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Lyn Boyer

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I write about Florida Progressive Issues at substack.com/@lynboyer 🚫Happily married. No interest in porn or crypto. #Climate #NoKings #PeopleOverProfits

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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 04/09/2026
In addition to missing our friends, Floridians are bearing a financial loss. The Sarasota area is a major U.S. destinations for Canadian homebuyers. Home values are down 17%. This is also cutting into income for local businesses and shrinking our tax base. lynboyer.substack.com/p/our-canadi...
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Our Canadian Neighbors Are Staying Home
Here's What It's Costing Us in Florida
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Liv Coleman @livcolemanfl.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Erika Donalds says more AI can benefit FL students, warns against overregulation
For many students, aspiring Florida first lady Erika Donalds said AI will be “the best teacher that they have available to them.”
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 02/09/2026
For a detailed explanation of the $10M Hope Florida scandal, watch @KatiePhang go through the grand jury report step by step. “Misappropriation” is too mild a word. Two people who are involved are on the November ballot. youtu.be/JDOh1GUZrfs?...
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DeSantis CAUGHT By Grand Jury FUNNELING MILLIONS Away From Floridians!?
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 28/08/2026
Where did the Hope #Florida money go? The leaked grand jury report is out, and it looks pretty incriminating. Some of these people are on ballots in November. New on The Bigger Picture: lynboyer.substack.com substack.com/@lynboyer/no...
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A leaked #Florida grand jury report confirmed what many suspected: $10 million meant for poor kids' health coverage was diverted through a state charity and ended up defeating a ballot measure instead...
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 27/08/2026
Data centers can draw 5 million gallons of water a day and enough power for 100,000 homes. Developers want to build more in #FL, so I dug into the comments and records for Byron Donald’s and David Jolly to see what they are likely to do about AI legislation-sign or veto. substack.com/@lynboyer/no...
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Giant windowless buildings could help decide who's Florida's next governor. 68% of Floridians oppose AI data centers near them while Donalds and Jolly have suggested very different positions. Here's w...
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 26/08/2026
Data centers can draw 5 million gallons of water in a day and enough power for 100,000 homes. Developers want to build more in #FL, so I dug into the comments and records for Byron Donald’s and David Jolly to see what they are likely to do about AI legislation-sign or veto.
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 24/08/2026
Between criminality, questions about personal integrity, & his ex wife repeatedly calling him opportunistic in this article, I’m having some concerns about the candidate some are calling the front runner for Governor of #Florida. But, maybe I’m just old fashioned. www.wgcu.org/top-story/20...
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Trump VP hopeful Byron Donalds’ ex-wife shares her story, says what he’s doing is 'super-dangerous'
In an exclusive story, The Florida Center for Government Accountability's Florida Trident reports that Trump VP hopeful Byron Donalds’ ex-wife shares her story, says what he’s doing is “super-dangerou...
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 20/08/2026
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The Primary’s Over. Now What?
What Tuesday's results mean for Florida’s future
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 09/07/2026
We’ve been here before, but this time feels different. substack.com/@lynboyer/no...
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Fake news is not new, but this time it seems different.
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End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Today, we're rescinding our endorsement of Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner and calling on him to immediately withdraw from the race. See the full statement below.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Justice Roberts writes: children born to parents who are in the United States unlawfully or temporarily are "born in the United States" and "subject to the jurisdiction thereof." "Under the Constitution, they are citizens at birth."
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Capital punishment is on the decline throughout the US -- except in #Florida, where Gov. Ron DeSastrous has gone on a death warrant spree. The Sunshine State accounted for 40 percent of all executions in the United States in 2025. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/m... via @pamelacolloff.bsky.social
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Capital Punishment Is on the Decline. Except in Ron DeSantis’s Florida.
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 29/06/2026
From the Bicentennial to Now. This July 4th will be different, but we owe it to ourselves and our families to celebrate what we have accomplished and what we can still become. open.substack.com/pub/lynboyer...
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From the Bicentennial to Now
How and Why this July 4th is Different
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Holy moly @katiephang.bsky.social - amazing work!
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 24/06/2026
This is Sarasota County. Do you know how many children are eligible for free-and reduced- price meals in your county? lynboyer.substack.com/p/we-could-f...
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We Could Feed Our Children. We Chose Not To.
How Florida's choices are leaving families behind
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 16/06/2026
The costs of the Iran War —and what happens when you don’t fact-check. open.substack.com/pub/lynboyer...
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Fact-Checking Iran War Costs
What a chart I shared got right and wrong.
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 15/06/2026
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What Desperate Regimes Do Before They Fall
History leaves behind a pattern: attack the courts, discredit elections, intimidate opponents, rewrite the rules, and cling to power at any cost. The question is whether America recognizes it in time…
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 13/06/2026
It looks like the workers are putting a screen around the #KennedyCenter so no one can see the letters actually come down.
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 11/06/2026
Our family dealt with Stage 4 lymphoma last year. As difficult as it was, we were lucky. open.substack.com/pub/lynboyer...
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What It Costs to Get Sick in Florida
They make the decisions. We all pay the bills.
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 03/06/2026
DeSantis's special session cuts property taxes. These taxes pay for Roads. Fire departments. Emergency Services. Someone still has to pay. That would be US. #FlaPol #TheBiggerPicture lynboyer.substack.com/p/the-price-...
Lakewood Ranch Housing development, Sarasota, FL. 35,000 acres of land
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DonkeyHotey @donkeyhotey.com · 27/05/2026
A Good Day for Democracy and Democrats whowhatwhy.org/politics/us-...
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A Good Day for Democracy and Democrats - WhoWhatWhy
After a string of losses in the redistricting war, things looked up for Democrats on Tuesday, and the primary result in Texas means they now also have a better chance of winning the Senate in November...
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Richie Daiches Barlow @thedogwalker.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
This 👇🏼
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 27/05/2026
June 1. Hurricane season. You can remove the words from the page, but you can’t redirect the storm. open.substack.com/pub/lynboyer...
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Hurricane Season. Again.
What Florida is — and isn't — doing to protect us.
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 20/05/2026
DeSantis signed a new congressional map drawn by his office to give Republicans 24 of 28 FL seats. His aide admitted he used partisan data. 63% of FL voters passed a constitutional amendment banning this. But wait-- there's more. lynboyer.substack.com/p/this-flori... #CivilRights #FairMaps
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This Florida Man Story Isn’t Funny
What's Happening in Florida — and Why You Should Be Paying Attention
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Trump is spreading misinformation. Here is what happened a vendor screwed up and printed some Maryland mail-in ballots with the wrong party listed. Election officials caught it, told the public, and said they’d resend ballots to everyone who requested one (all 500,000 of them) just to be safe.
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 16/05/2026
Carter sold his peanut farm. Trump bought Boeing stock. This is corruption in plain sight. open.substack.com/pub/lynboyer...
Cartoon from Harper's Weekly. Boss Tweed with a money bag for his head.
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 14/05/2026
Florida’s abortion ban kicks in at 6 weeks — before most women know they’re pregnant. The state has the 2nd highest number of crisis pregnancy centers in the country. 71% use deceptive marketing. 38% don’t even disclose they don’t provide abortion care. lynboyer.substack.com/publish/post...
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When Politicians Practice Medicine
What That Looks Like in Florida
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Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Your taxpayer dollars at work: The Pentagon says it’s spent $29 billion on the Iran war — and the actual figure is certain to be much higher than even that. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Pentagon Raises Cost of Iran War So Far to Nearly $29 Billion
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Are we really going to go on for 2 1/2 years with a deranged White House occupant who can barely keep his eyes open and when he's awake he's narcissistically focused on grabbing attention, corruptly enriching himself, abusing reporters and ignoring the needs of ordinary Americans?
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 09/05/2026
Chance of 'Super' El Niño Approaches 100%, Setting the Stage for the Hottest Year on Record
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 08/05/2026
Happy Mother's Day. Florida women earn 83¢ on the dollar. Black women: 65¢. Latina women: 58¢. Single moms spend 35% of income on childcare. Florida ranks 30th for women's rights & opportunities. Read more at 🔗 lynboyer.substack.com #WomensRights #FlaPol #Vote2026
Concerned mother sitting at table with coffee cup looking at bills she has to pay.
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 04/05/2026
👉The Affordability Trap. This is what it looks like in Sarasota County, #FL. It costs $104,425 for a family of 4 to get by. The Median income in 2025 was $80,633. That's a $24,000 gap. Gas, groceries, and rent make it wider every week. open.substack.com/pub/lynboyer... #Affordability #Vote2026
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The Affordability Trap
What It Really Costs to Live in Florida
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 28/04/2026
Hurricane season is approaching in #Florida. 20% of homeowners are uninsured. 46.7% of claims were denied in 2024. Auto premiums up 23%. Home insurance is 2x the national average. The reform law was written by a senator who’s also an insurance agent. substack.com/@lynboyer/no...
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We are approaching hurricane season in #Florida. If a storm hits Sarasota, nearly half of all insurance claims will be denied. That’s not a prediction—that’s last year’s data. https://lynboyer.subst...
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
#Florida cost-of-living rate has nearly quintupled since 2020, according to a new Florida TaxWatch analysis. www.pnj.com/story/news/s...
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How Florida became one of the South's most expensive states to live in
A dramatic increase in the cost of living is reshaping Florida's population as the cost-of-living rate nearly quintupled since 2020.
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 23/04/2026
You Paid to Have Old Clothes Recycled. Here’s What That Really Means. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/c...
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You Paid to Have Old Clothes Recycled. Here’s What That Really Means.
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 21/04/2026
One characteristic of a dictatorship is the concentration of wealth. One US family enriched itself by at least $3.4 BILLION as of August of last year. How much of that money comes from US? Read the checklist. Check it against what you see and share it with someone who isn't paying attention. 👇
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 21/04/2026
Britannica fully describes dictatorships and their characteristics. The results are not abstract — they're happening in real time. Read the checklist. Check it against what you see. Then share this with one person who isn't paying attention. 👇 open.substack.com/pub/lynboyer...
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Given Trump’s Easter threats to carry out new war crimes in Iran, we should think one or two steps ahead about a coup attempt connected to the war. And then deter it. (1/17)
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 30/03/2026
Never mind leading the free world, if Donald Trump were your ageing father, when would you take away his car keys?
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Never mind leading the free world, if Donald Trump were your ageing father, when would you take away his car keys?
Presidential decisions can mean life or death for millions around the world, that’s why constitutional safeguards exist. But do they work in practice? asks Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
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Liz Ballard @lizballard.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Sarasota #handsoff great showing SRQ!
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sarasotablue.bsky.social @sarasotablue.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Over 8 million people showed up for No Kings 3 yesterday. Ron Filipkowski, Editor-in-Chief of Meidas Touch Network, picked his fav top 10 signs. Here are my Fav 4:
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Grandma Janet @sweetgrandmajan.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Sarasota, Forida #NoKings protest was amazing. So many beautiful people protested the imbecile christofascist pedophile and his criminal administration. I don't have words to thank Europe for their support, I love you.
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 28/03/2026
A friend send these from. Bradenton, FL. We will be in Sarasota at 4:00 at another of several in the area.
NO King’s crowd in Bradenton, FL.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
I watched this live in 1973 -- one of the great "holy shit" moments in American history
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gayeallyn.bsky.social @gayeallyn.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Resist ❤️ PERSIST🤍BE LOUDER 💙 #RiseUp #NoKings #ProudBlue #BlueCrew #DefendDemocracy #ResistFascism #ImpeachTrump #WeThePeople #FreeSpeech #WeWillWin #WeWillAllBeThere
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fllibtard101.bsky.social @fllibtard101.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Oh, Please!!! Trump not signing any bills would be a net positive for this country. The less he does the better.
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 09/03/2026
I'm attending Sarasota County Democratic Party's event, “NO KINGS PROTEST RALLY - National Day of Action - DOWNTOWN SARASOTA” - sign up now to www.mobilize.us/sarasotacoun...
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NO KINGS PROTEST RALLY - National Day of Action - DOWNTOWN SARASOTA · Sarasota County Democratic Party
**DEFENDERS OF DEMOCRACY - JOIN US at the PAYNE PARK AMPHITHEATRE ON SATURDAY MARCH 28 at 4pm at our 'NO KINGS' PROTEST RALLY ON THIS NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION, hosted by the Democratic Women's Club of S...
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 06/03/2026
America Cannot Withstand the Economic Shock That’s Coming [some solutions] www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/o...
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Opinion | America Cannot Withstand the Economic Shock That’s Coming
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Tampa Bay Times @tampabaytimes.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Compare the candidates in Tampa’s special state Senate election
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Compare the candidates in Tampa’s special state Senate election
The election to replace Jay Collins, now Florida’s lieutenant governor, for Senate District 14 is March 24.
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Lyn Boyer @lynboyer.substack.com · 25/02/2026
This was the best response to the State of the Union speech I’ve seen in years.
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