To all the folks that are new to my page. Welcome. Please note, I love my state and its people with every ounce of my being. Which is why I am critical of its shortcomings and failures, but willing to put in the work to change it because I want the best for it…FOR ALL OF US.
My sister was found dead this morning. I also had to Baker Act someone I love on yesterday. I’m only sharing because I want folks to get mental health counseling. Especially Black Folx. Even if you’re doing ok. We often deal with so much unresolved trauma. Sending love to all!
The Sergeant of Arms of the Florida House of Representatives just accused me of stealing food from the members’ lounge. I cannot make this shit up. I took a plate of salad, a plate of nachos and a two tacos. Someone took a picture of me and sent it to the sergeant. I then get an…
Y’all. Please consider selling your home to a single family and not an investor. They’re creating a perpetual state of renters in Florida like NY and Cali. Our babies and their babies are gonna suffer because of this.
This is the 19 yr old young man that worked at the Dollar General and was killed by the white supremacist. His family needs funding to be buried alongside his mother. Support for , AJ Laguerre's Funeral and Memorial
Waking up and all the emotions are hitting me from yesterday. Florida Republican legislators literally calling for the death of innocent people on the House Floor. Some of my Democratic colleagues in full agreement with them.
Rep. Cord Byrd is unhinged. He turned around and began antagonizing and cussing at Black Caucus members during the HB 5 protest in the gallery. I’m disgusted. We can debate our values but to cuss Black Members out on the House Floor illustrates he’s unfit to be in office.
Maybe y’all will think twice about censoring and policing us on the floor. If elected officials can’t have a voice to speak on behalf of the people who will?
This is Kendra. While in Publix I noticed a woman that kept staring at me. I brushed it off. She came up and hugged me. My office helped her find housing when the hotel she was living in closed down. She now works here and says she’s happy and so glad she saw me to update me. 🖤
Let’s not allow them to sterilize what happened in Jacksonville on yesterday. It was racist violence and white domestic terrorism. The murderer, the white terrorist was a racist that hated Black people.
This isn’t a “mental health” issue, this is a systemic racism issue. PERIOD
There are babies outside the chamber protesting against policies that are negatively impacting their lives and we are on the House a floor discussing what the State Dessert should be. Smfh.
#FLPol
When you say things like “Black People benefited from slavery,” that causes folks to devalue Black Lives. When you eliminate Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Programs, that allows racism and bigotry to proliferate and go uncheck.
I have never witnessed so much hate in real life, in real time as I did on yesterday. Republicans and Democrats working together to ostracize someone simply asking for them to see the humanity in innocent human lives.
We did it y’all! Thanks to Commissioner
@NikkiFried
and my fellow Democrats and Florida residents that signed on to our letter, urging the Governor to apply for benefits. “In reversal, Florida to apply for $820 million in food aid.”
I had my fellow democratic colleagues call me antisemitic and ignorant. One blamed me for what took place on the House floor. No. It is the Republican Speaker that sets the agenda. There were other bills Dems and myself asked to be placed on the agenda to address Floridians needs
It’s kinda hard to believe
@RonDeSantis
and his “condemnation” of the shooter, when he continually pushes anti-Black policies. A white man in his early twenties specifically went to kill BLACK PEOPLE. The governor of our state of Florida has created an environment ripe for this.
At this point, like I told the sergeant I feel like they’re targeting me and trying to make me uncomfortable so I won’t come back. Smh. Let’s not start on the fact that I now have a camera outside my office bc someone vandalized my office and my staffer’s desk. This is wild.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—Representative Angie Nixon Responds to Governor DeSantis Directing $1.1 Million to Edward Waters University for Campus Security and to Support Shooting Victims’ Families
Another of my Democratic colleagues stated they were more concerned about 80% of their fundraising drying up if they were forced to address the humanizing of Palestinian lives. Randy Fine called me evil and whipped the Republican caucus to stand up and turn their backs on me.
Just received a call that my opponent withdrew. I’m slowly realizing that all of those years of organizing, was God preparing me for these upcoming legislative fights. The future of our children depends on these next few years. I don’t take this responsibility lightly.
#flpol
It’s on brand for Florida. And it’s on brand for those that always seek to diminish the voices of marginalized communities. Throughout my time as an elected official, I have never filed any legislation or made any statements with the goal of how this would benefit me personally.
This is how white supremacy works. They blame those they attack and seek to oppress for causing the division. Ma’am. All I have done since becoming a representative is draft legislation that would help ALL Floridians and speak about how certain policies and rhetoric hurts us.
At the end of the day, I’m on the side of The People. Regardless of what happens to me, I’m standing strong in my values. I know that my ancestors have been through more and they walk with me in spirit always. But even more, my community wants me to continue to be their voice.
The racist coward literally went to a Historically Black University to kill Black students. Got stopped. Then redirected his hatred, racism and violence to a local store where he told all the non-Black people to get out and then proceeded to kill Black People.
@GovRonDeSantis
is having a Black disabled Jacksonville resident arrested at his press conference because he doesn’t want to speak to the people. They won’t even let him use his wheelchair. He had to ask for it.
I think it’s important to highlight that yes DeSantis is attacking Black history in schools, but what’s even worse, he’s seeking to defund and bankrupt the entire public school system. He’s using these attacks on Black curriculum as a distraction for something more insidious.
All of my bills and statements have been in support of The People of Florida. All of my bills, statements and actions have been to highlight the urgent need for The People of Florida to come together and take our power back from those more beholden to corporations than Floridians
Over a year ago I told y’all Ron DeSantis was racist after he eliminated half of Florida’s Black Congressional Districts. Folks told me I was an elected official and shouldn’t say things like that. I was called radical for being open and honest about what’s going on.
Since the governor’s press secretary wants to @ me. She has one of THE LARGEST platforms in FL.
@ChristinaPushaw
why haven’t you been alerting everyone dealing with
#HousingCrisisFL
to utilize state services? Why are you focusing on divisive rhetoric? Floridians are hurting.
This is not a game for me. This is about the 20+ million Floridian lives that are being negatively impacted because the majority of their elected officials want to ensure they have political futures and paychecks instead of looking out for the health, prosperity and safety of FL.
Someone texted this to me yesterday. “It’s really incredible how many people don’t believe in anything or at least aren’t willing to stand on their beliefs if they think it’ll hurt them electorally.”
The attack on Disney is just DeSantis trying to distract us from the fact that he’s erasing 2 Black congressional districts this legislative session. Let’s be clear. He’s coming for Black folks, Immigrants, LGBTQIA folks and The Mouse now. Next it could be you!
#FLPol
I understand many of my colleagues are confused by how I move. But I have been nothing but consistent in my fight for ALL PEOPLE. What happened yesterday, needed to happen. The world, Floridians needed to witness what’s in the true hearts of those we have elected to represent us.
What do I have to gain personally but bills or appropriations that would transform lives and communities never seeing daylight because I dare to speak up and challenge the establishment and pull back the curtain regarding what’s going on in Tally? And how I was told it’s a game.
It gives me greater pleasure than knowing that we are about to hand Ron DeSantis the biggest L of his life. His campaign, is over folks. OVER. Happy Friday!
DeSantis has an issue with Black People. It’s glaring and it’s disrespectful. He expects us legislators to hold our tongue for fear of him vetoing appropriations. How can I remain silent when you constantly disparage our community and pass policies that are detrimental to us?
This. Is
@RonDeSantis
’ Florida. Imagine what our country would look like if he became President of the United States.
I’m calling on all elected officials in the state of Florida to denounce these hateful actions and this rhetoric.
The South is NOT ok. These republican led state legislatures are rolling back our rights. They’re arresting us legislators, trying to expel us, banning books, trying to erase the LGBTQ community, banning abortions, loosening gun laws meanwhile our standard of living is going down
Actually. Ben Frazier is a member of
@NABJ
. He’s a well respected civil rights leader AND journalist. Not to mention he’s disabled and wasn’t allowed to use his wheelchair to leave the site. Which he requested to use ON CAMERA!
Governor spox
@ChristinaPushaw
released this statement shortly after Frazier’s arrest, saying he was trespassing.
He asked to speak to DeSantis and repeated “when it comes to public welfare, DeSantis does not care”
Y’all’s governor
@GovRonDeSantis
vetoed over $3B in funding for mental health services, foster kids, cancer programs, water projects, school improvement projects, community health care services and more…yet he gave corporations millions of dollars in giveaways.
#VoteHimOut
We just got the data. 35 corporations with $1 Billion in profit owed ZERO corporate income tax in Ron DeSantis "Free" Florida. Freedom for who exactly? Floridians deserve a tax system that puts the needs of the people first, not corporate donors. See my full statement. ⤵️
It’s ok to call
@RonDeSantis
out for what he is. A RACIST. Period. No need to try and be politically correct, or try to use flowery terms. The dude is a RACIST. And I hope this is a warning to Black Republicans. If y’all don’t fall in line, your party will throw you under the bus
Thank you to everyone that came out last night to rally against hate and white supremacy. We are all we’ve got and together we can build a community and a world that’s safe for us all.
#letsflourish
This is 38. Happy Birthday to Me. All I truly want for my Birthday is for y’all to give me a follow and join me as I work to defeat DeSantis & hold him and other Republicans accountable for not addressing the housing crisis in Florida and attacking our teachers & public schools.
It’s exactly what I stated. They don’t care. The only folks that have reached out from the other side are Rep. Rizo and Congressman Bean. I get it. I’m pulling the curtain back and letting folks know what’s going on in our state. The policies they push align with their complicity
I keep a Twitter list of Florida's state lawmakers.
I get that there is a TS barreling down on FL, and I thank the lawmakers who are sharing info about it, but it is BREATHTAKING how few legislators have bothered to even tweet thoughts & prayers about
#JacksonvilleShooting
.
RIP Ms. Lee. She was a fiery and spunky woman that agitated and pushed for change in her city. The last time I saw her she was lovingly scolding me. She told me to work harder and don’t get comfortable. She pushed for everyone to make our city great. She will be missed.
Taps Mic. A gender nonconforming CHILD was beaten to death in school in another state. Your children are watching and hearing your hate. This is what happens when you teach children fear and hatred and not love and acceptance. There isn’t a concerted agenda to turn your kid trans…
If folks have ideas on how we can work towards change here in Florida. I welcome them to take their knowledge from online to offline and discuss with me. You see as a community organizer that’s an elected official. I actually file bills that the community comes to me about.
Racists: Black People commit the most crime. They’re unintelligent and thugs.
Me: I’m opening a Black-centric bookstore in the Black community to educate our kids on accurate history, offer banned books and get them ABOVE grade level in reading.
We’re offering free mental…
This is why we need to stay in Florida and fight. When we fight, WE WIN! I’m so happy y’all. We’ve got a mayor that cares. More folks on the council that care. This is amazing y’all.
How y’all doing living in a DeSantis Florida? Educator shortage, high insurance rates. Racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia and homophobia running rampant. College Professors leaving and turning jobs down in the state because there’s an attack on education. Rights being stripped.
.
@GovRonDeSantis
announces State Guard deployment to Mexican border, expanding the scope of the military force he created and commands
Reporting by
@AGGancarski
#FlaPol
My office just received a call from a teacher in North Florida that has 2 degrees and is living in someone’s garage because she doesn’t make enough to afford a home or an actual apartment. She’s stressed out and needs assistance.
#HousingCrisisFL
Today, many of my colleagues voted for a bill that authorizes $10 million for Ron DeSantis to round up undocumented immigrants from across the country, NOT IN FLORIDA, and traffick them to progressive states in an effort to win political points for his bid for president.
So, why after that property insurance special session
@RonDeSantisFL
called my constituents are calling and messaging me that their premiums are doubling, they’re getting dropped and many are having to go to Citizen’s? This is what me and
@AnnaForFlorida
warned y’all about.
The trolls posted a “bad” photo of me. All I see is glowing, wrinkle-less skin with thick black and a lil messy hair. I’ll be 40 at the end of the month. Y’all better stop letting these racists stress y’all and drink more water. 💁🏾♀️
Hey
@GovRonDeSantis
! My mom had to wait in line for over 3 hours yesterday to get rapid tested at a COVID site more than 45 mins away so that she can find out whether she can spend time with her 15 mo grand baby Juice. We need more funding for more sites or added capacity.
The man that he kicked out for speaking served our country & he’s speaking about his lived experience.
@RonDeSantis
won’t even acknowledge the hateful rhetoric and policies he pushes is causing harm in our communities. This is why
@RevDrBarber
and others issued a cease and desist
“You have allowed people to hunt people like me”:
A Black audience member gets into a back and forth with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) at a Jacksonville news conference after questioning state policies he says have led to violence against Black people.
The anger and rage I feel right now as many electeds in Florida throw up their hollow statements about the racist violence that occurred today. Your complicity is one of the factors that led to this. I am so angry and sad for those families.
So he not only bullies legislators and lobbyists into supporting his presidential campaign. He’s now bullying a 15 yr old kid.
@RonDeSantis
is not the leader we need running the free world. He shouldn’t even be running Florida.
Confederate memorials were erected to “scare and intimidate the Black community post-slavery,” said state Rep.
@AngieNixon
.
Nixon added about the Confederate memorials: “We should not be uplifting losers who wanted to keep my people enslaved.”
I will be perfectly clear in my words. Based on the vile, hateful & incendiary things that have been said in the FL House, as well as publicly & on this app. I believe that Speaker
@Paul_Renner
should call for the censure and resignation of
@FLHouseRep
&
@VoteRandyFine
.
Proud to have stood in support of Floridians, more specifically residents in congressional districts 5 & 10. I will not sit idly by as Gov. Ron DeSantis attempts to erase two Black congressional districts from the state of Florida.
Didn’t check the forecast today, but Juice apparently knew it was gonna rain. She put on her raincoat this morning and would not take it off! Lol. Now it’s storming outside and everyone is looking crazy hiding in the car except her. Happy First Day of preschool.
Y’all. Racists don’t care about how Black People show up and speak. They don’t want us to speak period, unless we are pushing their rhetoric. We can be calm, free of emotion, matter of fact, provide data…they will still say we are wrong.
@AngieNixon
What bothers me the most is how calmly and concisely this man is sharing his point & no one, especially Gov. DeSantis, is even willing to listen. Heart breaking.
Jacksonville has been my home my entire life, and I am so grateful for your vote and your trust in me to be the Democratic nominee for House District 14. (1)
I’ve been miserable this past week. It’s literally and figuratively hard to breathe right now in Tallahassee. Bad Pollen & Bad Policies left and right. Pray for us y’all.