Rick Scott thinks he's King Canute

Mar. 18th, 2015 05:16 am

Florida's Department of Environmental Protection has banned all use of the terms "climate change" and "global warming". Permanent sea-level rise is referred to as "nuisance flooding". The order appears to come from the office of Governor Rick Scott.

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Outrage of the nonce

Oct. 9th, 2014 06:34 pm

Authorities in Osceola County, Florida put muckraking journalist Charlie Grapski in a mental institution to prevent him from covering the situation in Ferguson, Missouri. After calling him into the county office to finish some paperwork, they sent a SWAT team to arrest him while he was on the phone with his lawyer.

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