Florida, Florida, Florida

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Disney brings too much tourist money into the state. They might bitch and moan, but they're not gonna endanger their bread and butter any time soon.

 

[CoffeeHorse]

If DeSantis wins reelection, which seems overwhelmingly likely at this point, I expect Disney to quietly ask for a truce.

 

[wonko the sane?]

They can also expect desantis to loudly proclaim that he beat the woke at disney.

 

[Tuxedo Prime]

But that's not going to bring in enough revenue to keep Disney happy. Sure, they can keep raising prices to make up for the lower number of park goers, but eventually they're going to price out more people than price hikes can compensate for, and then they'll have to rely on the super-rich remaining interested enough in DW to visit on a weekly basis to keep it afloat. If that doesn't happen, then DW either sinks or moves.

And the Galactic Starcruiser experience is already groaning under the combined weight of both price points and expectations....

 

[Tuxedo Prime]

Disney brings too much tourist money into the state. They might bitch and moan, but they're not gonna endanger their bread and butter any time soon.

One would think that, but quite a bit of this culture-warring has had an underlying attitude of "I'm perfectly willing to cut off my nose to spite your face," so....

 

[Paladin]

and in case you needed MORE proof The Lincoln Projects' a giant ******* scam.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1590781411430174720

 

[Teufel]

The Lincoln Project is a giant scam, but they also do this kind of stuff because they know Trump is thin-skinned, egotistical, and stupid enough to fall for it.

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

Florida Woman Sues Kraft Mac and Cheese Over Preparation Time

A Florida woman has sued the makers of Velveeta Shells and Cheese, claiming the dish takes too long to make.

The Kraft Company markets its microwaveable cups as "ready in 3.5 minutes" but Amanda Ramirez says it takes longer.

The $5m (£4.2m) lawsuit claims the time advertised does not include preparation time - opening the lid and sauce pouch, before adding water and stirring.

Kraft Heinz Foods Company described the lawsuit as "frivolous".

"We are aware of this frivolous lawsuit and will strongly defend against the allegations in the complaint," a company spokesperson told the BBC.

In the lawsuit, which was filed in a Florida court last month, Ms Ramirez's lawyers claim she paid more than she would have had she known the truth.

The lawsuit also asks the company to "cease its deceptive advertising" and "be made to engage in a corrective advertising campaign".

It is not the first time a US customer has sued a company over false advertising.

Earlier this year, a New York man filed a lawsuit against McDonald's alleging their adverts made their burgers look much bigger than they actually were.

The lawsuit said the burgers in the marketing were at least 15% larger than they were in real life.

Rival Burger King was hit with a similar lawsuit in Florida in March.

(Sauce*: - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63825860 )

*Pun intended

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

If I facepalm any harder I'm gonna get a bruise.

 

[Nevermore]

Unlike the Infamous "hot coffee" lawsuit, this one does indeed seem frivolous.

 

[MrBlud]

It’s not wrong on the merits. It does literally take longer to make than advertised.

That being said, what a gigantic waste of everyone’s time.

 

[Ungnome]

Most of Florida is pretty close to sea level. Maybe they tested the cooking time in the Rockies.

 

[Xaaron]

America's advertising industry would not survive morons realizing how often they are lied to by pretty words and pictures.

 

[Pale Rider]

 

[CoffeeHorse]

Never a dull day down here.

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

Ron DeSantis bans African American studies class from Florida high schools.

Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor, has rejected a new advanced placement course in African American studies from being taught on high school campuses. He argues that the course violates state law and “lacks educational value”.

This move is the latest in a series of actions to keep conversations and lessons about race, sexuality and gender identity off the state’s school campuses...

(Full story: - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...bans-african-american-studies-florida-schools )

 

[NovaSaber]

Florida teachers told to remove books from classroom libraries or risk felony prosecution

Teachers in Manatee County, Florida, are being told to make their classroom libraries — and any other "unvetted" book — inaccessible to students, or risk felony prosecution. The new policy is part of an effort to comply with new laws and regulations championed by Governor Ron DeSantis (R). It is...

popular.info

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1617520338601971713

 

[NovaSaber]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1617594405015412737

 

[Ungnome]

Even his podium is lying.

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

(Sorry If this is the same story as the one from the Guardian above. I didn't have time to fully chck as I was on the train at the time)

US black history syllabus changed after Florida 'woke' claims.

A US high school curriculum on African-American history has been revised after conservative critics complained it amounted to "woke indoctrination".

Florida Republicans argued that a draft version of the new advanced-level course lacked educational value.

The US College Board released the official syllabus on Wednesday removing some of the disputed subject matter.

The National Black Justice Coalition, a civil rights organisation, called the revisions "disturbing".

The administration of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis - a Republican hotly tipped for the 2024 White House race - announced last month that the draft version of the new Advanced Placement (AP) course would not be taught in the state's high schools...

(Full story: - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64493289 )