Alligator Alcatraz held detainees in cages the size of phone booths, DHS watchdog says

Office of inspector general’s report says practice at Florida immigration jail is not aligned with ‘humane treatment’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/14/alligator-alcatraz-immigration-jail-cages-report

 

 

Florida Republicans worry they won’t capture big redistricting gains - POLITICO

Republican hopes for Florida were much higher at the start of a tit-for-tat cycle that saw Republican- and Democratic-led states across the country engage in mid-decade redistricting...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/02/florida-house-gop-redistricting-midterms-01060473

The Florida GOP’s Red Scare Is Losing Steam – Mother Jones

“We learned from Trump, if you scream something a thousand times, it sadly saturates. But it’s not working with the same currency [as] past cycles.”…

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/florida-republicans-democrats-socialism-midterm-voters-red-scare/ 

How aligned is Angie Nixon with democratic socialists? Moody’s Florida Senate race attack misleads – PolitiFact

Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, who won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, joined the Democratic Socialists of America in June. She said she doesn’t support all of its policies…

 https://politifact.com/article/2026/aug/21/angie-nixon-florida-senate-ashley-moody-dsa/

 

Florida’s GOP Has a Very Short Playbook: Call Everyone a Socialist – Mother Jones

Republicans are hoping the label will help deliver a state where many voters fled communism...

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/florida-moody-donalds-nixon-senate-governor-gop-election-socialism/

Ron DeSantis Ally ARRESTED on Child Sex Abuse Charges #DollemoreDaily

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aZrerIWcodw

 

Democratic socialist Angie Nixon clinches surprise primary win in Florida US Senate race

Nixon bested Alexander Vindman to win Democratic nomination and now faces Republican Ashley Moody in November…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/18/angie-nixon-alex-vindman-florida-results

 

Florida rejects Democratic establishment — and even snubs Trump - POLITICO

Democrats picked a progressive for Senate. The GOP spurned the president’s endorsements in two House races...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/18/florida-angie-nixon-trump-democratic-republican-primary-2026-01041405

Byron Donalds’ ad deceptively edited David Jolly clip on gender-affirming care – PolitiFact

An ad included a deceptively edited video of David Jolly, the Democratic nominee for Florida governor, talking about “embracing” gender-affirming care. The full clip shows Jolly was quoting another person talking about their family being open to medical care for a transgender adolescent. 

Gender-affirming care is a broad term that can include using a different name or pronouns. Treatments are typically available only to adolescents and can include puberty blockers, hormone therapy and, in rare cases, surgeries for older teens. 

Jolly said he supports people being able to make medical decisions with their doctor. His campaign did not clarify whether this includes gender-affirming surgeries for minors under 18. These surgeries are not performed on young children…

https://politifact.com/factchecks/2026/aug/19/byron-donalds/david-jolly-trans-youth-surgeries-florida-governor/ 

Trump votes by mail again in his home state of Florida - POLITICO

Voting records from Palm Beach County show the president requested his ballot in late July and it was returned on Aug. 13...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/17/trump-vote-by-mail-primaries-florida-01039292

 

Here’s how local law enforcement in Florida cooperates with ICE : NPR

…But Lester says that the training is insufficient. As a result, Lester says, "we hear of instances of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who are Latino who speak with accents, and they're being profiled. And they're being asked about their immigration status and, in some cases, even arrested."…

 https://www.npr.org/2026/08/14/nx-s1-5911838/ice-immigration-enforcement-local-police

 

Florida AG Threatens to Defund Catholic Schools Over Vaccine Rules!

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2WxjjlJbqw

 

"This Is A Warning To Florida" | Whitehouse Clashes With Republicans Over climate change

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) returned to the Senate floor with what he called a "simple truth": Florida's insurance market is under severe pressure from climate-related risks. 

During his speech, Whitehouse cited rising insurance premiums, increasing policy non-renewals, insurer insolvencies, and growing risks to Florida's housing and mortgage markets. He argued that hurricanes and other climate-related disasters are driving long-term economic consequences, warning that Florida has become the "canary in the American climate risk coal mine." 

The senator also criticised Republicans for objecting to previous Senate resolutions acknowledging climate-related impacts and urged lawmakers to recognise what he described as the growing financial risks facing homeowners.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ4tv6go_Ec

 

Florida’s Nursing Homes Are Bracing for Life Without Haitian TPS Workers – Mother Jones

“Florida is home to one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing older adult populations, and demand for long-term care services continues to increase each year,” the letter reads. It describes “an exceptionally competitive labor market,” meaning that finding qualified workers has been challenging. “Any significant reduction in the available workforce would make it more difficult to serve current and new residents, causing a ripple effect that could overwhelm our local hospitals and the entire healthcare system.”…

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/floridas-nursing-homes-are-bracing-for-life-without-haitian-tps-workers/

 

We need to pay attention to warnings of a climate-induced housing crisis.

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JnAzxjT7gy4

 

Man fleeing immigration officers in Florida struck and killed by tractor trailer, police say | PBS News

It was the third death in a week involving encounters with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, following shootings in Texas and Maine...

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/man-fleeing-immigration-officers-in-florida-struck-and-killed-by-tractor-trailer-police-say

US appeals court strikes down key part of Florida law restricting campus race and gender discussions

A federal appeals panel struck down a significant chunk of Ron DeSantis’s so-called Stop Woke Act on Tuesday, delivering another rebuff to the Republican Florida governor’s efforts to stifle free speech in higher education. 

 In a scathing order, judges of the 11th circuit court of appeal said by a 2-1 majority that the higher education component of the law – which prevented college and university professors teaching or sharing thoughts on concepts of race and gender – breached the free expression rights guaranteed under the US constitution’s first amendment. I

t accused the state of “puppeteering”: making the educators their mouthpieces by controlling what they can say or teach...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/07/stop-woke-act-appeal-florida-desantis 

 

Outrage over ‘cruel’ Florida move to ban undocumented students from college

“The attempt to restrict a child’s access to higher education based on the documentation status that is no fault of their own is un-American, it’s unfaithful, and it’s absolutely also constitutionally concerning because, obviously, we did not pass legislation on this matter,” she said…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/02/florida-undocumented-college-students

 

Inside Ron DeSantis’ Plan to Rewrite U.S. History for the Next Generation - Axis Daily Brief

History Is the Next Front in the Christian Nationalist Project.

 https://axismundinetwork.substack.com/p/axis-daily-brief-inside-ron-desantis 

Trump loyalist Jim Jordan linked to group that received ‘dark money’ from ICE detention contractor

The report found that the American Liberty Foundation, a political action committee (Pac) tied to Jordan, last year received $250,000 in “dark money” payments from Geo Group, the Florida-headquartered company that runs dozens of detention centers on behalf of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) across the country...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/20/jim-jordan-super-pac-ice-donation