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Many of our new followers might not know that I am first generation Iranian-American. And though I was born & raised in Orlando, I have a lot of family in Iran and right now there have been *months* of protests in Iran, of every day people calling for freedom & regime change. 1/4 [ID: These are images of #M...ImageImage
Those who protest are risking their lives.

And this weekend was incredibly painful and sad: two men, #MohammadHosseini and #MohammadMehdiKarami were executed for participating in these freedom protests. 2/4
And January 8th will mark three years since the Revolutionary Guards targeted the flight #PS752 with two missiles, shortly after takeoff, killing all 176 passengers and crew aboard. 3/4
These are horrific murders — please keep amplifying their stories and be the voice of the Iranian people. 4/4

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Jan 8
So much attention on what's happening at @NewCollegeofFL but not enough attention of how this sits in the larger framework of attacks on higher-ed in Florida.

It didn't start with New College and it won't end w/New College. A thread of recent headlines to paint the picture.
A bill hiding the identities of presidential search candidates for public colleges and universities in Florida was signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis last year with no fanfare or announcement until after it was complete.

I wonder why?
wfla.com/news/education…
Florida mandated system-wide survey of ”intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” at its public universities.

This was 100% politically motivated and the only good news: everyone pretty much ignored it and didn't fill it out!
forbes.com/sites/michaelt…
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Aug 19, 2022
Spending my night watching @floridachannel clips from 2019. Here's an important quote from the Senate sponsor of the Amendment 4 bill:

“If they knowingly and intentionally applied to vote, and knowingly misrepresented their status, they could be subject to a felony.”
Why is this important?

Because some Floridians think they are eligible to vote but aren't. So they register erroneously, not w/the intent to commit fraud but because they assume if they're doing something wrong, they'll be NOTIFIED about it.
This became even MORE confusing after Amendment 4 and the legislature's "implementing" bill.

You can watch part of that debate here. Around the 2:04:10 to 2:04:26 mark.

They must have *intent* to commit voter fraud to be subject to a felony.

thefloridachannel.org/videos/5-2-19-…
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Aug 1, 2022
Friendly reminder that puberty blockers are not just prescribed for gender affirming care; they’re also prescribed for central precocious puberty.

I’ve also seen this FDA update being cited by some to ban gender affirming care.

Some points to know 👇publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/2…
1. The study is small, six cases were identified that supported a plausible association between GnRH agonist use and pseudotumor cerebri. Five minors were undergoing treatment for central precocious puberty and one for transgender care.
2. At the time of the FDA’s review, symptoms had resolved in three patients, were resolving in one patient, had not resolved in one patient, and one patient’s status was unknown. GnRH agonist therapy was discontinued in three patients; the other three were unknown.
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Jul 31, 2022
It’s Sunday morning and the State of FL DOH has released their disgusting proposed transphobic rule that would BAN access to gender affirming care for those under the age of 18 & create restrictions for adults too.
They claim there is no evidence to support life saving gender affirming care & then ban it based on political ideology, not health.

As someone who helped to establish a gender affirming care program at PP & works w/#LGBTQ+ service providers & constituents I am disgusted by this.
Not just disgusted, I am enraged.

Because this rule being proposed is 100% the same as banning abortion.

You are getting in between a person and their doctor; & for all the anti-vaccine mandate ppl doing this (including DeSantis) you don’t care about freedom. At all.
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Jul 27, 2022
“I want you to make his life a living hell....seriously,” FPL’s CEO Eric Silagy wrote in a 2019 email to two of his vice presidents about State Sen. José Javier Rodríguez, who proposed the legislation.

& that’s exactly what they did. Important read 👇 orlandosentinel.com/news/os-ne-mat…
Within minutes, one of them forwarded the email to the CEO of Matrix, LLC, a powerful but little-known political consulting firm that has operated behind the scenes in at least eight states.

JJR was ousted from office in the next election w/a ghost candidate planted in his race.
Local elections too:

“Few examples are clearer than the case of South Miami. When the small South FL city’s mayor helped pass an ordinance in 2017 mandating rooftop solar panels on new construction, a network of 10 FPL-aligned operatives mobilized to ensure his ouster.”
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Jul 26, 2022
Orange County crafted a Rent Stabilization Ordinance that is riddled w/loopholes & doesn't even include a full Tenant Bill of Rights, like we've seen in other counties. This is disappointing & deceitful, because it gives an impression that this might help when it probably won't.
🚩Section 25-384(b) allows rent to increase 9-10%
🚩Section 25-387 exempts thousands of struggling renters in single family units, mobile homes,
condos, and more.
🚩Section 25-388b offers an enforcement mechanism that won’t deter any landlord.
🚩Section 25-386a spells out the ways landlords and colluding elected officials can evade
accountability.

& then: Notice of Rent Increases (Amending Chapter 25 of the Orange County Code of Ordinances)

This part needs to be strengthened to include a full Tenant Bill of Rights.
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