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Floriduh Man

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“DeSantis terrifies me.”

by MisterDancer|  August 28, 202210:18 am| 244 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Floriduh Man

American Democracy needs Charlie Crist to beat Ron DeSantis and become Governor of the State of Florida. I’m convinced this is a critical race, on many levels. Maybe I’ve learned the wrong lessons from reading Betty Cracker; I’ll accept that.

This started with me pondering how Jim Crow developed. How Southern states, in the US, used terror attacks and “we all hate Negros” and “Brother versus Brother!” and the sheer exhaustion of our Civil War’s aftermath to break what goodwill existed for equality. From that lens? DeSantis terrifies me.

For example, here’s one of many key issues:

DeSantis has taken over all three branches of government in Florida. There is nobody in the state willing and able to hold him accountable. The Miami Herald editorial board calls it “unchecked one-man rule.”

Trump is a Trumpist. But DeSantis is a fascist. (Emphasis Mine — MD)

I see in him the capacity to build a modern Jim Crow system of perpetually abusive and fascist governance. No “Gilead” babble, this time. Just straight-up “here’s how we abuse people to hold power“ in our modern era. And yes, that’s different from using a mess of ad hoc asshole attacks for petty gains.

What gives me hope? We, as a Country, are in a position to break the back of that effort. At least, for a time.

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Late Night Open Thread: Pity Palm Beach

by Anne Laurie|  January 2, 202112:21 am| 77 Comments

This post is in: GOP Death Cult, Open Threads, Republican Stupidity, Trump Crime Cartel, Floriduh Man, Schadenfreude

2020 in a single tweet pic.twitter.com/M7vKHBjNnh

— Alice Beryl (@base2wave) January 1, 2021

These happy disease vectors walk golf-cart among them…

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Florida Man Open Thread: The Proposed Trump Library

by Anne Laurie|  December 23, 20192:47 am| 21 Comments

This post is in: C.R.E.A.M., Open Threads, Trumpery, Floriduh Man

I'm always surprised by how many people take the "library" part of Presidential library to mean it's a place that's filled with books. Presidential libraries today are experiential hagiography and I assume the Trump family will turn this into a massive grift.

— Schooley (@Rschooley) December 21, 2019

Carl Hiaasen, call your lawyer:

… That’s the vision of James Arena, a real estate broker and resident of Briny Breezes, the 43-acre coastal town just south of Boynton Beach that’s made up entirely of a mobile home park.

Arena, an avid Trump supporter, says he thinks he can convince the president to buy the land and turn it into a personal monument. Arena said he has the ball rolling by reaching out to his friend, rapper and Palm Beach County resident Vanilla Ice, who is close to the Trump family…

The projected listing price to buy Briny Breezes, which is sandwiched between the ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway and is made up of nearly 500 property owners?

$1 billion…

For Briny – as it is known by residents – to be sold, it would have to be approved by property owners representing 67 percent of the town’s shareholders. That’s because Briny is also a corporation run by a board of directors, with the property owners holding corporate “shares.” The better the location of an individual’s property, the more shares that person owns.

Arena said the town’s land owners have little choice but to sell because of major infrastructural issues involving the town’s seawall, fresh water pipes and sewer system that are prohibitively expensive for residents to fix…

Arena said Trump could develop the land by building a hotel, marina and restaurants along with the presidential library and make the site a major tourist attraction.

“It makes a lot of sense for him to do something like that here,” Arena said.

It’s not the first time Trump’s name has been linked to Briny Breezes. In 2007, Trump showed interest in the land, possibly teaming with The Related Group at the time. “We may do that together,” Trump said then. “It’s a great job, a wonderful location.”…

Like I said, perfect in every way. https://t.co/sBGpDeSneY

— Schooley (@Rschooley) December 21, 2019

Of course it’s not gonna happen — if only because Trump wouldn’t put up the money, even if he *had* it — but I can totally see #Failson the First getting sweaty-excited over the idea…

This is my favorite line about this trump presidential “Library” story.https://t.co/z9yIwbIwwL pic.twitter.com/207fl4IGr7

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) December 21, 2019

Vanilla ice and Donnie Junior are absolutely the two most appropriate people to plan a trump presidential Library. Now excuse me while I Anna Karenina myself in front of this train. https://t.co/5ZjP7oizuH

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) December 22, 2019

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Late Night Open Thread: Floriduh Driver

by Anne Laurie|  December 7, 20191:54 am| 59 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Trumpery, Floriduh Man

Lamborghini spotted by my brother-in-law in Miami. pic.twitter.com/IOgHh5U5oJ

— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) December 7, 2019


(From the tags on the front, looks to be this guy — FL insurance adjuster & Trump fan)

A, and I cannot stress this enough, four hundred thousand dollar car, wrapped in a five cent Facebook post.

Wealth. Tax. Now. https://t.co/fMnrzRyvzM

— Zeddy (@Zeddary) December 7, 2019

It's like if the MAGAbomber had Bruce Wayne's budget.

— Zeddy (@Zeddary) December 7, 2019

What do we think the odds are that he's also claiming a good portion of the car's purchase price as a tax write-off (hence the company name)

— RWD-by-the-Sea (@RWD_by_the_Sea) December 7, 2019

I am unsurprised that a late model Lambo owner would be tasteless and also a Trump supporter. But not an expert in supercars. Maybe i'm missing a nuance.

— Elizabeth Spiers (@espiers) December 7, 2019

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Late Night Open Thread: Floriduh Man, the Browser Extention

by Anne Laurie|  November 7, 20191:46 am| 20 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Trumpery, All Too Normal, Assholes, Floriduh Man

Sorry, Betty, Adam…

Trump changed his permanent residence to Florida, so we made a browser extension that changes his name to "Florida Man."

Download: https://t.co/uubJXc41sV pic.twitter.com/TFZBI5AT9Y

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) November 5, 2019

Althugh — and I say this as someone who grew up two blocks from the Major Deegan Expressway, during the height of leaded-gasoline usage — perhaps Queens native Trump just had an environmentally impaired childhood:

One shocking find was that rates of arrest for violent crime is currently higher for boomers than it was for middle aged people in 1991. The "greatest generation" were exposed to less lead as children. Compared w lower violent crime for Xers & millenials.https://t.co/KAx8pJlSFg

— Señorita Rocío (@neogaia) November 5, 2019

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Open Thread: Ugliest Floriduh Man EVAR!

by Anne Laurie|  November 2, 20197:10 pm| 65 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Trumpery, Clown Shoes, Ever Get The Feeling You've Been Cheated?, Floriduh Man

(Jeff Danziger via GoComics.com)
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President Trump officially becomes a Florida Man https://t.co/HmB2KcHDPI

— Vera Bergengruen (@VeraMBergen) November 1, 2019

New York, New York. If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere… Trump can’t.

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) November 2, 2019

There is, ironically, nothing more New York than announcing that when you retire you're going to retire and move to Florida.

One in twelve people born in New York moves to Florida; one in twelve Floridians was born in New York. https://t.co/j70O2gtjP7

— Yoni Appelbaum (@YAppelbaum) October 31, 2019

Trump moving to Florida will probably gain Republicans 3-4 points in New York.

— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) November 1, 2019

Does this have anything to do with the New York Attorney General’s interest in his tax returns? https://t.co/NMR7Xoopn2 via @NYTimes

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) October 31, 2019

New York residents are probably delighted to be rid of him. Manhattan DA Vance, however, may be preparing a special farewell for him? https://t.co/DSJqCyKzpH

— John Dean (@JohnWDean) November 1, 2019

No personal income tax in Florida. Just saying. Much better if you have tax filing concerns.

— Liz Mair (@LizMair) November 1, 2019

People facing criminal or civil liability often relocate to Florida because state law exempts the primary residence from seizure in bankruptcy (without regard to the size or value of the primary residence) BUT — the debtor has to claim the property as the primary residence.

— David M. Russell (@pragmaticNYC) November 2, 2019

Pence is done. Now NY resident Ivanka can be her dad’s running mate pic.twitter.com/9kVtEZcY2t

— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) November 1, 2019

Yet https://t.co/b469KC2OCA

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) November 1, 2019

I think even the upper tiers of Florida Man are looking at the new arrival and muttering, “There goes the neighbourhood”.

— Tim O'Connor (@timoconnorbl) November 1, 2019

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Late-Night Open Thread: Floriduh Man, Impeachment Inquiry Edition

by Anne Laurie|  October 25, 20191:31 am| 34 Comments

This post is in: Impeachment Inquiry, Open Threads, Republican Stupidity, Assholes, Clown car, Floriduh Man

Well, I guess "300" did feature a preening egotist who tried to force his way into somewhere he wasn't supposed to be, but I don't remember Xerxes sending out for pizza.https://t.co/DV0HSDSmHV

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) October 24, 2019

Matt Gaetz has such strong "my dad owns a dealership" vibes. https://t.co/KGnyhwCtc5

— The chud from C.H.U.D. (@maggieserota) October 24, 2019

Fun fact: Matt Gaetz was arrested for DUI in 2008 as he "drove back from the Swamp, a nightclub" in Florida in a "2001 BMW SUV registered to his state senator dad."

The jokes practically write themselves.https://t.co/YkQTFwlUnV

— Jenney?? (@neatdesign) October 24, 2019

Honestly I think it's a relief that Matt Gaetz is a congressman because if he wasn't he would for sure be a Florida cop that plants cocaine on people

— Samantha Ruddy (@samlymatters) October 23, 2019

Not only did Republicans violate House rules yesterday by bringing their phones into a secure area, but Matt Gaetz and his staff also handed out expired congressional passes to some uncredentialed reporters and the crew of HBO’s “The Swamp.” https://t.co/W2RQ1JZCAR

— Vicky Ward (@VickyPJWard) October 24, 2019

I’ve always thought telling my children I served with civil rights icons like John Lewis & Elijah Cummings would be the highlight of my time in Congress. But now, I can share the time Matt Gaetz, Louie Gohhmert, & Steve King sat in an air-conditioned SCIF and ate pizza for 5 hrs. https://t.co/be8VFclpWR

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) October 24, 2019

There actually are rules — passed by Republicans in 2015, in fact — and you broke them.

Moreover, the people following those rules aren’t “an angry pack of rabid hyenas.” But the mob that barged in and violated security procedures sure seemed like one.https://t.co/ySOLw9R0Yx

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) October 24, 2019

My favorite part of the Constitution is where it says “Even if the evidence shows you did the crime of which you are accused, to which you have publicly confessed, you can go free if enough of your frat bros show up at the police station & cry." pic.twitter.com/7HE9hDq5uM

— Jon Zal (@OfficialJonZal) October 23, 2019

Ok, now I recognize him. pic.twitter.com/9LusbdyKsD

— Mig Greengard (@chessninja) October 24, 2019

This is Matt Gaetz’s Democratic Challenger. Follow @PhilEhr and retweet. He’s at 19,000 followers. pic.twitter.com/BGYJvIB01q

— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) October 23, 2019

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