Politics, privacy and FL stuff.
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First @kathrynvarn, now @TroMcManus, pinky swear you're not leaving too @stephhayes. The @TB_Times will not be the same without Tracey. A real loss for Clearwater. You're lucky @dallasnews
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Google is changing the way it stores and collects user location data, so that this data will remain on the phone and be encrypted in the cloud. The upshot is that Geofence warrants may become obsolete. EFF: eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/en…
Interesting @TB_Times story on Fusus being used in Clearwater and Hillsborough County. @HCSOSheriff declined to talk about it much citing a state law that shields police video systems from the public. (?!) Story reads like a Black Mirror episode. @eff @AASchapiro
Tampa Bay police have realtime access to private cameras and can gather info without warrants, using a rapidly spreading tech. Cops say it keeps communities safer, while civil rights advocates argue it creates a vast spying network in neighborhoods (1/
tampabay.com/news/hillsborou…
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Overheard this morning at a @WaffleHouse in Central Florida:
First guy: “I voted for DeSantis, but how about he spend less time picking fights with Disney and more time doing something about my f*cking insurance? I bought my house five years ago, and my rate’s gone up by half.”
Second guy: “I heard it’s going up like another 40 percent this year. It’s f*cking ridiculous.”
#RonDeSantis
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If you don’t think today’s Republican Party has been radicalized, watch this clip. Unrecognizable.
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Everything changes once you know what McCarthy and Gaetz were actually saying
#118thCongress #KevinMcCarthy #MattGaetz
This morning's #SpaceX #Starlink launch was definitely worth getting up early to watch. Thanks for the heads up last night @DenisPhillipsWx
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Today’s midday moment of zen is brought to you by Weedon Island Preserve and its iconic mangrove tunnels! Thank you for the tour, @Ecomersion! 🚣♀️☀️🌴 #WeedonIsland #StPete
Follow the leader @MyClearwater @PinellasCoNews
Mayor Castor: All city employees in Tampa required to be vaccinated by September 30th. Those employees who do not get vaccinated will have to wear a N95 mask and take a test each week. “All indication it’s a safe vaccine.”@BN9
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WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS ⚡ The Tampa Bay Lightning are back-to-back Stanley Cup Champions after defeating the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in Game 5
GAME HIGHLIGHTS >> wfts.tv/3hG3Tbg
PHOTOS >>wfts.tv/3jTutAr
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I owe my Trump-supporting friends an apology. I’ve been critical of the Trump presidency these last four years, and am still exhausted from the experience. But to be fair, President Trump wasn’t that bad, other than
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A new proposal in Florida would use Gulf Restoration funds to build parking lots on top of annual nesting sites for threatened birds in the Gulf Islands National Seashore. Speak up against this misuse of funds: bit.ly/3sg9QzK
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Covid is no joke. One former patient was so brain damaged afterwards he thought he won an election that he lost by 8 million votes.
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As the only statewide-elected Democrat in Florida, I need all the reach you can give. Can you help get us to 100k followers today? RT. 🙏💙
The highlight of today's difficult to watch PCC work session on Pinellas Trail extension was @ReneFlowers19's thoughtful questions. My worries over the loss of @Kenwelch have been eased. Facts matter.
