There wasn’t just ONE scandal—DeSantis illegally misappropriated hundreds of millions of federal funds over the 8 terrible years Florida suffered his jackboot fascism and racism! This is just the tip of the iceberg! For example, the $400,000,000 he spent of public funds on a tent concentration camp against the will of the tribe who own that sensitive land! Florida taxpayers are OUT that $400Million—Trump has refused to reimburse Lil Ron the Racist!
If you are in public service you have to have the highest integrity. If proven guilty, these individuals are the worst of the worst, no integrity, no honesty, a bunch of thugs.
In ancient times, before democracy was considered a viable form of government, Aristotle counted "monarchy" as the best form of government, but he wasn't thinking of a fascist dictatorship, such as Trump's MAGA kakistocracy. His idea of monarchy was what his friend and patron Philip II of Macedon sat at the head of. Phil wanted to govern. He saw it as his job, and he, like anybody who likes their job, wanted to be good at it. That meant taking care of the people he ruled — the Macedonians.
The kind of fascist leader cult in Trump's Circus Full of Clowns is what Aristotle called "tyranny," and he counted it as the worst possible form of government. There, the leader is out for himself, his followers are out for themselves, and everybody else can just go hang. The difference lies in the level of corruption tolerated among government officials. In Aristotle's monarchy, corruption was to be stamped out. In his tyranny, corruption was encouraged. Compare to today's U.S. government.
Organizational behaviorists in the 21st century know that values are instituted at the top of any organization and then trickle down to permeate the organization as a whole. In our current government sector, the supreme leader is a thoroughly corrupt career criminal. That's Aristotle's tyranny. Our leader's corruption seeps down to infect the entire organization. This is the real "trickle-down effect", not Reagan's "trickle-down economics," which never actually worked in practice.
Like the ways Dems have come out swinging. Such is well deserved and may be the only way they are going to win in a red state...keep hitting them for blatant corruption and the kind of hubris that comes from being in power too long, without being held to account or having to worry about losing elections. This has to stop!
I sincerely hope we can get rid of the corrrupt DeSantis and his cronies. He's done so much harm to the state during his tenure. Not just this $10M stolen to defeat the cannibas legalization. He's been so focused on gaining press for himself with his outrageous acts and no regard for the will of the people he should be serving.
Hope Florida scandal gives Dems ammo to use against GOP rivals in midterm election.
Not good enough. Putting guilty people in jail would support the cause even better.
Today I read about the president wanting to illegally put his name on the Kennedy Center.
I read about RFKjr lying in confirmation hearing.
Don jr being investigated for fraud and investment violations.
DeSantis, wife, and friends stealing $10,000 from sick children.
Funny though, I didn't read of anyone going to jail. Not only does crime pay well in this country but it seems to also be protected by the justice system. Go Republicans! and guilty Democrats!
Meanwhile, here in Cape Coral, which is heavily MAGA, life goes unhappily on. Instead of discussing issues like J.C. has brought to our attention, members of my local blog are following GOP party-line and saying such outrageous things as "The Democrats are Communists, and I could never vote for Communism." I posted a dictionary definition of Communism and highlighted the part where "All economic and social acticity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single political party" and suggested this sounded more like MAGA and Trumpism to me. One of the more intellligent responses I received was that if I didn't like it here I should go back to where I came from. Guess that means I have to go back to Orlando.
As a 2cd generation Miamian, I have to say, you can run but you can't hide. floriduh used to be one or the best states in the country. My wife and I are avid water people so we don't know where else to go. Unfortunately the water we love is turning dead. The decline started when the Dems lost power. They had the forsight to propare for the expansive growth on the horizon and created a growth management plan which was slowly wittled away when the repubs took over. This is the result, we can't return it to the way it was, but we can keep what quality of life we have.
I think they should redo the amendments that they used taxpayer funds to fight against- the abortion amendment & the marijuana amendment- they failed at 57% with a huge push of ads by Tallahassee AGAINST them passing- ads paid for with money that should have gone to sick children??? Taxpayer $ for sure! 😠
The question is how many "R" voters are going to 1) hear about this 2) believe it 3) care enough to even consider voting for a "non-R". I agree this should tank Moody and Uthmeier, but some people will still vote for them simply because they Vote Republican and don't take the time to educate themselves before they vote. That's how we got here, as a state and a nation. And the people in power want to make sure it stays that way. They aren't even sorry about what they have done, they are only sorry that the grand jury's findings were made public! That's how sure they are that the sheep will continue to follow each other right over the cliff. Some times it's hard to have hope for the human race... but I still do! Here's to hoping the unbiased, apolitical facts still have some power.
As an "R" voter, I'll explain it to you. First of all, you're right. Most won't care enough to even consider voting for a "non-R". But you must understand why. It's mostly because of the opposition. The democrats have gone so far left on just about every major issue. i.e. Abortion: Let's celebrate it & allow it right up until birth. Immigration: to a point of just let anyone & everyone walk right in by the millions. Give them free taxpayer money & let them vote in our elections. LGBTQ: Not only let men compete in women's sports, but let them have free access to women's bathrooms & locker rooms. No questions asked. AND let's teach our young children graphic lessons on gay s*x and they can be any gender they want to be. In fact, they have gone so far left that they are now electing open communists & socialists to become very prominent in their party. These are just a few of the reasons. I could go on & on. But let's not forget how the media & politicians, over & over & over again, lie about anyone on the right. False accusations of racism, rape, kidnappings of elected officials, foreign collusion, etc. etc., etc. The same media/politicians where you are most likely getting your info from. And please, the corruption on the left is staggering. So there you have it. Again, these just a few examples of how we will never consider voting for a "non-R". And btw, go look into the "D" candidate who last ran against DeSantis for Gov of Florida and the absolute train wreck we avoided.
Abortion and LGBTQ. Let's take abortion first. Eighty-five % of abortions occur within the first term, 10% in the second term, and few if any in the third term. Second and third term abortions are invariably a medical necessity. Most Democrats would be willing to compromise on an abortion law restricting abortions to 15 weeks. And you had to bring up the LGBTQ. I don't want men playing in girl sports, nor do I know many Democrats who do. I'm surprised you didn't bring up defunding the police. No serious Democrat is advocating anything like this. How about Medicare and Social Security? If you're honest with yourself, you know Senator Scott and other "radical Republicans" want to take it from us. And you go so far as to suggest we are Communists because we want to give all American citizens health care. You obviously don't know the difference between Communisn and Democratic Socialism. Under your beloved president and his radicals, he has enriched himself and his family and friends, killed thousands of innocent Arabs, failed to support our allies, and commited outrages on almost a daily basis. And you stand solidly behind him and do whatever he tells you to. And you call us Communist and stooges. Better take a good look at yourself, Llosmlk. My God, I can't believe you have the gall to say we lie to the media, when your elected Republican Congress does nothing by say yes, sir to the president and has turned the legislative arm of the government over to him. Checks and balances? No such thing anymore. Admittedly, we Democrats are not perfect, and I am sure we have stretched the truth a time or two. But you guys lie on a daily, if not hourly basis, and march to the beatbeat of one of the greatest con-men of all time. You and you party are tearing this country apart. Even Canada hates us. Canada? I can't believe it. Shame on you guys. Nick.
All I hope for is for each person to do their own homework. Research each candidate - their actual record, not what the news and commercials and mailers are selling you - then vote for the person you think is right for the job. Regardless of what party they are associated with. If you have done that then you have done your duty as citizen of this Republic. It seems to me our government is very broken. It is no longer a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people" it is now "of the rich people, by the rich people, and for the rich people". And as long as we keep electing the people 'they' tell us to, and keep letting 'them' teach us to hate each other, we will stay distracted while they steal our democracy. "They" do not care if you vote R or D as long as you keep Them in power. They want you to hate me and me to hate you so we spend all our time arguing amongst ourselves while they steal our republic right in front of us. They don't even try to hide their corruption any more. I am not talking about political parties I am talking about the 1 percenters that are running this country. Most of whom are Not in the headlines every day.
Sounds like the propaganda got ‘hold of you- no one (D) believes in this bs and it’s a distraction from the nonexistent policies the (R)s have to run on - thanks Nick G for the stats, late term abortions are usually horrific for the parents and not common and why do a bunch of old men politicians get to decide what I do with my body anyway? Sounds religious to me. There were no open borders where “criminals ran freely over” it’s a lying talking point they say over and over - what’s 45/47’s creed? Say a lie over and over and they’ll start to believe it. Take 1 or 2 bad examples and blow them up so all look bad? Sounds like you took this right from faux news without research- I’m a (D) and the way he’s demonized half our country sounds like a putin playbook to divide imo. Shouldn’t the person in charge take care of the country as a whole and not demonize half? Oh, that’s right- he only takes care of himself. Ok sorry rant over!
Hope Foundation " Helps people to transition off of Government assistance " please explain what is wrong with that? If they were a Foundation to help teens transition sexually Dems would not have a problem with it.
It’s not about the hope foundation. It’s about misuse of tax payer funds. However, I will look into the hope foundation and see if they really have helped anybody get off government assistance. The gop holds nothing but contempt for their voters, and I just don’t understand why anybody anywhere cares about what somebody else does with their own body.
"Hope Florida was touted by some witnesses as a high-profile project with a high success rate, but we were unable to get any evidence to substantiate these representations," the report continues. "On the contrary, other witnesses referred to Hope Florida as just a concept and did not have a clear understanding of what it did, where it existed, or how it operated. So, we fail to see the nexus between Hope Florida and the Centene settlement, and even if there was a nexus, it was rendered moot by the fact that the money only stayed in Hope Florida's account for a couple of days."
Will not be voting blue that's for sure. If you want Florida to become California be my guest, and see how that works out. No cop out if you dig deep enough you find corruption on bot sides , but Dems do not want to admit it.
The decision came from the top and that's Desantis himself. He thinks himself above the law as do so many of the corrupt Republicans. Time to take him down along with his gang of thieves - his wife, Uthmeier, Moody and those in their inner circle. In normal times we could call in the Feds except now with Trump & Co. they are the most corrupted and the enabler of all of this crime. $10 million does not move without the fingerprints of signatures all over the crime. Send them to jail!
RICK SCOTT 101…it’s f-ing sickening and these idiot Floridians vote for the mess…I’m just PISSED. Can’t expand Medicaid but you steal from it..are these pro lifers doing it??? Why yes yes it is. Hypocrites and thieves at the expense of kids. Get rid of all of it!
There wasn’t just ONE scandal—DeSantis illegally misappropriated hundreds of millions of federal funds over the 8 terrible years Florida suffered his jackboot fascism and racism! This is just the tip of the iceberg! For example, the $400,000,000 he spent of public funds on a tent concentration camp against the will of the tribe who own that sensitive land! Florida taxpayers are OUT that $400Million—Trump has refused to reimburse Lil Ron the Racist!
If you are in public service you have to have the highest integrity. If proven guilty, these individuals are the worst of the worst, no integrity, no honesty, a bunch of thugs.
In ancient times, before democracy was considered a viable form of government, Aristotle counted "monarchy" as the best form of government, but he wasn't thinking of a fascist dictatorship, such as Trump's MAGA kakistocracy. His idea of monarchy was what his friend and patron Philip II of Macedon sat at the head of. Phil wanted to govern. He saw it as his job, and he, like anybody who likes their job, wanted to be good at it. That meant taking care of the people he ruled — the Macedonians.
The kind of fascist leader cult in Trump's Circus Full of Clowns is what Aristotle called "tyranny," and he counted it as the worst possible form of government. There, the leader is out for himself, his followers are out for themselves, and everybody else can just go hang. The difference lies in the level of corruption tolerated among government officials. In Aristotle's monarchy, corruption was to be stamped out. In his tyranny, corruption was encouraged. Compare to today's U.S. government.
Organizational behaviorists in the 21st century know that values are instituted at the top of any organization and then trickle down to permeate the organization as a whole. In our current government sector, the supreme leader is a thoroughly corrupt career criminal. That's Aristotle's tyranny. Our leader's corruption seeps down to infect the entire organization. This is the real "trickle-down effect", not Reagan's "trickle-down economics," which never actually worked in practice.
WOKE UP AMERICA!
I AM ANTIFA!
Like the ways Dems have come out swinging. Such is well deserved and may be the only way they are going to win in a red state...keep hitting them for blatant corruption and the kind of hubris that comes from being in power too long, without being held to account or having to worry about losing elections. This has to stop!
I sincerely hope we can get rid of the corrrupt DeSantis and his cronies. He's done so much harm to the state during his tenure. Not just this $10M stolen to defeat the cannibas legalization. He's been so focused on gaining press for himself with his outrageous acts and no regard for the will of the people he should be serving.
Hope Florida scandal gives Dems ammo to use against GOP rivals in midterm election.
Not good enough. Putting guilty people in jail would support the cause even better.
Today I read about the president wanting to illegally put his name on the Kennedy Center.
I read about RFKjr lying in confirmation hearing.
Don jr being investigated for fraud and investment violations.
DeSantis, wife, and friends stealing $10,000 from sick children.
Funny though, I didn't read of anyone going to jail. Not only does crime pay well in this country but it seems to also be protected by the justice system. Go Republicans! and guilty Democrats!
Meanwhile, here in Cape Coral, which is heavily MAGA, life goes unhappily on. Instead of discussing issues like J.C. has brought to our attention, members of my local blog are following GOP party-line and saying such outrageous things as "The Democrats are Communists, and I could never vote for Communism." I posted a dictionary definition of Communism and highlighted the part where "All economic and social acticity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single political party" and suggested this sounded more like MAGA and Trumpism to me. One of the more intellligent responses I received was that if I didn't like it here I should go back to where I came from. Guess that means I have to go back to Orlando.
As a 2cd generation Miamian, I have to say, you can run but you can't hide. floriduh used to be one or the best states in the country. My wife and I are avid water people so we don't know where else to go. Unfortunately the water we love is turning dead. The decline started when the Dems lost power. They had the forsight to propare for the expansive growth on the horizon and created a growth management plan which was slowly wittled away when the repubs took over. This is the result, we can't return it to the way it was, but we can keep what quality of life we have.
Don't forget the backroom deal Desantis tried to do with State Parks and putting golf courses and hotels on them without anybody knowing about it.
Also, anybody look at the current voting map of Florida?
Two tiny blue dots in a sea of Red.
Hey sons and daughters, cheat as much as possible so you get what you want.... Forget anybody else.
A putred lesson for sure.
I agree with Angie Nixon they should all resign!
They lost their memories. That alone makes them unqualified and unable to perform their jobs.
I think they should redo the amendments that they used taxpayer funds to fight against- the abortion amendment & the marijuana amendment- they failed at 57% with a huge push of ads by Tallahassee AGAINST them passing- ads paid for with money that should have gone to sick children??? Taxpayer $ for sure! 😠
The question is how many "R" voters are going to 1) hear about this 2) believe it 3) care enough to even consider voting for a "non-R". I agree this should tank Moody and Uthmeier, but some people will still vote for them simply because they Vote Republican and don't take the time to educate themselves before they vote. That's how we got here, as a state and a nation. And the people in power want to make sure it stays that way. They aren't even sorry about what they have done, they are only sorry that the grand jury's findings were made public! That's how sure they are that the sheep will continue to follow each other right over the cliff. Some times it's hard to have hope for the human race... but I still do! Here's to hoping the unbiased, apolitical facts still have some power.
As an "R" voter, I'll explain it to you. First of all, you're right. Most won't care enough to even consider voting for a "non-R". But you must understand why. It's mostly because of the opposition. The democrats have gone so far left on just about every major issue. i.e. Abortion: Let's celebrate it & allow it right up until birth. Immigration: to a point of just let anyone & everyone walk right in by the millions. Give them free taxpayer money & let them vote in our elections. LGBTQ: Not only let men compete in women's sports, but let them have free access to women's bathrooms & locker rooms. No questions asked. AND let's teach our young children graphic lessons on gay s*x and they can be any gender they want to be. In fact, they have gone so far left that they are now electing open communists & socialists to become very prominent in their party. These are just a few of the reasons. I could go on & on. But let's not forget how the media & politicians, over & over & over again, lie about anyone on the right. False accusations of racism, rape, kidnappings of elected officials, foreign collusion, etc. etc., etc. The same media/politicians where you are most likely getting your info from. And please, the corruption on the left is staggering. So there you have it. Again, these just a few examples of how we will never consider voting for a "non-R". And btw, go look into the "D" candidate who last ran against DeSantis for Gov of Florida and the absolute train wreck we avoided.
Abortion and LGBTQ. Let's take abortion first. Eighty-five % of abortions occur within the first term, 10% in the second term, and few if any in the third term. Second and third term abortions are invariably a medical necessity. Most Democrats would be willing to compromise on an abortion law restricting abortions to 15 weeks. And you had to bring up the LGBTQ. I don't want men playing in girl sports, nor do I know many Democrats who do. I'm surprised you didn't bring up defunding the police. No serious Democrat is advocating anything like this. How about Medicare and Social Security? If you're honest with yourself, you know Senator Scott and other "radical Republicans" want to take it from us. And you go so far as to suggest we are Communists because we want to give all American citizens health care. You obviously don't know the difference between Communisn and Democratic Socialism. Under your beloved president and his radicals, he has enriched himself and his family and friends, killed thousands of innocent Arabs, failed to support our allies, and commited outrages on almost a daily basis. And you stand solidly behind him and do whatever he tells you to. And you call us Communist and stooges. Better take a good look at yourself, Llosmlk. My God, I can't believe you have the gall to say we lie to the media, when your elected Republican Congress does nothing by say yes, sir to the president and has turned the legislative arm of the government over to him. Checks and balances? No such thing anymore. Admittedly, we Democrats are not perfect, and I am sure we have stretched the truth a time or two. But you guys lie on a daily, if not hourly basis, and march to the beatbeat of one of the greatest con-men of all time. You and you party are tearing this country apart. Even Canada hates us. Canada? I can't believe it. Shame on you guys. Nick.
“Defunding police”….Florida Sheriffs,FOP, and Fl Fire Chiefs oppose Amendment 3
https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/08/03/florida-sheriffs-association-is-significantly-concerned-about-amendment-3/
Also,many are against defunding PRIVATE prisons such as the GEO group,headquartered in Florida.
“It has paid off: In 2025, GEO Group made more than $250 million in profit, a nearly 700% increase from the previous year.”
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/03/nx-s1-5836625/geo-group-private-prisons-ice-close-ties
All I hope for is for each person to do their own homework. Research each candidate - their actual record, not what the news and commercials and mailers are selling you - then vote for the person you think is right for the job. Regardless of what party they are associated with. If you have done that then you have done your duty as citizen of this Republic. It seems to me our government is very broken. It is no longer a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people" it is now "of the rich people, by the rich people, and for the rich people". And as long as we keep electing the people 'they' tell us to, and keep letting 'them' teach us to hate each other, we will stay distracted while they steal our democracy. "They" do not care if you vote R or D as long as you keep Them in power. They want you to hate me and me to hate you so we spend all our time arguing amongst ourselves while they steal our republic right in front of us. They don't even try to hide their corruption any more. I am not talking about political parties I am talking about the 1 percenters that are running this country. Most of whom are Not in the headlines every day.
Bravo, Brandy. Best of luck. Nick.
Sounds like the propaganda got ‘hold of you- no one (D) believes in this bs and it’s a distraction from the nonexistent policies the (R)s have to run on - thanks Nick G for the stats, late term abortions are usually horrific for the parents and not common and why do a bunch of old men politicians get to decide what I do with my body anyway? Sounds religious to me. There were no open borders where “criminals ran freely over” it’s a lying talking point they say over and over - what’s 45/47’s creed? Say a lie over and over and they’ll start to believe it. Take 1 or 2 bad examples and blow them up so all look bad? Sounds like you took this right from faux news without research- I’m a (D) and the way he’s demonized half our country sounds like a putin playbook to divide imo. Shouldn’t the person in charge take care of the country as a whole and not demonize half? Oh, that’s right- he only takes care of himself. Ok sorry rant over!
Hope Foundation " Helps people to transition off of Government assistance " please explain what is wrong with that? If they were a Foundation to help teens transition sexually Dems would not have a problem with it.
It’s not about the hope foundation. It’s about misuse of tax payer funds. However, I will look into the hope foundation and see if they really have helped anybody get off government assistance. The gop holds nothing but contempt for their voters, and I just don’t understand why anybody anywhere cares about what somebody else does with their own body.
"Hope Florida was touted by some witnesses as a high-profile project with a high success rate, but we were unable to get any evidence to substantiate these representations," the report continues. "On the contrary, other witnesses referred to Hope Florida as just a concept and did not have a clear understanding of what it did, where it existed, or how it operated. So, we fail to see the nexus between Hope Florida and the Centene settlement, and even if there was a nexus, it was rendered moot by the fact that the money only stayed in Hope Florida's account for a couple of days."
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/grand-jury-report-hope-florida/
Those types of choices should not be made for children.
You should not be making those choices for anyone. You are not their parents.
Oh, are they? Links? Is this a big problem in the US? Bigger than those who can't afford healthcare or food or housing?
Really, you don't get the corruption, Joe? If this foundation is such a great thing, they should be able to stand on their own financially, without stealing money from the taxpayers that was supposed to go elsewhere...in fact, to ACTUALLY helping children. Here's an article to help you get up to speed on this matter: https://thebradentontimes.com/stories/hope-florida-scandal-the-stench-of-corruption-could-choke-a-horse,210731?newsletter=210732
They are all corrupt, both sides
That's an easy cop-out. Seems best that you not vote then.
Will not be voting blue that's for sure. If you want Florida to become California be my guest, and see how that works out. No cop out if you dig deep enough you find corruption on bot sides , but Dems do not want to admit it.
The decision came from the top and that's Desantis himself. He thinks himself above the law as do so many of the corrupt Republicans. Time to take him down along with his gang of thieves - his wife, Uthmeier, Moody and those in their inner circle. In normal times we could call in the Feds except now with Trump & Co. they are the most corrupted and the enabler of all of this crime. $10 million does not move without the fingerprints of signatures all over the crime. Send them to jail!
RICK SCOTT 101…it’s f-ing sickening and these idiot Floridians vote for the mess…I’m just PISSED. Can’t expand Medicaid but you steal from it..are these pro lifers doing it??? Why yes yes it is. Hypocrites and thieves at the expense of kids. Get rid of all of it!
This is nonsense, and if your source of information was anything but Fox News and Angertainment, you would know that.