In January 2023, Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in Florida because of immigration, giving himself extra legal powers. 2.5 years later, DeSantis is using that state of emergency – which he extended *15* times – to seize land for an immigrant prison in the Everglades.

USA TODAY reporters called Social Security's 1-800 line multiple times over several days and found the wait times to be consistently over an hour. Multiple times they did not reach a live person before the line disconnected with no warning. usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

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Fla Ron DeSantis gives Fox News a tour of Everglades airport seized from Miami-Dade County to construct a detention camp for immigration offenders he calls “illegals.” Says most will come from Fla, so likely to include many Miami-Dade residents.

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Ron DeSantis being unusually open as he discusses the new state budget – acknowledges working w/Heritage Foundation on teacher training, making New College of Florida a Hillsdale College clone, working on a charter-school expansion for the Ken Griffin-backed Success Academy, etc.

Some details & and a map of Alligator Alcatraz. - Max Capacity: 3,000 detainees. - Staff: 1,000 - 200+ cameras - 400+ security personnel - Other staff: legal advisors and medical personnel. - Available resources: legal, clergy, laundry, AC & rec yard

One reason Florida leaders rushed to get their Everglades immigrant prison built so quickly was to make sure a court couldn't stop them. This is from a new legal brief attorneys for the state just filed in a lawsuit brought by environmental groups trying to shut the site down:

Yeah I’m not sure it will last in a Cat 2 storm

I wonder if this is the start of his attempt at a redemption tour considering the Nazi salute, buddying up to the president and then calling the president a pedophile didn’t work out.

Director of Gaza's Indonesian Hospital, Marwan al-Sultan, killed today in a Gaza City apartment in an Israeli airstrike, along with his wife, daughter and son in law. Health Ministry says he was at home: washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…

Florida's largest federally-recognized tribe has come out in opposition of Alligator Alcatraz, the state's immigration processing center in the Everglades. tallahassee.com/story/news/loc…

Democratic legislators say they weren't allowed to enter Alligator Alcatraz. F.S. 944.23 says legislators can visit "all state correctional institutions." This location was put together by Fla's emergency managmeent agency

Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno’s latest financial disclosure shows a sharp dip in his net worth, continued gambling earnings and a six-figure loan from a business affiliate. My latest for The News-Press Naples Daily News👇

I wonder if this will result in favorable regulatory treatment from his administration.

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Israeli Defense Minister Katz said on Monday he'd ordered preparations for a plan to force Gaza's population into a “humanitarian city” on the ruins of Rafah. Holocaust historian Amos Goldberg calls it a "concentration camp": theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…