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Bailey & Brawny @baileyandbrawny.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Important research and what better way to help than a donation, no matter how small.
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flafan.bsky.social @flafan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The dogs have a questioning look....
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flafan.bsky.social @flafan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Let's Eat: Pizza Time with Lucas & Friends
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flafan.bsky.social @flafan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Have to keep an eye out sometimes....
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Tiger Licking Dog: An Unusual Friendship
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
When #Florida lawmakers passed the Live Local Act in 2023, developers & real estate pros saw it as a turning point for workforce housing. Rising interest rates & construction costs made many approved projects financially unworkable. www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville... h/t @floridatrend.bsky.social
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Florida's Live Local Act has generated 220+ housing proposals. Here's why only 24 are under construction. - Jacksonville Business Journal
Florida’s Live Local Act sparked more than 200 housing proposals, but only a fraction have reached construction. Here’s what’s holding projects back.
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Bok Tower Gardens in #Florida successfully defended its title in the fourth-annual Waterlily Weigh-Off, in which public gardens and zoos across the world compete for the swolest lily pad. The winning water lily held 285 pounds. www.axios.com/local/tampa-... via @axios.com
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Bok Tower Gardens wins swolest water lily — again
The Lake Wales garden defended its title in the annual Waterlily Weigh-Off.
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University of Miami Rosenstiel School @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Hurricane Hunter data reveal early signs of strengthening tropical cyclones
Nearly three decades of airborne radar observations identify four features that help storms align before they intensify.
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University of Miami Rosenstiel School @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
“This project aims to incorporate new innovative approaches into coral restoration while also bringing together many years of experience of coral spawning that is dispersed across several institutions working on Florida’s Coral Reef,” said Andrew Baker, Principal Investigator of the grant.
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Florida’s leading coral experts unite in historic effort to restore Florida’s Coral Reef
Backed by a NOAA-funded initiative, 12 organizations joined forces during the annual coral spawning event to produce more than 1.5 million embryos and help preserve genetic diversity for the future of...
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
In one #Florida city, the Pride crosswalk that the DOT painted over a year ago is starting to reemerge thanks to the wear & tear of being driven on. www.tampabay.com/news/st-pete... via @tampabaytimes.bsky.social
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At this St. Petersburg intersection, pride bubbles up beneath the tar
Nearly a year after the state covered up the Progressive Pride street mural, the rainbow underneath is beginning to show through.
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is especially bad for #Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds, who's now stuck backing the data centers too even though they're incredibly unpopular.
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Kimberly DeFalco @kimdefalco.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Sigh ... the state I live in. #Florida
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 01/09/2026
A significant amount of Philadelphia public schools’ technology and other equipment goes missing (or can’t be accounted for) each year due to poor inventory and tracking.
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Federal stimulus money bought new technology for Philly students, but many schools lost track of where items went
A significant amount of Philadelphia public schools’ technology and other equipment goes missing each year due to poor inventory and tracking.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 01/09/2026
Indictments of a longtime extremism researcher and her former organization, the SPLC, raise a crucial question: What are the ethical limits on research about often-dangerous groups?
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Indictments against a top extremism researcher and the SPLC force a reckoning on research ethics – an extremism scholar reflects on the field’s challenges
Indictments of a longtime extremism researcher and her former organization raise a crucial question for researchers in the field: What are the ethical limits on research about often-dangerous groups?
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 01/09/2026
Elected officials across Texas are increasingly treating ordinary Muslim religious practice – prayer, dress, marriage counseling, dispute mediation, even mosques themselves – as evidence of a political threat and saying so openly.
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In Texas, ordinary Muslim religious practices are increasingly being treated as political threats
After 9/11, suspicion of Islam hardened into an assumption in Texas that Muslim identity itself signals danger, writes a scholar of constitutional law.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 01/09/2026
Many Americans associate Yiddish strictly with Jews from Eastern Europe. But its horizons are much broader than that, especially amid today’s revival, a Yiddish scholar from Mexico explains.
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Yiddish’s ‘revival’ points to its resilience as a portable homeland – and a global reach, from Russia to Mexico to the US
Many Americans associate Yiddish strictly with Eastern Europe. But its horizons are much broader than that, especially amid today’s revival.
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flafan.bsky.social @flafan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Glad you enjoyed it!
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flafan.bsky.social @flafan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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The Muppets Swedish Chef Cooking
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Bailey & Brawny @baileyandbrawny.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Good idea to have. Mom has one but it’s a decade old. Here is a printable one if don’t want to buy the kit.
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flafan.bsky.social @flafan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Colorful Popsicle Pattern Loop
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flafan.bsky.social @flafan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Happy Gotcha Day!
ALT: Happy Gotcha Day!
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flafan.bsky.social @flafan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
He's sitting on top of the world!
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flafan.bsky.social @flafan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Scooby Doo's Ruh Roh Moment
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flafan.bsky.social @flafan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
An important place for an important job!
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flafan.bsky.social @flafan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Love his facial expressions!
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flafan.bsky.social @flafan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Wonderful memories, particularly with the floofs.♥️
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Hey #Florida man Jeff Bezos, the ball is in your court now. Support free speech, do what's right & reinstate her, as the arbitrator recommended.
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Column: #Florida AG James "Oopsie!" Uthmeier has found another right-wing windmill he can tilt at -- this time, the NYT. floridaphoenix.com/2026/08/23/u... via @dkroberts.bsky.social
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Uthmeier's found another windmill to tilt at • Florida Phoenix
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is a busy, busy bee, darting from human trafficking prosecutions to going after shoplifting gangs to trying to outlaw drag queen Christmas shows to accusing Mic...
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
#Florida Tax Watch lambastes Gov. Ron DeSastrous' boneheaded Amendment 3 property tax "reform" www.floridatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Florida Tax Watch lambasts Amendment 3's property tax reform as a rush job
Non-partisan Florida Tax Watch says the Legislature rushed Amendment 3, the property tax reform initiative.
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Column: In a gift to the President Convicted Felon "Library," #Florida abandoned its famous transparency floridaphoenix.com/2026/08/23/f... via @floridaphoenix.com
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Florida abandoned transparency in gift to Trump library • Florida Phoenix
“Secrecy breeds corruption, and transparency protects liberty.” – Connor Boyack When Marvin Dunn learned about a clandestine deal through which Gov. Ron DeSantis, Attorney General James Uthmeier, and ...
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Coral City Camera @coralcitycamera.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The midnights and queens put on a show for the Coralheads this afternoon. This went on for about 20 mins. CamDam surrendered. 🤩🌌👑🦜🐟#midnightparrotfish #queenparrotfish #parrotfishjungle #parrotfishcapitaloftheworld #coralcitycamera
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Current wife of #Florida politician & ally of Gov. Ron DeSastrous defends him against child sex abuse charges, claims they're bogus. (Even though they're in line with prior accusations that should have derailed his career before now.) www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c... via @miamiherald.com
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Wife of arrested DeSantis ally stands by him, calls child abuse allegations ‘false’
“Allegations are not convictions, and accusations are not proof. I will not abandon him because others have rushed to judgment,” Tracy Stein Caruso.
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Global sea surface temperatures are now higher than at any time in at least 12,000 years and are probably reaching levels experienced during the last interglacial period. This is VERY bad news if a hurricane develops. www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026... via @washingtonpost.com
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The ocean just broke a temperature record that may have stood for millennia
Average global sea surface temperatures have reached a new high, rising to nearly 70 degrees Fahrenheit late last week — potentially for the first time in millennia.
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Israeli company announced it will build experimental flying cars at Central #Florida site. NOTE: Flying cars do not currently exist. Hence the "experimental" adjective. And if they do ever exist, they will be used as taxis for rich people. www.theledger.com/story/busine...
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Israeli company will manufacture 'air taxis' in Polk County
Israeli firm AIR will build advanced air mobility vehicles, often referred to as "flying cars" or "air taxis" at SunTrax in Polk County.
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Looking back at Hurricane Andrew's impact on South #Florida on this date in 1992. www.miamiherald.com/news/weather... via @miamiherald.com
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How did the ‘Big One’ change Miami? Look back at Hurricane Andrew’s impact
Where were you that day?
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Data center backlash spreads in #Florida. Counties across the state — Leon, Nassau, Pasco and Sarasota counties — have issued moratoria. www.axios.com/local/miami/... via @axios.com
axios.com
The state of data centers in Miami
There are already dozens of small-scale centers across the region.
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flafan.bsky.social @flafan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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So Glamorous Chenille
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yazikus @yazikus.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"That said, both Sotomayor and Jackson highlighted a fact that the majority opinion had also included: No one is saying this executive order is constitutional."
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flafan.bsky.social @flafan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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Dog Digging on the Moon
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flafan.bsky.social @flafan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
That's not her table....
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flafan.bsky.social @flafan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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Win Food
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flafan.bsky.social @flafan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
His definition of productivity....
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Ultimate Productivity
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flafan.bsky.social @flafan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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Chef Snoopy's Popcorn Party
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flafan.bsky.social @flafan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Tucker and Floofs. Perfect Pair!
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This would also stop the #Florida wildlife commission from using them to run secret surveillance of its critics. The DAVID system should enact a similar reform.
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
#Florida hid records to keep Gov. Ron DeSastrous' Everglades concentration camp open, lawsuit by enviro groups says www.naplesnews.com/story/news/2...
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Florida hid records to keep Alligator Alcatraz open, lawsuit claims
Environmental groups allege in a lawsuit that Florida hid FEMA records to bypass environmental rules.
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flafan.bsky.social @flafan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Most current Florida residents don't remember how good the state had things with Askew, Graham and Chiles.
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Column: #Florida politics these days is "such a boatload of oozing, viscous disingenuousness wrapped in piffle, enshrouded in jabberwocky and enveloped in fiddle-faddle." www.tampabay.com/viewpoints/2... via @tampabaytimes.bsky.social
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A boatload of oozing, viscous disingenuousness wrapped in jabberwocky | Column
Guest Columnist Daniel Ruth writes about Florida politics.
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Judges grill #Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous' administration attorney over Medicaid termination letters. Said one: "This is pretty bad." floridaphoenix.com/2026/08/12/j... via @floridaphoenix.com
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Judges grill DeSantis administration attorney over Medicaid termination letters • Florida Phoenix
Florida Medicaid termination appellate court skeptical
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flafan.bsky.social @flafan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Funny how these unqualified political appointments keep falling like dominoes. Wonder why....🤔
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Freedom to Read Project @freedomreadproject.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
NOW ON SUBSTACK! Arkansas’s new library law is raising serious concerns, but Florida’s experience offers important lessons about what happens next. Be sure to click subscribe so you don't miss any articles! freedomtoreadproject.substack.com/p/arkansass-...
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Arkansas's New Library Law: Lessons We've Learned in Florida
For many people following the recent federal appeals court decision allowing Arkansas to enforce portions of Act 372, the headlines have been alarming.
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