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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 09:19 PM Mar 2021

Wealthy Keys enclave received COVID vaccines in January before much of the state


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Mary Ellen Klas
@MaryEllenKlas
NEW: As most of Florida was waiting for COVID vaccines in January, the wealthy Keys enclave of Ocean Reef was vaccinating more than 1,200 residents. A month later, a prominent resident sent @GovRonDeSantis a $250,000 check. w/@DavidGoodhue

Wealthy Keys enclave received COVID vaccines in January before much of the state
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Wealthy Keys enclave received COVID vaccines in January before much of the state (Original Post) soothsayer Mar 2021 OP
raise you hand MFM008 Mar 2021 #1
Don't worry, nothing will be done about it. onecaliberal Mar 2021 #2
The Federal Government can do something about it. Blue_true Mar 2021 #4
I doubt it. He jailed the scientist who was telling the truth about the numbers. onecaliberal Mar 2021 #5
The charges against the Data Scientist happened under Trump. Blue_true Mar 2021 #7
They pointed guns at her young children. onecaliberal Mar 2021 #10
The drawn guns was pure intimidation. But I don't believe that she is finished. Blue_true Mar 2021 #11
I hope you're right. onecaliberal Mar 2021 #12
I read her back story when all this broke in Florida (when she was fired Blue_true Mar 2021 #13
Ron's payola. Now that we have a Justice Department, the FEDs are surely watching. Blue_true Mar 2021 #3
Ron bdamomma Mar 2021 #6
I truly believe that his shit is going to come crashing down on him. Blue_true Mar 2021 #8
For sure bdamomma Mar 2021 #9

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
4. The Federal Government can do something about it.
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 09:25 PM
Mar 2021

Don’t be surprised to see that guy run into legal trouble soon, he is being really brazen.

onecaliberal

(32,486 posts)
5. I doubt it. He jailed the scientist who was telling the truth about the numbers.
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 09:27 PM
Mar 2021

He was allowed to do it. Republicans are not subject to the law, or they get pithy fines or hands slapped.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
7. The charges against the Data Scientist happened under Trump.
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 09:36 PM
Mar 2021

She turned herself in, in December or early November, if I remember correctly. As I understand it, she is not in jail, she just had to appear to be arrested and processed and then released pending trial. Again, I believe that the current Justice Department is monitoring stuff like the arrest and actually maybe doing a background investigation, DeSantis won’t know until he is notified that he is the target of a criminal investigation, but it takes time for the Justice Department to reach that threshold.

He is an arrogant asshole, he likely thinks that he is bulletproof, that is just what investigators would want him to think, because then he steps into traps.

onecaliberal

(32,486 posts)
10. They pointed guns at her young children.
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 09:51 PM
Mar 2021

She’s not sitting in jail, but her career is finished for now and who knows what will happen after her trial. She shouldn’t be going through any of this. Her life is injured by real criminals because she told the truth and did her job.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
11. The drawn guns was pure intimidation. But I don't believe that she is finished.
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 10:06 PM
Mar 2021

She moved her family to Washington DC. I believe that she is now part of a larger organization that collects COVID19 data and is drawing a salary as part of that. As opposed to ending her career, DeSantis’ BS likely gave her career some rocket fuel. She was an impressively smart woman working in a shitty administrative state government job in Florida, likely taking home maybe $80,000 a year.

She is a southern person, I believe that I read that she grew up in Mississippi. I don’t remember exactly, but she has something like a couple high level Masters and a PhD. Not someone that he can put down, and not someone who won’t have good future career options.

My guess? She beats that asshole in every way possible. I believe that her career path is pretty bright. Some big company in need of highly skilled database management likely gives her seven figures a year at some point, so the pain will work out for her big in the end.

She will be important in the future, while DeSantis will be trying to stay out of prison, IMO.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
13. I read her back story when all this broke in Florida (when she was fired
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 10:21 PM
Mar 2021

for raising ethical concerns).

Her life story so far seems to be that of a determined person. To her, except for the guns drawn on her kids and husband, the situation likely in nothing more than a speed bump. From what I understand, she has very capable lawyers.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
3. Ron's payola. Now that we have a Justice Department, the FEDs are surely watching.
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 09:23 PM
Mar 2021

Hopefully that asshole gets hit with a 50 count indictment soon.

bdamomma

(63,654 posts)
6. Ron
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 09:31 PM
Mar 2021

DeathSentence, kissing a$$. While Floridians are waiting to get vaccinated. Repigs are just vile.

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