On August 18, in a "campaign-style event," Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced that 20 people had been arrested "for breaking Florida’s elections laws." In a press release, DeSantis' office set aside the presumption of innocence, branding the group "
Unfortunately, he correctly counts on the citizens to lose interest--and it works. They 'they' have made our country a reality tv show. Keep getting this good information out there, Judd--well done, all we can do is keep speaking truth to power.
He gets away with it because of capitalism. News and information has been transformed into "product" and "entertainment" with the focus on generating profit through advertising, as opposed to ACTUALLY informing the populace. This type of media strategy will always work unless, like with politics in general, the profit motive is removed.
Speaking of old Ron, it looks like Charlie Crist may have a little something for Ron's a** and may the best man (Crist) win their contest for governor.
Thanks for helping to inform readers on this issue; however, for a full story, please note that restoring a felon's right to vote was passed by a voter's amendment to Florida's Constitution, significantly hog-tied by the legislature's deliberately imposed requirement that any and all fees be repaid before a former felon could vote although it became nearly impossible for these individuals to get ANY entity - court, their attorneys, any State office - to provide them with an accurate amount of fees due or payable. Flawed legislature or intentionally imposed??? Also, missing from your article is the fact that DeSantis conveniently fails to mention the individuals from a Republican stronghold (the Villages) who voted multiple times in the election - a CLEAR and intentional violation of election laws. What about those individuals??? Did he simply forget to mention them? I don't think so. Why were they not charged? That's DeSantis: Disgusting, disgraceful, and deliberately deceitful.
Republicans have ALWAYS been better at this than Democrats. They get their base all whupped up, knowing full well that with the 24/7 media cycle, people will lose interest in a few days (or more importantly, the media will). DeathSantis is a wiz at doing this, which is why there is an excellent chance that at some point, he will end up living in the White House.
He's better at it than Trump, who inevitably fails in all his endeavors. Getting elected president was Trump's one lucky moment, and it wasn't because people either liked or respected him. DeSantis is smarter, lacks Trump's charisma but is younger and has political experience. He has Florida voters as a prototype showing him how people mostly take only a passing interest in politics.
A prime example of the growing fascist trend in the red states, now Florida is crowing about how it sends SWAT teams to the homes of convicted felons - for voting.
As all regimes of this type, DeSantis depends on the ignorance of Floridians to work to his advantage. We're seeing a frightening return to the past where reason is discarded in favor of extremism. Really, 20 people get busted for voter fraud? Only 20? And I'll bet I know the color of their skin.
Is the ACLU on this yet? Defense of these wrongly charged individuals should be handled by an NGO to push against willful government abuse of those at the bottom.
So glad to have Popular Information back in my inbox today. I hope this is a story you’ll stay on, because Ron clearly is setting up a voter fraud claim ahead of the midterm elections. I believe he’ll do anything to “find” receipts that create doubt, fear, anger ….
Unrelated, I drove to West Chester, PA over the weekend. After reaching PA, most of my route was rural, and by that I mean old, historic, hilly and no cell service. It also meant the speed limit was slow. In an area of the state I consider red, I saw exactly one sign for someone running for statewide office. Planted in someone’s neat flowerbed was Fetterman. Small as that is, it gave me hope.
Thanks for visiting my hometown! We are ALL IN FOR FETTERMAN. The signs are sparse at this point - have seen only 1 sign for Shapiro for Governor. But by end of September there will be many more. And Fetterman is crushing "Oz" with his many spot on ads. We here in PA have hope for a blue wave in November. Take back Senate, maybe even House.
This is so infuriating. I sincerely hope that the ACLU or some other organization takes up the defense for these individuals and frankly files a claim against the state and counties for misleading them. This propaganda tactic is unfortunately very effective.
That these sensational headlines are making it to publication at all is telling of these outlets' priorities. They'll take the revenue however they can get it, journalistic integrity or not.
DeSantis also timed his announcement for just before the primaries. I was a poll worker that day and we thought about the chilling effect that would make other felons extremely hesitant to go to the polls..
All of the good citizens of the Villages who willfully voted for Trump twice received probation for their crimes. It'll be interesting to see if these people receive the same sentences or are treated much more harshly. I'm guessing it'll be the latter.
Keep up the good work Judd. You have hit the nail on the head for not only DeSantis but many others on the right. There really is no story…cue Hunter Biden’s laptop & Hillary’s emails…but they keep going back to it over & over again to be able to report a counter narrative to the stories that really matter!
I don’t accept it and you likely don’t either, but the consolidation of media by a few corporations that direct what “journalists” report has limited the information we get. Fox News has such a large audience that other MSM outlets (CNN) are leaning into their model. The 24/7 television news cycle leaves too much space for opinion and talking points, newspapers and magazines can barely stay afloat, and independent journalism (thank you Judd) is buried by the larger market with easiest access and must be searched out. And let’s face it, we search out the stories and news that mostly agree w our ideology. Even then, the truths we dig out often leave us (well, me anyway) feeling helpless to have any impact on change. I don’t accept the what MSM delivers, but how can we change it? Most of us struggle with our daily lives to make a living and care for our families and maybe have a social life. We are up against consolidated powers beyond our reach. The only power we have is to not watch or read the BS they’re pitching.
Should also say thank you to Judd for recognizing DeSantis for the grandstanding, misleading, radical authoritarian he is. Keep poking holes in the lies and hate he regurgitates.
Unfortunately, he correctly counts on the citizens to lose interest--and it works. They 'they' have made our country a reality tv show. Keep getting this good information out there, Judd--well done, all we can do is keep speaking truth to power.
What Heidi says: ⬆️ We so appreciate your work, Judd. DeSantis is such a snake. (Apologies to all snakes)
He gets away with it because of capitalism. News and information has been transformed into "product" and "entertainment" with the focus on generating profit through advertising, as opposed to ACTUALLY informing the populace. This type of media strategy will always work unless, like with politics in general, the profit motive is removed.
Speaking of old Ron, it looks like Charlie Crist may have a little something for Ron's a** and may the best man (Crist) win their contest for governor.
Thanks for helping to inform readers on this issue; however, for a full story, please note that restoring a felon's right to vote was passed by a voter's amendment to Florida's Constitution, significantly hog-tied by the legislature's deliberately imposed requirement that any and all fees be repaid before a former felon could vote although it became nearly impossible for these individuals to get ANY entity - court, their attorneys, any State office - to provide them with an accurate amount of fees due or payable. Flawed legislature or intentionally imposed??? Also, missing from your article is the fact that DeSantis conveniently fails to mention the individuals from a Republican stronghold (the Villages) who voted multiple times in the election - a CLEAR and intentional violation of election laws. What about those individuals??? Did he simply forget to mention them? I don't think so. Why were they not charged? That's DeSantis: Disgusting, disgraceful, and deliberately deceitful.
A politicians favorite adage: "It is not whether a statement is true or false. It is how many people you get to believe it.".
Republicans have ALWAYS been better at this than Democrats. They get their base all whupped up, knowing full well that with the 24/7 media cycle, people will lose interest in a few days (or more importantly, the media will). DeathSantis is a wiz at doing this, which is why there is an excellent chance that at some point, he will end up living in the White House.
He's better at it than Trump, who inevitably fails in all his endeavors. Getting elected president was Trump's one lucky moment, and it wasn't because people either liked or respected him. DeSantis is smarter, lacks Trump's charisma but is younger and has political experience. He has Florida voters as a prototype showing him how people mostly take only a passing interest in politics.
A prime example of the growing fascist trend in the red states, now Florida is crowing about how it sends SWAT teams to the homes of convicted felons - for voting.
As all regimes of this type, DeSantis depends on the ignorance of Floridians to work to his advantage. We're seeing a frightening return to the past where reason is discarded in favor of extremism. Really, 20 people get busted for voter fraud? Only 20? And I'll bet I know the color of their skin.
Is the ACLU on this yet? Defense of these wrongly charged individuals should be handled by an NGO to push against willful government abuse of those at the bottom.
So glad to have Popular Information back in my inbox today. I hope this is a story you’ll stay on, because Ron clearly is setting up a voter fraud claim ahead of the midterm elections. I believe he’ll do anything to “find” receipts that create doubt, fear, anger ….
Unrelated, I drove to West Chester, PA over the weekend. After reaching PA, most of my route was rural, and by that I mean old, historic, hilly and no cell service. It also meant the speed limit was slow. In an area of the state I consider red, I saw exactly one sign for someone running for statewide office. Planted in someone’s neat flowerbed was Fetterman. Small as that is, it gave me hope.
Thanks for visiting my hometown! We are ALL IN FOR FETTERMAN. The signs are sparse at this point - have seen only 1 sign for Shapiro for Governor. But by end of September there will be many more. And Fetterman is crushing "Oz" with his many spot on ads. We here in PA have hope for a blue wave in November. Take back Senate, maybe even House.
This is so infuriating. I sincerely hope that the ACLU or some other organization takes up the defense for these individuals and frankly files a claim against the state and counties for misleading them. This propaganda tactic is unfortunately very effective.
That these sensational headlines are making it to publication at all is telling of these outlets' priorities. They'll take the revenue however they can get it, journalistic integrity or not.
The publications appear to be tabloids that will literally print anything, especially if a governor pays them to do it.
If we thought Trump was a nightmare,
DeSantis is even worse. 20 votes out of
11 million is nothing compared to 11+
thousand Georgia votes, but it's based
along the same theory our voting isn't
safe. What it fails to point out or say,
very deliberately, and has been proven,
is voter fraud is miniscule compared
to the total votes cast. It also doesn't
point out that most voter fraud in the
2020 election was by Republicans,
including Trump's chief of staff, Mark
Meadows.
DeSantis also timed his announcement for just before the primaries. I was a poll worker that day and we thought about the chilling effect that would make other felons extremely hesitant to go to the polls..
Seems like he missed those guys at The Villages!?? Those were pretty blatant!!
All of the good citizens of the Villages who willfully voted for Trump twice received probation for their crimes. It'll be interesting to see if these people receive the same sentences or are treated much more harshly. I'm guessing it'll be the latter.
Exactly!!!!
Keep up the good work Judd. You have hit the nail on the head for not only DeSantis but many others on the right. There really is no story…cue Hunter Biden’s laptop & Hillary’s emails…but they keep going back to it over & over again to be able to report a counter narrative to the stories that really matter!
Thank you for a great report, Judd. DeSantis is indeed a despicable sort of politician, and I am in hopes that he will be “hoist by his own petard.”
USA media has the attention span of a 2year old toddler.... and the citizens seem to simply accept this ...
I don’t accept it and you likely don’t either, but the consolidation of media by a few corporations that direct what “journalists” report has limited the information we get. Fox News has such a large audience that other MSM outlets (CNN) are leaning into their model. The 24/7 television news cycle leaves too much space for opinion and talking points, newspapers and magazines can barely stay afloat, and independent journalism (thank you Judd) is buried by the larger market with easiest access and must be searched out. And let’s face it, we search out the stories and news that mostly agree w our ideology. Even then, the truths we dig out often leave us (well, me anyway) feeling helpless to have any impact on change. I don’t accept the what MSM delivers, but how can we change it? Most of us struggle with our daily lives to make a living and care for our families and maybe have a social life. We are up against consolidated powers beyond our reach. The only power we have is to not watch or read the BS they’re pitching.
Should also say thank you to Judd for recognizing DeSantis for the grandstanding, misleading, radical authoritarian he is. Keep poking holes in the lies and hate he regurgitates.