Florida's leaders see terrorists behind every bush • Florida Phoenix Rejoice, Florida: Domestic terrorism is about to be terrorized, thanks to a terrific team headed by our triumphant governor, the talented Cabinet, and our tough law enforcement hombres. The state — in...

@GovRonDeSantis: save us from these domestic terrorists! floridaphoenix.com/2026/04/20/f...

Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Tim Curry in Clue

Tim Curry in The Three Musketeers

Tim Curry in Muppet Treasure Island

Happy 80th birthday to Tim Curry who has always, *always* understood the assignment.

Florida gas hike means higher prices for fish markets and restaurants It's getting costlier to get fish from the dock to your plate. Here's how fuel prices are affecting fish markets, restaurants and commercial fishers.

In #Florida, huge gas hikes tied to our idiotic Iran War mean higher prices for seafood too. Thanks, President Convicted Felon! www.tcpalm.com/story/news/l...

Come have cocktails with Pulitzer Prize-winner Gilbert King, author of The Devil in the Grove.

Celebrating Freedom: FLCGA's Fifth Anniversary Celebration
Monday, April 20.
5:30 – 7:00 PM
Orlando Museum of Art
2416 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803

Tickets at events@flcga.org.

Florida Center for Government Accountability (FLCGA) The Florida Center for Government Accountability, a non-partisan nonprofit, focuses its government accountability and journalistic efforts primarily on local governments, providing support and assista...

Celebrate Democracy. Come meet Pulitzer winner Gilbert King and Florida journalists Jason Garcia, Scott Maxwell and Beth Kassab. April 20 at the Orlando Museum of Art. flcga.org/about/specia...

Florida Center for Government Accountability (FLCGA) The Florida Center for Government Accountability, a non-partisan nonprofit, focuses its government accountability and journalistic efforts primarily on local governments, providing support and assista...

flcga.org/about/specia...

“Let those who have weapons lay them down. Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace. Not a peace pursued by force, but through dialogue. Not with the desire to dominate the other, but to encounter them.” — Pope Leo XIV

#Florida man turned Secty of State Li'l Marco Rubio not being very diplomatic about religion in govt.

Back to DeFuture! • Florida Phoenix Run, Ron, run! Seriously Dude, run for president in ’28. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you. You broke hearts back in ’24 when you dropped out after the Iowa Caucuses: You tried so hard and came so...

DeSanctimonious, DeFuture, DeMented: floridaphoenix.com/2026/04/06/b...

What your Legislature did instead of taking care of you • Florida Phoenix Back in the last century, before condos choked the beaches and theme parks displaced orange groves, I was a page in the Florida House of Representatives. All you had to do was fetch coffee and copies ...

Floridians: your legislature hates you. floridaphoenix.com/2026/03/23/w...

Why Florida law allows people to shoot guns in the backyard It’s technically illegal to shoot guns in a residential neighborhood, except for when it isn’t.

You can't open up a gun range in a suburban neighborhood in #Florida ... except where you can & there's nothing the cops can do about it. www.tampabay.com/news/hillsbo...

Our leaders look to the past, but it's not a pretty picture • Florida Phoenix Tired of Black people thinking their lives matter? Sick of hearing Spanish every time you’re in a Miami restaurant? Annoyed by uppity women asserting their so-called rights, gay types flaunting themse...

Suddenly, it's 1956 here in Florida! floridaphoenix.com/2026/03/09/o...

$50,000? Did Rage Barbie go to school?

Most of the media, most days:

Morning: "Capitalism must go further! further! further!"

Afternoon: "Oh my God, how did that happen?"

Big Sugar wants Florida lawmakers to make its critics shut up • Florida Phoenix Signs at our state line now welcome visitors to “the Free State of Florida,” but some members of our fine Legislature are working reeeeeally hard to make those signs a lie. They want to take away our ...

Big Shug has always run Florida. Now they want you banned from talking high-calorie trash about them. Free speech: so 2021. floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/12/b...

The daft thing is that with Proportional Representation there'd be no need for this self-destructive war within Labour. It could split into its component parts - left and right - and people could vote for what they wanted. It's only First-Past-the-Post that forces these irreconcilables together.

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl half-time show review – a thrilling ode to Boricua joy The Grammy-winning Puerto Rican megastar delivered a powerful, detail-packed performance that paid tribute to his history and teased more greatness for his future

Hey kids, what was the first European language spoken in North America? www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...

He is one dumb cluck.

Epstein survivors released an incredible ad during the Super Bowl.

Do Florida public universities really embrace the Western Tradition? • Florida Phoenix It’s a lousy time to be a kid in Florida. You’re told you can’t read certain books or study certain subjects or discuss certain topics. You’re told you can’t go by your chosen name; you must conform t...

If the DeSantis regime knew much about the "Western Canon," they might not like it so much. But since when are they interested in actual learning? floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/09/d...

Florida legislators try to moooove cattle into state parks and forests • Florida Phoenix There wouldn’t be any Westerns if it weren’t for us Floridians. The Spanish brought the first cattle to America, so the first cowboys were vaqueros tending herds around St. Augustine in the late 1500s...

Cows. In nature preserves. Do y'all know what cows do? floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/05/f...

He's killing a great newspaper. On purpose.

Florida Panhandle residents rally to save a rare coastal dune lake • Florida Phoenix Florida is chock full of amazing phenomena. We’ve got the Lake Wales Ridge, an ancient sand dune stretching down the center of the state, far from the nearest ocean. We’ve got the Devil’s Millhopper, ...

A rare, and welcome, victory for those who love Florida's environment. (Also the first paragraph is one of the best descriptions of Florida's wonders I've ever read.) floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/29/f...

Hey, thanks for posting this!

Monoculture at the Florida Supreme Court • Florida Phoenix The late Justice Joe Boyd used to boast he was the only one on the Florida Supreme Court to have been officially declared sane. In 1975, a utility company needed a small legal favor, so they wrote a d...

DeSantis' pet supreme court: floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/26/m...

Don't be fooled by flamingo debate; Legislature is poised to do great harm • Florida Phoenix It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The 2026 Florida Legislative Session kicks off tomorrow. You psyched? I know I am. We can witness the majesty of democracy at work, the glory of our constitut...

Mockingbird, Flamingo, Flamingo, Scrub Jay--and dirty water: floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/12/d...

Florida lawmaker is back with bill promoting water pollution • Florida Phoenix This is such an exciting time of year for us Florida columnists! The 2026 legislative session begins next Tuesday, and we’re all waiting to see which piece of legislation will win the coveted title of...

Here in Floor-duh, we love our water pollution: floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/08/f...

New Year's resolutions for the state of Florida • Florida Phoenix It’s a new year here in the Free State of Florida and you’re freer than ever! Free to tote guns; free to kill bears; free to drain and pave; free to call ICE if you spy some brown-complected fellows i...

Florida New Year's Resolutions: Gov. needs etiquette lessons: floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/05/n...

MidPoint In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives. Everyday Ethics discussion leads off the show.

If you missed my appearance on @wmnf.org's "Midpoint" show this week talking about the Year in Weird #Florida News, here's a recording of the discussion: www.wmnf.org/events/wmnf-...

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