The Paradise Progressive

19/12/2025

FL Toplines:
AllAlc stays open; new Miami mayor; Blaise’s takeover resisted, assisted; library lawsuit dismissed; Byron’s bucks; FL GOPers back boat killings; Greg’s w**d bill; paving paradise

19/12/2025

AllAlc: US District Judge Kyle Dudek in Orlando rules in favor of the continued operation of the Collier County concentration camp while a third lawsuit against the facility proceeds.

A federal judge has denied a request to close an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”

19/12/2025

It's official!

Eileen Higgins has been sworn in as Miami's first female mayor, taking office two weeks after defeating a Trump-endorsed Republican.

19/12/2025

At least there's some resistance to the effort by Florida's Chief Financial Officer to completely consolidate unchecked power in his hands.

Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried is blasting proposed legislation introduced this week by Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia aimed at increasing local government spending transparency — specifically, a provision that would allow removal of local officials found to have...

19/12/2025

Collier County's own state Rep. Yvette Benarroch (R-81-Naples) aids Florida's Chief Financial Officer in his effort to castrate local governments and consolidate all fiscal power in his hands, allowing unchecked development.

Rep. Yvette Benarroch backs Ingoglia's proposed legislation on local government spending.

19/12/2025

A lawsuit against the Trump Library in Miami is dismissed after Miami-Dade College's board re-does a vote on its land transfer to the Trumps to comply with Florida law.

A judge in Miami has dismissed a complaint challenging a college’s decision to gift prime downtown real estate for President Donald Trump’s future presidential library.

19/12/2025

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-19-Fla.) continues trying to scare opponents out of Florida's gubernatorial race.

Can anyone stop Byron Donalds from becoming Florida’s next governor? There’s still more than 10 months until Floridians elect a successor to Ron DeSantis, but there’s no question the Naples Republican is in the pole position after his campaign announced Thursday that he has raised more than $4...

19/12/2025

Hardly surprising: While congressional Democrats brought a war powers resolution to the floor, Republican lawmakers from Venezuelan-rich Florida backed continued killings in the Caribbean.

Democrats brought a war powers resolution to the floor, but lawmakers from Venezuelan-rich Florida say that's the wrong approach.

19/12/2025

Rep. Greg Steube (R-17-Fla.), who repesents Charlotte and Sarasota counties, says he was ahead of President Donald Trump in seeking to make ma*****na a less threatening drug.

'Now is the time.'

19/12/2025

A commentary on proposed state bills that would favor select developers and neuter local development and environmental control.

During the holidays you see ribbons and bows everywhere you look. You find them on the packages under the tree and at the gift wrap counter. Dealers even stick big bows on top of new cars. But the biggest gift of all is working its way through the Florida Legislature right now, complete with a […]

18/12/2025

FL Toplines:
Don’s rant; healthcare vote; anti-migrant money; detention access ruling; Blaise v locals; Ron v tolls; military $$$; victim bills; gov race – Jerry v David, Paul v Byron

18/12/2025

Analysis: Last night, in a blast of Christmas malice, President Donald Trump gave an enraged, vicious, falsehood-filled 20-minute speech to the nation from the White House. It seemed like he strung together his most unhinged Truth Social postings and fictitious statistics, insisting that there was no affordability crisis, that everything was great, and all problems were someone else’s fault. It was as though he thought that if he yelled loudly enough, was angry enough and talked quickly enough he could reshape reality the way he wanted.
Florida pundit and Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson, with decades of political experience, thought the speech reeked of pure panic and desperation and marked a turning point. A link to Wilson’s 40-minute video analysis “What the HELL was that speech?” can be seen here: https://www.againstallenemies.net/p/what-the-hell-was-that-speech.
In case you missed it, the full speech can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtEX-OUEnvQ