>

He and Trump do have 1 thing in common. If there is an obvious right and wrong policy, opinion, or view on a topic, he will choose the wrong one. Literally every time.
It's one thing to have the state government refuse to endorse safety protocols, it's another thing to actively ban them.  What a tool. >

Right — moves from merely shortsighted toward malicious. >

He's literally legislating a platform to kill people. >

Ironically, his core demographic.
Everyone hush while he's busy kicking himself in his nuts. >

Then claim election fraud after many of your voters have died. >

It’s going to take a while for that to happen…more dipshits are moving there to die daily. >

I say sure, let him ban it and let the dipshit army move there.  Then when there's an outbreak, federally ban travel to-and-from Florida.  Let them simmer in the stew they're trying to cook.
Edit: /s of course, we'll fight the fascist bastards to protect the non-crazies and kids who live there >

Umm no thanks I live here and so do my loved ones. I hate dipshit and all of the losers moving here for relaxed Covid rules. I didn’t vote for this douche and don’t agree with any of his politics >

Some of you will die, but it’s a risk I’m willing to take. 
-Ron DeSantis >

I want to permanently ban DeSantis from Florida. >

Not with a 19 point landslide you’re not. >

Going out on a limb here but I'm hoping DeSantis' brand of Hungarian-style fascism, big government overreach, bigotry, and right wing Christofascist bullshit isn't going to be popular forever.  One of these days, the luster is going to wear off and folks will want to act like Americans again. >


Going out on a limb here but I'm hoping DeSantis' brand of Hungarian-style fascism,

Is Hungry a thing?  Is it some new utopia for MAGA-folks?
The reason I ask is because I've just been told by my 77 year old parents who live in Florida that they're going to vacation in Hungry in the summer.  It came out of the blue and they'd never expressed interest in Hungry before. >

Yes, Hungary is a thing for the ultra right, and Ron DeSantis is doing to Florida what Viktor Orban is doing to Hungary.  And if he's elected president he'll do the same to America.  CPAC even held one of their meetings in Hungary and had Orban come over to speak in Texas. >

Orbanizing the US is actually the best case scenario. The worst case scenario is putinizing it. >

Oh honey, you underestimate just how bad it could be. >

oh it could be worse, but it wouldn't be at the hands of DeSantis, it would be at the hands of the supreme court. See Moore v Harper where the supreme court is considering straight-up ending democracy in the US, or that court case between California and texas which could result in balkanization if they rule in favor of texas and California decides in response that the supreme court is no longer legitimate. >

#CascadiaForever >

That flag is a catastrophe however >

This guy wakes up every morning and thinks about how to be an even bigger asshole than he was the day before. >

Greg Stillson likes this. >

maybe a hurricane warning ban too >

No. Just ban hurricanes. Take the liberal NOAA's maps with hurricane arrows pointing at Florida and use a sharpie to draw then going back to sea. Or Cuba or Mexico. Then drop a Nuke on them. Easy. >

Then blame the nuking on the cartels. >


”… Florida is the land of sanity.”

Source? >

looks around
sorry I got nothing >

What is there to ban? You can't wear a mask if you want by your own choice? Seriously, there are basically are ZERO COVID Health Protocols in Florida and even most states. >


Seriously, there are basically are ZERO COVID Health Protocols in Florida and even most states.

But what if there's another wave that's worse than all the previous ones? Florida will quickly become ground zero. >

Florida was pretty much a super spreader state.
I know about 5 families who went to Florida and they all came back to Maryland with covid. >

I can't imagine why anyone would choose to go to Florida. >

People have to do their Disney world in the middle of a pandemic I guess. >

Sounds gross. Even not in a pandemic. If I had to do Disney, I'd go to California, or even better, Tokyo. >

I actually went to Disney about 10 years ago.
It's wasn't all that great of am experience.
I would have been happier going to Bush Gardens or Kings Dominion. >

Jesus Christ, does this yahoo have nothing better to do? Does he realize his state is in serious danger of being underwater in the not-too-distant future? >

Don't worry, he is planning to ban climate change mitigation. >

Why not outright ban hospitals next? >

It is hospitals already. They require that you wear a mask to walk in but once you are in the wards of the hospital not all staff members wear a mask. Most…but not all. >

Behold... The Republican Healthcare Plan: Die faster, unnecessarily, and more often. >

Does DeSantis plan to win a single vote from non-Trump voters if he runs for President? It seems like a no so far. >

His plan is to get Trump idiots from across the country to move to Florida >

They are. And it probably effected the midterms. >

That means there'll be fewer voters voting for him, next time.
Unless they vote from the grave, that is. >

Republicans regularly vote from the grave. >

The ultimate Absentee Ballot >

This shameless trumphumping moron is CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT in the loss of thousands of lives already. Now he is going to finish Florida off, just for his own political and financial gain, and arrogance and foolish pride. F'n DISGUSTING. >

Party of small government is at it again I see. /s >

The party of small government is about to have a smaller constituency if they keep this anti-science bullshit up.
It’s hard to have sympathy for people who vote for these folks. I have to keep reminding myself that they’re brainwashed. >

Florida voters are willing to die to "own the libs". Wow, but not surprised. >

Would be nice if they'd die faster but not take the rest of us with them. >

"Many say these protocols are worth the temporary inconvenience because they could save the lives of hundred of thousa ds of Floridians. Well I say: NOT ON MY WATCH!" >

Are we sure DeSantis isn’t Pestilence of the Four Horsemen? >

He worships Papa Nurgle. >

A great unclean one is going to be photographed as part of his campaign team when election time comes. >

Yeah that’s fucking insane. Everyone is insane now. It’s exhausting >

Let them die, I'm  past giving  a shit. >

If it were just them, fine, but they're going to take innocent people with them. >

People can move. There are all kinds of costs to that, but they're not without recourse. >

Unfortunately viruses can move too, lots of tourism in Florida, lots of it from people not partial to wearing masks that live in our states. >

Only an asshole will risk other people’s lives for some bullshit political clout. >

Florida should secede along with Texas. Both states are run by idiots. >

Hey, FL has a functional power grid. >

Well, there is that… >

As a person who currently is suffering through a “mild” case I plead that you don’t. >

Honestly it's hilarious. He's legit massively ruined his states economy and they're fudging numbers. The entire event industry has basically pulled out of Florida and Disney's threats to leave are actually becoming real instead of bluster. They've lost hundreds of conferences, events, conventions, etc and more are pulling out every day. I'm two years the state will have basically no event economy at all which the state massively relies on for funding. 
Actual businesses both huge and small are abandoning the state and taking billions of dollars with them because of this covid stuff and the trans/gay rights restrictions. 
State will be a festering, rotting wound on the country in ten years and will probably be seen as unlivable and admitting you live there will be a serious albatross around your neck. >

Is that true about Disney? Wow. >

That’s right. Kill off your voters. Just don’t come crying to us afterwards >

Don't forget...he's for LESS government intrusion... except when he's not for less government intrusion. For example, banning abortion, banning gay marriage, curbing stem cell research et al. Government in your schools, government in your laboratories, government in your bedrooms, government in your doctor's office...
The modern GOP! >

I support this 1000% - Just with some caveats - no entering the mainland, no asking for any kind of federal help (including medicine or ventilators).
Have at it, morons >

Psychopath >

Actively campaigning to kill his own supporters? Odd strategy. >

Honestly, I don’t know how much longer I can stay in Fl. The level of aggressive ignorance and stupidity is untenable. I was born here. Grew up here. Returned for college after serving in the army, and then came home to be near friends and family… 
I don’t see friends or family nearly enough to make up for the misery of watching my home continue to devolve into a Republican hellscape. >

DeathSentence indeed >

Why?
[yes, I know, but again I ask, Why?] >

Obviously Desantis was real  impressed with just how well being crazy worked out for Trump.. >

Yeah they're both just SO fkn clever >

I don’t understand the trend of being this rich and having such terrible haircuts? >

Literally trying to kill Americans. If Democrats did the messaging thing, they could use this. >


Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo also spoke at the news conference Tuesday and repeated his claim that masks are not effective in preventing the spread of the virus and dismissed the effectiveness of vaccines. 

If DeSatan becomes president, Ladapo is likely to be Surgeon General. We're in big trouble, because with those two, the CDC will be completely destroyed. >

💯 Ladapo was in that crazyass demon spawn video >

sounds woke as fuck >

... And this is why my family and I will no longer go on vacation in Florida. >

Don't worry, if anything bad happens in Florida, it will most surely infect the rest of the country. >

“DeSantis wants to kill everyone that voted for him” is the more accurate statement. >

Who keeps voting for these clowns? >

Pray for the public health workers who have to deal with this moron’s awful decisions. SMH 😔 >

Brought to you by the party of small government. >

DaSatan COVID decisions killed my sister, a Duval county bus driver who died of COVID pneumonia 3 weeks after he pushed schools back open. >

The headline writing has failed to keep up with the general knowledge of the population.  This should read: "Florida governor again ignores basic science to appease idiots" >


Go anti-liberal/anti-woke measures to get Republicans to move to your states
Remove COVID measures while pushing anti-vax sentiment
Watch as there's now a bunch of your own voters all in one place to spread the disease and kill themselves
???
Profit...? >

I do wonder how this mass MAGA migration to Florida will affect 2024. Obviously it means that Florida is now a red state, but I wonder if it makes any purple states more competitive for Dems. >

All the antivaxxers and anti-maskers dying from covid certainly helps >

Dictators do crap like this, not elected temporary stewards of democracy 
Health and safety protocols should be determined by health and safety experts with additional input from various interests
Education by educators 
Voting regs by impartial secs of states 
Etc >

Fuck this guy. >

There will be a state that will straight up make mask wearing illegal and I’m almost willing to guarantee it’s going to be Florida.  The sheer drive by the right to infect everyone in an effort to kill the weak is fucking disgusting >

This is dangerous as fuck. How in the hell is this asshole in any position of power and the presumptive Republican presidential candidate? >

No covid protocols? Sure. No covid funds/forgiveness, or resources to your state either. Then release another round of funding. And watch your constituents come crawling with their hand out asking you for their money.
Sorry, don't need the covid bail outs since covid doesn't exist in Florida. >

especially if they just use it for political stunts >

The Governor is working hard to achieve the State’s unofficial motto: “Florida: It’s Where People Come To Die”. >

I’ll bet that Disney cannot wait to donate to his next opponent in 2026. >

The party of “small government” and “fReeDumbs” >

I have banned myself from ever going back home to Florida to visit. >

Banning things seems to be the MO for the “freedom of choice” party. >

Just wondering if the Republicans got the memo on how many of their followers died because of protocols like this? 
And aren’t the Republicans always yapping about choice?? And freedom to make decisions??? >

This is a crime against humanity. >

In the increasingly aging population of Flordia? >

That seems ambitious and foreboding. >

He's still going to be moaning for a bailout from the feds next storm season. Remember quiet he got last year during the storms? He was so close to licking Biden's boots. >

The last time this bloated, beady-eyed muppet opened his mouth about Covid it was to announce a grand jury investigation into vaccines just as the state legislature was convening in a special session that gave home owners insurance companies even more power to fuck over Florida homeowners. So what's Ronald trying to distract from this time? >

55% increase hospitalization in FL over last 14 days >

The federal government should refuse to provide financial help for anyone that passes laws making it easier for Covid to spread. That would be fair. >

especially when they use federal covid funds for political stunts >

Relax, I'm sure there's someone in his administration that will let him know how terrible an idea this is based on the scientific and medical information that's widely available.

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo also spoke at the news conference Tuesday and repeated his claim that masks are not effective in preventing the spread of the virus and dismissed the effectiveness of vaccines.  
“This is the first time in history where we are using this technology widely in human beings,’’ he said, referring to the mRNA vaccines. “You’re telling people to put it in children, and you’ve never even shown the children to gain from it in terms of an actual help. That’s the land of crazy. Florida is the land of sanity.”

Oh...I stand corrected. >

💯 he was in that demon sperm video >

Ron, everyone is laughing at your state. >

This authoritarian sociopath >

Well fuck you too DeSantis >

Well, then if he doesn't follow federal guidelines Florida shouldn't get federal funds. >

He doesn’t care. He didn’t apply for the school funds last year bc he didn’t want them applying guidelines. Free money. But. Nope. It’s charter schools and bad ventilation in this place. >


Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo also spoke at the news conference Tuesday and repeated his claim that masks are not effective in preventing the spread of the virus and dismissed the effectiveness of vaccines.

Does every single person in Florida have a double digit IQ? >

Of course not. 
Many of them have single-digit ones. >

So if a new deadly variant WERE to come to the state's shores the plan is to not do a fucking thing about it?
Gotta own the libs even if it's from the grave it appears. >

They were called boomer because of how many and how quickly they came into the world and I guess they plan on going out in a similar fashion. >

I can’t take this dorks constant culture warring >

And ban the distribution of life jackets.. >

Is it me or his leaning in way too much on these fascist-y gimmicks?
This will not play to a national audience. It may work with primary voters though. >

It's so wild how the GOP gameplan is literally to do the dumbest things possible and be proud of it >

And, sadly, their voters eat it up >

This guy really is batshit crazy or an absolute narcissistic psychopath >

Used to visit Florida and Texas. Used to....  Never again until the people of those states reject and replace the unhinged, performative and vindictive nut jobs. >

The federal government should play hardball and cut off all Medicare and Recovery Act money as long as the Florida government deliberately engages in acts of bad faith that undermine public health. You want to go it alone? Be my guest, and do it without my tax money. >

More anti-health decisions during a pandemic - what a deadly asshole. >

Is railing against COVID measures in 2023 really a winning strategy? >

Oddly enough yes. A lot of people moved to Florida because of that.. The rights also been using astroturf groups to rally white women in the suburbs to champion their causes. Especially in Florida. DeSantis works super closely with astroturf groups. If you ever have the misfortune of reading anything from any of the big influencers in it they still go on about covid constantly. >

Imagine banning PPE from the OR.
No more decon materials.
Feudal age we go. Some patients will die, but that's why we'll now charge up front. >

Whatever tiny shred of hope he had of being president is gone. You can’t run as the male Marjorie Taylor Greene and expect to win. >

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Who Pushed 9/11 Conspiracies, Will Sit on Homeland Security Committee
Yeah you can >

If a democrat did this, he would call it government overreach. He can’t tell businesses what safety protocols they’re allowed to take or require of their employees. >

Better ban seatbelts and airbags in cars sold in Florida as well. >

This is just so exhausting. Can we get some normal ass politicians again? >

Imagine 100 years from now, with a new global virus on a rampage, and well, “ya’ll, we have this law on the books, our founding step-fathers foreseen it” or some shit.
Identity politics at its finest. >

“In todays episode of “small government & freedom”
checks notes
“Banning of health protocols” >

Well I guess now he’s a health professional as well >

What a shit-stick >

I can’t wait for him to take on seatbelts. Woke driving is ruining Florida >

I mean, if enough unvaccinated MAGA Floridians die, Florida would turn blue again right? >

He's really channeling DJT energy with his makeup. Look how off his hand's skin color is to his "bronze" face...ugh >

I was noticing that yesterday and thought it was just me that hes looking a little orange now! >

I noticed as well >

Go ahead. Thin the herd >

I am willing to bet that he and his family are fully vaccinated >

DeSantis seems hell-bent on proving that he’s the kind of asshole Donald Trump could only hope to be. >

Sounds like a good way to drive all the tourist attractions they have out of the state. I doubt Disney or Universal would like that very much. >

What astounds me is that these kinds of malicious policies are popular. We have the same ignoramuses in Canada. And to my horror and disbelief they seem to be growing in number. >

I hate republicans. Dumbest people on this planet. >

Republicans learn nothing.
Guess they don't read those recent studies that show that more republicans died of covid. 
Keep pushing these stupid rules and there won't be enough republicans left to vote for you. >

Fucking idiot >

Losing voters one way or another is his plan it seems...
Either by moving out of Florida, Changing political parties/go independent... Or three... Killing your more older voter base due to COVID.
What an age we live in. >

Great. I fully support Republicans killing their own base. >

Personally, I’m all for this.   It’s going to rapidly reduce the number of conservative voters in a state that needs fewer conservative voters. 
Win Win. >

Thin the herd Ron , thin that herd >

Well if he’s that determined to kill off his constituents, then so be it. >

He wants to make viruses great again. >

Only someone who fully embraces the dark-triad traits of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy would be so willing to kill people for power. >

“Florida: One way or the other, you’re grandma’s gonna die here.” >

"Some of you may die...but that's a chance I'm willing to take." >

Little fascist says what? >

At least they won't live to create the idiocracy. #silverlining >

I mean sure ok it’s cool but it’s going to be hard to pretend to govern for all Floridians at that point and you’re really shooting yourself down for a potential presidency. 
Well played, GOP. >

He should ban seatbelts next. All warning labels on poisonous products. He could also get rid of any medical science or medicine developed in the last 200 years for his state. Let's ignore any shred of professional advice or direction from any respected organization who's entire purpose is public safety. >

Of course he does while he’s safely vaccinated and safe behind his mansion Doors >

That's Republicans for you: always surrendering the last war. >

"Some of you may die, but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make to pull my latest political stunt." >

He’s one of the most stupid men in the US and he wants to prove it to us on a daily base… >

Why only COVID? Why stop there? >

And his base is fine with it. As are the Funeral Homes. >

“If you don’t think or talk about covid( it’ll go away.” >

Alternative head line. DeSantis wants to kill Floridians >

“Kids, take off your seatbelts. We’re going to own the libs so hard…” >

And then he will criticize the Democrats in Washington for letting the pandemic get out of control again! How can the rubes not see through this pos? >

The R next to his name when he runs is a powerful drug for the ignorant and brainwashed. >

Isn’t it sad that people are identified by their party affiliation rather than their deeds/actions? >

What is it even like living in Florida? I feel it's so backwards on everything like you'd get gay bashed for going shirtless to a beach. >

Florida:  America's diseased appendix. >

Can we just remove Florida from the union and build a wall and keep them out already? >


professionals and businesses, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced legislation Tuesday that would make permanent a law to penalize companies that require employees to wear masks

Complications after surgeries in Florida are about to spike >

Fuckin tool >

He is actively working on killing his whole base, my parents included. >

How ironic. A "Prescribe Freedom" event and he chooses to take away private entity's freedom of association.