Governor DeSantis admonishes Byron Donalds TO HIS FACE. Tells voters to BEWARE!
“Make sure the people that you're electing that are running as Republicans are actually going to do what their fancy mailers say they're going to do, and their commercials say they're going to do. And I hope that the folks up here will hold everyone in the party to their promises.
I think we get in trouble, whether it's running for legislature or others, if you put yourself out to be something, then you get in, and then you're doing the opposite. And that's a big problem nationwide, we're seeing with the Republican Party, and a lot of these states, unfortunately, don't let that happen to Florida.”
"My son brought home a classmate who smelled like cigarettes and wore the same shirt three days straight.
Connor's eight. Came home Tuesday and said, "Mom, can Aiden come over? His house doesn't have internet for homework."
Aiden showed up. Skinny kid, unwashed hair, shoes held together with duct tape. Flinched when I touched his shoulder.
"You hungry?" I asked.
He nodded. Ate four sandwiches without looking up.
While the boys did homework, I noticed Aiden had no backpack. Just papers shoved in his jacket. His math worksheet had the wrong answers, but clearly he'd tried hard. Real hard.
"Aiden, want me to check your work?"
"My dad usually helps, but he's..... busy." The way he said 'busy' made my stomach hurt.
Connor whispered to me later, "Aiden's dad is sick. Real sick. And his mom left last year."
Aiden started coming over daily. Always hungry. Always grateful. Never asked for anything.
One evening, he didn't leave. Just sat on our couch at 8 p.m., staring at his phone.
"Aiden? Doesn't your dad wonder where you are?"
"He's sleeping. He sleeps a lot now."
Red flags everywhere. I drove him home. The apartment was dark, freezing cold. His dad answered the door, rail-thin, coughing. "Sorry. I work nights, sleep days. Aiden knows to manage."
He was lying. No night job. Just too sick to care for his kid.
I did something maybe I shouldn't have. Called CPS? No. I just started showing up.
Brought dinner "by accident-made too much." Picked up Aiden for school "since we're heading that way anyway." Bought Connor new shoes and coincidentally grabbed a pair "in the wrong size, can Aiden use them?"
Aiden's dad, Mike, finally broke down one Saturday. "I have stage four liver disease. No insurance. Can't work. Can't afford treatment. I'm trying to keep us afloat until...... until I can't anymore. Then he goes to foster care."
"What if he didn't?" I said.
My husband and I aren't rich. We're barely middle class. But we had a spare room.
Mike moved in three months ago. Hospice comes twice weekly. He's in our downstairs bedroom. Aiden's upstairs in what used to be my craft room.
It's not legal guardianship. It's not foster care. It's just...... what you do.
Mike's got maybe six months left. He watches Aiden and Connor play video games from his bed, tears streaming down his face. "He's laughing again," he whispers. "I forgot what that sounded like."
Last week, Aiden called me "Mama Lisa" by accident. Turned bright red. "Sorry, I meant"
"It's okay, sweetheart," I said.
Mike heard it. Squeezed my hand. "Thank you for letting me stay long enough to see him okay."
I don't know what happens when Mike dies. Maybe Aiden stays. Maybe we figure out custody. Maybe it gets complicated.
But right now? Two boys are doing homework at my kitchen table. One of them finally has shoes that fit.
Sometimes saving someone doesn't look like a big heroic moment. Sometimes it looks like extra sandwiches. Wrong-sized shoes. A spare bedroom.
Pay attention to the kid in your child's class who wears the same clothes. Who's always hungry. Who doesn't get picked up on time.
You don't need to be perfect. You just need to notice.
And maybe make one extra sandwich."
Let this story reach more hearts....
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By Mary Nelson
🔥Alpha male Ron DeSantis comes out GUNS BLAZING against AI and big data centers in FL:
“I think it's wrong if they come in to build a data center and then charge the normal customers higher for electricity. We're not going to let that happen.”
💔🇮🇱 A deeply emotional reunion between Bar Kuperstein, who spent over two years in Hamas captivity, and his father, who stood up on his feet to embrace him through tears.
🚨BREAKING: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi says President Trump is the ONLY one who could have brought PEACE to the Middle East
"Your excellency is the ONLY one capable of bringing this about and bringing an END to this war."
"YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE who is able to bring about PEACE and achieve PEACE in this part of the world. Thank you, Mr. President!!"
Trump JUST said he will invoke the Insurrection Act if Governors/Mayors refuse to enforce the law.
Well here is Illinois Governor, flanked by Chicago mayor, claiming they are going to drive ICE “thugs” out of Chicago.
This is an ACTUAL INSURRECTION!
This guy is telling it like it is. If people would just stop and think.
People are protesting ICE in black neighborhoods in Chicago saying it’s racist. But why is it that ICE IS in black neighborhoods collecting illegals???
Because Democrats put them in black neighborhoods NOT IN WHITE
NEIGHBORHOODS. When will you finally see what is happening😏
🚨 BREAKING: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis MIC DROP.
"I LOVE how the media will say, 'How much does it cost to detain an illegal?' They NEVER ask, 'What's the cost of illegal IMMIGRATION? Schools, hospitals, our jails and prisons, what's the cost to FAMILIES who've been victimized?!'"
"They NEVER talk about those costs."
"We're SAVING costs on our society by enforcing the rule of law!" 🫳🎤
BREAKING - DESANTIS: "Florida is not PORTLAND. If you think you can go and launch attacks against ICE agents in this state? You got another thing coming."
"We will hold you accountable very swiftly and severely...Be forewarned. If you want to take a potshot at an ICE agent or any law enforcement, you are going to have *SEVERE* consequences."
Happy Birthday, Ron!
As we were so tragically reminded, life is fragile, and every day is a gift. The kids and I are deeply blessed to have you in our lives. We are filled with immense gratitude for every moment we can share together. ❤️🙏
This might be an unpopular opinion for some but I’m going to say it anyways.
There is too much political drama and people are pulling back. From both sides.
Regular Americans are exhausted with it all.
They want their elected leaders to give a shit about the people they represent and just don’t care anymore.
After 4 years of HIGH inflation skyrocketing the cost of living, all insurance being absolutely unaffordable, and a real housing crisis that came after TYRANNICAL Covid lockdowns and vaccine mandates, the ‘24 election was a message sent to Washington to hold accountability to those who are ruining the American PEOPLE’S lives and FIX their problems.
My children are 22, 25, and 27 and their generation is getting screwed.
Now, I’m only operating in Mom Mode and it’s highly defensive and strategically offensive.
No one can reason with me about this.
I’m fighting for my kids and their entire generation.
Their future is all that matters to me.