All The Reasons Why Florida Is #1

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That’s a crime?

 

[Grand Potentate]

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article268642592.html

Leaders of Florida’s largest homeowners association charged in $2 million fraud scheme

 

[Grand Potentate]

Legislator behind Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law is accused of Covid-relief fraud

Rep. Joseph Harding was indicted on charges of wire fraud, money laundering and other crimes, authorities said.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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[Fwiffo]

When an ex President jumps on a plane to Florida before the inauguration of his successor to check out a Publix

 

[Grand Potentate]

Climate Gentrification Is Coming to Hurricane-Wrecked Florida

Wealthier people are more likely to move into an area recently hit by a disaster, a study found.

gizmodo.com

 

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Seems like self selecting eliminating to me.

 

[Grand Potentate]

 

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I remember when I was in school, my parents never had time to attend a parent-teacher conference, much less understand what I was doing at school or who my teachers were.

 

[Dropbear]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/03/28/ruby-bridges-movie-florida-school/

 

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Florida bill would ban girls from talking about their periods in school, GOP lawmaker says

The Florida Republicans' bill would ban discussion of reproductive health in school, which includes banning girls from talking about their periods.

www.usatoday.com

 

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https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1021-Fantasy-Dr-Davenport-FL-33896/2058769718_zpid/

 

[Dropbear]

Grand Potentate is unwelcome in his own home

 

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Grand Potentate is unwelcome in his own home

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If it weren’t for the insane real estate market I wouldn’t be here.

 

[Fwiffo]

Really? People are flooding into Florida though. I just listened to the news segment on NBC two days ago about how amazing Florida is and how these northeast (Jersey and NY), Californians and midwest folks moved there for the weather, the lower taxes, and the absence of coronavirus restrictions a few years ago.

 

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Florida man arrested after trying to cross Atlantic in hamster wheel vessel

Reza Baluchi tried to "run" from Florida to London in a homemade vessel during hurricane season.

www.bbc.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

Florida dominates list of deadliest counties for US cyclists, data shows

Pasco county, near Tampa, Florida, was most perilous, while Sarasota and Manatee counties ranked second and third

www.theguardian.com

 

[Fwiffo]

They came for Florida’s sun and sand. They got soaring costs and a culture war.

Florida has seen a population boom in recent years, but many longtime residents and recent transplants say rising costs and divisive politics have them fleeing the Sunshine State.

www.nbcnews.com

“…move to Florida wasn’t the postcard life she’d envisioned was the armadillo infestation in her home that caused $9,000 in damages. Then came a hurricane, ever present feuding over politics, and an inability to find a doctor to remove a tumor from her liver.

Contributing to their move was a perfect storm of soaring insurance costs, a hostile political environment, worsening traffic and extreme weather, according to interviews with more than a dozen recent transplants and longtime residents who left the state in the past two years.“

The sunshine state doesn’t sound sunny.