Tag: florida
Pro-Cop Red States Latest To Kick Flock To The Curb
Whatever wasn't already going poorly for Flock Safety is just going to keep getting worse. Data collected by privacy activist group Secure Justice pointed out what Flock already knows: it's losing customers at an unprecedented rate. More than 214 cities and counties have dropped Flock since 2021. More than 90 of those have done that...
Flock-Stalking, Nazi-Saluting Deputy Given Top Cop Honors Before Hastily Retiring Ahead Of Criminal Charges
Law enforcement is often self-selecting. If you like the things you've seen cops get away with (violence, brutality, open racism, multiple rights violations, etc.), you'll probably like being a cop. And before the pedants get carried away in the comments, I'm using "cop" as shorthand for the whole of the law enforcement profession, even if...
Irony: Catholic Bishops Tell FL Officials To Respect Its Religious Liberty To Not Accept Religious Exemptions For Vaccines
The country is continuing to reel from multiple infectious disease outbreaks in America, even as childhood vaccination rates continue to fall. Measles, cyclosporiasis, whooping cough: you don't actually need me to go on. With RFK Jr. using his position as Secretary of HHS to further muddy the waters on vaccines and their safety, some states...
Patent Troll SLAPPs Lawyer For Saying His Shell Companies Never Pay Up, Loses, Now Owes Her Money
With everything else going on in the world, it's been a while since we've dug into a good old-fashioned patent troll story or a bogus defamation SLAPP. Today we've got a two-for-one. Leigh Rothschild is a patent troll of some renown — his entities have been connected to over 1,300 patent lawsuits — who regularly...
Even As Disease Outbreaks Abound, American Vaccination Rates In Children Fall
The past 18 months have seen a significant number of health issues, perhaps crises, arise in America. Measles, cyclosporiasis, whooping cough, and more have all been in the news. RFK Jr. is either stroking his pet conspiracy theories alongside Trump, or else he's completely out to lunch. In the meantime, Kennedy is also continuing to...
Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-19-26
Keeping the Pook-Emu Bee weekday streak going on this sunny (here in Brooklyn, at least) August 19, 2026. [caption id="attachment_7131" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] I upgraded the InfiniTime firmware on my PineTime yesterday.[/caption] 1 | Vindman Vaporizes $16.2 Million in Loss, Spends 36X DSA Candidate on Ads (Paul Bois for Breitbart. August 18, 2026) & Rep. Cory...
How Helping Detectives Led a Florida Woman to ICE Detention
Non-traditional state agencies, from college police to wildlife protection, have been pulled into immigration enforcement.
This Is the Sound of 1,300 People in Prison Singing Gospel Together
Kirk Franklin, Maverick City Music and a choir of 30 incarcerated men recorded one of the biggest prison concerts in Florida history.
Anhinga, Orlando, Florida
A male anhinga is drying his wings at Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando, Florida.
Ice Cream Parlor, Naples, Florida
Taken on a Florida trip in 2004, this is an evening view through the window of Regina’s Ice Cream Pavilion on Fifth Avenue in Naples, FL.
Detail of Spaceship Earth at Epcot, Florida
A detailed study of the mesmerizing texture of Spaceship Earth, the landmark of Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida.
Annie Pfeiffer Chapel, Lakeland, Florida
Detail of the stained-glass windows at Annie Pfeiffer Chapel. Frank Lloyd Wright designed this building on the Florida Southern College campus in Lakeland.
Lifeguard Tower, Miami Beach, Florida
A colorful lifeguard tower captured during some moody weather in Miami Beach, Florida.
Florida, May 2024
Took a whirlwind trip to Florida to see family and attend my sister's engagement party. Yes it was a very good time.
Stadiums
Climbing the full set of stairs at the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Repeatedly.
Rainy Day Man, Merritt Island, Florida
A Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) is seen during pouring rain at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida.