Fabiola Santiago
@fabiolasantiago
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Journalist, essayist, novelist🌎traveler, #Florida homegirl. #UFGator , #Cuba -born, USA-raised. Miami Herald alum. Novel: Reclaiming Paris/Siempre París/Habanita
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Big news: Posting my last column in the
@MiamiHerald
. I couldn't be more elated. Happy travels ahead. Pls. be happy for me!
#Florida
#journalism
#Miami
After 44 years, I’m putting down my Herald pen. It’s time to be citizen Fabi | Opinion
Read more at:
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Trump isn’t our savior from socialism, Florida Latinos. He’s the ‘caudillo’ we fled | Opinion
#2020Election
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@PeteButtigieg
is terrific: young, energetic, pragmatic, knowledgeable & strong. He should be leading. Why aren’t young people embracing him instead of grandpa B?
#DemocraticDebate
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Jill Biden is right now in El Gordo y la Glaca, getting unconventional questions like what would you change about DT? The job he’s got, she said.
#BidenInMiami
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@jkbjournalist
Yes. That Alan Dershowitz wants to keep press out of hearing is telling. It's time for he veil of secrecy to be lifted:
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And those who haven't served in the military have same rights, too.
Dear
@realDonaldTrump
: I served on active duty in the US military to give people the right to clap when the President speaks, or not to clap; to stand, or to sit; to attend your speeches or to boycott them. We are not & never will be an authoritarian regime.
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I went to school in Cuba under Castro. Here’s what it’s like, Bernie Sanders | Opinion
#FloridaNotForBernie
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#Florida
Gov. DeSantis is no victim. His extremist rhetoric enables hateful acts like Nazi rally
#antisemitism
| Opinion
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Take a look,
#Miami
This is what you voted for. Looks like a repressive scene out of
#Havana
, but it's Ron DeSantis' Tallahassee, where
#FreeSpeech
no longer exists. Where protest is treated like in
#Cuba
-- with arrest of political opponents.
Disgusting role for police to play.
BREAKING: Tallahassee Police Department just arrested dozens of peaceful pro-choice protestors at City Hall outside of the Florida Capitol.
This includes Senator
@LeaderBookFL
and FDP Chair
@NikkiFriedFL
.
Abortion is health care.
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#Miami
pols, how can you call for democracy in
#Cuba
, but stand with
#Fascism
in
#Florida
? | Opinion
#DemocracyMatters
here too.
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"For the first time in four decades, I'm endorsing a Democrat for Congress in South Florida," says former Cuban American
@FloridaGOP
chair
@AlCardenasFL_DC
announcing his endorsement of Colombian-American
@Annette_Taddeo
over Cuban American
@MaElviraSalazar
Exceptional 4
#Miami
👀 October surprise 👀
Whoa - Former Republican Party of Florida Chair Al Cardenas is endorsing Democrat Annette Taddeo in the race for Miami-Dade Congress D27... one of the most watched in the nation.
He announced it at this gathering👇🏼 ⏩
@WPLGLocal10
⏩
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An example of how anti-immigrant bigotry affects Americans:
Neither the rental agent nor the cop understand the simple fact that Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens & mistreat this man!
No need for Puerto Ricans to show a passport to rent a car.
Shame on you
@Hertz
@NewOrleansPD
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I lived in a socialist-communist regime for 10 years. Andrew Gillum is no socialist.
@miamiherald
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Afro-Cuban lives don’t matter to the shameful leaders of Black Lives Matter | Opinion
#BlackLivesMatter
#Cuba
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In a post-Parkland Florida, there should be no room for the NRA to bully government
@miamiherald
@nikkifried
@fred_guttenberg
#flapol
#sayfie
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New column: It's a special session for insurers. Not only will we,
#Florida
homeowners, not get relief from rate hikes and astronomical
#hurricane
deductibles, but we’re going to be punished, too.
Enjoy the "freedom" of that red wave, y'all!
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Incredibly, DeSantis blames Florida COVID surge on Biden, immigrants. Scapegoat much? | Opinion
#GovernorWho
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@maggieNYT
No need for self-flagellation. There's videotape and no linguistic link between MS-13 and the "animals" and "they're not people" comments. There's historical evidence that he conflates criminality and immigrants at every opportunity. It's hate speech.
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#Miami
leaders, cowed by one sector of the Cuban community, prove
#police
Chief Acevedo right | Opinion
@ArtAcevedo
@FrancisSuarez
#FlaPol
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Dear pseudo Cuban, real ones make their own black beans. They don’t buy them in a can. Eso de frijoles en lata es para resolver en un apuro, guanajo.
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New column in
@MiamiHerald
: The lies about her voting record have finally caught up with Congresswoman Salazar
@MaElviraSalazar
| Opinion
Riveting television by
@DeFede
Read more at:
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Donald Trump conned Miami’s Cuban-American supporters while chasing business opportunities in
#Cuba
| Opinion
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Adiós, Donald Trump. I won’t forgive or forget what you did to my Miami | Opinion
#CongratulationsJoeBiden
#CongratulationsAmerica
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First thing Fidel Castro & his posse did in Cuba. Call out the media, get rid of them one by one, and that was the end of the opposition.
With all of the Fake News coming out of NBC and the Networks, at what point is it appropriate to challenge their License? Bad for country!
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Ok, this is laughable. Couldn’t stop Commissioner Joe Carollo who is costing the city millions in legal fees & got rid of the police chief he brought, nor the gerrymandering of districts that now must be redrawn by court order (more legal fees). But he’ll kick China outta Cuba!
“The fact that [China] wants to establish a base in Cuba is unacceptable and will not happen under a Suarez presidency.”
#FXS24
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Finally, the inevitable socialism question is raised & Biden hits several homeruns. “I’ve taken on the Castros of the world. I haven’t cozied up to them. But best one: "I am no more a socialist, a communist than Donald Trump is a ... ok anyway I won't say it."
#BidenTownHall
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This Bay of Pigs vet in Miami is all in for Joe Biden, rejects GOP’s socialist attacks | Opinion
#Election2020
#cubansforbiden
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The Russians got what they wanted: U.S. out & Cuba back for themselves. We have those political GOP geniuses in Miami to thank,
@marcorubio
@MarioDB
& their man
@realDonaldTrump
Russian Navy ship docking in the same terminal where until a few weeks ago US cruise ships did.
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The ocean is brown, the crabs are dead and the smell is unbearable. Welcome to Florida.
@miamiherald
#redtide
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President Trump doesn’t like Jim Acosta’s questions. Neither did dictator Raúl Castro
@miamiherald
@readDonaldTrump
@Acosta
#StandWithAcosta
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The sweetheart deal he made to wealthy predator Jeffrey Epstein — an utter disregard for the severity of the abuse these girls suffered — should have disqualified him from serving the administration.
Alex Acosta, you made a mockery of Florida's sex offender laws. Its time to resign, writes
@fabiolasantiago
.
#PerversionofJustice
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Now there's something I've never seen a male politician do at historic Versailles: don an apron and bother to learn to make cafecito. Props to
@GwenGraham
& team for the twist on an old election standard.
#FloridaPrimary
#ElectionDay
While learning to make Cuban coffee, Graham spoke to several folks who stopped by the ventanita. Some said she had their vote, others were independents. “The independent party is the largest growing party in the state of Florida,” she told a few men.
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Gov. DeSantis deserved the boos. Money doesn’t atone for policies that disrespect Blacks | Opinion
#Jacksonville
#shooting
#DeSantis
@AudreyGibsn2eet
@AngieNixon
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This ain’t my first rodeo,
#Floridians
writing about censorship, totalitarianism and everything that comes with it like exile. Wake the hell up. I don’t want to lose another homeland
@GovRonDeSantis
and the
@FloridaGOP
are drunk with power. Demonstrated it over & over again.
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For the first time, in a country where women still haven’t broken through the highest glass ceiling, an openly gay man made his way in a crowded field to the top tier of a major party.
@PeteButtigieg
already won by the path he has traveled, the example he set for young
#LGBTQ
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BREAKING: Broward Democrat Nikki Fried is now leading her Republican challenger by just a few hundred votes.
#FloridaRecount
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Here
#DeSantis
lies repeatedly.
Hate to rip his innocence & tell him that indigenous people were here first.
Hate to break it to him that the founding fathers owned slaves.
And nope, no
#Florida
teacher has pitted a Black and white kid against each other. This is his
#culturewar
Desantis says it’s wrong to teach students that the US “was built on stolen land” because it isn’t true.
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THREAD: I deleted the tweet commenting on people at the beach because it didn’t accurately convey my sentiment and I want to apologize for the phrase I used that offended many people. Regardless of political differences, I would never wish any harm on anyone. 1/2
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I'm just gonna put out there what's on a lot of people's minds in
#Miami
today re
#RussiaInvadedUkraine
: Now that Putin has helped himself to Ukraine, should Biden help himself to
#Cuba
? Asking for the 11 or so million humans on island being crushed 90 miles south of
#Florida
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And yes,
@marcorubio
also sold out Puerto Rico with his vote.
@AmandiOnAir
@MorinToon
@grantstern
@SherylNYT
Tax bill vote proves Marco Rubio is no "longtime champion of the working class." The latest from
@fabiolasantiago
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Florida's Fidelito.
I'll be watching to see how many
#Miami
legislators get behind
#DeSantis
' persecution of the media -- to then get on local podiums for the political value and demand sanctions on
#Cuba
for the regime's quashing of the same freedoms.
#FirstAmendment
#USA
.
@GovRonDeSantis
-championed bill that that he hopes will serve as vehicle to overturn (or water down) New York Times v. Sullivan has been filed in Florida House.
Ruling limited ability of public officials to sue for defamation
DeSantis had a roundtable on this recently
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More than 200 deaths and almost 10,000 confirmed cases in Miami-Dade alone, 764 deaths in the state and 26,000 confirmed cases in state as of today and they still don’t get the seriousness of an easily transmissible virus.
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From the Cuban American playwright & actor (Rum & Coke),
@carmenpelaez
campaigning Miami-style!
#dale
#sundayvibes
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I'm back!
In contrast to
#floriduh
, Norway’s majestic fjords and cultural openness offer refuge to weary American souls | Opinion
#Norway
#Summer2022
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Melania Trump's most distinctive feature is being an immigrant who supports closing the door of privilege opened wide for her.
#RNCinCLE
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Reposting this column in light of
#redistricting
vote with an add: Cuban American Republican legislators, by voting to take away black representation, you defile the shoulders on which you stand.
Shame on you.
#Miami
pols, how can you call for democracy in
#Cuba
, but stand with
#Fascism
in
#Florida
? | Opinion
#DemocracyMatters
here too.
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#Florida
’s Cuban-American lieutenant governor sells out her heritage for anti-immigrant votes | Opinion
#RonDeSantis
#FloridaPrimary
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It took shaming Coral Gables, the lone holdout municipality into doing the right thing, but here we are with something to be proud of and celebrate.
A joyous Saturday morning unveiling the brand new Harriet Tubman Highway!
We have spent years trying to acquire this name designation & it’s finally here. A huge thank you to the Harriet Tubman Highway Committee & everyone involved in this effort as we make history.
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Thank you, Mr. President, our pain is deep and your words matter | Opinion
@POTUS
@JoeBiden
#SurfsideCondoCollapse
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My latest:
#Florida
is neither No. 1 nor free — if you’re a woman, a lawyer, gay or trans, Gov. DeSantis | Opinion
@MiamiHerald
#FloridaFascism
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Stay away, Gators! Without an audience, Richard Spencer is just another racist nobody
@miamiherald
#SpencerAtUF
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You know what’s ‘disgusting,’ Gov. DeSantis? Your heartless policy toward immigrant children | Opinion
#Florida
#PedroPan
#Immigration
#Cubans
#DeSantis
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RIP to Florida’s finest, Gov. Bob Graham, who for a long time also was a neighbor in Miami Lakes, the town the Grahams built. Last time I saw him, we were pumping gas at the corner Chevron. Last time I saw wife Adele, we were at the hair salon. Condolences
@GwenGraham
& family 🙏
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Say ‘gay’ as loud as you want,
#Florida
kids! We love and support you 100% | Opinion
@ShevrinJones
@CarlosGSmith
#dontsaygaybill
@FloridaGOP
#homophobia
& a new low for the Miami Beach senator.
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I was (still am, actually) sad this morning. A year ago today my mother took her last breath, one of the two worst days of my life. Then, I started reading my Miami Herald (e-Edition today) and I come across this letter to the editor. Needed the lift, the humor. Love my readers!
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Florida’s Republican politicians indulged Trump’s whims and enabled D.C. riot. Let’s clean house | Opinion
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Adiós, Donald Trump. No te perdono la división que creaste con mentiras en mi Miami | Opinión
@elnuevoherald
#EEUU
#eleccion2020
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My two-cents worth in the
@MiamiHerald
on the South
#Florida
launch of the Biden-Harris Latino/Hispanic/whatever campaign:
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Marco Rubio was elected on the ‘identity politics’ he now rejects in defense of
#TrumpIsARacist
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There’s poetic justice in President-elect Joe Biden appointing a Cuban American to lead Homeland Security | Opinion
@AliMayorkas
@GabyPacheco1
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Katie Miller, Vice President Pence’s press secretary and wife of Stephen Miller, who crafted Trump’s immigration policies, asks in
@jacobsoboroff
's revelatory book "Separated": “Why do we need” Little Havana? Here’s why we need the
#Miami
neighborhood.
@maddow
New from
@fabiolasantiago
: Why do we need Little Havana?
Let me count the ways.
Because the enclave’s heart beats to the most American of drums: the immigrant success story.
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Hell no, Joe Arpiao wasn’t “just doing his job,” as Trump says. He was openly persecuting Latinos, criminalizing them.
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On anniversary of Capitol attack, Florida’s Gov. DeSantis dishonors democracy | Opinion
#pathetic
#Spineless
is right in
#Florida
too
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What
@Emma4Change
and the other Parkland students are doing is as far from communism at it gets. Speaking truth to power is what defines freedom in America.
Never mind Emma González’s olive green jacket and Cuban flag patch. Listen to her and her generation. The latest from
@fabiolasantiago
:
#MarchForOurLives
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In fact, my intent was to sound an alarm about prematurely opening up the country and the state. I was trying to open eyes, minds and save lives, not create a controversy about me instead of the issue, which merits discussion.
#StayHome
#BeSafe
#practicesocialdistancing
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Sick doesn’t eve cut it. Evil.
Trump deported the spouse of a soldier who was killed in Afghanistan, leaving their 12-year-old daughter with no parents in America. If you’re an American and you’re not sick by the end of that sentence, something is wrong with you.
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Among the banned books is an exquisitely written children’s book on Cuban music icon Celia Cruz. And the enforcer of
#DeSantis
’ fascist
#education
travesty is the Hialeah born son of Cuban exiles. Censoring a la Fidel Castor. Let that sink in.
In her new column,
@fabiolasantiago
argues that parents who align with groups like Moms for Liberty are handing over responsibility of parenting their children to the state.
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It's actually a no-brainer. Senator Taddeo, a centrist, is more experienced. She's thoughtful in the way she balances, addresses the needs of all communities, not only her own. She answers media questions pretty straight-up (at least, my experience). She knows the issues. A pro
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Biden: “The Cuban people are bravely asserting fundamental and universal rights. Those rights, including the right of peaceful protest and the right to freely determine their own future, must be respected. The United States calls on the Cuban regime to hear their people..."
NEW: President Joe Biden said the United States supports the Cuban people and called their rare protests a “clarion call for freedom and relief” from the pandemic and generations of dictatorship.
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If 1,200 youths killed by gun violence in this country since the Parkland school shooting isn't making you mad and sad as hell and motivating you to engage, vote, and help end this, get a mental health check.
The latest from
@fabiolasantiago
: Want to honor the victims of the Parkland shooting? It’s simple: Ban assault weapons.
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A historic day for our country & Miami with the confirmation to the
#SupremeCourt
of one of ours,
#JusticeKentajiBrown
, a Palmetto High grad with impeccable credentials & a lifetime of public service. Shame on
#Florida
senators
@marcorubio
@SenRickScott
for not supporting her.
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Cowards covering their faces like their ancestors.
Patriot Front has just arrived outside the cancelled drag storytime event in Columbus, Ohio
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And
@JulianCastro
distinguished himself on every issue, including giving TPS to Venezuelans.
Julián Castro: "It is a myth that charter schools are better than public schools. They're not."
#DemDebate
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It’s not Gov. DeSantis’ business how we raise our children in
#Miami
. Mind your own, sir | Opinion
#Florida
#Election2022
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The forever sadness of
#ValentineDay
in South Florida: Want to honor the victims of the Parkland shooting? Ban assault weapons.
@miamiherald
#ParklandSchoolShooting
#MarjoryStonemanDouglas
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Cuban-Brazilian denied U.S. visa to showcase research in ‘Olympics of chemistry’
@miamiherald
@jglez82
@POTUS
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New column in
@MiamiHerald
: Remember how
#Florida
Republicans said ‘Don’t say gay’ law only applied to grades K-3? Big lie | Opinion
#LGBTQ
#dontsaygay
#Miami
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If you’re a politician suppressing voting rights & are quoting
#mlk
spare us all the hypocrisy. Yes, you, Miamians, doing the dirty work for white supremacists in
#Florida
#BeAHeroForVotingRights
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Call her Madam Mayor? Daniella Levine Cava is well on her way to becoming Miami-Dade’s first female mayor, 54-48
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Of course
@marcorubio
doesn't believe gun control works. What else can he say with $3.3 million in contributions from NRA in his pocket. But this time, let’s turn our grief and anger into action. Not one more school shooting.
#GunReformNow
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My latest: Americans want to know what
#Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ definition of ‘woke’ is. He’s not saying | Opinion
#AfricanAmericanStudies
#CRT
#racism
#WhitePrivilege
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“We can’t do it without you,
#Miami
,” she said at another campaign stop. (Can’t help letting the girl out to play here & say, I love Dr. Biden’s dress.)
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Pushing to indoctrinate children, just like in Communist Cuba.
JUST IN: President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he will be establishing a commission to promote “patriotic education” in the United States.
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Venezuelans, remember this next time
@GovRonDeSantis
tells you you're welcome in
#Florida
and blah, blah on the 2020 campaign trail and beyond. Democrats tried to exempt Venezuelans but failed without Republican support.
We tried to exempt Venezuelans from the deportation provisions of HB 527, but Republicans rejected our efforts. "We’re gonna see deportations of Venezuelans back to the Maduro regime! Last year, we saw a 35% increase in deportations to 🇻🇪. What are we doing?" -
@CarlosGSmith
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Says the
#Florida
master of real political weaponization of the legal system to advance his political agenda.
#TrumpArrest
#projection
The weaponization of the legal system to advance a political agenda turns the rule of law on its head.
It is un-American.
The Soros-backed Manhattan District Attorney has consistently bent the law to downgrade felonies and to excuse criminal misconduct. Yet, now he is
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Republican Cuban Americans aren’t going to free
#Cuba
with partisan attacks on
#Biden
| Opinion
#Republicans
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#California
's win.
As I never get tired of saying, autocracy and bigotry are really, really bad for business,
#Floriduh
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