Tag: Florida

Rubio, Demings Battle Over Budget Bill With Billions for Disaster Relief

In the two days after Hurricane Ian ripped into Florida on Sept. 28, killing at least 119 people and leaving more than $50 billion in insured losses in its wake, none of the state’s 16 Republican congressional representatives and neither of its two U.S. senators voted for a continuing resolution to fund the federal government…


Florida Surgeon General’s Warning About COVID Vaccines Blocked Then Restored by Twitter

Twitter blocked a post from Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo that promoted an analysis that asserts there were a high number of cardiac-related deaths among men who took an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. The website restored the post hours later. “Our current misleading information policies cover: synthetic and manipulated media, COVID-19, and civic integrity,” Twitter wrote…


Contract Suggests Florida to Continue Relocating Illegal Immigrants for Months

A Florida Department of Transportation purchase order shows the Sunshine State will continue relocating illegal immigrants for at least eight more months. The purchase order signed at the beginning of September between the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) with Vertol Systems Company, a comprehensive transportation service provider, says the contract will be executed “until June…


PREMIERING NOW: Attorney Jeff Childers on How He Won Against Mask and Vaccine Mandates, and Inspired Other Lawyers to Do the Same

This episode will premiere on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m. ET. “I told them what I was doing. And every single one of them said, Jeff, why are you throwing your career away over this?” When COVID-19 hit, Jeff Childers, a bankruptcy attorney in Gainesville, Florida, found himself stunned by the sudden imposition of…


Attorney Jeff Childers on How He Won Against Mask and Vaccine Mandates, and Inspired Other Lawyers to Do the Same

“I told them what I was doing. And every single one of them said, Jeff, why are you throwing your career away over this?” When COVID-19 hit, Jeff Childers, a bankruptcy attorney in Gainesville, Florida, found himself stunned by the sudden imposition of a mandatory mask mandate. He launched himself into constitutional law and got…


Sheriff Urges Floridians to Shoot Looters Until They Look ‘Like Grated Cheese’

The message that hurricane-ravaged Florida is an inhospitable place for looters was driven home by an outspoken Polk County sheriff, who in a media appearance on Friday urged Floridians to shoot looters breaking into their homes so they look “like grated cheese.” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd issued the warning during an Oct. 7 appearance…


Sheriff Urges Floridians to Shoot Looters in Wake of Hurricane Ian

The message that hurricane-ravaged Florida is an inhospitable place for looters was driven home by an outspoken Polk County sheriff, who in a media appearance on Friday urged Floridians to shoot looters breaking into their homes so they look “like grated cheese.” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd issued the warning during an Oct. 7 appearance…


NCDF Warns About Potential Fraud in Aftermath of Hurricane Ian

The National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) has warned citizens that the extreme devastation caused by Hurricane Ian might provide grounds for “unscrupulous thieves” to defraud people. Based on 200,000 historical complaints received by the NCDF, the agency provided a few examples of disaster-relief fraud that may target victims. Fake charities can solicit donations under…


Florida Surgeon General Recommends Against mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines for Males Aged 18–39

Florida’s Surgeon General, Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo, announced new guidance on mRNA vaccines on Friday, specifically recommending against mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for males aged 18 to 39. The new guidance came after the Florida Department of Health carried out an analysis to evaluate vaccine safety, the department said in a bulletin on Friday. The statewide analysis…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: Attorney Jeff Childers on How He Won Against Mask and Vaccine Mandates, and Inspired Other Lawyers to Do the Same

This episode will premiere on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m. ET. “I told them what I was doing. And every single one of them said, Jeff, why are you throwing your career away over this?” When COVID-19 hit, Jeff Childers, a bankruptcy attorney in Gainesville, Florida, found himself stunned by the sudden imposition of…