DeSantis now dictating school curriculums from the capital of Florida

[MrSquished]

DeSantas has decided that a small, state college in Florida needs to be taken over by his woke brigade. A small college called New College whose whole identity is basically acceptance and inclusion, has had their president fired by DeSantis and he installed some anti trans, anti-“woke” dingleberry to take over and plow over the students, faculty, and administration. This is a horrible story for democracy and free speech. Supposedly students can’t be “indoctrinated” except that is by DeSantis and his revisionist buddies.

https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-sarasota-manatee/new-college-of-florida-students-faculty-and-alumni-protests-gov-desantis-changes-to-campus

DeSantis points to the school’s focus on DEI and the focus on race and gender as reasons he wanted to overhaul the Board of Trustees. So, he’s cancelling them?!



Yeah, yeah ... Sure, you have The two weeks routine. Ah, the “people are saying” card. I’m sure they had tears in their eyes.



And todays conservatives can’t have THAT!

My daughter went to graduate school with a New College alumni. It was a great school for her and her fellow students, and they have made, and are ready to make really good decisions on their career path, to great success. She’d be completely unwelcome in DeSantis’s vision of New College. She has as much pride in her school as anyone, and this is really jarring to her. In her words ...New College is very much designed to allow its students to learn independently and to learn how to learn independently. It has the highest ratings in many kinds of academic matters among its graduates. Hillsdale, which Desantis wants to make New College turn into, doesn’t have high ratings in any of those matters.

The two laws of today's Republican cancel culture...

1: A citizen may have the right to speak, except when it comes in conflict with the Second law

2: Any subject deemed harmful, offensive, woke, or in conflict with republican values shall not be spoken, except when it comes in conflict with the first law

some people here are convinced that if DeSantis becomes president he will not become a fascist for sure after four years in power in case he might lose an election.

Democrats are some naive motherfuckers.

 

[gothuevos]

The New College story is a very big deal but unfortunately not getting enough national attention. It will absolutely be their playbook for any federally-funded college if/when he becomes President. One of the guys appointed to the Board is a political activist who doesn't even live in Florida. Hostile takeover is the perfect way to describe it.

And looks like FSU might be in their crosshairs next. They already own most of the K-12 school boards. If they can now just put whichever conservative activist they want on higher education boards of trustees, they can do whatever they want with education.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1621327119623012352

 

[Lanyap]

Scorched earth. Be afraid, very afraid, if DeSantis becomes POTUS.

“This College Board, like, nobody elected them to anything,” DeSantis said at a news conference Monday in Naples. “They are just kind of there, and they provide a service and so you can either utilize those services or not.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/desantis-says-maybe-florida-without-171926302.html

 

[brycejones]

Scorched earth. Be afraid, very afraid, if DeSantis becomes POTUS.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/desantis-says-maybe-florida-without-171926302.html

Next up Flordia's new "Enhanced Studies" classes. With topics like:

White Oppression - A deep dive into how white people are being victimized and marginalized in the country they are solely responsible for building
Staying straight - How to spot a LGBTQ and methodologies for "fixing them"
Florida Man - A study in innovative thinking
Women's Studies - How America fell when it gave women the vote and a place in the workforce and stopped making sandwiches
While Culture - How diversity is bad

 

[Pens1566]

Next up Flordia's new "Enhanced Studies" classes. With topics like:

White Oppression - A deep dive into how white people are being victimized and marginalized in the country they are solely responsible for building
Staying straight - How to spot a LGBTQ and methodologies for "fixing them"
Florida Man - A study in innovative thinking
Women's Studies - How America fell when it gave women the vote and a place in the workforce and stopped making sandwiches
While Culture - How diversity is bad

FL is collectively too stupid to realize where this is going if Meatball Ron removes all AP from the state. I say go for it. Embrace the stereotype and go all in.

 

[Zorba]

Republicans want to take the cancelling of black history nationwide
Florida wants its strict race and gender law to influence how an AP class on Black history is taught nationwide (yahoo.com)

Just like Texas.

 

[VashHT]

FL is collectively too stupid to realize where this is going if Meatball Ron removes all AP from the state. I say go for it. Embrace the stereotype and go all in.

It's crazy how much right wingers will lie to themselves with stuff like this. You already see comments from them about how this is good because the AP program is corrupt and worthless and shit like that. Kind of funny because I remember them complaining a lot when there were talks going around about getting rid of advanced classes like math and such but now they're all for getting rid of them once one of their leaders starts attacking it.

 

[HomerJS]

Ron DeSantis's Florida pulls book about Roberto Clemente from shelves.
Roberto Clemente book pulled from Florida district's shelves | wtsp.com

 

[hal2kilo]

oh, another small gov rethuglican taking control of and micromanaging....a college. Shocker, I tell you.

For those who still worship at the alter of St. Reagan, you should all be chearing loudly, because this is what Ronald always wanted to do with higher education.

 

[HomerJS]

Not DeSantis but Republicans practicing racist McCarthyism
Racist dog whistle escalates to McCarthyism in Kansas attack on college diversity | Opinion (yahoo.com)

 

[HomerJS]

Ron DeSantis's Florida pulls book about Roberto Clemente from shelves.
Roberto Clemente book pulled from Florida district's shelves | wtsp.com

Now the liar DeSantis trying to shift blame to others because of his shitty policies
DeSantis Now Says Teachers Are Shelving Books to Make Him Look Bad (msn.com)

Excuse me but which party has shelved books on MLK and Rosa Parks?

 

[Pens1566]

This guy is a fucking problem ...

https://www.rawstory.com/florida-teacher-who-posted-viral-video-of-empty-library-fired-day-after-desantis-claimed-it-was-a-fake-narrative/

 

[brycejones]

Not DeSantis but Republicans practicing racist McCarthyism
Racist dog whistle escalates to McCarthyism in Kansas attack on college diversity | Opinion (yahoo.com)

It’s sad what has happened to my home state.

 

[Pohemi]

It’s sad what has happened to my home state.

I can relate from up here in WI.

 

[conehead433]

I'm wondering when DeSantis will outlaw the sale of Bibles in the state of Florida. The book is full of murder, slavery, incest; some of which could never have happened in this world because DeSantis said so. Ultimately he will attempt to correct US History and the History of the World. Given enough power something will probably happen to any people who oppose him.

 

[Pohemi]

I'm wondering when DeSantis will outlaw the sale of Bibles in the state of Florida. The book is full of murder, slavery, incest; some of which could never have happened in this world because DeSantis said so. Ultimately he will attempt to correct US History and the History of the World. Given enough power something will probably happen to any people who oppose him.

Oh c'mon! He isn't part of the Clinton family! /s

 

[UNCjigga]

Hey guys,
Y’all remember that time in history when that famous fascist leader took accountability for their failed policy, or for negative consequences from their direct actions? Remember when they apologized to their people and quickly reversed course?

Yeah…that never happened.

 

[conehead433]

Actually something is already happening to people who oppose DeSantis. Rebekah Jones, a scientist who worked for the Florida Health Department, was fired for publishing actual case numbers of Covid in Florida. She had refused to change the numbers to something the state would consider acceptable. Andrew Warren, an elected prosecutor in the Tampa area, was fired for his position to use prosecutorial discretion regarding abortion and transgender cases. And now Brian Covey, an assistant teacher, was fired for showing empty bookshelves at a school library. I'm sure there are plenty more that might not have received any publicity.

 

[Lanyap]

Well, well. It looks like we have the back story. He’s seriously dangerous.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-mulls-classical-christian-alternative-001306182.html

 

[MrSquished]

Well, well. It looks like we have the back story. He’s seriously dangerous.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-mulls-classical-christian-alternative-001306182.html

And yet still I know some progresses on here who think DeSantis would give up power easily if he actually lost an election.

I mean it's pure stupidity at this point

 

[esquared]

He wants to get rid of AP classes that he used while he was in HS.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ron-desantis-reportedly-took-advantage-044933638.html

"DeSantis was even named the “AP U.S. History student of the year” as a senior at his high school in Dunedin, Florida, reported the Daily Beast, which obtained pages from his yearbook."

 

[ivwshane]

Proof education doesn’t dictate intelligence.

 

[HomerJS]

Well, well. It looks like we have the back story. He’s seriously dangerous.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-mulls-classical-christian-alternative-001306182.html

Really? I gotta ask you people who have jumped early on the DeSantis bandwagon, why?? What do you think about this? "It will never happen" is not an optional answer. The fact alone they are considering this seems extremely dangerous.

1. The mix of church and state.
2. The promoting of Christianity over all other religions.

 

[Lanyap]

Really? I gotta ask you people who have jumped early on the DeSantis bandwagon, why?? What do you think about this? "It will never happen" is not an optional answer. The fact alone they are considering this seems extremely dangerous.

1. The mix of church and state.
2. The promoting of Christianity over all other religions.

Whut? Have you read any of my DeSantis posts?

Here are my DeSantis Watch bookmarks.

DeSantis Watch
DeSantis targets unions, school boards with ‘Teachers Bill of Rights’
Here's the AP African American Studies course rejected by Florida
DeSantis calls to end jury unanimity for Florida death penalty cases
DeSantis addresses AP African-American studies cancellation
DeSantis wants more money for teacher pay, but beware, educators, there’s a serious catch | Opinion
‘Farewell, classroom library.’ Manatee teachers cover their books after new Florida law
Memo to the Sarasota County School Board: Get it right this time
DeSantis Cracks Down on Teachers’ Unions, Proposes Limits on Leader Pay, Dues Collection
Black leaders object to Florida, DeSantis rejecting proposed AP course
Florida plans to ‘curb’ diversity efforts at colleges, universities, Nunez says
DeSantis Cracks Down on Teachers’ Unions, Proposes Limits on Leader Pay, Dues Collection
‘We know who the radicals are’: What people think of Florida teachers hiding bookshelves
Florida's election crimes office can’t fill jobs; self-proclaimed political “operative” in leadership role
Florida doctors worried DeSantis gives ‘fringe’ dermatologist a platform
DeSantis' Ignorant Law Has Florida Cataloging Books
Florida crowd questions, criticizes DeSantis appointees
Pinellas schools remove book by prize-winning author Toni Morrison
Florida's election crimes office can’t fill jobs; self-proclaimed political “operative” in leadership role
US faculty group launches review, citing ‘attacks’ on Florida higher education
Why female high school athletes may have to reveal menstrual history in Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis stops in Milton to announce $144M in rural Florida broadband funding
DeSantis says time has come for Legislature to deal with Disney’s Reedy Creek
Voters’ mail-in ballot requests cancelled as Florida passes new voting restrictions
DeSantis Proposes Legislation to Eliminate DEI Bureaucracies in Florida Colleges
Ron DeSantis Has Opposed Medicaid Expansion For Florida, Keeping Hundreds Of Thousands Without Insurance | HuffPost Latest News
Voters’ mail-in ballot requests cancelled as Florida passes new voting restrictions
Florida Legislature’s changes for Disney’s special district | Miami Herald
DeSantis, Aiming at a Favorite Foil, Wants to Roll Back Press Freedom
Roberto Clemente book removed from Florida public schools pending review over discrimination references
Group asks how African American course violates Florida law
Ron DeSantis Wants to Roll Back Press Freedom - The New York Times
DeSantis to run Disney district after 'Don't Say Gay' feud
GOP-led Florida Legislature gives DeSantis tools to fight in court, slap Disney
Florida Legislature Passes Bill Approving Program to Relocate Illegal Immigrants
Schools become flashpoint for Republicans eyeing White House
Tough-guy Ron DeSantis defeats Woke Disney! Except ... he didn’t. At all.
Tiny Public College Known for 'Free Thinkers' Is Latest Target for DeSantis
Gov. Ron DeSantis scoffs at concerns about GOP law that led school to ban Roberto Clemente biography
Ron DeSantis blames backlash over school book removals on ‘fake narrative.’ The evidence says otherwise
Why DeSantis Might Cancel Every AP Course in Florida to Bolster His 2024 Bid
Ronald DeSantis Is Leading Florida to Freedom, One Ban at a Time
Ron DeSantis requested the medical records of all trans students in Florida's public universities. Now students are planning a statewide walkout.
Tiny College Hijacked by Woke-Obsessed DeSantis Saddles Up to Fight Back

 

[HomerJS]

Whut? Have you read any of my DeSantis posts?

Not you, anyone who has said they support DeSantis