?

Um, how many cases of Leprosy in America are there again?


National Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) Program Caring and Curing Since 1894 | HRSA

OH GOD!! MALARIA!!
Health Alert Network (HAN) - 00494 | Locally Acquired Malaria Cases Identified in the United States (cdc.gov)

June 26, 2023, 5:00 PM ET
CDCHAN-00494

Summary
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to share information and notify clinicians, public health authorities, and the public about—

1. Identification of locally acquired malaria cases (P. vivax) in two U.S. states (Florida [4] and Texas [1]) within the last 2 months,
2. Concern for a potential rise in imported malaria cases associated with increased international travel in summer 2023, and
3. Need to plan for rapid access to IV artesunate, which is the first-line treatment for severe malaria in the United States.

Background
CDC is collaborating with two U.S. state health departments with ongoing investigations of locally acquired mosquito-transmitted Plasmodium vivax malaria cases. There is no evidence to suggest the cases in the two states (Florida and Texas) are related. In Florida, four cases within close geographic proximity have been identified, and active surveillance for additional cases is ongoing. Mosquito surveillance and control measures have been implemented in the affected area. In Texas, one case has been identified, and surveillance for additional cases, as well as mosquito surveillance and control, are ongoing. All patients have received treatment and are improving. Locally acquired mosquito-borne malaria has not occurred in the United States since 2003 when eight cases of locally acquired P. vivax malaria were identified in Palm Beach County, FL (1). Despite these cases, the risk of locally acquired malaria remains extremely low in the United States. However, Anopheles mosquito vectors, found throughout many regions of the country, are capable of transmitting malaria if they feed on a malaria-infected person (2). The risk is higher in areas where local climatic conditions allow the Anopheles mosquito to survive during most of or the entire year and where travelers from malaria-endemic areas are found. In addition to routinely considering malaria as a cause of febrile illness among patients with a history of international travel to areas where malaria is transmitted, clinicians should consider a malaria diagnosis in any person with a fever of unknown origin regardless of their travel history. Clinicians practicing in areas of the United States where locally acquired malaria cases have occurred should follow guidance from their state and local health departments. Prompt diagnosis and treatment of people with malaria can prevent progression to severe disease or death and limit ongoing transmission to local Anopheles mosquitos. Individuals can take steps to prevent mosquito bites and control mosquitos at home to prevent malaria and other mosquito-borne illnesses.

 

New malaria case in Florida brings national total to 8, the first U.S. acquired cases in 20 years
All seven of Florida’s cases have been found in Sarasota County. A CDC official said the agency does not expect a nationwide outbreak.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/heal...ional-total-8-first-us-cases-20-yea-rcna94899

What's behind the increase in leprosy cases in Florida

A recent research letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising eyebrows amongst medical professionals and the general public. While the U.S. still has very few cases of leprosy, a team of doctors have identified an uptick in cases across the country, and 80% of them are coming from the state of Florida alone. Stranger still, 20% of all cases were identified in one single region of the Sunshine State, Central Florida.

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/06/1192388382/whats-behind-the-increase-in-leprosy-cases-in-florida

 

This is another one that is not going to work. Disney is fighting against DeSantis bigotry and authoritarianism. And there is no reason for them to stop.



Ron DeSantis has entered the “what if we just say I win?” stage of his feud with Disney
Sam Barsanti
Mon, August 14, 2023 at 8:20 PM MDT·2 min read
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Ron DeSantis


Back in April, Disney pulled a “the worst person you know just made a great point” by filing a lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, accusing him of a “relentless campaign to weaponize government power” against the company. The last straw in the ongoing feud between Mickey Mouse and DeSantis was when the governor took back control over Disney World’s special self-governed district—which had allowed the theme park to, essentially, run Disney World and the surrounding area without government interference.

Disney called it a “patently retaliatory, patently anti-business, and patently unconstitutional move,” arguing that DeSantis had done it simply because the company had chosen to speak out against a wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation coming out of DeSantis’ government—particularly the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill. DeSantis embraced the fight, presumably seeing it as an opportunity to promote his political aspirations and fight back against “woke” corporations and their twisted desire to… acknowledge that gay people have a right to exist.


But now, with his focus on the White House even as his presidential campaign is in a nosedive (how do you beat a guy under several indictments when your base thinks that’s really cool???), DeSantis has decided to take a page from his buddy Elon Musk’s book by talking a big talk and then just hoping the fight will go away on its own. DeSantis said as much to CNBC, claiming that Disney is “going to lose that lawsuit” and that, if CEO Bob Iger gave him a call, he would say “drop the lawsuit.”

DeSantis says he has “basically moved on” from feuding with Disney, adding, “I would just say, go back to what you did well, I think it’s going to be the right business decision, and all that.” It’s basically him saying “oh, you still care about that? Psh, I’m totally over it,” and it definitely sounds super believable.


https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ron-desantis-entered-just-win-022000254.html

 

Georgetown in Washington, DC is famed for its rich liberals. Nevertheless, these rich liberals prevented a METRO station from being built in Georgetown. They did not want to make it easy for blacks to visit Georgetown.

I doubt I will vote for DeSantis. Nevertheless, I like his policy of bussing third world immigrants to enclaves of rich liberals. Since the 1060's the rest of us whites have had to pay the price for the ideals of rich liberals. This is a price they have avoided paying themselves.

They are in favor of open housing, but they live in neighborhoods where housing prices keep Negroes out. They are in favor of integrated schools, but they send their children to white private schools. They are in favor of affirmative action, but they already have it made.

Just for laughs I would like for DeSantis to buss a hundred third world immigrants to Georgetown every day. He should bus them in with no provisions, and say, "Here they are. Invite them into your multi million dollar townhouses.Take care of them, like you expect middle class and working class whites in states boarding Mexico to do. "

 

Certainly, a thought out, organized plan to settle these immigrants and refugees across the entire country is sorely needed. The Dusantis political stunt gives any effort a very bad appearance.

 

Deportation is whats required.
Peopl coming here under the Biden open border plan have not been here long enough to have earned consideration.
Send them home to wait in line like everyone else.

 

Imigration needs to be overhauled. Most everyone agrees with that. Why hasn't congress come up with a plan? This problem has been around for decades and is getting worse every year. It's up to congress to get their bi-partisan shit together.

 

Congress is disfunctional.
Shooters immigration reform plan is the solution.