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A new proposal for hurricane ratings would top out at Category 6; and for you Parrotheads, Jimmy Buffett Day arrives
What's the secret to being the smartest person in the room--or the Zoom? Being well informed, of course. Read on ...
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Good News: Alligator Alcatraz's last days; glow in the dark plants; and at least one city pushes back against DeSantis's spray-painters
Not all news is bad news. Here are several stories to brighten your day. Feel free to pass this along to your friends. We all need cheering up now and…
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Epstein Files: Why Trump Fears a Backlash
The Polls: Conspiracy Beliefs Central to Trump’s Base
Published on Markschulman’s Substack • 
Should the Ten Commandments be displayed in government buildings, and does that violate the Constitution?
In Southwest Florida, Collier County commissioners have concluded that's okay so long as the foundation of Mosaic Law is accompanied by other historical…
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It's Women's Equality Day commemorating the enactment of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote
This isn't a right to be taken for granted. There are people in our country today who think this was a bad idea. Vigilance is the price of liberty!
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A new proposal for hurricane ratings would top out at Category 6; and for you Parrotheads, Jimmy Buffett Day arrives
What's the secret to being the smartest person in the room--or the Zoom? Being well informed, of course. Read on ...
 • 
J.C. Bruce
Good News: Alligator Alcatraz's last days; glow in the dark plants; and at least one city pushes back against DeSantis's spray-painters
Not all news is bad news. Here are several stories to brighten your day. Feel free to pass this along to your friends. We all need cheering up now and…
 • 
J.C. Bruce
Should the Ten Commandments be displayed in government buildings, and does that violate the Constitution?
In Southwest Florida, Collier County commissioners have concluded that's okay so long as the foundation of Mosaic Law is accompanied by other historical…
 • 
J.C. Bruce
6
It's Women's Equality Day commemorating the enactment of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote
This isn't a right to be taken for granted. There are people in our country today who think this was a bad idea. Vigilance is the price of liberty!
 • 
J.C. Bruce
Of rainbows, crosswalks, 'Friends of Dorothy' and why Judy Garland might not be happy were she with us today
'Behold, I establish my covenant with you … that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a…
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Avast ye swabs and shiver me timbers, it's Arrr-gust -- International Pirate Month
Read on to be the smartest person in the room--or the Zoom
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It's July and things are heating up -- and bullets are falling from the sky
Read on and become the smartest person in the room--or the Zoom!
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Did Belushi get it right?
June 7, a day that will live in infamy. The day the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor
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The World's Largest Amphibian Landing
I'm blaming this on Elon Musk and all his merciless DOGE cuts
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It's June. The tourons have vanished, Hurricane season's arrived, and soon it will be World Crocodile Day
Reading this newsletter will make you the smartest person in the room--or the Zoom--guaranteed! And it is hypoallergenic, has zero calories, and is…
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Of rainbows, crosswalks, 'Friends of Dorothy' and why Judy Garland might not be happy were she with us today
'Behold, I establish my covenant with you … that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a…
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Collier Commission to Consider Displaying the Ten Commandments on County Property
Commissioner Chris Hall’s proposal goes before the Board Tuesday.
Published on Sparker’s Soapbox • 
Judge orders Alligator Alcatraz closed, says prisoners must be moved out and the prison camp dismantled
The state of Florida and the U.S. government failed to consider environmental impacts when the prison camp in the Everglades was hastily erected, she…
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Beware: Radioactive shrimp!
It sounds like something from a bad science fiction movie, but it's real enough, and consumers in Florida and a dozen other states are warned to clean…
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Critters in the news: Bear hunts and snake hunts and lawsuits
A bear hunting season has been approved over protests, snake hunts continue to be a joke, and, speaking of (not very funny) jokes, the politicians…
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Women won the right to vote with no help from Florida
ESSENTIAL NEWS. August 21, 2025. Florida Weekly
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