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FL_Jerry

FL_Jerry's Journal
FL_Jerry's Journal
April 2, 2025

DOGE got my nephew yesterday..

Not probationary, he was a scientist / chemist with the FDA. They just paid to move him from California to Detroit and Eloon and crowd decided to lay him off yesterday. Now my sister is scared they will try to make him pay for his own relocation by taking back what the FDA paid him to move.

Maybe they timed it to coincide with all the other news to try to hide the carnage nationwide yesterday, but for now I'm just raging on anything Maga I come across. Two special elections in FL yesterday didn't help...

I realize emotion comes into play, but prior to yesterday I was with the crowd that says not to criticize Dem leadership. Today I want fighters.

I just have to say I hope they got the message not to slow roll justice this time around with these idiots. Stop being nice to them trying to make things normal once they are gone. Fight like there isn't a tomorrow, because with these current idiots running the country, there may not be.

September 11, 2024

Police are on the lookout for a woman

That beat the crap out of a 78 year old orange tinted man in front of a few million people. It is unknown if the man will recover from his beating at this time. They intend to charge her with elder abuse and assault.

July 21, 2024

I see a lot of pain out here, and unsureness of the direction we are headed.

Today's event is now the responsibility of the "pass the torch" faction. I think anyone on here will vote for whoever the nominee is, but there is now a risk of an enthusiasm gap. That gap needs fixing by them, since there are quite a few that feel this was a dirty and risky move.

They better have a message more convincing than "the polls didn't look good". BTW, I'm sure the constant attacks from within didn't help that any...

There is too much to lose to let the orange menace win, but that doesn't mean malpractice should be overlooked(for another day). The only question that remains if the action/method was an illegitimate or a legitimate issue that precipitated the revolt. I think most can move on for now if we acknowledge that. Overriding primary results is a serious act, especially if it fails.

For now, today we can expect people to vent their frustrations but have compassion on them. Turn our attention toward the major threat for now and we can have court trials later.

I hope our nominee will "Forget the high road", this is a knife fight in the trenches. The attacks on the real threat need to start today if we can get the media and our own team to stop... By this I mean attacking whoever the front runner is because they don't like that pick too.

July 19, 2024

I didn't realize there was a mandatory retirement age.

Since the powers that be seem intent on this pass the torch thing, maybe we should enforce a "pass the torch" theme across the board for the party. Just need to figure out what age is to old and off we go

I know it doesn't mean much but I felt so disgusted today that I just about changed my party to Independent since voting in primaries doesn't seem to count for much with some....Being in FL it doesn't matter much anyway.

I guess I'll continue to read my new book by Oligarchs "How to Snatch Defeat from the Jaws of Victory", oh wait the movie is playing right now.

Sorry just venting since yelling at the TV doesn't seem to help anymore.

July 17, 2024

ABC Deathsantis speech coverage this morning

ABC played a little of Deathsantis speech this morning. They did point out the about face of both Haley and Deathsantis but let his grouping of Trump's legal woes with his assassination slide.

DeSantis continued:
“ Donald Trump has been demonized, he’s been sued, he’s been prosecuted, and he nearly lost his life. We cannot let him down and we cannot let America down.”

"demonized"? You mean like the things you and Haley said about Trump until he made you bow down? Who is inciting violence now
Lester?

I hate giving clicks to places that cover this crap, but this is the only site I could find easily with the quote in text so I don't have to watch those idiots...

https://floridaphoenix.com/2024/07/16/desantis-hits-high-and-low-notes-during-rnc-speech-as-trump-smiles-approval/

November 6, 2020

Florida

For those down on Miami, keep in mind the only reason we need them is due to the right wing crazies in the Panhandle, (PC and Pensacola). It's basically 70+ percent votes for them uncontested, and they find more each year.

The old strategy of overcoming them with the vote down south is failing every cycle. I realize the maps are similar to a lot of other states we lose but it's frustrating to say the least because on the ground it seems like we don't fight till the election while they are mobilized 24/7/365.

I find it comical when Hurricane Michael hit, they were wondering where the feds were to help them while supporting the ideology of a weak federal government. We had no messaging on this or ever brought it up that I know of.


November 6, 2020

I like Presidents that don't lose.

And have small hands.

Seriously we need to appeal to his paranoia and push the narrative that the GOP abandoned him so he splits them. That's how petty he is

November 6, 2020

Strange noise outside DOJ

Sounds of shredding machines hard at work.....

I would hope that some of the records of their "activities" survive.

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