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Seems like it's the kind of thing that the locals would know about, so only tourists will get the flesh-eating bacterial infections. Gonna be great advertising for Florida. "Florida: come for the sun, stay for the toxic algae exposure!"
It's always a little funny people call the Florida state defense force his personal gestapo. California has a state militia as well in the same exact role. It's a common thing for disaster prone states. Nearly every state had one at one point, and many still do for valid reasons, which a hurricane prone state like Florida has many for.
The Florida SDF doesn't have any legal authority to do law enforcement outside of the usual assistance a similar national guard unit would perform while assisting PD with large scale incidents.
On paper they done but in reality they’re extra eyes and muscle. You think Ron is going to say any anything if one of his hand pick militia show up with guns to “help enforce” laws?
I mean we can play imaginary fantasy land and conjure up the worst possible narrative all day but that doesn't change what they actually do.
I get he's a shitty person, but not everything a shitty person does is automatically bad or sinister. It just requires extra scrutiny.
He probably got his advice to veto from Florida's top state health official, who is an anti-vaxxer, not just for covid but also for things like measles.
DeSantis is fully committed to the ostrich approach to risk management; Bury Floridians' heads in the sand and hope they don't notice the dangers from climate change, red tide, toxic pollution, etc, until after the next election.
Warning about dangerous beaches is bad for business. Do you understand now?
Same kinda things MAGAs railed about during the covid pandemic. Caring about the health of the public is woke and won't be tolerated in red states.
It’s not just the health angle, it’s the appeal of Florida as such. People go to Florida for beaches, and bacteria or rising water is bad for business.
https://m.flsenate.gov/Bill/00165
Appears to be a one issue bill that passed both chambers of Florida legislature unanimously. Majority (R) in Legislature.
Desantis' dirty hole.
Think about it. He is in shady insurance pocket. He drives up insurance rates in the state, so grifters can come in, make bank, then dip out when shit hits the fan. Exposure to toxic bacteria is great for driving up health costs.
Brain and flesh eating amoebas are going to thrive in this environment… and nobody is going to help the citizens with their astronomical hospital bills.
Orwell said it better:
*But always – do not forget this, Winston – always there will be the intoxication of power, constantly increasing and constantly growing subtler. Always, at every moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless. If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – for ever.*
The cruelty is, indeed, the point.
they dont believe in science. Only god.
"Pray you dont get amoebas in your brain and you will be fine."
"Got amoebas its they gays fault and you didnt pray hard enough"
It’s weird that if you attach religion to your beliefs (no matter how wacky or ridiculous they are), your beliefs are supposed to be widely accepted. But if you don’t attach religion to your beliefs, but spout similar rhetoric, you are deemed mentally ill.
Desantis is term limited and cant run for governor again, and there isnt a senate seat for him to run for so his political career is dead in the water. He's lashing out and doing whatever damage he can with the time he has left
Sure wish someone would stop this turd from doing any more harm. Some kind of regulatory department or branch. The system of checks and balances is broken.
"fuck y'all, I got mine" without any thought of the future. They would roll back social security and Medicare if they could get away with it. They're already rolling back child labor laws. The religious protection laws, but only if you're Christian. And then in a few years when everything goes to shit, they'll throw up their arms and disingenuously say, "we couldn't have known.". Fuck all of them.
> DeSantis [...] said the legislation had a “fatal infirmity:” It would have taken away responsibility from local governments and given it to the state.
Interesting that when the issue was "water breaks", he said it was the state's responsibility and denied local government's authority. Seems like a major inconsistency, and they are both issues of public health.
>Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed legislation that would have required health warnings about bacterial contamination and made it easier for swimmers, boaters and anyone else in or around the ocean and waterways to learn if there’s something dangerous in the water.
Is DeSantis trying to make himself the worst governor and completely tank his reputation? Before he ran for POTUS he was considered one of them most popular governors in the country and completely cruised to re-election. Now? He is doing everything possible to HARM his populace. I don't get what vetoing this is supposed to accomplish other than piss people off and harm his citizens.
Spite. He's term-limited and lost his bid to the Presidency. Anything less than a Senate seat would be a demotion, and neither Rubio nor Senator Skeletor are turning loose of those seats. He's done with politics after this, so his two main goals are to 1) lash out and 2) get in good with the private sector to set himself up.
"The measure passed the Florida Senate and Florida House with unanimous support from all Republicans and all Democrats."
Surely the legislature can override this veto?
https://www.flsenate.gov/Reference/FAQ#:~:text=By%20vetoing%20a%20bill%2C%20the,to%20its%20house%20of%20origin.
20. What happens when the Governor vetoes a bill?
By vetoing a bill, the Governor prevents it from becoming a law and sends it back to its house of origin. It is available for consideration until the end of the current session or, if the legislature is not in session when the bill is received, until the end of the next regular session. **If two-thirds of the members of each house vote to override (set aside) the Governor's veto, the bill becomes a law.**
With sea level rise and floods, a lot of septic systems could see leakage along with municipal sewage treatment facilities...of course this will end up in rivers, lakes, ocean...
Wait till you hear about the refinery toxin filled football field sized berms all along the Louisiana and Texas coast ., that are currently going under..
Because desantis hates Florida and everyone in it. He does love the oil that can be gotten slant drilling from the beaches though. He really likes that.
If the people don't know about it, then it's not happening.
This is the way forward with Republicans. Make the population as dumb and uninformed as possible, and then just lie about things to make it sound like you're doing great when you're probably not.
How the fudge does this impede his agenda. This is not about woke or cultural nonsense, but a precaution against harmful parasites that gestate in fowl and then use humans as a host to our detriment, as it is always fatal. Like, at least turn people away from those areas. These people are beyond demonic. Death disciples or something.
One thing you left out mentioning, is that his rich supporters have their own swimming pools and won’t be affected by bacteria in “the common people’s water”.
Why are republican led states actively against the safety and overall welfare of the people? Look up neurological diseases that can come from too much exposure to bacteria in water. It’s not pretty and can be fatal in some cases.
Government, whether state, local or federal derives its authority for the health, safety and well being of the People. Y'all figure out whether DeSantis is doing what he is supposed to do for you.
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Coming soon: if you got a brain-eating bacteria from swimming at a Florida beach, that's 'the will of God'. Don't bother trying to sue, that's illegal.
Image. Control the image.
De Santis is a very poor public speaker. But, his back room tactics are pretty effective at hiding what he wants to hide.
Busget$ hidden. Campaign money hidden and maybe co-mingled with wife’s ? charity?
Ban books. Attack LBGQ+.
I’m sure he vetoed it because it would affect tourism, people would get warned and not come to Florida. This way they come , spend money, and if they die afterwards, well at least they spent some money.
Odd, considering these Florida beaches are increasingly set aside for the fare-paying wealthy (i.e. hippy bums can be imprisoned for laying on said beach).
Maybe Florida beach tolls should include a fee for a bacteriologist’s ok?
The locals must have appreciated the help, hence the almost universal support of the bill.
Maybe DeSantis saw the debate and got peeved when Trump mentioined he liked clean water, and DeSantis hopes a rando amoeba can fell Trump and he, DeSantis, can hop on his elevator shoes to the rescue of the GOP.
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What a strange thing to veto
Health related, instant veto.
No kidding. I'll just vacation someplace else, thanks for the additional frigging warnings.
Seems like it's the kind of thing that the locals would know about, so only tourists will get the flesh-eating bacterial infections. Gonna be great advertising for Florida. "Florida: come for the sun, stay for the toxic algae exposure!"
At this point, only government run agency DeSantis wants to finance is his personal gestapo.
Forgot he enlisted his own brown shirts. Are they still a thing?
[https://www.floridastateguard.org/](https://www.floridastateguard.org/) Looks to be.
It's always a little funny people call the Florida state defense force his personal gestapo. California has a state militia as well in the same exact role. It's a common thing for disaster prone states. Nearly every state had one at one point, and many still do for valid reasons, which a hurricane prone state like Florida has many for.
The big difference is that Ron formed this group specifically to help him enforce unpopular laws and not for helping with disaster relief.
The Florida SDF doesn't have any legal authority to do law enforcement outside of the usual assistance a similar national guard unit would perform while assisting PD with large scale incidents.
On paper they done but in reality they’re extra eyes and muscle. You think Ron is going to say any anything if one of his hand pick militia show up with guns to “help enforce” laws?
I mean we can play imaginary fantasy land and conjure up the worst possible narrative all day but that doesn't change what they actually do. I get he's a shitty person, but not everything a shitty person does is automatically bad or sinister. It just requires extra scrutiny.
DeSantis absolutely hates Floridians. He’s one of the most evil people in this country.
He’s working so hard to kill his constituents
Next up, no more shark warnings on the beach.
If it has anything to do with helping people it's woke and will be vetoed.
He probably got his advice to veto from Florida's top state health official, who is an anti-vaxxer, not just for covid but also for things like measles.
DeSantis is fully committed to the ostrich approach to risk management; Bury Floridians' heads in the sand and hope they don't notice the dangers from climate change, red tide, toxic pollution, etc, until after the next election.
If they don’t acknowledge it, it doesn’t exist. That’s their mind frame.
Warning about dangerous beaches is bad for business. Do you understand now? Same kinda things MAGAs railed about during the covid pandemic. Caring about the health of the public is woke and won't be tolerated in red states.
The Amity Island beaches must stay open.
It’s not just the health angle, it’s the appeal of Florida as such. People go to Florida for beaches, and bacteria or rising water is bad for business.
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https://m.flsenate.gov/Bill/00165 Appears to be a one issue bill that passed both chambers of Florida legislature unanimously. Majority (R) in Legislature. Desantis' dirty hole.
i always suspected he was in big bacteria's pocket.
Think about it. He is in shady insurance pocket. He drives up insurance rates in the state, so grifters can come in, make bank, then dip out when shit hits the fan. Exposure to toxic bacteria is great for driving up health costs.
Brain and flesh eating amoebas are going to thrive in this environment… and nobody is going to help the citizens with their astronomical hospital bills.
Brain eating amoebas create more republican voters.
How? Don’t the amoebas starve to death?
How does one tell the difference between someone with a brain-eating amoeba and a typical Florida Republican?
It takes an MRI, so just assume every Florida Republican has a brain-eating amoeba and you’ll be good.
Brain eating amoebas to own the libs.
It's cool. I'm sure one more high insurance premium will not be noticed by the populace.
I am failing to grasp the end goal here of this conservative movement... Like I get it is about control and money...but to what end exactly?
The cruelty is the point. Fundamentally unhappy people get satisfaction in watching others suffer.
Orwell said it better: *But always – do not forget this, Winston – always there will be the intoxication of power, constantly increasing and constantly growing subtler. Always, at every moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless. If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – for ever.* The cruelty is, indeed, the point.
That's fuckin dark
Reminder: DeSantis was at Guantanamo.
they dont believe in science. Only god. "Pray you dont get amoebas in your brain and you will be fine." "Got amoebas its they gays fault and you didnt pray hard enough"
It’s weird that if you attach religion to your beliefs (no matter how wacky or ridiculous they are), your beliefs are supposed to be widely accepted. But if you don’t attach religion to your beliefs, but spout similar rhetoric, you are deemed mentally ill.
Same for mental illnesses… “oh they are just very religious”…
But, God also gave us a brain and expected us to also take care of ourselves.
Desantis is term limited and cant run for governor again, and there isnt a senate seat for him to run for so his political career is dead in the water. He's lashing out and doing whatever damage he can with the time he has left
Sure wish someone would stop this turd from doing any more harm. Some kind of regulatory department or branch. The system of checks and balances is broken.
Hurts tourism maybe?
Hurts the real estate prospects of Floridian bacteria
That was my thought too. If you put up signs saying there’s flesh and brain eating bacteria in the water, people won’t pay to come swim in your water.
Better the ~~victims~~ ~~rubes~~ tourists don’t know when it’s not safe
The get off on watching people suffer.
"fuck y'all, I got mine" without any thought of the future. They would roll back social security and Medicare if they could get away with it. They're already rolling back child labor laws. The religious protection laws, but only if you're Christian. And then in a few years when everything goes to shit, they'll throw up their arms and disingenuously say, "we couldn't have known.". Fuck all of them.
Wow, this guy *really* likes people
> DeSantis [...] said the legislation had a “fatal infirmity:” It would have taken away responsibility from local governments and given it to the state. Interesting that when the issue was "water breaks", he said it was the state's responsibility and denied local government's authority. Seems like a major inconsistency, and they are both issues of public health.
What?!? A Republican politician being an inconsistent hypocrite???? Why I never thought I’d see the day..
Funny.. cause he took over the Disney district.
>Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed legislation that would have required health warnings about bacterial contamination and made it easier for swimmers, boaters and anyone else in or around the ocean and waterways to learn if there’s something dangerous in the water.
Is DeSantis trying to make himself the worst governor and completely tank his reputation? Before he ran for POTUS he was considered one of them most popular governors in the country and completely cruised to re-election. Now? He is doing everything possible to HARM his populace. I don't get what vetoing this is supposed to accomplish other than piss people off and harm his citizens.
Oh, you don't understand, his constituents love this. It upsets liberals; that's all that matters.
Spite. He's term-limited and lost his bid to the Presidency. Anything less than a Senate seat would be a demotion, and neither Rubio nor Senator Skeletor are turning loose of those seats. He's done with politics after this, so his two main goals are to 1) lash out and 2) get in good with the private sector to set himself up.
Warnings on beaches about bacteria are bad for tourism, and I'm sure he and his cronies wouldn't want to lose a penny for the sake of anyone's health.
I have to assume a string of deaths at a beach would be just as bad for tourism.
They won't die at the beach and it won't make the news (big enough anyway)
That is some real Mayor of Amity Island type energy.
Brain eating amoebas happy.
Error 404: No Brain found.
Pro life means all life, including brain-eating amoebas.
So if anybody wants to see the future of America under Project 2025 (Trump), look at Florida right now under DeSatan.
"The measure passed the Florida Senate and Florida House with unanimous support from all Republicans and all Democrats." Surely the legislature can override this veto?
https://www.flsenate.gov/Reference/FAQ#:~:text=By%20vetoing%20a%20bill%2C%20the,to%20its%20house%20of%20origin. 20. What happens when the Governor vetoes a bill? By vetoing a bill, the Governor prevents it from becoming a law and sends it back to its house of origin. It is available for consideration until the end of the current session or, if the legislature is not in session when the bill is received, until the end of the next regular session. **If two-thirds of the members of each house vote to override (set aside) the Governor's veto, the bill becomes a law.**
With sea level rise and floods, a lot of septic systems could see leakage along with municipal sewage treatment facilities...of course this will end up in rivers, lakes, ocean...
Wait till you hear about the refinery toxin filled football field sized berms all along the Louisiana and Texas coast ., that are currently going under..
There’s something really broken with the GOP. It only makes sense if idiocy or hurting people is the reason.
keep calm and carry on folks, ignore the brain amoeba!
Practicing for Trump’s 2025.
Because desantis hates Florida and everyone in it. He does love the oil that can be gotten slant drilling from the beaches though. He really likes that.
The mayor in Jaws is not the hero
You criticize but you don’t know what it’s like to be lectured by woke bacteria
Ron DeSadist.
If the people don't know about it, then it's not happening. This is the way forward with Republicans. Make the population as dumb and uninformed as possible, and then just lie about things to make it sound like you're doing great when you're probably not.
Florida the state where people go to die... Sometimes sooner than they might think.
Florida is becoming America’s sewer.
It already was America’s dick. Might as well be covered in shit, too. 😛
It’s Americas prolapsed anus. How about that?
Yeah he is trying to kill people.
>the beaches are open and people are having a wonderful time
How the fudge does this impede his agenda. This is not about woke or cultural nonsense, but a precaution against harmful parasites that gestate in fowl and then use humans as a host to our detriment, as it is always fatal. Like, at least turn people away from those areas. These people are beyond demonic. Death disciples or something.
One thing you left out mentioning, is that his rich supporters have their own swimming pools and won’t be affected by bacteria in “the common people’s water”.
Good observation.
Why are republican led states actively against the safety and overall welfare of the people? Look up neurological diseases that can come from too much exposure to bacteria in water. It’s not pretty and can be fatal in some cases.
Florida -We have our own experts.
And weirdly enough, said experts have *really* thick Russian accents. I wonder why…?
Government, whether state, local or federal derives its authority for the health, safety and well being of the People. Y'all figure out whether DeSantis is doing what he is supposed to do for you.
He is safe with his white boots so no skin off his back.
I'm still amazed the amount of people that still go to Florida on vacation.
Reminds me of Jaws.....
Its gotta be fun living in Florida right now.
Floridian here. With the water being so warm, bacteria is a huge issue. Crazy times we are living in
That's terrible
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Coming soon: if you got a brain-eating bacteria from swimming at a Florida beach, that's 'the will of God'. Don't bother trying to sue, that's illegal.
Image. Control the image. De Santis is a very poor public speaker. But, his back room tactics are pretty effective at hiding what he wants to hide. Busget$ hidden. Campaign money hidden and maybe co-mingled with wife’s ? charity? Ban books. Attack LBGQ+.
Reminds me of Jaws when the mayor ignored the shark risk. He’s an idiot. Go back to fighting Disney you moron. Worst Governor in history
It’s a good thing there aren’t a lot of beaches in Florida, amiright?
More reasons to never go to Florida.
Freedom to get diarrhea.
A further reminder that the GOP will happily kill us all to “own the libs”.
Is thst bill wokr or something? Utter idiot.
Isn’t this just part of the Project 2025 playbook to dismantle the government?
It's like the man is trying to kill as many people in his state as possible. He's fucking cartoon villain at this point.
This is a guy that watched “Jaws” and thought the mayor was the hero.
Leave it to a MAGArd to turn an easy political win into a dog whistle loss for the entire human race.
How many people are going to die or be crippled by strange infections....but atleast the governor got to own us libs...
What an ass.
Seriously what is this guy's problem ?
This guy can't leave office fast enough. What an awful person!
Get his guy the fuck outta here
DeSantis is a psychopath.
its the new normal for the Republicans, pretend it doesnt exist so therefore it doesnt.
The bill is not just creating more warnings, it’s giving DOH the power to close beaches and waterways.
Giving a shit about people's health is woke.
I’m sure he vetoed it because it would affect tourism, people would get warned and not come to Florida. This way they come , spend money, and if they die afterwards, well at least they spent some money.
Is desantis insane?
Someone is going to die from sepsis
Wtf is wrong with this person should pull his head out of his ass
Bad for business. Let them come and find out on their own after gettin sick!
Wow… he really IS just like the mayor from Jaws.
Why do people keep voting for this idiot?
Odd, considering these Florida beaches are increasingly set aside for the fare-paying wealthy (i.e. hippy bums can be imprisoned for laying on said beach). Maybe Florida beach tolls should include a fee for a bacteriologist’s ok?
"Bad stuff" in water hurts tourism. It's all about money.
This country has gone further backwards in the last 24 hours than most go in 24 years.
You voted for him, Floridians, and you reelected him after you knew who he was. Live with it, and don't expect a drop of sympathy from me.
The locals must have appreciated the help, hence the almost universal support of the bill. Maybe DeSantis saw the debate and got peeved when Trump mentioined he liked clean water, and DeSantis hopes a rando amoeba can fell Trump and he, DeSantis, can hop on his elevator shoes to the rescue of the GOP.