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[–] [email protected] 154 points 1 year ago (2 children)

However, Jacksonville City Councilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman, who delivered remarks before DeSantis took the stage, stepped to ask the crowd to quiet down and listen.

“It ain’t about parties today,” she told the audience. “A bullet don’t know a party.”

The bullet may not know a party, but the gun and shooter absolutely did, and it's 10000% obvious where the party affiliation lies. Anybody who pretends otherwise should be ignored and mercilessly kicked for their ignorance and/or lies.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah. One party is guilty of stochastic terrorism. They've been emboldening Nazi racist fuckwits for years now. The fuck did they expect was going to happen? Of course they don't care they just want power, regardless of whatever it costs the rest of us.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago

They don't care if the entire country burns down to the ground, as long as they get to rule over the pile of ashes.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Glad I saw this because that's exactly what I was thinking. Gun advocates love to call for the shooter, not the weapon so in this case, the shooter is absolutely affiliated and the current republican party enables and encourages this behavior. Apparently it's appropriate to pray at the vigil YOU enabled. Disgusting.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm partially impressed Desantis 1. had the gall to show up. 2. was likely expecting not to get booed. Plz someone get this clown out of my state and exile him to one of those plastic islands out in the center of most Seas

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Now that he is slowly giving up on the presidency. He is starting to realize the state, he abandoned/ignored for his entire "Presidential world tour and crusade on Wokeness", is in trouble.

Needless to say, Florida people aren't happy about that. Even the quiet ones.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Needless to say, Florida people aren't happy about that. Even the quiet ones.

Unfortunately, many of them are slow learners. They re-elected him after he suspended a state attorney for no good reason and sent migrants up to Martha's Vineyard.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago

When Ron's people don't have complete control of an event like this vigil, this is what you get. Wait until they have no choice over who can ask him questions. Don't be deceived by the show.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What did he expect would happen? How delusional is this guy. His audience is KKK rallies and Cuban conservatives. Let him stick to that.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

He was probably hoping to be booed so he can something something woke people something something.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

What did he expect would happen?

Although I fully support the booing, you have to figure the idea was that the backlash of "Governor Didn't Care Enough to Show Up" would have been greater than the backlash of "Well duh, of course he got booed."

I don't know whether that's true, but I feel pretty sure that's the calculus that drove the decision to go.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago

Good, well deserved

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They should have thrown meatballs while booing.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

No silly, then they'd get charged with terrorism while Ron DeSatan gets to freely commit human trafficking offenses. 😄

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That website gave me cancer. Full length ad 4 seconds then another ad. Fuck mediaite

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Using Firefox with uBlock Origin and NoScript, I didn't even know there were ads on the page.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ok well I’m on Wef Wef on my phone.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

On Firefox on mobile I'm pretty sure you can get both the add-ons they mentioned. I know for sure ublock is available. So you can block ads on your phone too

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

You still have the ability to change your default browser on your phone, though. Here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If you're on Android you can use wefwef with Firefox.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

To say he can't read the room would be an understatement.