• Nougat
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    497 months ago

    It’s just business, decrease state funding, federal emergency disaster relief will pay for it instead.

    • @Iheartcheese
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      327 months ago

      And scream Biden flooded the state. Don’t forget that. And, of course, his fanbase will believe him.

    • Optional
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      127 months ago

      Sure, instead of prevention all his buddies will get rich off the gummit. And all the MAGAts that survive will get maybe 1,000. To . . . Well hopefully not get cholera.

  • manucode
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    277 months ago

    Him and Bavarian conservatives are truly one of a kind, saving on flood prevention (and hating drag queens reading books).
    De Santis meets CSU politicians

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      107 months ago

      One of a kind, indeed. I wonder if there’s a specific name for that kind.

      • @[email protected]
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        157 months ago

        They are called “shills”. When there is government action in Florida, there is usually campaign donations behind it.

        Desantis champions stricter marijuana laws, because private prisons.

        Book burning has the backing of religious groups.

        It wouldn’t surprise me if construction and home restoration companies are behind this move.

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          47 months ago

          I was thinking of something with a little more - y’know - zazz. Something catchy with its own, like, logo.

    • @[email protected]
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      57 months ago

      Andi Scheuer standing next to Ron de Santis is the crossover I never knew I wanted.

      Still don’t, actually. Because I fucking hate it.

  • @ChowJeeBai
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    117 months ago

    This was his plan all along. How else is he gonna wring more money from the federal govt?

  • @xc2215x
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    87 months ago

    What an awful decision.

  • @Treczoks
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    67 months ago

    Good. Why wasting money on Florida anyway? There will be much less of it, anyway, due to global warming.

    • @RapidcreekOP
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      57 months ago

      Yeah, better to spend it on lawyers to defend unconstitutional laws he signs.