Stopping Big Tech surveillance and censorship of Floridians

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Governor DeSantis Introduces Groundbreaking Legislation to Protect the Digital Rights and Privacy of All Floridians

On Wednesday, February 15, DeSantis announced his proposal to protect Floridians’ digital rights and privacy from Big Tech companies by creating a Digital Bill of Rights that focuses on protecting Floridians’ privacy, protecting minors from online harms, and eliminating unfair censorship.

The proposal also bans the use of TikTok and other social media platforms with ties to China from all state government devices, and through internet services at colleges, universities, and public schools, and prohibits state and local government employees from coordinating with Big Tech companies to censor protected speech.

This proposal is for the 2023 Florida Legislative Session that begins in March.

“Our Digital Bill of Rights will ensure Floridians are protected from the overreach and surveillance we have seen from Big Tech companies. Today’s proposal builds on our efforts to stop Big Tech censorship and combat the malign influence of China through the removal of nefarious platforms like TikTok from any state supported activity.”

- Governor Ron DeSantis, February 15, 2023

“Big Tech has gone unchecked for too long and has been reckless with our data, causing major concerns about privacy and potentially jeopardizing sensitive state information. I’m proud to stand with Governor DeSantis today to give Silicon Valley a reboot and announce an audacious plan to protect Floridians and keep our children safe online.”

- AG Ashley Moody, February 15, 2023

These executive actions and legislative proposals build upon legislation signed by Governor DeSantis in 2021 that required social media companies to be transparent about their content moderation practices, allowed the Attorney General of Florida to bring action against technology companies that violate the law under Florida’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act, and prohibited the de-platforming of Floridian political candidates. 

Read the full proposal HERE.

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The State of Our Union: FBI whistleblowers reveal out of control Dept. of Justice

 . Notes from the first hearing of the House Judiciary Committee's Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.

The subcommittee has heard from "dozens and dozens of whistleblowers" just in the FBI, with one sitting for a transcribed interview Tuesday and many more expected to do so, Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said. 

The former FBI agents and whistleblowers affirmed GOP portrayals of the bureau as increasingly politicized and centralized in D.C., running roughshod over field offices and rank and file.

  • Former Miami Special Agent Nicole Parker joined the FBI from a hedge fund after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and "held out as long as I could" before leaving in disgust last fall. WATCH
  • There are now "two FBIs," Parker said, citing a shift in recruiting practices and lowering of eligibility requirements that has transformed a "calling" into "merely a very dangerous and high-risk" job. Honorable agents now just "work hard and stay off the radar" to claim their pension.

The Twitter Files show the agency's mission is now "a perversion of the First Amendment."

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik slammed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and other federal agencies for their unconstitutional ‘censorship by surrogate’ and election meddling. 

Stefanik questioned Jonathan Turley, a professor at George Washington University Law Center

"Isn't it true that leading up to the 2020 election, Twitter had weekly meetings with not just the FBI, with DOJ, with DHS, with DNI to conduct this unconstitutional censorship by surrogate. We know that because of the Twitter Files, correct?” -- Mr. Turley: “Correct.” -- Watch her line of questioning here.

"The government has a long history of lying to us" and is now working through "their arms in media and Big Tech" to control what Americans can see and say, warned former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. "They think we're too stupid to think for ourselves." The ex-Democrat said America increasingly resembles a "banana republic" that threatens challenges to the establishment.

Republican Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson testified on how federal agencies tried to thwart their investigations into the Biden family's financial dealings among others and falsely portray them as "Russian stooges," including through misleading leaks. The 89-year-old Iowa Republican railed against the FBI, media and Democrats as a "triad of disinformation and outright falsehoods."

 

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  • House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan is currently taking transcribed testimony from FBI whistleblowers about the political targeting within the Dept. of Justice. (LINK).

  • The House Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, also chaired by Jim Jordan, has to narrow the focus on which of the myriad of examples will best highlight the issue.

On Jan. 22, MAGA Warrior Jordan told a packed Daytona Beach Ocean Center arena that he was going to hold the DOJ & FBI to account. 

Click on image to hear his Feb 7 update

  • The U.S. government weaponization of the FBI is clear from the influence operations in elections, to the hiding of the Hunter Biden laptop, to the targeting of parents at school board meetings, to the entirety of what is evident in the Twitter files,  domestic social media operations and even the FBI activity in the J6 events.

  • The FBI issues are widespread and clearly visible. However, the scale of this corruption remains mostly hidden because mainstream media won't report on it. That's about to change.

  • The House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government has scheduled their first committee hearing for Thursday, February 9th at noon [LINK]. 

... for those at the Department of Injustice

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House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan  joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the new subcommittee’s agenda

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The New Volusia County Council - Cooperation, Collaboration, Communication & Common Sense.

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In front of a live audience at Volusia Top Gun

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LINCOLN DINNER FOR A THOUSAND FRIENDS & FAMILY - OH, WHAT A NIGHT!

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Tom & Nancy Coriale, honored with the Kit Martin Award

for extraordinary service to the Volusia GOP

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Chairman Paul Deering + the entire Board being reelected = NO MORE DEMOCRATS

Treasurer John Reid . Vice-Chairman Tom Coriale . Chairman Paul Deering . Secretary Cathy DiBernardino

"The RECVC delivered the most complete Republican victory in the history of Volusia County. Paul Deering and the Board are the culmination of the successful drive to deliver Volusia from Democrat domination.

  • Stan Escudero . Chairman RECVC Emeritus

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DEFEATING THE DEMOCRATS

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President Trump Announces Campaign 2024 - "America's comeback starts right now"

He’s Back

"As I look at the 2024 landscape, what I see different is what I see better. Just about everyone now sees the level of corruption that exists in the apparatus of government, thanks to President Trump’s first term in office.

We don’t have to question his intentions; we do not have to doubt his motives; we do not have to worry about his goal with the America First agenda. We know when Trump succeeds, our lives and the lives of our family improves.  Period.

When you boil it down to its important part, you are left with a question: Which American politician loves this country more than Donald John Trump? The honest answer is ‘no one’.

There’s not a force of man or nature as strong in its devotion to a mission as Donald Trump is to this nation. That’s the core, the heart, the genuine essence of the thing. 

Within that love of country is a strength of determination that is almost uncanny to witness; and from that love of country an authenticity emanates that is impossible to duplicate.

Donald J Trump is unapologetically American – tens of millions love him for it."

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What happen to other states? DeSantis + Florida GOP won in a red tsunami. What has Florida done right?

"Florida has strict Voter ID, strict laws against voter fraud, severe prison terms for anyone caught trying to commit voter fraud, no mail-in ballots sent to every voter, no unattended ballot drop boxes, no ballot harvesting, no ballots accepted for days after Election Day, no counting for days until the desired result is achieved by the Democrat Party." Read More

2020 was an early run for 2022, which in turn should be regarded as a template for 2024. As Stalin is reputed to have said;

There really was a red wave in the midterms, but it was macro-engineered to a trickle. The scam of  “malfunctioning” voting machines, the shortage of paper ballots, the tsunami of mail-in and late ballots, the temporary closing and slow-downs of polling stations, and so on would have been sufficient to determine an electoral result.

Read: A Distinct Difference Between Ballots and Votes

Ron DeSantis is now the favorite among many Republican voters and almost all conservative commentators for the Party presidential nomination. Such passionate advocates seem to have missed two essential points:

  • In a rigged electoral system, no Republican candidate, not even DeSantis, can be expected to win a national election. DeSantis cruised to victory in Florida because, as governor of the state, he had the means and the authority to ensure a clean election. But he would be helpless against a massive crime organization, aka the Democrat Party, which effectively controls the electoral infrastructure, the physical apparatus, the paid loyalty of election workers, and the federal agencies that oversee the process. If the system is not repaired and made answerable to the people, there will never be a Republican president again.

  • Should DeSantis run in 2024 and lose — which is increasingly likely in the current adulterated circumstances — the sequel would be devastating. Florida would be at the mercy of the next gubernatorial race since DeSantis is a unique political figure and could not be readily replaced. Additionally, DeSantis himself would have become a kind of displaced person, neither an American president nor a state governor. An invaluable political talent would have been sacrificed. If the American republican experiment is now in dire straits, it would then be expeditiously destroyed.

Read: DeSantis 2024? Think Again.

By DAVID SOLWAY.

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SALUTING THOSE WHO WORE THE UNIFORM . NOVEMBER 11, 2022

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RED STATE OF FLORIDA - RED COUNTY OF VOLUSIA

Tuesday Nov. 8. 2022

HERE'S TO THE WINNERS - CLICK ON IMAGE

 

EVERY ENDORSED CANDIDATE WON

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Reelect Representative Webster Barnaby

Florida House District 29

Webster Barnaby was born and raised in the U.K. and immigrated to the United States in 1987. He became a Naturalized American Citizen on March 5th, 1998 

Webster served on the Deltona City Council from 2012-2014. He was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in November 2020. After re-districting, Webster won a hard fought primary contest in Aug.2022 and now seeks reelection in House District 29.

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Representative Barnaby is Pro-Life, Pro-2A, Pro-COP and is endorsed by The Florida Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police. A pastor, he has said opening prayers for several of President Trump's rallies

Webster is Married to Silvia Barnaby. They have two adult children; Britney Barnaby a graduate of The University of Florida and Lt. Adrian Joshua Barnaby a graduate of The United States Naval Academy Class of 2015. 

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In 2005, at the age of 19, Danny Robins was hired by the Daytona Beach police department. Robins worked in patrol, motors, swat team, and the crime suppression team. He received medals of valor, unit commendations, beachside watch officer of the month, and 24 positive performance commendations throughout his career. In 2014, Danny retired from law enforcement due to injuries throughout his law enforcement career.

For County Council District 3

Reelect Danny Robins

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As a retired Daytona Beach Police Officer, Danny knows firsthand what is needed to keep our community and visitors safe.

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Want someone who has been honest and transparent with our residents and has a record of success to back it up?

Then it’s time for David Santiago on the Volusia County Council.

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Daytona Beach Commissioner Stacy Cantu comes from a family with a proud legacy of service in law enforcement and the military.

She understands dedication to public safety.

  • That's why Stacy endorses Matt Reinhart for Volusia County Council District 2.

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Jake Johansson is a solid common sense conservative who served 35 years active duty in the U.S. Navy, rising from enlisted seaman to the rank of Captain.  He carried the nuclear football and managed a Naval base in Norfolk with an annual budget of $3 Billion.  He was the successful City Manger of Port Orange for 5 and a half years.  Jake knows how to handle any challenge.  That includes natural disasters like Hurricane Ian. 

  • HERE'S WHY DAYTONA BEACH CITY COMMISSIONER STACY CANTU IS STANDING WITH JAKE:

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"America must reject the Marxist inspired ideology of todays Democrat Party"

Unnatural Consequences – Our American Social Contract in Crisis

Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Three inalienable rights identified by our founding fathers in their July 4, 1776, Declaration of Independence.  

The preamble to our Declaration of Independence acknowledges the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God, and concludes, “with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.”

Since the Age of Enlightenment, English philosophers like Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Edmund Burke, spoke about these natural endowed by our creator. They also spoke of a social contract, where some of these natural rights would be surrendered to authority in the interest of social order. This order, often arbitrary and potentially tyrannical, was thought to be the only rational alternative to the anarchy of a pure state of nature.

Of course, the English philosophers who studied past political societies, as well as our American founding fathers, were leery about ceding all their natural rights to an authority or government. Although in favor of the social contract, Locke for example, believed that natural rights were inalienable, and therefore the rule of God superseded government authority.

Locke and other social contract theorists remained steadfast in their beliefs that when government fails properly to mandate their natural rights to satisfy the best interests of society, citizens can withdraw their obligation to obey or change the leadership through elections or other means including, when necessary, violence, thus preserving man’s ability to regain his natural rights.

If this sounds familiar, it’s because this idea of the social contract was one of the guiding principles of our founding fathers as they were educated men and students of English political philosophy. After seeing firsthand the tyranny of a monarchy, they carefully applied certain aspects of the social contract in the United States Declaration of Independence, emphasizing the existence of natural rights, God-given rights which superseded any government and served as the spirit of America’s revolution.

When it was time for young America to have its own Constitution, our founders ensured that our natural rights would be preserved, and government powers would be limited. The resulting document was so perfectly written that it has survived hundreds of years. In fact, these United States are governed by one of the oldest constitutions still existing in the entire world.

Some however, see the constitution as a barrier to their idea of social order. These opponents of our U.S. Constitution seek its destruction to allow for a new type of social contract. One inspired by utilitarianism, Hegelianism and Marxism, where socialist priorities outweigh the natural rights endowed by our creator.

Everything happening today, from wokeness, economic policies, and even riots is all part of their plan to destroy the constitution in order to usher in an era of despotism that our founding fathers sought to protect us from. Politicians and others inspired by Marxist ideologies have been developing this plan for almost a century. While Americans have been distracted by endless wars, increasing demands for professional productivity, the destruction of the family unit, left leaning news conglomerates, and other emerging social media technologies, Marxism inspired activists have infiltrated our universities, educational institutions, and even our own government.

Our youth is being reprogrammed at every level to see our nation differently. It’s like woke artificial intelligence with secondary programming to not disobey their programmers. They are told that our founders were racist and morally flawed. They are taught about injustices at the hands of early American settlers and told that everything they once believed is not true, even things as fundamental as gender. Sexuality is being exploited, youth is being stolen by sexualization of children, and wedges are being driven between communities and their God. They won’t stop until they force the American people to reject their constitution, forfeiting the protections from the government along with it. A government they seek to fully control. Awake yet?

It seems we’re told that every election is the most important election of our lives. Considering how close the currently Democrat-led Executive and Legislative branches of our federal government are to breaching our sacred social contract, the upcoming election really might be the most important election in our lives.

America must reject the Marxist inspired ideology of todays Democrat Party. We must keep working together to elect Republicans who value and understand the natural law foundation of our Declaration of Independence, our Constitution and our Bill of Rights.

The unnatural consequences of in inaction at a time like this is simply too great ignore.



 Cory Mills, Republican Candidate for Florida’s 7th U.S. Congressional District.

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We Remember 9/11 . Educating the Next Generation

Most people above a certain age know exactly where they were when the planes hit the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. And when 9/11 is discussed, they have tangible memories they can refer to, reflect on and share.

  • But how can you never forget when you weren't there? For anyone in their 20s or younger, their views of  9/11 are different. (link)

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With each Sept. 11 anniversary that passes, a smaller and smaller portion of the American public is old enough to actually remember the events of that day first-hand. Some 25% of the current population were born after the attacks  -- or were too young to have any significant or meaningful memory of the day.

For those interested in learning more about 9/11, there are many resources. One is the Never Forget Fund. The Never Forget Fund is a campaign that supports the 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s educational programs. In addition, they preserve the museum's significance as a sacred place of remembrance, reflection and education. And as their website states, much of their focus is educating the new generation.

  • “For a new generation, the hope, unity, and resilience we experienced after 9/11 are not memories lived, but history learned," the website says. "The 9/11 Memorial and Museum works to train teachers, educate students, and assist communities to understand the importance of the values we shared."

9/11 Memorial and Museum - History and Facts | History Hit

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum

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