I feel Jess' pain.
I've lost friends to that con man.
I know we will not connect again.

The problem is that Dementia don has sold them a story that only he is looking out for them, that he will make things great again by deporting all the immigrants and closing the border when in fact he will do neither.

I have a bit of a digression/expansion on this topic, though it's not the point of this thread. It's a warning about what's coming because of what's happening in Florida under DeSantis.

Florida is working furiously on getting rid of migrants. That's causing problems, no one to do construction and other hard labor jobs (among other jobs). What to do? Use Florida's children.

Florida's filling the void by lowering the age children can work, and dangerous construction jobs the age is being lowered to 16. Other jobs it's 14 with parental permission. They're also doing away with the limit on hours worked. An education isn't really that important in Florida when big business (Associate Builders and Contractors of Florida and the Florida Home Builders Association are MASSIVELY pushing and lobbying this, and writing the legislation) needs the laborers. Screw childhood.

Also getting in the way are those pesky laws that restrict hours worked, or worked in direct sun on sweltering days, or any requirement for breaks, providing sunshades, or water. We already have people die on the job from heat related illnesses.

This in a state where 16 and under are to be banned from social media, if the GOP gets their way.

Of course the real answer is to PAY A FAIR WAGE.

But this plan is better for businesses, and it will drive all wages down here in the Sunshine State. Children are cheap, especially when you don't have to give them shade, water, or protection.

Why did I say all that? Because I bet you this is where the GOP is going to go in other red states.

The vote in Florida for child labor was 80-35 for. That should scare any sane human.

Oh look. Here's Eberly. Tell us all how abortion would never be overturned.
I love that great insight you always bring to a discussion.
And how you are always wrong.

Let me help you:
Prove anything I said was incorrect. Do it. Find anything non-factual in what I said. The only speculation I have is whether the GOP in red -------- states will follow DeSantis lead. That's it.

And here's the good thing, Eberly: I don't give a ---- about you and you dying, or what you might think of me then, or what I will think of you. I won't give you a thought at that time.

What's funny is Jess explained it all in her story. Why don't you tell her that she didn't lose her dad to Trump, she lost him...
I mean you know so, so, much!

Oh Eberly, you make me smile with your way overinflated opinion of your self.
It is a wonder to behold the level you go when you can't refute a thing I said.
The personal attacks, the false equivalencies, the projection!

It's not really a burden, though.
No, I'm sure it's no burden at all.
There's a reason for that.

Ah, more false equivalencies.
A change for good? A change for bad?
Oh my GOD! They're both CHANGES!
That must mean they're the same!

(still not a single factual refutation of what I said in #10...)

I'm going to bed. This was semi-amusing for a few seconds.

You're saying he's Shingles?

Thanks.
The sad thing is it wasn't actually a rant.

It was a factual recitation of what's going on.
That you called it a rant reflects on this state's GOP leaders and legislators.
Not a single thing I said was an exaggeration.
Not a single thing I said was a misrepresentation.
I left out a LOT.

I agree it sounds utterly insane and ridiculous, and yet it's only a small portion of what's going on here.

The ONE thing I am happy to see outside of Florida is how so many people seem to be over the "War on WOKE"

I have to go to bed - honestly.
I can't give you the specific bill number right now, but yes, it removes all requirements for providing shades and water.

HB 945, SB-1492.
Both prohibit any municipality from requiring any protection for heat.
Florida itself has no laws mandating any worker protections from heat.

There's also HB 433 which was filed immediately after Miami-Dade's rules (after a worker's death) was delayed from being implemented.