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[𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐫 @realRickyButler]

The FL Legislature very frequently has to address fixes for poorly vetted legislation after several committee weeks and a 60-day session, yet they're going to come up with a constitutional amendment that will fundamentally restructure local government finance in three days.

[Jason Garcia @Jason_Garcia]

One year ago, Republican leaders in the Florida Legislature used a last-minute budget maneuver to spend $80 million of taxpayer money buying 4 acres of land from a Panhandle developer and big GOP donor.

Could they be about to do it again?

Quick 🧵...

[Abier @abierkhatib]

Trump’s “victory timeline” claims.

Mar 3: "We won the war."
Mar 7: "We defeated Iran."
Mar 9: "We must attack Iran."
Mar 9: "The war is ending almost completely, and very beautifully."
Mar 11: “You never like to say too ⁠early you won. We won. In ​the first hour it was over.” Mar 12: "We did win, but we haven't won completely yet."
Mar 13: "We won the war."
Mar 14: "Please help us."
Mar 15: "If you don't help us, I will certainly remember it."
Mar 16: "Actually, we don't need any help at all."
Mar 16: "I was just testing to see who's listening to me."
Mar 16: "If NATO doesn't help, they will suffer something very bad."
Mar 17: "We neither need nor want NATO's help."
Mar 17: "I don't need Congressional approval to withdraw from NATO."
Mar 18: "Our allies must cooperate in reopening the Strait of Hormuz."
Mar 19: "US allies need to get a grip - step up and help open the Strait of Hormuz."
Mar 20: "NATO are cowards."
Mar 21: "The Strait of Hormuz must be protected by the countries that use it. We don't use it, we don't need to open it."
Mar 22: "This is the last time. I will give Iran 48 hours. Open the strait"
Mar 22: "Iran is Dead"

Mar 23: "We had very good and productive talks with Iran."
Mar 24: "We’re making progress."
Mar 25: “They gave us a present and the present arrived today. And it was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money. I’m not going to tell you what that present is, but it was a very significant prize.” Mar 26: "Make a deal, or we’ll just keep blowing them away."
Mar 27: "We don’t have to be there for NATO."
Mar 28: No major quote
Mar 29: Claimed talks were progressing
Mar 30: "Open the Strait of Hormuz immediately, or face devastating consequences."
Mar 31: Claimed a deal was "very close" and that Iran would "do the right thing"
Apr 1: "We’ll see what happens very soon."
Apr 2: Repeated that a deal was likely, while warning of continued strikes if not
Apr 3: "Something big is going to happen."
Apr 4: Said Iran must comply "immediately" or face further consequences.

Apr 5: "Open the fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah."
😂

[Nate Monroe @NateM_Tributary]

One of the remarkable things about this entire property-tax discussion is that it rests on this idea that Florida's local governments are fiscally irresponsible. Yet it's the Legislature that just adjourned without passing a budget.

[𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐫 @realRickyButler]

"On the ground" where? And where have they been?

[Verizon News @VerizonNews]

Verizon's team is on the ground actively working to fix today’s service issue that is impacting some customers. We know this is a huge inconvenience, and our top priority is to get you back online and connected as fast as possible. We appreciate your patience while we work to resolve this issue.

[𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐫 @realRickyButler]

@jeff_gluck

[Florida Politics @Fla_Pol]

Jeff Brandes (@JeffreyBrandes): The two-year trap — how #Florida’s revolving door leaders undermine the state’s future

https://t.co/QUlSsNzL8v

#FlaPol #termlimits

[Jeff Brandes @JeffreyBrandes]

1/ Florida’s Revolving Door Government: Why Two-Year Leaders Can’t Build a Future 🧵

[Peter Schorsch @PeterSchorschFL]

An atrocious act by @MyFDOT

[Mr. Owl 🎓 @MrOwl]

imagine having a lollipop without a tootsie roll center. I just got chills thinking about it.

[NASA History Office @NASAhistory]

Today marks 50 years since the final launch of NASA’s Apollo spacecraft!

We celebrate the countless men and women whose work took humanity to unimagined heights. #OTD in 1975, three U.S. astronauts launched into orbit for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, paving the way for future international partnerships in space. https://t.co/p7803JUaaA

[Florida Politics @Fla_Pol]

.@RealDonaldTrump urged supporters to see conspiracies everywhere. With Jeffrey Epstein, that’s coming back to haunt him.

Reporting by @AP

https://t.co/UYAV4JU5dr

#FlaPol

[𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐫 @realRickyButler]

Me noticing that on @PrimeVideo, the synopsis is “a local sheriff hunts down a deadly great white shark.”

Get it together. He’s the police chief. CHIEF Brody. #Jaws50

[Acyn @Acyn]

Trump inauguration: We will measure our success not only by the battles we win but also by the wars that we end — and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into.

[Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 @TulsiGabbard]

Trump says he doesn't want war with Iran, but that's exactly what he wants, because that's exactly what Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu, al-Qaeda, Bolton, Haley, and other NeoCons/NeoLibs want. That’s what he put first--not America.

[U.S. Army @USArmy]

Thank you for today America.

The mission continues to serve you for the next 250 years.

#Army250

[𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐫 @realRickyButler]

Right 🤣

[Lawrence Mower @lmower3]

NEW: The Hope Florida Foundation gave away free rooms and other perks to dozens of DeSantis administration and campaign staffers last year. Some lawmakers, too.

The charity was apparently unaware those gifts are supposed to be reported.

https://t.co/sbsiUtKvGp

[Maine @TheMaineWonk]

RUBIO: We did not do this.

TRUMP: We did this.

[𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐫 @realRickyButler]

Unless...

[JD Vance @JDVance]

This moment calls for decisive leadership. The president will not tolerate rioting and violence.