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[rjzimmerman]

America's oil and gas industry is making a serious investment in Gov. Rick Scott's U.S. Senate campaign.

If you live in Florida, your Governor and republican candidate for Senator is having a love affair with the fossil fuel industry. They give him hundreds of thousands of dollars, and what will he give them in return? Don’t let us find out. Make sure he gets sent home to wherever he comes from (Tennessee, before he invaded your state).

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America's oil and gas industry is making a serious investment in Gov. Rick Scott's U.S. Senate campaign.

Scott's midyear campaign report shows at least $880,000 in contributions from oil, gas and energy executives and employees to his campaign and from the industry to a pro-Scott super PAC. The industry is generally aligned with Republican candidates.

Scott, a wealthy former hospital executive, has also been a major investor in oil and gas firms that in federal filings with the SEC have expressed strong opposition to stricter environmental regulations and climate change policies.

Scott's eight-year-long lack of interest in any climate change policy has won him support from the energy industry. Scott's campaign replied that Nelson's filing also included thousands of dollars from oil and energy industry employees and industry PACs.Scott's campaign has accused rival Democrat Sen. Bill Nelson of inconsistency on offshore drilling, and ran a TV ad with a video clip of Nelson saying he had "no objection" to drilling at a time when Barack Obama was president.

[shadow27]

Here’s what the NRA’s Marion Hammer had to say about Florida’s proposed assault weapons ban.

Spoiler: She’s not a fan.

“How do you tell a 10-year-old little girl who got a Ruger 10/22 with a pink stock for her birthday that her rifle is an assault weapon and she has to turn it over to government or be arrested for felony possession?” 

The NRA are LITERALLY the worst. Their argument FOR assault rifles is that children SHOULD HAVE assault rifles.

[tearsofrefugees]

Florida Democrats blast ICE raids: ‘It’s a war against immigrants’

Lawmakers in Washington say they haven’t been provided any information from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement about the extent of the raids or the strategy ICE may use on Sunday.

[jermarcusrobinsongamingexpert]

Are Republicans, DeSantis making campus early voting in Florida impossible?

A bill requires that early-voting sites “must provide sufficient nonpermitted parking to accommodate the anticipated amount of voters.” Many campuses require permits for parking, and some see frequent complaints about parking shortages.

#RESISTANCE #REDALERT #DUMPTRUMP #EMERGENCY #BREAKINGNEWS

[erebusvincent]

Ron DeSantis ‘not allowed’ to disclose which two Florida counties were hacked by Russians

Gov. Ron DeSantis said two counties had their elections information accessed, but the hackers weren’t able to change or “manipulate” any data.

At the rate we’re going, we’re bound to find out that Russia successfully changed vote counts eventually.

[nadiasindi]

DeSantis announces Israel will host Florida Cabinet meeting in May

During the trip, scheduled for May 25 to 31, DeSantis will be accompanied by dozens of lawmakers and invited guests. He said the mission of the trip, which is being hosted by Enterprise Florida, would be to promote investment in the state.

[kingsmeninternationalgroup]

An undercover FBI agent might testify against Andrew Gillum in ethics case

The agent was part of an undercover operation looking into Tallahassee corruption.

[pscottm]

Rick Scott won’t put his wealth in a blind trust anymore

TAMPA — U.S. Sen. Rick Scott will no longer keep his vast wealth in a blind trust, like he did during his eight years as Florida’s governor.

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) “will no longer keep his vast wealth in a blind trust, like he did during his eight years as Florida’s governor,” the Tampa Bay Times reports.

“Instead, Scott said he will report his assets to the public in annual financial disclosure forms required of all members of Congress. He didn’t elaborate further.”