DeMentis removed state attorney Monique Worrell just before she could prosecute a corruption fraud ring among sheriff's deputies.

His objection to her was that she tried to prosecute the most dangerous of the real criminals — the ones who wear badges.

*Florida judge strikes down [DeMentis]-backed voting map as unconstitutional.*

Of course, he designed it for racist purposes.

The article linked to just above displays symbolic bigotry by capitalizing "black" but not "white". (To avoid endorsing bigotry, capitalize both words or neither one.) I denounce bigotry, and normally I will not link to articles that practice it. But I make exceptions for some articles that I consider particularly important — and I label them like this.

The right-wing prime minister of Italy has sued a singer for calling her "fascist" and "racist" on stage.

I expect that he was right, but I don't have proof to cite. I wish I had something to cite to demonstrate the truth of his accusation.

Criminal prosecution for defamation is inherently unjust.

*Invasive species cost humans $423bn each year and threaten world's [bio]diversity.*

The Marion thugs raided the Marion County Record and seized its computers, without grounds to do so under the journalism shield law. The publisher has said the paper was investigating the thug chief for past wrongdoing and that his aim was to derail that investigation.

I've seen this issue develop for weeks, but this is the first time I saw a clear description of the rights and wrongs of it. Without that, I could not usefully post about this.