Like I've said before the whole "anti-woke" nonsense is funded by ultra wealthy people like Theil and Musk. Why? Because they went people like ATW to concentrate their time on trans people rather than economic system issues. Same case with our politicians like DeSantis. His "anti-woke" agenda is to mask his cronyism and bootlicking of wealthy elites. These wealthy people are also very crafty and understand the reactionary mindset. They understand that people like ATW never naturally will care about trans people. It was never a thought to him. But what they do know is that people like ATW are " disillusioned" with the left and therefore will knee jerk try to friend people they don't like, leftists and they do this by naturally taking positions against leftist ideas. These mega corps have gotten hostile engagement down to an algorithm by now. Damn straight they are going to use it to maximize return on investment.
If we tell you we love DeSantis can you stop bootlicking him? Is it like when adults mimic teenage trends to make the teenage kids stop doing it because it ain't cool anymore?
Yes this sounds like a way to shift funds to benefit political connections without openly saying so. We had a similar situation with the Marthas Vineyard flights where it was done for about 10 times the cost of if they had done it through standard commercial channels and through companies that were politically connected to the FL Republican Party.
No it's worse since it's government doing it. Also in case you didn't notice regarding the "rent" Hunter Biden was paying was a legitimate question that an investigation should look into. Will you agree then that DeSantis moving government funds to politically connected business is something that should be investigated?
I have no opinion on this. If any public tender regulations apply, they should be adhered to, which I have no reason to believe they were not. As to not investing funds into "ESG" crap, that is the right move. This is public money which should be invested in order to ensure a proper return for citizens. Fund managers who were not democratically elected should not be able to force their ideological agenda into the use of these funds.
There is plenty of evidence that the Marthas Vineyard flights were done by politically connected businesses at a much greater expense than if they had used standard commercial flights or even conducted and open bid for them. But rewarding poltical connections is OK? That you have no opinion on this show this is purely ideological and things like good governance are secondardy. You're now an FL taxpayer. If that's what you want state government to make virtue signaling moves while enriching donors and other political connections that is on you.
I don't know what the rules are for flying illegal immigrants to Martha's Vineyard, sorry. You seem to have more expertise regarding this topic.
So what if this "ESG crap" is giving the highest return? Why even mention "woke"? Why not just say he is committed to getting the highest return?
Trump fans turns a blind eye to his corruption and abuse of gov power. Desantis fans aren’t so different.
If there was corruption or abuse of power, I assume it needs to be proven first. Otherwise, your allegations are merely defamation.
The best idea would be to get rid of it prior to the long process of a trial. The corruption happens before the proof presented at a trial.
Ron DeSantis’s war against academic freedom and the First Amendment, explained - Vox Ron DeSantis’s war on “wokeness” is a war against the First Amendment The Florida governor (and likely presidential candidate) appears to believe that government exists to advance his ideas — and to suppress dissent. By Ian Millhiser Jan 17, 2023, 6:00am EST Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis isn’t exactly hiding what he’s up to. Earlier this month, the Republican appointed Chris Rufo, the architect of the 2021 moral panic over “critical race theory,” to the board of a public liberal arts school in Florida. As Rufo told New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg, his goal — and the goal of several other DeSantis appointees to the New College of Florida’s board — is to transform New College, a liberal bastion in the South, into something more like Hillsdale College, a conservative school in Michigan with close ties to former President Donald Trump. The one positive thing that can be said about this appointment is that it is, at least, legal — something that cannot be said about many of the governor’s attempts to sic the government on institutions he deems too liberal. DeSantis isn’t just determined to use his public office to suppress dissenting voices and promote his own reactionary views; he’s also quite willing to thumb his nose at the Constitution in order to do so. Indeed, DeSantis often seems to revel in his contempt for the First Amendment, even fundraising off of it. Shortly before DeSantis signed unconstitutional legislation punishing the Walt Disney Company for criticizing one of his policies, the governor sent a fundraising email to supporters touting the fact that he was doing so. The company, DeSantis said, was being punished after it “tried to attack me to advance their woke agenda.” DeSantis signed legislation imposing speech codes on university professors, as well as legislation attempting to seize control of content moderation at sites such as YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. He attacks classroom teachers with vague, unconstitutional laws stigmatizing LGBTQ people. His administration threatens drag performers with criminal charges. In his victory speech shortly after winning reelection in his increasingly conservative state, DeSantis pledged to “fight the woke in the legislature,” “fight the woke in the schools,” and to “fight the woke in the corporations.” One of his lawyers later clarified that the word “woke” means “the belief there are systemic injustices in American society and the need to address them.” As a constitutional matter, a governor is allowed to give speeches arguing that the United States is somehow miraculously immune from systemic injustice. He may sign legislation repealing programs intended to cure these injustices. He may appoint officials to public school boards that share his belief that the US is immune to these injustices. And he may even enact policies that help perpetuate these injustices, assuming that those policies violate neither the state nor federal constitution. But DeSantis goes much further. He wields the government’s sovereign powers to sanction speech he does not like, and to punish institutions that criticize him. DeSantis, in other words, does not seem content to simply enact policies that hew to a right-wing economic or social vision. He wishes to use the sovereign powers of government to shape public discourse itself — punishing some ideas, rewarding others, and conscripting public schools and universities into his culture war. ...
