Separate from the article, he’s also refusing to extend voter registration deadlines because of the storm unlike South Carolina. Today is still unfortunately Florida’s voter registration deadline, make sure to register: https://vote.gov/register

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    This moment for De Santis will go down in history, I think he will largely be remembered for this single horrific moment as Milton slots into the breach, the US will at a national level be a meaningfully different place by the end of the week it is going to be so bad for Florida and elsewhere.

    This youtube weather channel has good coverage on the quickly worsening situation with a possible cat 5 milton.

    https://www.youtube.com/live/EnuiP9VyC-8?feature=shared

    This channel too

    https://youtu.be/V4EuYnj0wLw?feature=shared

    “worst case scenario” keeps coming up as a phrase

    … lastly, the end of Ron Desantis’s political career from space

    https://youtu.be/IcM_6ssRwtk?feature=shared

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    Desantis is the strongest coward at the white leather boots with lifts store. Fucking loser.

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    Sounds like Biden just needs to declare martial law and take over the state if the local dumbass won’t cooperate. Biden has a duty to protect citizens from tyranny.

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    “seemed political" but at the same time, refuses to take the call.

    How do you know the call is political if you refuse to take it?

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      After all, she’s the vice president, not just a political candidate. Organizations like FEMA are part of the executive branch. Your state is and is about to be a disaster site (again). Just pick up the phone, dude.

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        He’s also not spoken to the president either who has attempted to call as well. Biden is not even running for president anymore

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            There is literally no political downside for him. He scores points with the deplorables by ignoring the federal government, and he knows the Dems would never refuse to send aid so he doesn’t have to ask for it. Also he can’t run for re-election and he got trounced for the GOP ticket by failing to out-Trump Trump, so there’s literally nothing on the line for him by being a petty little dick.

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      Well, see… The president he supports withholds funding unless the municipalities affected by disasters pass a purity test, so he assumes the president he doesn’t support will as well.

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    Desantis: declares disaster ahead of Milton in order to coordinate better with federal government

    Also Desantis: this

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      He’s also refusing to meet with Biden. This is about politics for DeSantis, so that he can complain that Biden and Harris aren’t doing their jobs.

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        I’m not the one that kept demanding Harris, as VP, is powerless against what Biden was doing. She’s still not in that position of power and is acting on behalf of the President?

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          I doubt the VP and President disagree all that much about “we should give hurricane victims aid”. The president can informally ask the VP to do simple tasks like “hey keep in touch with this governor and see if they need anything” when they think you’ll do what they’d do. The VP can’t act directly on things themselves

          You also want to keep the person who might have to take over for the president at any moment to be in the loop at all times. You wouldn’t want them scrambling to get caught up in the off chance they had to take over for the president

          Keep in mind he’s also refusing to meet with Biden