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Cosmocat

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11. It hasn't been fast at all

Wed Oct 15, 2025, 08:04 AM

Oct 15

I saw this coming as a younger person way back in the early 90s.

This country has had dozens of free and fair elections over that time where republicans were gaslighting extremists who were wrong an 99% of the issues, and this country has indulged them more than not nearly every time.

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Everyone is afraid': Extent of brain drain shocks as DeSantis' effect on Florida revealed [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 15 OP

Now this, this is one of the things that's scary crazy about Florida. Biophilic Oct 15 #1

Republicans are always squealing... GiqueCee Oct 15 #2

Yes, they're not anti "indoctrination" PatSeg Oct 15 #14

So, so many examples of Republican dishonesty. BadgerMom Oct 15 #32

Families with young children are seriously questioning raising their kids here because of the attacks Timeflyer Oct 15 #3

i don't even want to visit, barbtries Oct 15 #6

Don't blame you one bit. Timeflyer Oct 15 #8

I even set avoid Miami and DFW flags on my travel arrangements. dickthegrouch Oct 15 #34

I used to live in NC... llmart Oct 16 #44

How did it all collapse so fast? Easterncedar Oct 15 #4

It hasn't been fast at all Cosmocat Oct 15 #11

i don't think I'll ever understand barbtries Oct 15 #5

My son is a NASA engineer. llmart Oct 16 #45

Floridians will drink of this stupidity for generations bronxiteforever Oct 15 #7

These students are going to be so ignorant newdeal2 Oct 15 #10

Exactly Rebl2 Oct 15 #26

Make no mistake. DeSatan's children will not be attending a public university in FL Iris Oct 15 #9

+1 dalton99a Oct 15 #23

Make Florida Stupid nwduke Oct 15 #12

"I don't open up general discussion in class ..." Seinan Sensei Oct 15 #13

It's rather tragic that an important scientific asset is located in that antiscience hellhole. NNadir Oct 15 #15

Ron DeSantis is term-limited, am I right? FakeNoose Oct 15 #16

Well, yes, but... They are working on Mrs. Desantis and there is always the Florida legislature. Biophilic Oct 15 #18

Casey DeSantis isn't the scariest candidate. rubbersole Oct 15 #22

Jeb Bush gets my vote for opening Fla's RW Pandora's box, when Katherine allegorical oracle Oct 16 #43

Isn't she under investigation? angrychair Oct 15 #24

Yes. However Republicans, from the Supreme Court on down have no respect for law. NNadir Oct 15 #30

They're paying for University degrees at what are now watered down Mickey Mouse colleges. Greybnk48 Oct 15 #17

Florida is "indoctrinating" students to be close minded fools Martin Eden Oct 15 #19

The good news: ... littlemissmartypants Oct 15 #20

Flooding will be refreshing compared to what happens... rubbersole Oct 15 #25

Stampeding towards Idiocracy. n/t flvegan Oct 15 #21

No "indoctrinating concepts," like critical thinking, facts and actual history. Both boring and stupefying. flashman13 Oct 15 #27

We need a deep purge of our government.... Joinfortmill Oct 15 #28

The sine wave of history is swinging towards another trough. Since the dawn of humans--sapiens at least--it has... Ol Janx Spirit Oct 15 #29

America's true history Mblaze Oct 15 #31

I once had a boss who told me the #1 reason he hired me was mercuryblues Oct 15 #33

"Lying on the beach during a hurricane cures COVID!" struggle4progress Oct 15 #35

Elect a serial killer soldierant Oct 15 #36

Side effect, with the lack of competent talent... Xolodno Oct 15 #37

It's universities+ Pacifist Patriot Oct 15 #38

I teach at a southern flagship university AverageJoe Oct 15 #39

I resigned... róisín_dubh Oct 16 #42

I sincerely envy you AverageJoe Oct 16 #46

It was perhaps a MISTAKE that General Sherman did not march through Florida--- Jack Valentino Oct 15 #40

De Santis: Pol Pot reincarnated? Aussie105 Oct 15 #41