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Liv Coleman

@livcolemanfl.bsky.social
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Liv Coleman is community advocate, democracy enthusiast, educator from a family of educators. Former Florida State House Candidate in Manatee/Sarasota. www.livcoleman.com In my academic life, I teach political science, with a focus on Japan/East Asia.

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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 15h
patch.com
Mosquito-Borne Illness Advisory Issued In Manatee: FL Health Officials
West Nile Virus was detected in Manatee County sentinel chickens, Florida Department of Health officials said.
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
yahoo.com
Throwing cash at New College has been a waste of money
New College continues to drop in the U.S. News rankings of top schools. It's a poor return on the millions of dollars invested in New College.
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Awesome performances! Great collaboration by Sarasota Contemporary Dance & The Barker Project at the Manatee Performing Arts Center this evening
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We canvassed for the Angie Nixon for US Senate campaign this morning in Palmetto, Manatee County because #ChangeCantWait.
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
suncoastsearchlight.org
DeSantis railed against ‘Defund the police.’ Amendment 3 could do just that - Suncoast Searchlight
Florida sheriffs warn Amendment 3 could slash local budgets and force cuts to law enforcement — despite DeSantis’ opposition to 'Defund the police.'
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🎶 To everything (Turn, turn, turn) There is a season (Turn, turn, turn) x.com/ZacharyDonni...
Zachary Donnini: "Pigs have flown: Democrats gained ground on Republicans in Florida voter registration for the first time since January 2021, snapping a 68-month streak of GOP gains."
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On Ron DeSantis' legacy as governor. From me, writing for The Conversation theconversation.com/ron-desantis...
theconversation.com
Ron DeSantis’ 2 terms in office fundamentally altered Florida’s political landscape, cementing conservative policies through strategic control of state institutions
After eight years in office, Gov. Ron DeSantis leaves Florida much more conservative than he found it.
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Indivisible Manatee @indmanatee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New location & time for our Saturday protests! 637 Cortez Rd W Bradenton 10 am - 12 pm On 10/3, we are moving! We'll have 2 trial runs before No Kings Day on 10/17. When you get the post-event email via Mobilize, please give your feedback!  www.mobilize.us/indivisiblemanatee/…
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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english.kyodonews.net
University of Tokyo selects 1st female president
The University of Tokyo said Monday it selected Yuko Fujigaki as its next president to succeed Teruo Fujii, making her the first woman to lead Japan's top academic institution.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/09/2026
Trump aims to open nearly all national forest trails to dirt bikes and ATVs. “It’s going to create a lot of conflict and confusion and animosity.”
motherjones.com
Trump aims to open nearly all national forest trails to dirt bikes and ATVs
"It’s going to create a lot of conflict and confusion and animosity."
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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yahoo.com
Trump’s Awkward Hand Grip With GOP Chair’s Wife Raises Eyebrows
President Donald Trump is raising eyebrows over the weird placement of his finger while shaking the hand of GOP Chair Joe Gruter’s wife. The awkward hand grip was spotted in a photo carousel posted on...
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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english.kyodonews.net
Schools buck coed trend to remain as women's universities in Japan
Amid a nationwide shift in which women's universities in Japan are either going coeducational or closing due to the country's shrinking student population, one school in Nagoya declared earlier this y...
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I'm attending Angie for Florida's event, “Angie for FL: Palmetto Super Saturday Canvass” - sign up now to join me! #AngieForFL www.mobilize.us/angieforflor...
mobilize.us
Angie for FL: Palmetto Super Saturday Canvass · Angie for Florida
October 3 makes ONE MONTH until Election Day! Some voters will have already received their mail-in ballots. We need to get out into our communities and get out the vote for Angie Nixon for US Senate! ...
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Dateline Sarasota. 🎁🔗 wapo.st/4da9OTD
wapo.st
She helped lead a far-right internet movement. Then it turned on her.
Amy Dangerfield worked to become one of Nick Fuentes’s model “groypettes,” but a vicious fight left her grappling with the dark side of far-right fame.
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
😂
racketmn.com
An Interview With the Person Who Put Hundreds of ‘Wedding Crashers’ DVDs in South Mpls Little Free Libraries - Racket
'It is 100% a queer art installation,' Sable Adelaide tells us.
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
suncoastsearchlight.org
Florida AG letter undercuts Sarasota County in Live Local legal fight - Suncoast Searchlight
Florida’s Attorney General rejected Sarasota County’s interpretation of the Live Local Act, bolstering developers seeking to build on rural land.
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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yourobserver.com
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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wusf.org
Sarasota school probe provides more details after Uthmeier calls for teacher's removal
The case has garnered attention because of the election season comments by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who has also in recent days targeted the New York Times for alleged bias and promote...
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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patch.com
Manatee County Elections 2026 Guide: Candidates, How To Vote
Voters in Manatee County will have a say in gubernatorial, state legislative, U.S. Senate and U.S. House, and local races on Nov. 3.
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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nbr.org
A Look Ahead to Taiwan’s 2026 Local Elections | The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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wusf.org
DeSantis’ commerce secretary approved as Pensacola State College president
He's the latest member of Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration to lead a state university or college.
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Japan’s gender gap isn’t where the rankings say it is www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
japantimes.co.jp
Japan’s gender gap isn’t where the rankings say it is
The telling number is what happens to a 29-year-old woman after her first child — and whether the door is still open when she is ready to return.
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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yahoo.com
Most Florida colleges fall in new U.S. News rankings. One shows a huge gain.
Although U. S. News & World Report has ranked Florida No.
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Your move, Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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thebradentonjournal.substack.com
The Islander suspends print edition, lays off staff
The 34-year-old Anna Maria Island newspaper moves online-only, another blow to Manatee County’s shrinking local news landscape.
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today we got a mailer for Sydney Gruters. No mention of Trump! Her entire bio is "mom of three." She says she will end corruption 😂
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
floridaphoenix.com
US Sen. Roger Marshall leaves paper trail in Florida while calling Kansas home • Florida Phoenix
U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall established deeper roots than previously disclosed in Sarasota, Florida, where he had a vacation home that he traveled to on official business and said he used for visiting fa...
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
thebradentontimes.com
For U.S. Congressional District 16, TBT recommends Kelly Kirschner - The Bradenton Times
The race to replace outgoing Congressman Vern Buchanan features Democrat Kelly Kirschner, Republican Sydney Gruters, and NPA candidate Mark Davis. We find Kirschner the easy choice among the three.
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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
bloomberg.com
Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.
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NetBlocks @netblocks.org · 18/09/2026
⚠️ Confirmed: Analysis of network data shows a significant decline in internet traffic in #Cuba corresponding to reports of a nation-scale power blackout. The incident is the latest in series of widespread outages triggered by a months-long US oil blockade
Graph from NetBlocks showing analysis of traffic data levels in Cuba from September 14, 2026, to September 18, 2026. The y-axis represents normalized internet traffic as a percentage of peak traffic, ranging from 0% to 100%, and the x-axis represents dates and times. A green line shows traffic remaining stable at around 90–100% throughout most of the period, with a sharp drop on the afternoon of September 18. The disruption corresponds to a nationwide power outage affecting users across Cuba. The chart has a dark background with a red circle highlighting the decline at the end of the period, and the NetBlocks logo in the lower left corner with the Mapping Internet Freedom slogan.
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
👀 "Donalds said both ineffective teachers and great teachers can pose problems for the rollout of the technological tools she argues can be more effective than current educational methods." Erika Donalds says teachers are the biggest impediment to tech in schools share.google/sF8KCw9c9id5...
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Erika Donalds says teachers are the biggest impediment to tech in schools
She said new technology could be more effective than current teaching methods.
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"They ran on issues like school funding, academic achievement and support for teachers and students, [Liv] Coleman said. 'They really just focused on things that affected people’s everyday lives.'" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
No more book bans: how Florida students are pushing rightwingers out of school boards
Local communities are fighting back against the influence of conservative groups like Moms for Liberty in education
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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floridatrib.org
Florida has left mentally-ill defendants in jail for months past legal limits, lawsuit says
At least three people died, and the psychiatric conditions of others deteriorated, while waiting for transfer to state hospitals
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
KCC-Japan Education Exchange is pleased to announce The Future of Liberal Arts Education: USA & Japanese Perspectives, held for free online on October 7, 7:00 - 8:15PM CDT and October 8, 9:00 - 10:15AM JST. Learn more about the event: www.kccjee.org/special-event Register here: tinyurl.com/bdzebd8a
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
nytimes.com
Trump’s Minnesota Surge Threatened Democracy, Judge Warns (Gift Article)
In a rare interview, Patrick Schiltz, who served as the federal court’s chief judge last winter, called the administration’s actions “a grave threat to the rule of law.”
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
More than 100,000 people in Japan are now aged 100 or older
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More than 100,000 people in Japan are now 100 years of age or older
Figures show 88% of the centenarians are women as the population continues to age and shrink.
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Florida’s Amendment 3 could slash property taxes — and reshape local services
Florida voters could get a major property tax cut through Amendment 3. But local governments warn the lost revenue could mean fewer services.
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
nytimes.com
Key West Feels the Pain of Trump Decision on Haitians (Gift Article)
The end of legal protections for Haitian immigrants nationally has jolted the labor market in this remote vacation destination in Florida where many live and work.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
In response to this, the DeSantis administration releases a statement saying that they'd make this outrageous cage "even smaller if we could." The Department of Homeland Security's own Inspector General said it violated every detention standard and posed a significant danger to health and safety.
"At least ten million illegal aliens entered our country under the Biden administration. Florida decided to do something about it," Lanfranconi said. "The left-wing media wants to focus on a confinement area for violent criminal aliens who have proven they cannot remain peaceful while awaiting deportation. While it adheres to all federal standards for criminal confinement, we'd make it even smaller if we could."
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
cltampa.com
'Just leave me alone and let me teach': Florida professors fear being targeted by students, government, says survey
University of South Florida Florida university professors fear their students are spying on them and lament elimination of DEI from general education
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Dave Kamper @dskamper.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Huge labor milestone here in Minnesota - perhaps the first-ever American private hospital doctors' strike! (Labor Nerds - surely it's not really the very first, right? It's a huge freaking deal either way, I just have to think it's happened before somewhere.)
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Democrats have a plan to stop AI from destroying civilization. But how will they pay for it?
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NEW: DHS's Inspector General releases a scathing report about the Everglades detention camp known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The OIG finds that the now-closed camp, violated multiple ICE standards. The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Staff also reported that time spent in the small metal enclosures is closely monitored, and
detainees are not locked in, even though we observed locking mechanisms on the enclosures.
Figures 11 and 12. Small Metal Enclosures; Observed January 21, 2026

Underneath is a picture of a metal cage that is 4 feet 3 inches wide by 4 feet 3 inches long, and 7 feet 9 inches high. The cage itself is placed on a tiny spot of fake turf, and then surrounded by another chainlink fence with razor wire on top. The cage is covered by a roof, but it's entirely exposed to the outside otherwise, meaning mosquitos and no air conditioning.
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
First we had Democratic-backed candidates winning school board elections in Sarasota, heart of MAGA Florida. Now we have Republicans endorsing Democrats in neighboring Manatee County, also a MAGA stronghold.
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🔥🔥🔥 www.propublica.org/article/dona...
propublica.org
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"Several prominent Republicans in the region, including a former GOP congressman and a Manatee County commissioner, have broken with Sidney Gruters — and President Donald Trump — and plan to endorse Democrat Kelly Kirschner in the race for the 16th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House."
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
thebradentonjournal.substack.com
‘Republicans for Kirschner’ break with Gruters, Trump to endorse Democratic House candidate
Group includes former congressman Dan Miller, Manatee Commissioner George Kruse and Manatee High football coaching legend Joe Kinnan.
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
suncoastsearchlight.org/live-local-a...
suncoastsearchlight.org
Florida's Live Local Act promises affordable rent. For many in Sarasota, it’s still out of reach - Suncoast Searchlight
Florida’s Live Local Act is spurring thousands of new apartments, but rents deemed "affordable" under the new law remain out of reach for many Sarasota-area workers.
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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suncoastsearchlight.org
New College neighbors head to mediation over disputed campus master plan - Suncoast Searchlight
Six Sarasota-area residents are headed to mediation with New College as their legal challenge to portions of its campus master plan moves forward.
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