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1/ #Disney files Federal Lawsuit in Northern District of Florida against DeSantis and others alleging a pattern government retaliation ***minutes*** after DeSantis' #ReedyCreek board invalidated their development covenants.
#RICO
#Wokened
1/ #Disney files Federal Lawsuit in Northern District of Florida against DeSantis and others alleging a pattern government retaliation ***minutes*** after DeSantis' #ReedyCreek board invalidated their development covenants.
#RICO
#Wokened
2/ "Just think, the possibilities are endless..." -Ron DeSantis
Read full filing here:
Read full filing here:
https://twitter.com/ScottGustin/status/1651254385211523073?t=apRdk9v_ArpBL3ndT1W2qQ
3/ But let's start at the beginning.
In 2018, Disney spent 20 million dollars helping to pass Amendment 3 which took the ability to expand casino gambling in FL away from the legislature and placed it with the voters.
wdwinfo.com/news-stories/d…
In 2018, Disney spent 20 million dollars helping to pass Amendment 3 which took the ability to expand casino gambling in FL away from the legislature and placed it with the voters.
wdwinfo.com/news-stories/d…
4/ Early 2021 as COVID raged, Casino magnate, and THE LARGEST DONOR to Republicans over the last decade, Sheldon Adelson passed away. About a month later his Las Vegas properties were sold for 6.25 Billion dollars.
haaretz.com/us-news/2021-0…
haaretz.com/us-news/2021-0…
5/ "Sands said the deal underscores its strategy of reinvesting in its Asian operations, with a focus on Macau and Singapore", but then 2 months later, in May 2021, the now-infamous and bigoted Rep. #RandyFine filed 3 bills to re-write FL's casino laws.
wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/politics-issue…
wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/politics-issue…
6/ #RandyFine is a former casino executive, and one-time consultant for Carl Ichan. His history of villainy and frauds is looong. This is part 1, I haven't written part 2 yet.
TLDR if it's dirty, he wants in on it.
link.medium.com/KOrR63WNjzb
TLDR if it's dirty, he wants in on it.
link.medium.com/KOrR63WNjzb
7/ In August of 2021 he was busy helping #MomsForLiberty get their start.
That worked out well 🥴
That worked out well 🥴
https://twitter.com/Matt_Fleming321/status/1445455363030110208?t=B7t1nRpqpClbunA6mQFmuw
8/ Randy is also who first sponsored the bill dissolving #ReedyCreek completely. Saying something about "this is what happens when you kick the bees nest"...
https://twitter.com/Matt_Fleming321/status/1526237785572663296?t=GyUm7nmqn9IsU70kTEn-vw
9/ He did that in 2022 at the same time Nazis were posted outside of Disney. The Lt. Governor also went on TV and threatened Disney, bc Disney withdrew political donations from Florida over its "Don't Say Gay" bill.
Link 👇
Link 👇
https://twitter.com/Matt_Fleming321/status/1526233079588831233?t=6O4uo_NX4i4nE1EYakcP_Q
/10 Patterns...
Rick Scott's Lt Governor had similar problems related to Gambling and was forced to resign over "quasi-legal" internet cafes mingling money and politics.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_…
Rick Scott's Lt Governor had similar problems related to Gambling and was forced to resign over "quasi-legal" internet cafes mingling money and politics.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_…
11/ That scandal had roots in Brevard, and likely laid the local groundwork for carpetbagger #RandyFine to set up shop here:
government.brevardtimes.com/2013/04/intern…
government.brevardtimes.com/2013/04/intern…
12/ Fine is hardly the only person interested in opening Florida to casinos. The Siegel Family in Orlando owns #Westgate, which is a timeshare and casino resort company.
https://twitter.com/Matt_Fleming321/status/1525499232500711425?t=MT2aNw9T3Y9bAjww-j6RXQ
13/ Online sports betting Draft Kings and Fan Duel pumped millions into their own PAC to expand gambling...
sportshandle.com/florida-pac-co…
sportshandle.com/florida-pac-co…
14/ Represented by the now infamous #BallardPartners, it probably seemed like a sure bet. But were they hoping to launder money from Turkey? Probably.
https://twitter.com/gal_suburban/status/1400688074049392642?t=N4D7A6CTz3iNnNzxT6TUTA
15/ It was a complex and expansive re-write of both the state's gambling laws, AND the #SeminoleCompact which has given the Seminole Tribe exclusive rights to operate casinos in FL. It is worth anyone's time to learn about the Tribe and its history.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seminole_…
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seminole_…
16/ It is not a coincidence that Disney put into place a 30 year development covenant in place as Ron DeSantis replaced their board, and that the new Compact approved in 2021 was also a 30 year agreement.
tampabay.com/news/florida-p…
tampabay.com/news/florida-p…
17/ Or that co-founder of #MomsForLiberty, and wife of current FL GOP Chair, Bridget Ziegler, was put appointed to that new board.
https://twitter.com/Matt_Fleming321/status/1472369637077618692?t=HzRNGCD5qCb55VNgihfKIA
18/ Also not a coincidence that the exclusion zones in the new #SeminoleCompact were 130 miles, that Duval Street is 131 miles from their nearest casino, that FL pre-empted a local restriction on cruise ships, AND then DeSantis got a million $$
Read 👇👇
Read 👇👇
https://twitter.com/Matt_Fleming321/status/1494030746478161922?t=PgfZdHahGVBvvZKkDu8CoQ
19/ The Casino Bills passed in 2021 were complex, illegal, poorly written, invalidated in court, and failed to get the requisite petition signatures to even be on the ballot for voter approval in 2022. Like everything #RandyFine does, it was a sh- show from start to finish.
20/
How it started:
(article from May 10, 2021)
floridapolitics.com/archives/42779…
How it ended:
news-journalonline.com/story/opinion/…
How it started:
(article from May 10, 2021)
floridapolitics.com/archives/42779…
How it ended:
news-journalonline.com/story/opinion/…
21/ There was a LOT of acrimony, and an investigation continues into who was forging potentially thousands of petition signatures...
playusa.com/florida-expans…
playusa.com/florida-expans…
22/ Undeterred, The Seminole Tribe recently bought the Mirage in Las Vegas, via its exclusive partnership with Hard Rock Casinos.
indiancountrytoday.com/news/seminole-…
indiancountrytoday.com/news/seminole-…
23/ And ahead of Tribal Council elections, allegations of corruption have caused federal investigators to take notice. This is a long article, and a deep dive. It's excellent reporting.
floridabulldog.org/2023/04/semino…
floridabulldog.org/2023/04/semino…
24/ More on that. Also, On May 8th(in 2 weeks), members of the Seminole Tribe of Florida will vote on who will lead their government and oversee their multi-billion-dollar Hard Rock gambling empire for the next four years.
floridabulldog.org/2023/01/semino…
floridabulldog.org/2023/01/semino…
25/ Claiming to have given up on Florida, Sheldon Adelson's trust seems to be trying to build a 4 billion dollar Long Island casino just barely, like 4 blocks, outside of #GeorgeSantos district NY3...
https://twitter.com/mrspanstreppon/status/1648661676336488449?t=y88QQxAAxaHy05nGVIsYZQ
26/ The connections #Santos has to Brevard County, FL, where #RandyFine is a State Rep. are many, and I detail that, here:
https://twitter.com/Matt_Fleming321/status/1608191610147278849?t=Y4A_UF_Iil3YOK7Y0lmvKw
27/ But are they really trying to invest 4 billion dollars in Long Island? If they are, its because Kathy Hochul is NY's governor, and she is the wife of a casino executive of Delaware North.
https://twitter.com/Matt_Fleming321/status/1525499838170906627?t=sGP3mqmXKWdIQnl0uOCNpg
28/ If they aren't, then they are probably still hoping to set up shop in the Keys. But why are all these Vegas Casino interests suddenly becoming very aggressive in Florida, is Las Vegas running out of water or something...😮
krqe.com/news/new-mexic…
krqe.com/news/new-mexic…
29/ Or is it because #MagnitskyAct and other sanctions are affecting international criminals' ability to move $$ in and out of FL? #Santos oligarch benefactor #Vekselberg got a NY lawyer indicted in a multi-million dollar money laundering scheme days ago:
justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/n…
justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/n…
30/ And then there was the metals shop in Orlando last week...
click "show more replies" this keeps going.
justice.gov/opa/pr/preside…
click "show more replies" this keeps going.
justice.gov/opa/pr/preside…
31/ Russians have a LOT of money here, and not just in Sunny Isles.
finance.yahoo.com/news/wealthy-r…
finance.yahoo.com/news/wealthy-r…
32/ Trump, who is currently indicted with 34 Felonies in New York, and currently standing trial in a civil rape lawsuit, suggested on his fake twitter that Disney move to North Carolina the other day.
The Daily Fail, made it sound like a magnanimous gesture...😵💫
The Daily Fail, made it sound like a magnanimous gesture...😵💫
33/ Despite some VERY stupid Democratic lawmaker in North Carolina echoing this trash, Disney isn't going anywhere. Iger announced plans to invest 17 Billion dollars in FL over the next ten years.
themeparkinsider.com/flume/202304/9…
themeparkinsider.com/flume/202304/9…
34/ Trump wants Disney to leave because he wants casinos here, too. He's been trying unsuccessfully to turn his Doral property into a casino for decades...
newsweek.com/trump-casino-d…
newsweek.com/trump-casino-d…
35/ While micky, bigoted and cruel laws, rampant karens, and the Trump/DeSantis feud consume media, and DOJ is very busy with an insurrection, covid fraud, a coup attempt, cartels, terrorism, and foreign espionage...this story has flown under the radar.
https://twitter.com/Matt_Fleming321/status/1471752138061611011?t=XXG6chl8lFoY8GN-A-cqNw
36/ Just like this one: Florida Election Fraud in 2020 delivered the US House to the GOP in 2022.
link.medium.com/UITi6REZjzb
link.medium.com/UITi6REZjzb
37/ And these guys:
https://twitter.com/Matt_Fleming321/status/1624168545054515212?t=VDjupAZ0aDTyfOWpY-PVOg
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