Florida, Florida, Florida

[Ungnome]

Funny thing is I'm sure there are parts of Florida where you can find 10 similar sets of facial tattoos within a 5 mile radius. Also any alleged use of similar tattoos on a GTA NPC could likely be covered under fair use. GTA always leaned heavily on satire, after all.

 

[NovaSaber]

So their book ban nonsense is so strict it's hitting dictionaries.

https://www.axios.com/2024/01/11/florida-book-ban-schools-lawsuit

 

[Pocket]

Didn't someone already try to use it as an excuse to ban the Bible too? Did we ever get an update on that?

 

[NovaSaber]

Bigots wanna be able to bigot without being called out on it:

Florida bill would make it defamation to accuse someone of racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia

The bill, introduced in the Florida Senate on Friday, would make it easier for one person to sue another for defamation.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[KidTDragon]

And it's Florida, so it's going to pass.

 

[wonko the sane?]

The key part to that bill is removing the anonymity of journalist sources. It's all about finding out who's airing the dirty laundry, all the other stuff associated with it is just cake.

 

[Paladin]

Trans folks need to get the **** out of Florida.

Florida bans gender changes on driver’s licenses

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles issued a memo last Friday telling county tax collectors to no longer allow people to update their gender identities on drivers licenses a…

www.sun-sentinel.com

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

Trans folks need to get the **** out of Florida.

Florida bans gender changes on driver’s licenses

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles issued a memo last Friday telling county tax collectors to no longer allow people to update their gender identities on drivers licenses a…

www.sun-sentinel.com

Link is hidden behind paywall. Perhaps this link might work instead?

https://archive.md/U60PN

 

[wonko the sane?]

I mean, even without an article to support it "Get the **** out of florida" is just generally good advice.

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

I mean, even without an article to support it "Get the **** out of florida" is just generally good advice.

But then again, that's exactly what they want. If people end up doing so, it might act as a template for other red states...

 

[CoffeeHorse]

This is why my sister left Florida last year. This place is changing.

 

[Ungnome]

You also have those who CAN'T leave Florida either due to health, finances or legal status. Don't like the idea of abandoning those to the petit dictator wannabe and his enablers.

 

[Paladin]

Florida could adopt new solution to homeless crisis: Camps

The unusual idea running through Tallahassee has the support of a key homeless advocate — and Gov. Ron DeSantis.

www.tampabay.com

This will go national faster than anyone wants to admit.

 

[KidTDragon]

So Florida wants to set up camps to concentrate all the homeless into one area, huh? I can't think of any historical precedents that might give a clue as to how this could end.

 

[Ungnome]

Well, the Bell Riots are supposed to happen this year, according to star trek

 

[wonko the sane?]

Star trek was kind in that the bell riots happened in "sanctuary districts", no republican would had over any kind of developed property to people in need. These homeless concentration camps will be gator feeding stations and nothing more.

Alright, fine: labour camps too, might as well make them suffer MORE before feeding them to the wildlife.

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

Florida health officials on Sunday announced an investigation into a cluster of measles cases at an elementary school in the Fort Lauderdale area with a low vaccination rate, a scenario health experts fear will become more and more common amid slipping vaccination rates nationwide.

On Friday, Broward County Public School reported a confirmed case of measles in a student at Manatee Bay Elementary School in the city of Weston. A local CBS affiliate reported that the case was in a third-grade student who had not recently traveled. On Saturday, the school system announced that three additional cases at the same school had been reported, bringing the current reported total to four cases.

On Sunday, the Florida Department of Health in Broward County (DOH-Broward) released a health advisory about the cases and announced it was opening an investigation to track contacts at risk of infection.

(Source: - Ars Technica)

 

[Pale Rider]

Doctors Remove 150 Live Bugs From Florida Man's Nose

Dozens and dozens of larvae were reportedly feeding on the man's nose and sinus cavity — some as big as the end of a pinkie.

www.huffpost.com

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

Doctors Remove 150 Live Bugs From Florida Man's Nose

Dozens and dozens of larvae were reportedly feeding on the man's nose and sinus cavity — some as big as the end of a pinkie.

www.huffpost.com

 

[Paladin]

Unvaccinated Florida kids exposed to measles can skip quarantine, officials say

On Tuesday, nearly 20 percent of the school's 1,067 students were reportedly absent.

arstechnica.com

"nuke from orbit" options' looking better and better...