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Florida suspends Gov. Scott’s voter purge efforts
Florida’s election supervisors announced their decision Friday evening to stop the controversial effort of Governor Rick Scott’s (R) administration removing names off the state’s voter rolls, according to The Palm Beach Post. Spurred by the Department of Justice delivered a letter to Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner that the…
Victory for voting rights groups as judge blocks key sections of new Florida law
Voting rights groups are celebrating a significant victory against what they claim is the pernicious spread of anti-democratic legislation across America after a federal judge in Florida blocked key sections of a new state law that discourages voter registration drives. Judge Robert Hinkle slapped down two of the most hotly…
Maddow takes on Florida voter purge
On her show Tuesday night, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow reported on the ongoing voter purge in Florida. The state is attempting to remove non-citizen voters from the rolls. State election officials have identified 2,600 non-citizens. But as Maddow noted, local officials have already discovered errors in the list. Watch video,…
Police: Miami cannibal was overdosing on new, super-potent LSD
Disturbing new details have emerged about an incident in Miami, Florida in which police shot and killed a man who was tearing off and eating another man’s face. According to Miami’s WSVN, the victim, who is believed to be homeless, lost 75 percent of his face in the attack and…
Fisherman rescues another fisherman’s prosthetic arm
A fisherman in Boca Grande, Florida was lucky Sunday afternoon to have another fisherman return his prosthetic arm after it was snapped off while holding his fishing rod. According to local channel CBS12, Jack Wiseman described his extremely peculiar experience and how fortunate he was to have his arm rescued.…
Atheists sue Florida County to remove Ten Commandments monument
A group of atheists is suing Bradford County, Florida because they say a 6-ton granite monument of the Ten Commandments has no place on the courthouse lawn. American Atheists Communications Director Blair Scott told Raw Story that the monument made the members of his organization in Bradford County into “second-class…
The breathtaking cruelty of Florida Gov Rick Scott.
I’ve been thinking a lot and writing a little about the idea that bigotry is, in essence, cruelty and lies, and that the current conservative movement is marked by all three. Well, if you were still looking for one, here’s your sign: With a flick of his pen, Florida’s tea party…
Sanford commissioners vote to reject police chief’s resignation
In a 3-2 vote on Monday, city commissioners in Sanford, Florida voted not to accept the resignation of embattled Chief of Police Bill Lee, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Lee submitted his resignation to City Manager Norton Bonaparte just hours before a city council meeting on Monday afternoon. Bonaparte argued…
George Zimmerman freed after posting bail
George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with second-degree murder for shooting an unarmed black teen, was released early Monday after posting a $150,000 bond, US media reported. Television networks showed Zimmerman dressed in jeans and a brown jacket walking out of the jail in Sanford, Florida, shortly after midnight…
George Zimmerman faces second-degree murder charges for death of Trayvon Martin
JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Prosecutors Wednesday charged a neighborhood watch guard with second-degree murder in the killing of an unarmed US black teenager that sparked nationwide anger amid suspicions it was racially motivated. “Today, we filed an information charging George Zimmerman with murder in the second degree,” Florida state attorney general…
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