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Republican senator warns people with left-wing political views not to travel to Florida
Senator Rick Scott posted a video of himself on Tuesday warning “socialists” and “communists” not to travel or move to his home state of Florida. “Let me give you a travel warning: if you’re a Socialist, Communist, somebody that believes in big government, I would think twice – think twice – if you’re thinking about taking a vacation or moving to Florida,” Mr Scott said at the start of his 35-second video message. Mr Scott’s “travel warning” is a play on the travel advisories civil rights groups like the NAACP and the Human Rights Campaign have issued warning immigrants, LGBT+ people, and people of colour to reconsider travel to the state after it passed a number of laws targeting those communities in recent months. It’s also not the first time Mr Scott, an ambitious first-term senator and former governor, has used the gimmick of issuing his own advisory to draw attention to himself. The senator also issued a press release last month warning people with left-wing views to stay away from the state. “We’re the free state of Florida,” Mr Scott continued in his video. “We actually don’t believe in socialism. We actually know people – some people in our state lived under it, we know people lived under socialism, it’s not good. It’s not good for anybody. So, if you’re thinking about it, if you’re thinking about coming to Florida and you’re a socialist or communist, think twice. We like freedom, liberty, capitalism, things like that.” Mr Scott is reportedly considering running for president, where he would be one of a number of longshot candidates attempting to wrest the nomination away from former president Donald Trump. Along with Mr Trump, two other Floridians are already in the race – Ron DeSantis, Mr Scott’s successor as governor, and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez. Of those candidates, it’s Mr DeSantis who can claim the most credit for turning Florida into a state that has become a symbol for far right governance. In Mr DeSantis’s tenure as governor, the state has moved to severely limit abortion rights, limit free speech in schools, end the state’s tenure system, limit gender-affirming care, and more. Mr Scott, a billionaire former hospital executive who unsuccessfully challenged senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky for leadership of the Republican Senate caucus at the start of the current Congress, has reportedly had a strained relationship with Mr DeSantis. He is currently running for re-election to the Senate. Read More Florida senator issues travel warning against ‘socialists’ after NAACP advisory
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'Oppenheimer' cast walk out of UK premiere ahead of SAG strike
The cast of director Christopher Nolan's hotly anticipated war-era drama "Oppenheimer" is standing united in the effort to support the SAG-AFTRA strike.
2023-07-14 03:47
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2023-06-25 12:16
Egypt's headline inflation eases to 35.8% in October
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Pakistan's former leader Nawaz Sharif returns after nearly four years in self-exile
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Robinson runs for 2 TDs, Cordeiro passes for 2 more as San Jose State beats Hawaii 35-0
Kairee Robinson ran 17 times for 146 yards and two touchdowns, Quali Conley added 73 yards rushing, including a 5-yard touchdown, and San Jose State beat Hawaii 35-0
2023-10-29 15:17
History says highly touted rookie tight ends don't always make a major impact right away
This rookie class of tight ends already made quite an impact on the draft
2023-07-02 21:56
US judge throws out high-profile chess cheating lawsuit
A US federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by chess player Hans Niemann, who was seeking $100 million from those who accused him of cheating...
2023-06-28 09:53
Bill O'Brien Screamed at Mac Jones on Patriots Sideline
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2023-11-13 01:23
Biden administration searching for ways to keep US forces in Niger to continue anti-terror operations despite overthrowing of government
The Biden administration is searching for ways to keep US forces and assets in Niger to continue anti-terror operations, even as it becomes increasingly unlikely that the military junta that overthrew the country's government last month will cede power back to the democratically elected president.
2023-08-17 21:24
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