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Dan Sweeney

@dansweeney.bsky.social
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Deputy Opinions Editor, South Florida Sun Sentinel. Good storyteller. Average guitarist. Mediocre on uke and mandolin. Enthusiast.

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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
In Louisiana's 1991 gov. race between corrupt Dem. Edwin Edwards and GOP former klansman David Duke, Dems had a motto to get non-Dem votes: "Vote for the crook: It's important." In this year's Florida AG race, it may as well be: "Vote against the crook: It's important." Our endorsement (gift link):
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For attorney general, José Javier Rodrίguez | Endorsement
José Javier Rodrίguez promises to pick up the trail of corruption in the Hope Florida scandal. We certainly can’t depend on current AG James Uthmeier, who is at the center of it.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Not against KU it wasn't! 😆
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Thanks, Kool Aid Guy!
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I mean ... There absolutely should, yes.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Is there a Post Bowl? KU should dominate that since they won't have anything else to do end of season.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Yeah, that worked out super good for that garbage team with their garbage cheer at their garbage school (Is it too obvious I went to Mizzou?)
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Norfleet touchdown will put it away. Beating KU feels great every time. #mizzou
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I dunno man, I think he's gonna be in a pretty great mood ... But yeah, definitely at the Young Republicans Wine Mixer at the yacht club, where his grandpa is probably called "Commodore" or something. You def nailed that part.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
They did the bit!
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The Hope Florida grand jury report has angered Floridians, but you would never know it from Attorney General James Uthmeier's arrogant stonewalling, the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board reports. Our editorial (gift link): www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/03/h...
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Hope Florida scammers treat Floridians like fools | Editorial
The Hope Florida grand jury report has angered Floridians, but you would never know it from Attorney General James Uthmeier’s arrogant stonewalling, the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board reports.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Incredible that WSJ is still relying on a 105-year-old technology.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Wait ... Does Fortune Mag think previous generations had huge trust for corporations? Hoo boy ... fortune.com/2026/08/31/g...
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Businesses have lost the trust of a generation | Fortune
A colleague told me, half-terrified, that her son's becoming a full-blown socialist. Our kids have been taking notes on the new (broken) social contract.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
What do you do when the former and current attorneys general of your state are potentially culpable in a crime? One that they have covered up and even denied the existence of? Florida needs to start asking who watches the watchmen. There's really no good answer.
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Hope Florida grand jury describes public money ‘misused for political purposes’
The not-yet released reported was obtained by CBS News Miami and detailed wrongdoing but also an inability to bring criminal charges.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Republican Florida Gov. nominee Byron Donalds announced his Lt. Gov. pick as Bryan Avila. If you've heard of him at all, it's probably from his filing the "Stop WOKE Act" in 2022, an attack on the First Amendment that was largely eviscerated in two court cases. Our editorial (gift link):
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The race is on as Donalds picks a culture warrior | Editorial
The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board analyzes Byron Donalds’ choice of a Miami-Dade legislator to be his running mate for lieutenant governor.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
What do I do with the rest of my life? Wordle 1,889 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Dueling statements on Angie Nixon's victory:
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I shouldn't say "nominated" in the past tense. It is still possible, however improbable, that Moraitis could come from behind. Not likely at all though.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
On the other hand, the other big progressive name in South Florida, Oliver Larkin, went down in flames to Jared Moskowitz. On the other hand, Republicans in that race nominated Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer, who is disliked among a lot of his own base for a development deal in Boca.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Welp ... looks like I might have been wrong after all!
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Polls close in most of Florida at 7:00 p.m. EST just a few minutes from now. I think the left wing of the Democratic party and the right wing of the Republican party are both going to be a little disappointed. I could be wrong! I have been in the past, but it certainly feels that way.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Palm Beach County has the best election stickers.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
DeSantis has suspended Caruso from office. Caruso has been arrested on five charges: kidnapping, lewd and lascivious molestation, lewd and lascivious exhibition, luring or enticing a child, and child abuse. The details in the statement of probable cause are, obviously, horrific.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Caruso, a former state rep., was appointed by Gov. DeSantis to be Palm Beach County Clerk after the elected clerk, former state Rep. Joe Abruzzo, was hired as Palm Beach County administrator. Caruso was the only Republican to qualify to run for the Nov. election. Happy primary election day, Florida
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must answer for corruption charges and the security failures that led up to the 2023 terrorist attack. Neither will happen while he is in power. Our editorial (gift link): www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/08/05/w...
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With Netanyahu, enough is enough | Editorial
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must answer for corruption charges and the security failures that led up to the 2023 terrorist attack. Neither will happen while he is in power.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Florida's headline-hogging attorney general is piling on with other Republican politicians to destroy the good name of one of our country's foremost public health experts. Our editorial (gift link): www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/08/06/u...
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Unmasking Uthmeier’s attack on Dr. Fauci | Editorial
Florida’s headline-hogging attorney general is piling on with other Republican politicians to destroy the good name of one of our country’s foremost public health experts.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Wait, Nick Adams is a grifter? I am SHOCKED, shocked I tell you www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.
Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG w...
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I can't believe we're actually doing this
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
The Florida Keys, down in Monroe County, are just a little bit outside the coverage area of my newspaper. But I treasure each press release I receive from the Monroe County Sheriff's Department, and I intend to remain on their list long after retirement.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
A federal judge has thankfully put a temporary halt on President Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund to pay off his criminal supporters. The fund is a theft of taxpayer money, the largest graft in American history. Our editorial (gift link): www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/05/29/s...
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Slush fund is the biggest heist in history | Editorial
The $1.8 billion slush fund with which Trump will pay off his criminal supporters is a new level of graft, even for this president.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Thank you!
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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
As a Broward resident, I have learned that considering the Sun Sentinel's political endorsements makes you a better voter. You may not agree with them 100% of the time but at the very least, you'll have everything you need to cast a more informed vote.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Here in South Florida, we cried foul during Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick's 2021 campaign, well before the investigations. It's why we didn't endorse her. The worst part about her resignation is that it didn't come sooner. Our editorial (gift link): www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/04/22/a...
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A Broward congresswoman’s infuriating downfall | Editorial
Faced with expulsion from the House, Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has resigned, and good riddance. Questions remain over how Florida overlooked mispayments to her health care company.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Campaign finance reform advocates in Montana think they've found an end-run around the Supreme Court's execrable Citizens United decision. If it holds up, Florida's state incorporation laws make it well-postitioned to follow suit. Our editorial (gift link): www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/04/15/t...
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The high cost of corporate cash in politics | Editorial
Florida lawmakers cannot legally accept contributions during the 60-day session, but they were flooded with money the day before session began. A proposal out of Montana could change that.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Between FAU and Michigan, how great is Dusty May?
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The redistricting special session won't affect state lawmakers (it's all about congressional districts) but the point still stands. Given what happened last night, could redistricting have the perverse effect of creating more Dem. pickups? It has to at least be giving them pause. 5/5
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Since you've added Dem. voters to GOP districts, it also means the new GOP districts are a little weaker. Given Dem. wins in reliably GOP districts last night, if you're a Republican legislator, do you really want to go through a process that turns a district from R+10 to, say, R+5? 4/4
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
If you pack, you take a bunch of Dems and cram them into one district denying them a couple of likely districts and instead handing them one very strong district. The end result of both processes means less Dem. districts, but ... 3/3
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Republicans have a supermajority in both chambers. But there's two ways to do a partisan gerrymander. You either crack'em or you pack'em. If you crack, it means you take Democratic areas and spread them thinly among a bunch of otherwise reliably Republican districts, diffusing Dem. voting power 2/2
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
A thought on last night's Democratic victories in Florida: One of the immediate concerns for Republicans is the special session on redistricting the Legislature is supposed to have in a month (Apr 20-24). No, the addition of a Democrat in the House and one in the Senate doesn't change the voting 1/1
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
OK, last thing then I'm logging off, dammit! It looks like the Democrats flipped state senate district 14 as well, which was the special election to fill the seat opened by Jay Collins being appointed lieutenant governor. Gotta be a few nervous GOP legislators tonight.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
All right, one more interesting bit: In House District 87, there are 48,277 registered Republicans and 32,444 Democrats with 30,782 no-party-affiliation voters. This was an incredibly unlikely result.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Another interesting bit: 28.8% voter turnout. That may seem low, but in a special election in which this was the only race on the ballot, that is massive. I'd expect about half that, if not less.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The vote totals show Gregory took a huge lead in vote by mail, while the Republican easily won the election day total. What's the odds Trump cries fraud over this despite the fact that he voted by mail?
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
This is great advertising for the NYC taco joint. Also, like, I know the stereotype is that whites in America don't like spicy food, but remember that many of us are descendants of Irish, English and Germans for whom spicy food is merely the stuff of legend www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US judge dismisses $100,000 suit over spiciness of New York taqueria’s sauce
A German tourist filed a lawsuit claiming he felt unpleasant symptoms after eating tacos with salsa at Los Tacos No 1
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Our neck of the woods has had some national focus recently due to the victory of Democrat Andy Thomson in a Boca Raton mayoral race by five votes. It's being plugged as another part of the big blue wave sweeping the nation. It's not. Our editorial (gift link): www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/03/16/b...
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Boca’s big blue wave is a mirage | Editorial
Social media is abuzz with news of Democrat Andy Thomson’s victory in the Boca Raton mayoral race. It’s being called the latest example of a blue wave hitting the nation. It’s not…
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Ah, a Virginian! 😂
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
According to the city charter, in the event of a tie, the winner will be decided by drawing lots 🙃
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Today is recount day in Boca Raton, and after a machine recount, mayoral candidate Andy Thomson is up by ONE (1) vote over Mike Liebelson out of more than 19,000 votes cast. Manual recount now underway, counting undervotes and overvotes, of which there are a couple hundred.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
An even marginal organization of FAU students could've sealed the deal one way or the other, yes.
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Dan Sweeney @dansweeney.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The first time I ever voted in a presidential election was in 2000 in Florida. Honestly, I'm amazed I still care 🤣
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