Florida is considering a rule that would force state colleges to require restroom use “based on biological sex at birth”

State education officials on Wednesday are slated to weigh approval of a proposed rule that deals with the designation of restrooms and changing facilities at Florida colleges, amid broader efforts to require people to use bathrooms that line up with their sex assigned at birth.....MORE

SHAME: Only Black students at Florida school were singled out for bad test scores, report says

Parents at one Florida elementary school are upset that only Black students were singled out for bad test scores, regardless if they were below-average, average, or above-average, according to a report.

Black students at Bunnell Elementary in Flagler County were reportedly called into an assembly Friday and lectured about consequences of not being successful, according to WESH. The students were allegedly told if they’re not successful, they could end up killed or going to jail.

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Poll: DeSantis’s support collapses ahead of 1st GOP debate

Last month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched a heavily hyped campaign “reboot,” in hopes of saving his struggling bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

It hasn’t worked, according to a new 

Yahoo News/YouGov poll.

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As COVID surge continues, is the booster still working against new variants?

The summer COVID surge isn’t over. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported hospitalizations jumped another 21.6% last week, and deaths rose by more than 8%.

While the CDC doesn’t track the number of people testing positive anymore, the weeks of rising hospitalizations show people are still getting seriously ill with the virus more than three years into the public health battle against it. However, an updated booster could still be a month or two away from being released.

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Goldman Sachs predicts government shutdown ‘more likely than not’ this year

Goldman Sachs in a report released Sunday predicted a government shutdown was “more likely than not” this year, pointing to the slim House majority and a lack of agreement on key spending issues.....MORE

REPREHENSIBLE: Manatee County delays plans for affordable housing for veterans

Some commissioners were hesitant including Republican District 3 commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge. The housing would be in his district, and he was concerned about potential drug use from the veterans. He worried it would spill over into his community.....MORE

Trump’s bond set at $200K in Fulton County case

A judge on Monday signed off on a $200,000 bond for former President Trump in the Georgia election case, according to court filings.

The order forbids Trump from intimidating any co-defendants or witnesses in the case as he awaits trial.

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Lana Del Rey’s limited 10-city tour comes to Tampa this September

Lana Del Ray will perform live at the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheater on September 25 at 8pm. Tickets will officially go on sale on August 25 at 10am.....MORE

Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE’ restricts businesses from training on some race-related issues; a court will hear a challenge

A federal appeals court this week will hear arguments in a fight about a 2022 Florida law that placed restrictions on how race-related issues can be addressed in workplace training — part of what Gov. Ron DeSantis dubbed the “Stop WOKE Act.”

Attorneys for the state want the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a preliminary injunction that Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued last year to block the workplace-training part of the law. Walker agreed with businesses and a consultant that the restrictions violated the First Amendment.

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How to watch the first Republican cringeworthy debate

Republican presidential hopefuls are slated to take the stage Wednesday night to make their cases to voters in the first 2024 presidential primary debate.....MORE

Is Florida Next? Federal judge pauses Georgia law banning hormone therapy for transgender minors

A federal judge has temporarily blocked part of a Georgia law that bans gender-affirming care for transgender minors.

In a ruling late Sunday, Judge Sarah E. Geraghty in the Northern District of Georgia said the state’s law banning hormone therapy “is substantially likely to violate the Equal Protection Clause.”

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Matt Gaetz Makes SHOCKING Admission About Desire To Impeach Biden

During a live session on Twitter this week, Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz admitted that the goal of impeaching President Biden wouldn't be to actually impeach him - it would be to set a "stage" for the American people to see him on trial. In other words, the whole thing would be for show in a feeble attempt to tarnish Biden before next year's election. It sounds an awful lot like those "political persecutions" Republicans have been railing against all year, as Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins explains.