From NPR, dated today -
The University of Florida bars professors from testifying in a voting rights case
Three University of Florida professors were denied permission from the school to testify in a major voting rights case against the state, documents filed in federal court show.
The plaintiffs in the case, which was filed in May, are a coalition of voting rights organizations that are suing Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee. The groups argue that a new state law, which severely limits the ability to vote through a drop box or vote by mail in the state, discriminates against voters of color and violates the Voting Rights Act.
Buried at the end of the article -
The university has strong ties to [FL Governor Ron] DeSantis. The chair of the board of trustees at the school, Mori Hosseini, is an adviser to DeSantis and a major Republican donor.
Still, this may be milder that some of the other tactics used to silence other DeSantis critics.
Also from NPR, from 12/20/2020 -
Florida Agents Raid Home Of Rebekah Jones, Former State Data Scientist
Florida law enforcement agents searched the home of former state data scientist Rebekah Jones on Monday, entering her house with weapons drawn as they carried out a warrant as part of an investigation into an unauthorized message that was sent on a state communications system.
"At 8:30 am this morning, state police came into my house and took all my hardware and tech," Jones said via Twitter. She added, "They were serving a warrant on my computer after DOH filed a complaint."
And now some want to export Florida's hatred of smart people to the rest of America.
From the website of the IRS -
"Make America Florida"?
No thanks - America, and us Americans, are ignorant enough as it is. Dumbing down America even more won't help America.
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