Already anxious about Trump’s chances in the nation’s biggest swing state, Republicans now are dealing with thousands of unemployed workers unable to navigate the Florida system to apply for help. And the blowback is directed straight at Trump’s top allies in the state, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Rick Scott.
Economy
June’s job report: US added 850,000 jobs; much better than expected
Economists expected that the jobs numbers for June would total around 706,000. But, nonfarm payrolls totaled 850,000 for the month, much better than the upwardly revised 583,000 seen in May. The unemployment rate rose from 5.9% MORE
Two Stupid
Brevard County Florida GOP: COVID-19 Vaccine is a Bioweapon
Claim Covid-19 and Covid-19 Injections are Biological and Technological Weapons NU††ER WA†CH The Brevard Republican Executive Committee has joined a growing list of Florida GOP chapters calling on Gov. Ron DeSantis to ban the COVID-19 MORE
Florida Man
Today in Florida: Gas Stoves, Abortion Bans, New Permitless Concealed Gun Carrying Law
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (DeSantalini) grifted off the non-existent claim that the federal government would rip out your gas stove and haul it away by making some lame, “Don’t Tread on Florida’ gas stove aprons. The MORE