We don't have open carry yet. Just permitless carry now.
Jones’s tweets have been viewed tens of millions of times, and on Thursday she was asking for donations from her followers to help her stand up against what she described as an unjust arrest, retaliatory action against her family, a frivolous arrest over joking memes, and a government conspiracy.
Police documents and warrant service reports, however, suggest that multiple students at her son’s former middle school reported him to teachers because they were worried he would shoot up the school. (Jones' son is now homeschooled.) Snapchat messages obtained by the police as part of a search warrant do indeed return memes that joke about school shootings sent by her son. But they also show legitimately concerning messages he allegedly sent that appear to be specific threats against a specific middle school. The police report also shows in detail how the investigation was carried out, and the timeline of the investigation. The Snapchat messages in question were sent roughly six weeks ago, but police only became aware of them after students reported them to teachers on March 20. The documents show that police began questioning students immediately and attempted to question Jones's son within a day of being alerted.
“I want to shoot up the school,” one message said. Another referenced trying to obtain a gun. “Okay so it’s been like 3-4 weeks since I got on my new on my new [sic] antidepressants and they aren’t working but they’re suppose to by now so I have no hope in getting better so why not kill the losers at school,” another said. “I always keep a knife on me so maybe I’ll just stab ppl idk,” another said. “Nah if I do kill people I’ll just kill myself,” a fourth said.
Jones has tweeted that she believes her son did not send these messages—which, again, were obtained directly from Snapchat by the police and traced to the same account that posted the memes. She has also tweeted that some of the police “specifically hid [that the] messages sent came [sic] from an account that was NOT my son’s,” and cited a Miami Herald article stating that “the threatening messages were sent by a username that was different than the one Jones’s son used to send the memes. The document does not say how authorities determined both usernames are linked to the same account.”
This appears, though, to be a misreading of the unredacted police report by Jones and by the Herald, and also a misunderstanding of how Snapchat works
Florida's GOP has already pushed out a "Don't say Gay" bill, a "Don't teach CRT" bill, and a "Don't talk about Menstruation" bill. What will the Party of Freedom ban next?
It wouldn't surprise me that they'll eventually ban mentioning the Republican party, because...FB friend:
Local news station NBC 2 reports that an unidentified teacher at the Manatee Middle School is under investigation for showing students a video that gushes about the "valiant, brave fight and the countless sacrifices by our men and women during that known as the Civil War."
What's more, the video rebrands the American Civil War as "the War To Prevent Southern Independence," which is a decidedly pro-Confederacy framing for a conflict that centered on Southern states' attempts to preserve the practice of slavery.
I am convinced that conservatives have too much on their hands. Instead of taking a stance against, I don’t know, Supreme Court justices accepting lavish gifts or something, they’re trying to pull a manga series out of Florida schools. The Citizens Defending Freedom group intends to protect children from “violence against teachers” and “explicit sexual content” with this censorship.
Thomas Peterffy, a top Republican donor who has been supporting DeSantis during recent months, told the Financial Times that he was no longer aligned with any candidate – or potential candidate – for the presidential nomination.
“I have put myself on hold,” the billionaire told the Financial Times. “Because of (DeSantis') stance on abortion and book banning ... myself, and a bunch of friends, are holding our powder dry.”
the "valiant, brave fight and the countless sacrifices by our men and women during that known as the Civil War."
For the Confederate forces, the second stage of the battle involved less movement in the critical areas. The positions of the 28th and 19th Georgia on the right of the line, with the 19th Georgia overlapping the Union left flank enabled these units to pour a devastating fire in on the Union left as it was deploying. The 2nd Florida Cavalry, on the right flank and occasionally fighting dismounted, added something; how much it added would be the subject of an inquiry after the battle.
other states will follow soon.
Thanks for these links.So-called 'Don't Say Gay' rules expanded through 12th grade in Florida
The Florida Board of Education approved a rule that limits classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity. It expands the so-called 'Don't Say Gay' law.abcnews.go.com
it's NEVER about "protecting kids."
Remember when people said that Ron DeSantis is more dangerous than Trump because he's smarter than Trump? Well ... maybe not. Ron DeSantis's escalating war against Disney proves that he's not playing 3-D chess. He's not even playing Snakes 'n Ladders. He's just a narcissist who can't get over a challenge to his fragile ego.
If this was all some grand political strategy to establish his social conservative values, he could have stopped at any point along the way. Conservative anti-virtue signalling requires only that you try, not that you succeed. That's why abortion was actually a stronger issue for conservatives BEFORE they succeeded in overturning Roe vs Wade. Now that they've done so, they're actually on the defensive. When you're trying to accomplish something stupid in order to burnish your right-wing credentials, you don't actually WANT to succeed.
How would it help Ron DeSantis to succeed in doing something as stupid as hobbling, punishing, or financially harming Disney? The short answer is that it wouldn't help him at all. His political ambitions required only that he make a token effort to punish Disney. Anything more just makes him look like an idiot. Maybe it would work for him in Florida, where he won 60% of the vote and the electorate is clearly loaded with imbeciles, but on a national scale, he certainly looks like an idiot.
He's basically chasing his state's golden goose around the yard trying to cut its throat, and not because of any grand political strategy, but because he flew into a petulant toddler's temper tantrum when Disney defied him. Moreover, I think most people can see it. Even Trump pointed out how stupid it is for him to go to war with his state's largest employer.
RIP to the notion that Ron DeSantis is a more politically shrewd Trump. He's actually just a younger Trump.
Part of the angst has been sparked by a grinding session where legislators have pushed through bill after bill — and chewed up hours of contentious debate — that’s considered integral to DeSantis’ expected presidential campaign. DeSantis’ announcement this week that he wanted legislators to take aim again at Disney has irritated conservative Republicans loath to target private businesses.