Comrade ‘crackers‘, there were moments in the before time when many people, most believing the narrative engineering from the professional political media, thought Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would be a voice for freedom and democracy. However, those thoughts dispatched quickly when the actions of the former comedic actor showed a deep red totalitarian underbelly and opposition parties were made illegal, the state took control over all media and even religion was deemed adverse to the interests of the state.
History indeed rhyming, as the ‘new Ukranian democratic norms‘ merged with the totalitarian fiats and timing around the pandemic.
Perhaps we should not have been surprised given that Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the entire European Union were quick to exploit the opportunity COVID-19 created.
Essential citizen definitions quickly promoted, digital identifiers manifested, vaccine passports rushed to assembly, bar and QR code scans for human activity created gateways for permission granted by the state. Meanwhile unregistered movement was restricted, quarantine camps set up and mandatory vaccine compliance was the law.
So, we travel 5,000 miles west from Ukraine, arrive in the sunshine state of Florida circa 2022/2023 and watch as State government takes control over private industry, new laws dictate rules upon local school boards, proposed laws now discussed to ban opposition parties, state officials inserted into newly created government agencies as monitors to regulate commercial activity, and then suddenly something within the latest development under Governor Ron DeSantis starts to rhyme with Ukraine.
FLORIDA – […] Senate Bill 1316: Information Dissemination, would require any blogger writing about government officials to register with the Florida Office of Legislative Services or the Commission on Ethics.
Yes comrade crackers, the skin of the state is so thin to criticism that words create harm against public officials and must be regulated. Permission to criticize must now be requested and registered with the state government or face financial penalties.
[…] In the bill, Brodeur wrote that those who write “an article, a story, or a series of stories,” about “the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, a Cabinet officer, or any member of the Legislature,” and receives or will receive payment for doing so, must register with state offices within five days after the publication of an article that mentions an elected state official.
If another blog post is added to a blog, the blogger would then be required to submit monthly reports on the 10th of each month with the appropriate state office. They would not have to submit a report on months when no content is published.
For blog posts that “concern an elected member of the legislature” or “an officer of the executive branch,” monthly reports must disclose the amount of compensation received for the coverage, rounded to the nearest $10 value.
Failure to file these disclosures or register with state officials, if the bill passes, would lead to daily fines for the bloggers, with a maximum amount per report, not per writer, of $2,500. The per-day fine is $25 per report for each day it’s late.
The bill also requires that bloggers file notices of failure to file a timely report the same way that lobbyists file their disclosures and reports on assessed fines. Fines must be paid within 30 days of payment notice, unless an appeal is filed with the appropriate office. Fine payments must be deposited into the Legislative Lobbyist Registration Trust Fund if it concerns an elected member of the legislature.
[…] Explicitly, the blogger rule would not apply to newspapers or similar publications, under Brodeur’s proposed legislation. […] Should the bill pass, it would take effect immediately upon approval. (read more)
Why would I provide the context of Ukraine for an outline highlighting the totalitarian mindset that is sweeping through Florida?
The answer is a very simple and visible connective tissue, a connection born from within the schools funded by George Soros, linking both the installation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the branding, management and handling of a notoriously thin-skinned Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
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Hate speech laws about to be passed in Florida under FAUX conservative governor Ron Desantis.
Penalty for having the “wrong” opinion? 3rd degree felony and 5 years in jail! pic.twitter.com/Bi3ThOOwB7
— Stew Peters (@realstewpeters) March 2, 2023
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RELATED – […] Despite the seemingly cordial tone of the interview, Mr. DeSantis at one point became irritated with his interlocutor.
Mr. Charter writes that when he asked Mr. DeSantis how he would handle American relations with Ukraine, the governor referred “to Biden being ‘weak on the world stage’ and failing at deterrence.”
Mr. Charter pressed for more detail: How would a President DeSantis handle the conflict in Ukraine?
“Perhaps you should cover some other ground?” the governor replied. “I think I’ve said enough.” (link)
Well, Sundance lives in Fl.
So I think this law is meant to silence the most accurate conservative voice who informed people of the smarminess, deepstyatemess of the swamp dweller little man.
The swamp is out to get the one voice that has shed light over the chosen rino for prez.
That’s exactly right. Sundance is very, very seldom wrong.
So do I and I can tell you that Florida has been a great place to live since Covid. Our economy has done well and property values have soared because people are coming here in droves. My memory is vast and I will not forget.
I felt safe from the vaccine mandates in Florida even tho I still had problems finding jobs. Some states many people could not grab a cup a cup of coffee. We here in Florida didn’t have to worry about showing out vax card.
You may not have had to either but I assure you leftist politicians were heading that direction. Florida’s success and lack of deaths just might have stopped it. DeSantis setup the monoclonal antibody treatment centers as well.
All I am say is that I am not ready to sell the man down the river just yet. This was a very dark time for me and I appreciated him pushing back when it seemed nobody else would. I like Trump too I dunno about any of it anymore to be honest. The last thing I want is them to tear each other apart.
Then tell that to Ronny. He picked the fight, not P. Trump.
I ask honestly; what did he do?
Honestly in my opinion any politician that isn’t talking about all out war is wasting my time. We are at war and the sooner we understand that the gloves must be taken off the better chance we have. Hell Idk exactly what that means to be honest, but I damn well know its true. After what happened in 2020 I can tell you that ANYONE who solves this with traditional pleasantries is probably not our friend.
The people who set in motion the last couple years have no plans to be defeated in a sane manner. If it seems that happens without major upheaval you best be skeptical.
Remember that the first executive order prohibited requiring the vax for business CUSTOMERS only, not employees. Businesses were still free to impose mandates on employees, and mandate they did.
You were only protected as a customer (tourist) or, if you were a Floridian, if you were retired, unemployed or not working for whatever reason and so not subject to an employer mandate anyway. A Floridian as a customer may not have had to show proof of vaccination, but if he was also a Florida worker, he could be subject to vax mandates by his employer.
A move purely to keep the tourists coming, without regard to Florida workers wanting to remain unvaxed.
Made me go hmmm at the time.
Even the Nov. 2021 law did NOT prohibit private employer vax mandates, it just required exemptions be provided for religious/ medical reasons, proof of natural immunity, periodic testing, and wearing PPE. That means private company employees still had to jump through hoops to avoid the vax if their company required it.
Many caved just to avoid the hassle.
Better than living in a loony tunes blue state of course, but I see the only the illusion of conservatism with this guy more often than not.
Let them bring their best fight. It ends here.
I -10 will make a great start for a north wall to keep those rowdy dissenters in one place, water on three sides. just a small strip up in Jax to the beach that needs finished.
Drove from Texas to Florida on I-10 and noticed a tall fence on each side of the road. You cannot visit the forest in north Florida unless you get off an at an exit… or Unless you climb a fence. I thought that was strange…especially with all the positive hubbub about governor DeSantis!
A lot of that tall fencing is coyote fencing. It does catch your eye when you first notice it. Becoming much more difficult to work livestock in this state because of the predator worship
all Federal interstate highways have fence to keep deer ,humans and other animals off the road . it is nothing sinister .
Blatant violation of the 1st Amendment. Wouldn’t last 5 minutes if it were to be passed and signed into law.
I thought the same thing about obamacare
Guvmint “transparency”
https://flvoicenews.com/exclusive-brodeur-clarifies-pay-for-play-bill-as-fixing-electioneering-issue/
It’s a ridiculous proposal.
It appears childish and
sounds like communism.
Maybe the Governor should be worrying more about things like this:
| EXCLUSIVE: Floridians are told not to wash their face with tap water due to brain-eating bug fears: Public health experts issue warning after man died from amoeba-infested water |
“Experts warn Charlotte County residents washing their nose with tap water
⚠️ They also fear that other contaminants may be lingering in the water right now”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11813179/Floridians-told-not-tap-water-face-amid-brain-eating-bug-fears.html
Dump this F**ker De Stalin as quick as you can.
He is your Trudeau!
Cheers!
Except closer to Castro 😂
He is Castros sperm..😉
Trudeau < Castro’s sperm
Actually, he is our Poliver, or however that blowhard, two faced idiot “leading” your “Conservative” party spells his name.
Just as you can “spot a phoney” from 1000 miles away, so can I.
And cheers Dekester, always enjoy your comments!
Polieve..( Sp) is a phoney for sure…but we can’t do better at the minute.
Trudeau has just down any enquiry into the blatant Chinese interference in our elections.
We’ll see, but folks here are pushing back…we can’t lift our heads too high though.
Guerrilla warfare is the name of the game..and I am loving it..
As a retiree that is still fit, and likes to fight guerrilla warfare is perfect for me.
Cheers!
Dekester…like the DeStalin moniker. Pretty good 👍 Fits him perfectly.
I would suggest Sundance relocate to the beautiful hills of East Tennessee.
Relocation is a waste of energy. You can’t run away from the Globalists.
If all those who moved (mostly to Florida) from New York State, had stayed and voted, Lee Zeldin would now be Gov. of NYS, and RDS would still have won reelection, albeit with a SLIGHTLY smaller margin.
And that would have made the false narrative of “a red wave that didn’t materialise” a lot harder to promote.
Would you stay where you couldn’t write that response without seeking approval if desirable alternatives existed?
There are far larger problems with vote tallies than relocation.
Oh, we had a red wave. It just didn’t match what the main stream media had hyped. Remember who you are believing when told political news. We are often misled. People stayed home because they thought there vote wasn’t necessary. Well, I am damn proud of the House of Representatives and just hope we can accomplish something near to that with the senate over the next six years. Red Wave was enough for me.
Back in the late 1990s, a former friend of mine retired and he and his University retired wife left town and headed to East TN. It wasn’t too long after that I learned they were as left as left can be. I was shocked but only because I could not understand why a guy who taught Free Enterprise and Economics for so many years could be a sell out.
Well, he became a pompus ass and that is when we all began to put 2+2 together and realized that he had been a sleeper for all the years we had known him.
That was an eye opening moment and one that has led to no communication or conversation since. His Puerto Rican born wife was a national wonder too. That was my introduction to politics on a level that I still cannot comprehend.
I am from Tennessee. It is rich with old style Democrats. Never underestimate the depth of Democrats in the state. It may have a Republican majority senate but snakes are crawling even in the winter. Bewaew.
Completely misleading article.
My respect for the tree house has hit a new low.
Sure!!
CTH is a bastion on truth, freedom and fun.
😎😎
I agree the bill is DOA.
The rest of the filler is trash
Then I’m sure you will also dislike the take of NBC or the NYPost and much of the media who following Sundance’s 3/2 article published similar concerns about the bill on 3/3.
“Ron Kuby a first amendment lawyer in New York, told NBC News that the Brodeur’s proposed legislation would not survive a court challenge if it is passed.
“It’s hard to imagine a proposal that would be more violative of the First Amendment,” Kuby told the outlet. “We don’t register journalists. People who write cannot be forced to register.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/florida-bill-require-bloggers-write-governor-legislators-register-stat-rcna73191
https://nypost.com/2023/03/03/florida-wants-to-force-bloggers-writing-about-desantis-to-register/
Then stop reading it!
Simple solution.
Then you never HAD any respect for the Treehouse.
President Trump spends the weekend with meatloaf and cold beer crowd at CPAC, while Desantis spends the weekend at some exclusive resort with the caviar and champagne billionaire crowd at Club For Growth!!! I wonder who has the Deplorables and Normals backs, I don’t think it is Ron! 🤔
I keep wondering how stupid Ronny must think we are, to not see this incipient statism for what it is.
Thank you for covering this. You are truly one of the good ones.
No mention on CFP yet!!!!!!!!!!!
No mention of Instapudit yet!!!!!!!!!!
They are so #IHateTrump.
As I always say.. just another Bush..
You can blame Obama for turning the government against Americans but everyone conveniently forgets that two prior Bush admins openly violated the Constitution and Americans rights.
Blaming only one side for all that is in play today is a big part of the problem…
Exactly! DeSantis is the Republican Party’s reincarnation of G. Bush, either one, same robot. Same slide of the American people down a river in China.
Silence wrong speak.
Silence wrong thing.
Silence…….😷☠️
Wrong ‘think’ dammit!
Not wrong ‘thing’.
However, there probably are some ‘things‘ that are wrong!
DeSatanis has gone from embracing MAGA principles to attain the Governorship to applying Leftist principles of censorship to gain the Presidency.
Whoever is giving him political advice are idiots.
I think that the RINOs were fairly confident that, by now, they would have buried PDJT. But since they did not achieve that goal, they are now trying to entice us away from PDJT by waving a shiny, “new” candidate in front of our faces. They think that we are a weak minded as they are.
Are we sure this isnt one legislator gone awry?
They’re afraid of you Sundance. Afraid of the Treehouse.
I have mentioned this before but maybe not on tree house. FL is not really a great measuring stick for success in the political trenches. FL is probably one of the easiest states to govern. The bonds are always safely in the black with plenty of tourism paying the taxes. Additionally, the elder populace reliably demands low taxes, and therefore, a balanced budget. So within the State gov’t they only really have one concern: How do we hide our grift? It’s pretty easy as it turns out and they don’t need Ukraine to do it. There always seems to be a new scheme (Hello maybe some electronic voting machines) and everything is bliss. Food for thought on choosing executives in the future.
Sundance is over the target. I repeat: Sundance is over the target.
Drop that payload baby. The truth is indomitable and it shall prevail. Sunlight is the best disinfectant. It’s too bad RDS is compromised but it’s better to see things as they are than as we wish them to be. Obviously, Pushaw is his handler but would it really be surprising if she was also the Trojan horse that compromised him in the first place? His Fang Fang, if you will. Just a thought…
Uh oh…here is something I really hope you can respond to Sundance!! Comes from an extremely brilliant working scientist I know:
“Curious, isn’t it? Except for the critically important details conspicuous in their absence, that is. Left out of the article is that the bloggers MUST BE PAID for their writing (starting at Section 3, paragraph 2, line 160, page 6).
So, no, it does NOT require that anyone writing about state officials register. This would be applicable only to those with a pecuniary interest. That is, a “blogger” gets paid $10,000 by Disney to criticize Republicans in Florida, and he/she/it must register; someone/something taking bribes from Sierra Club or Environmental Working Group to criticize oil leases authorized by the State of Florida has to register.
We have all known “Follow the money” since we were kids. That’s what this does. Last Refuge would be well advised to learn the facts before opening their keyboards.”
Mike Burnson, CEF
Uh-oh. Here is something I really hope you will respond to, Sundance! Comes from a brilliant working scientist friend regarding this article (“Florida Republican Bill Would Require Bloggers to Register with the State in Order to Criticize State Government Officials, Including Ron DeSantis)
Curious, isn’t it? Except for the critically important details conspicuous in their absence, that is. Left out of the article is that the bloggers MUST BE PAID for their writing (starting at Section 3, paragraph 2, line 160, page 6).
So, no, it does NOT require that anyone writing about state officials register. This would be applicable only to those with a pecuniary interest. That is, a “blogger” gets paid $10,000 by Disney to criticize Republicans in Florida, and he/she/it must register; someone/something taking bribes from Sierra Club or Environmental Working Group to criticize oil leases authorized by the State of Florida has to register.
We have all known “Follow the money” since we were kids. That’s what this does. Last Refuge would be well advised to learn the facts before opening their keyboards.
Mike Burnson, CEF
I suppose it boils down to the meaning of the terms ‘blogger’ and ‘paid’, and the defined sources of payment….if these terms are deliberately ambiguous, then the intent of the bill, no matter how pure, can be manipulated and corrupted….
It is always a dangerous game to inhibit free speech…no matter the source or motive of speech…pecuniary or otherwise…
The larger question that hasn’t been answered is just what are these politicians afraid of??? The rock being lifted and their true motives revealed???
Hmmmmm……l
Bullshit. The word “register” means exactly what it means.
Curious isn’t it that Last Refuge is named in your “brilliant working scientist”.
Always attacking the truth placed in front of us because we don’t like it.
In general, if someone starts with recitations of brilliance to make their point, they already don’t have a strong point.
Your comments are irrelevant to any points that matter.
Mike is not an “academic” scientist, but always out in the field (industrial chemist) who is now working as an auditor in many different countries. I wanted context so that his comments wouldn’t be assumed to be those of some guy in his mother’s basement, but to be taken seriously. (He is very conservative as well: more context.) Why would it be curious that “The Last Refuge” should be mentioned by him? I sent him an article from “The Last Refuge” and asked for his comments.)
Grandma blogging from the kitchen table and getting a $10 Patreon donation would have to register and thereafter report monthly.
Failing to see how poking into Blogging Grandma’s source of funding fulfills a compelling state interest in following the money.
If that was the goal, it’s a fail.
This idea is totally wrong. I have lived in Florida 68 years. DeSantis IS NOT ready to be President