Ron DeSantis’s Racism Just Won Him a Big Lawsuit in Florida

A Palestinian student advocacy group is taking to the legal system to fight back against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s efforts to kick them off student campuses. On Thursday, the University of Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine announced Continue reading Ron DeSantis’s Racism Just Won Him a Big Lawsuit in Florida

Ron DeSantis’s Weird Boots and the Cruel Campiness of the GOP Primary

It seems unlikely that DeSantis has spent much time in the saddle. There is nothing in his official campaign biography to indicate that DeSantis rode horses during his youth in Florida, his education at Yale and Harvard, his time as Continue reading Ron DeSantis’s Weird Boots and the Cruel Campiness of the GOP Primary

DeSantis’s War on “Woke” Colleges Gets Even More Absurd—and Dangerous

Now it’s up to the Board of Governors to fulfill the governor’s vision by defining the terms in the law. The draft regulation is just as broadly conceived as the aforementioned law. In addition to defining “social issues” as “topics Continue reading DeSantis’s War on “Woke” Colleges Gets Even More Absurd—and Dangerous

New College Students Are Fleeing Ron Desantis’s Overhaul

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s multi-million overhaul of the New College of Florida is rapidly turning into a disaster. New College, a Sarasota campus of the University of South Florida, reported Wednesday that its numbers were in dramatic decline. In its Continue reading New College Students Are Fleeing Ron Desantis’s Overhaul

Gavin Newsom Pulverizes DeSantis’s Loopy Lies About California Crime

“I think people are getting a little exhausted by the fact that we’re focusing on New York’s crime rate and not the crime in these other Republican-led cities in Republican states,” Newsom said. “Crime is a real issue, but I Continue reading Gavin Newsom Pulverizes DeSantis’s Loopy Lies About California Crime

Here’s How Much Ron DeSantis’s Stupid Culture-War Laws Cost Taxpayers

DeSantis’s administration has already allocated more than $875,000 for lawsuits this year alone. The Florida governor’s office hired the law firm Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak to defend two laws blocking access to gender-affirming care. The government signed a Continue reading Here’s How Much Ron DeSantis’s Stupid Culture-War Laws Cost Taxpayers

Ron DeSantis’s Painfully Weird Smile Goes Viral During GOP Debate Once Again

It’s a big night for DeSantis, and he’s putting on a smile—a creepy facsimile of one, anyway. At the second Republican presidential debate on Wednesday, Ron Desantis once again tried to smile normally and once again failed. Viewers watching the Continue reading Ron DeSantis’s Painfully Weird Smile Goes Viral During GOP Debate Once Again

Frozen: DeSantis’s Biggest Donor Ices Him Out Over Disney Idiocy

A Republican billionaire megadonor who used to be one of Ron DeSantis’s biggest financial backers has yet to say whether he will donate to the Florida governor during the presidential primary. Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin told CNBC, in an Continue reading Frozen: DeSantis’s Biggest Donor Ices Him Out Over Disney Idiocy

Ron DeSantis’s War With Disney Is Now Trying to Erase Employee Discounts

Ron DeSantis knows he can’t beat Disney, so he’s going after the company’s employees, instead. The DeSantis-appointed board that oversees Disney World’s governing district submitted a complaint Monday to the state inspector general about employee perks. The board argued that Continue reading Ron DeSantis’s War With Disney Is Now Trying to Erase Employee Discounts