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essentialsaltes · 2025-12-12T16:09:31-0600

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration diverted more than $35 million in taxpayer funds — an amount far greater than previously known — as part of a brazen agenda last year to defeat two ballot amendments he staunchly opposed, a Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times investigation has found. Much of the state money was intended to assist needy Floridians, including children. Instead, it paid for political consultants, lawyers and thousands of advertisements that helped DeSantis and his supporters win at the ballot box.

The findings shed new light on the DeSantis administration’s marshaling of state resources to finance his fight against political causes supported by a majority of Florida voters. Amendment 3 would have legalized recreational marijuana. Amendment 4 would have overturned the six-week abortion ban pushed by DeSantis. Both fell just short of the 60% needed to pass. The most visible cog in his campaign — the use of the state’s Hope Florida charity — is the subject of a grand jury investigation. In that case, nearly $10 million from a Medicaid settlement was steered to a political committee controlled by the governor’s chief of staff.

The diversion of state money came at a time when the term-limited governor’s deep pool of donors had begun to dry up after a failed presidential campaign. Without the cash needed to wage the all-out blitz to defeat the amendments, he turned to taxpayer money to air what he called “public service announcements” to educate Floridians.

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What is Hope Florida? Why Casey DeSantis-connected charity is reportedly under investigation

The battle over Hope Florida, a project spearheaded by Florida first lady Casey DeSantis, kicked into a new gear with news that a criminal investigation may have been opened into a $10 million "donation" from a Medicaid settlement that was then sent to a political committee to fight a constitutional amendment that her husband, Gov. Ron DeSantis, didn't like.

MarcusGregor · 2025-12-12T16:09:10-0600

Trump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his image

The Trump administration argues that providing real-time American Sign Language interpretation for events like White House press briefings would intrude on the president’s control over his public image.

apnews.com

The Trump administration is arguing that requiring real-time American Sign Language interpretation of events like White House press briefings “would severely intrude on the President’s prerogative to control the image he presents to the public,” part of a lawsuit seeking to require the White House to provide the services.

Department of Justice attorneys haven’t elaborated on how doing so might hamper the portrayal President Donald Trump seeks to present to the public. But overturning policies encompassing diversity, equity and inclusion have become a hallmark of his second administration, starting with his very first week back in the White House.

The National Association for the Deaf sued the Trump administration in May, arguing that the cessation of American Sign Language interpretation — which the Biden administration had used regularly — represented “denying hundreds of thousands of deaf Americans meaningful access to the White House’s real-time communications on various issues of national and international import.” The group also sued during Trump’s first administration, seeking ASL interpretation for briefings related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

What image is that, Mr. President?

DaisyDay · 2025-12-12T16:04:09-0600

Factotum said:
Yes, I do.
She is doing of the same concept of "banks and real estate" fraud that she charged Trump with.

Lols, not even close.

Apple Sky · 2025-12-12T16:02:21-0600

Strong in Him said:
You just have.
Read the conversation:

I also asked why you would write a list of astronauts who were Freemasons and who went to the moon, if your argument is that no one has ever been to the moon.
Saying that no one ever went to the moon, but that the 6th person to walk on the moon was a Freemason, is nonsense.

Oh whatever, twist stuff all around as per.

zelosravioli · 2025-12-12T16:01:35-0600

timothyu said:
Perhaps that is the problem. Jesus' Gospel of the Kingdom was quite simple and summed up in two commandments. based on truth from the Father that stated His will when followed served others while our will served ourselves, the root of all evil..

There is no mention of worms in any of the references to The Greatest commandments: Mark 12:31, MT.12:39, LK.10:27, Lev.19:18, Dt.6:5, Rom.13:9, Ga.5:14, James 2:8... none of these mention 'worms'
So where does anything say: Worm = adversity to the will of the Father?

DaisyDay · 2025-12-12T16:00:34-0600

Factotum said:
Not surprised at all.
If experienced prosecutors are anti-Trumpists, then... it makes total sense that they fleece the law wherever they can, to obstruct Trump's agenda.

Just because experienced prosecutors follow the law rather than indulge vindictive politician's revenge persecutions of their enemies, does not make them anti-Trumpists.

Factotum said:
They fleeced the laws since 2018, to manufacture reasons to go after Trump... so of course they'll fleece the laws TODAY to protect those who committed that lawfare against Trump.

"Fleeced"? Usually "fleece" means to rob, but I don't know what you mean here. Could you reword this?

SavedByGrace3 · 2025-12-12T15:57:53-0600

I wonder how many have the faith, indeed, the courage, to simply obey Jesus and pray what he told us to pray?

Matthew 6:10 KJV
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

camille70 · 2025-12-12T15:56:33-0600

Belk said:
My current insurance plan is $2,000 a month. Per person.

Wow. Im going to stop whining about my 740 per month. They deduct 370 per pay.

essentialsaltes · 2025-12-12T15:55:49-0600

Say it aint so said:
They will never abandon culture wars and conspiracies.

They can keep their culture war, but it would be very helpful for everyone, themselves included, if they used a bit more critical thinking in deciding which claims to accept.

Always in His Presence · 2025-12-12T15:53:45-0600

Ain't Zwinglian said:
Paedobaptist interpretative rule: study baptismal texts that mention children to see if children should be baptized.

I am not a Paedobaptist

Ain't Zwinglian said:
Credobaptist interpretative rule: go to all the texts that DO NOT TEACH BAPTISM NOR REFER TO CHILDREN to determine who should be baptized.

I am not a Credobaptist

Ain't Zwinglian said:
This is stacking the hermenuetical deck in the credo's favor. This is why it is so difficult if impossible to converse with the credos. Different standards.

I wouldn't know - since once again - I am not any of those

Ain't Zwinglian said:
As for where in Scripture baptism and children are spoken of contextually together....one of texts was mentioned by Chapter and verse in this thread.

Please cite it - I can not seem to find it.

Ain't Zwinglian said:
Sometimes bias doesn't allow us to see things that are there.

You are eloquently proving that with every accusation of who you think I am - when I am not.

camille70 · 2025-12-12T15:53:20-0600

Say it aint so said:
Funny. Getting the case slapped out of court as well as rejected by grand juries not once, but twice, says otherwise.

It was actually rejected 3 times. The first time was in June when her niece testified. Then they took it to another jury, omitted some info and got an indictment. That got thrown out because the Trump administration is so eager for retribution they were sloppy. Then the last two here recently were rejected.

We will see if the third time is the charm.

Always in His Presence · 2025-12-12T15:51:13-0600

The White House argued that Gentile's trial was an example of "weaponization of justice" by the previous administration. They claimed that GPB Capital had disclosed to investors the potential use of their capital for distributions, countering the prosecution's assertion that it was a Ponzi scheme.

There is that....

Then there is this:

Trump frees former GPB Capital CEO after Biden admin's Ponzi scheme sentence

"At trial, the government was unable to tie any supposedly fraudulent representations to Mr. Gentile," said the White House official, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to not being authorized to speak on the topic.

"Mr. Gentile also raised serious concerns that the government had elicited false testimony and failed to correct such testimony."

Then there is this from Newsweek

The New York Times, which first reported on the commutation, said it was not clear if Gentile had connections to Trump or his supporters.

Bottom Line: Trump does know of David Gentile—he commuted his sentence—but there’s no verified evidence of a personal or business relationship beyond that act of clemency.

Say it aint so · 2025-12-12T15:50:52-0600

I have never been an advocate of expanding the court.
But given this courts green lighting race based gerrymandering and profiling based on race, maybe it's time.

essentialsaltes · 2025-12-12T15:50:37-0600

I Asked the Pentagon About Pete Hegseth’s Mentor. Then the Threats Started.

NxNW · 2025-12-12T15:47:35-0600

How many convictions does he have?

How many does Trump have?

NxNW · 2025-12-12T15:45:39-0600

Desk trauma said:
Now for the federal retaliation.

Say it aint so · 2025-12-12T15:44:58-0600

essentialsaltes said:
If prominent rightwing culture warriors had built stronger defenses against accepting conspiracy theories, this kind of thing might not take root.

But it's never too late to start.

They will never abandon culture wars and conspiracies.

BlessedDisciple · 2025-12-12T15:43:50-0600

SilentCompany said:
We need Holy Spirit revival!
its gonna happen for sure, the timing of it is sooo important, seems late yea?
like can't wait..why wait? seasons..the fruits of this season are going to be soooo ripe, falling from the stock..
(begging for the "Truth" )

The phrase that comes to me is "the fullness of time."

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