Plato warned: “the penalty for refusing to participate in politics is you end up being governed by your inferiors.” Charlie Kirk knew this truth & paid the highest price for living it. His absence is a reminder: if voices like his fall silent, inferior ones will fill the void.

Dear ⁦Chipotle⁩ meet Nick in Tallahassee. A true master of the burrito arts. 🌯 He goes above & beyond every visit, yet your POS doesn’t let me tip him electronically. Please give us a way to show burrito heroes like Nick the love (and the 💸) they deserve.

Since its inception, FSU's Master's in Applied American Politics and Policy (MAAPP) program has played a role in Florida politics, serving as a vital non-partisan pipeline for talent, training and leadership. MAAPP will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a series of events

.@SteveSchale: An open letter to policymakers on Florida's real #Thanksgiving floridapolitics.com/archives/76740… #FlaPol

New statewide advocacy network links Miami, Orlando and Tallahassee lobbying firms Reporting by Drew Wilson flapol.com/4pUOyoK #FlaPol

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NEW: Peter Thiel is opening an office in Miami for his personal investment firm, Thiel Capital. Thiel just put out this press release. Why? Because he is trying to show publicly that he is a taxpayer in Florida, not California. Note that it says the lease was signed Dec. 2025.

MTV officially shut down its 24-hour music channels yesterday. They ended their final broadcast with 'Video killed the radio star' by The Buggles, the very first video broadcasted by MTV on August 1st, 1981.

THE BEARS WIN

Grateful to capture content of Congressman Aaron Bean for Welcome to the Members Lounge in the Fall 2025 Issue of Florida Politics 's INFLUENCE Magazine. Check out his interview here: issuu.com/influenceflori…

Well said Alan Levine

Love when the Chicago Bears bears roll Jim Cornelison out - Every Cornelison anthem feels like a reminder that football here is earned, not announced. Cold air, full throat, no shortcuts. Some teams have hype videos… the Bears have Jim Cornelison. 🐻⬇️ #BearsvsRams

Just when you think you've seen it all this season, you see something crazier than the week before. Or the week before that. Overtime at Soldier Field.

New eps dropping tonight!!!

We all deserve a food supply free from harmful contaminants like heavy metals and pesticides. Healthy Florida First is about transparency, accountability, and restoring integrity to our food system—and we are just getting started. Below is a list of the products tested so far,

No matter what Punxsutawney Phil said- when 1’s & 2’s report spring is here … Rogers Hornsby  once said “People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.”

As Lin-Manuel Miranda observed A.Ham was “ the founding father without a father” An immigrant orphan who believed this republic could convert ambition into architecture, debt into credit, chaos into capacity. 250 yrs later , we’re still animated by the same restless idea: that free

Quote of the day. #qotd

Jeff Brandes (Jeff Brandes): From Flagler rails to Waymo wheels, the next mobility revolution is already reshaping #Florida #FlaPol floridapolitics.com/archives/78203…

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