Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, ending a faltering bid where he tried to cast himself as a Trump-like candidate in a race where so much of the Republican base ended up preferring the real thing. In a videotaped message posted this afternoon, DeSantis …
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California Governor Gavin Newsom, appearing on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, defended his largely behind-the-scenes role during the protracted actors and writers strike last year, as well as his decision to take on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Maher, returning for his first show of 2024, started off by asking …
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UPDATE: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will finish a distant second place in the Iowa caucuses, networks projected late Monday night. Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley had hopes of a No. 2 finish as she eyed pulling off a surprise next week in New Hampshire. Speaking with supporters, DeSantis said tonight’ …
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Bob Iger said he hasn’t addressed when Disney will start advertising on X, formerly Twitter, again since he made the decision to pull back from the social media platform after owner Elon Musk amplified an antisemitic post. “I have a lot of respect for Elon and what he’s accomplished. Not …
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Ron DeSantis’s attorneys say that The Walt Disney Co. lacks standing to sue him in the company’s federal lawsuit over the Florida governor’s moves to strip the company of control of a special district that covers its Orlando theme parks. DeSantis’s legal team also contends that the governor has sovereign …
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis officially entered the United States presidential race on May 24. During a Twitter broadcast hosted by venture capitalist David Sacks, DeSantis pledged to lead a “Great American Comeback,” provoking accusations of plagiarism from ex-President and fellow 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump. Among topics like U.S. immigration …
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If you figured the war between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis was going to take a breather for the weekend, think again. A day after the Bob Iger-run Mouse House gave the aspiring White House candidate a pro-business black eye and pulled the plug on long-time plans to move 2,000 …
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“I believe in the First Amendment, and not just because my good friend Jimmy Madison wrote it,” joked President Joe Biden on Saturday at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. “I had a lot of Ron DeSantis jokes ready, but Mickey Mouse beat the Hell out of me and got …
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Presidential hopefuls Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) and Ron DeSantis are rallying against the Federal Reserve’s FedNow payments system claiming it would pave the way for a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). In an April 11 Twitter thread, Democrat RFK Jr. — the nephew of former president John F. …
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Arguing over the prudence and implications of issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the United States has seemingly become one of Washington’s favorite icebreakers. As Congress considers the question, it is critical that Americans clearly understand and soberly consider the immense power a CBDC could grant governments as …
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is the next Republican politician to take a firm stance against Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) in the United States. The governor recently voiced support for a ban on CBDCs within the state, blasting such technologies as tools of financial surveillance. Standing Against CBDCs In a …
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If a center college scholar at a public college in Sarasota County, Florida, needs to learn “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You” by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi, certainly one of their mother and father should be notified first. The e book’s journey from being broadly obtainable to requiring parental …
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