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A developing political scandal in Florida has Gov. #RonDeSantis on the defensive

> The allegations involve $10 million that was paid to Florida by Centene, a company that provides managed care to Medicaid recipients. The money was part of a $67 million settlement by the company after it was charged with overbilling taxpayers for medications. Ten million dollars of the settlement was paid directly to a non-profit group, Hope #Florida (a) charity founded by DeSantis' wife, kpbs.org/news/politics/2025/04

KPBS · A developing political scandal in Florida has Gov. Ron DeSantis on the defensiveBy Greg Allen

Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez was charged with illegally entering #Florida as an “unauthorized alien”

oklahomavoice.com/2025/04/17/u

Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez is a #US #Citizen

Born in the #USA

He was on his way to his job in #Tallahassee

The state prosecutor said the court lacked jurisdiction to release Juan because US #ICE asked the jail to hold him

#LeonCounty Judge LaShawn Riggans inspected Juan’s birth certificate and released him any way

To his mother's embrace

"At least Florida’s SB 868/HB 743, “Social Media Use By Minors” bill isn’t beating around the bush when it states that it would require “social media platforms to provide a mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption when law enforcement obtains a subpoena.” Usually these sorts of sweeping mandates are hidden behind smoke and mirrors, but this time it’s out in the open: Florida wants a backdoor into any end-to-end encrypted social media platforms that allow accounts for minors. This would likely lead to companies not offering end-to-end encryption to minors at all, making them less safe online.

Encryption is the best tool we have to protect our communication online. It’s just as important for young people as it is for everyone else, and the idea that Florida can “protect” minors by making them less safe is dangerous and dumb.

The bill is not only privacy-invasive, it’s also asking for the impossible."

eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/flor

Electronic Frontier Foundation · Florida’s New Social Media Bill Says the Quiet Part Out Loud and Demands an Encryption BackdoorAt least Florida’s SB 868/HB 743, “Social Media Use By Minors” bill isn’t beating around the bush when it states that it would require “social media platforms to provide a mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption when law enforcement obtains a subpoena.” Usually these sorts of sweeping mandates...

Canadian airlines are cutting thousands of seats on flights to U.S.
Airlines in Canada are responding to a significant dip in travel to the U.S. by slashing seats on flights to what once were popular vacation destinations for Canadians.The trade war has diminished Canadians' enthusiasm to travel down south. A recent report found that summer trips to the U.S. have dropped b...
#travel #economics #politics #airline #US #Florida
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