David Fleshler
@DavidFleshler
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Investigative Reporter, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; classical music critic, South Florida Classical Review; from Buffalo, N.Y.
Boca Raton, FL
Joined August 2009
Please sign a petition for a fair contract for the journalists at the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Our owner, controlled by hedge fund Alden Global Capital, stopped giving us retirement benefits and continues to shrink our staff. https://t.co/lbhH7OyU2B
actionnetwork.org
The journalists of the South Florida Sun Sentinel are engaged in a fight with their owner for fair treatment, livable wages and the chance to continue effectively covering our community. Tribune...
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Vermont is leading candidate for reintroduction of mountain lions (aka panthers, cougars, pumas) into the eastern United States
washingtonpost.com
Mountain lions in your neighborhood could be just what you need. How restoring these big cats to their historical range could help the environment and us.
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A year ago, we announced the formation of the Sun Sentinel Guild. Since we received a unanimous vote to unionize, we’ve been fighting for better pay and better conditions for our journalists. We look forward to representing the Sun Sentinel’s journalists for years to come!
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Our Sun Sentinel newsroom once had a staff of 350 people. We now have fewer than 50. Most of us have gone 14 years without a raise or cost of living increase. Today we started bargaining for a fair wage for all.
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UF Student Detained by ICE, Brought to Miami Detention Center
miaminewtimes.com
Felipe Zapata Velásquez, a 27-year-old UF student, was arrested for driving with an expired license and registration tag.
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.@aglorios and I just went by @MyFLFamilies to get more information on DeSantis’ Hope Florida Foundation. It’s a nonprofit. The IRS says nonprofits must produce 990s and Form 1023s immediately upon in-person requests. When we asked for those records, a spokesperson came out. We
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What’s happening in America today is something darker than a misinformation crisis, @cwarzel writes. It's a cultural assault on any person or institution that operates in reality.
theatlantic.com
What’s happening in America today is something darker than a misinformation crisis.
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Support me in the Breakthrough T1D Ride. Help create a world without type 1 diabetes (T1D).
breakthrought1d.org
I'm taking part in the Breakthrough T1D Ride because I'm up for a physical and mental challenge that I know will be the experience of a lifetime. And, the money I raise will change the lives of...
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We hear a lot about how a warming ocean in South Florida is hammering reefs and supercharging hurricanes. But the ocean is a big place with lots of potential impacts. In a new podcast w @WWNO’s Sea Change, I took a look at another - mahi, one of Florida’s most iconic fish.
'We have a serious problem': Are mahi fleeing Florida to beat the heat? (via @jenstaletovich)
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#Florida newspaper receives candidate questionnaire so nutty with conspiracy theories that it refuses to publish it & endorses opponent.
sun-sentinel.com
For the first time, the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board will not publish online a questionnaire submitted by a candidate as part of our endorsement process. Our dedication to truth and accuracy preven…
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Lavish catering under ex-UF president Ben Sasse: $38,610 sushi bar, holiday party that cost nearly $900 per person
sun-sentinel.com
The University of Florida’s then-president, Ben Sasse, dished out over $1.3 million on private catering for lavish dinners, football tailgates and extravagant social functions — a figure roughly do…
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Former UF president Ben Sasse said a completed audit found no wrongdoing when it came to his spending. But according to public records, the audit never existed. Read more from @wynwg and @sophia_bailly. https://t.co/azya9o6NFe
alligator.org
In an Aug. 16 X post responding to a previous Alligator report on his expenditures, Sasse wrote, “It is my understanding that the Audit Committee of our board did its work thoroughly and without any...
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UF senior staffers racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in travel costs after Sasse allowed them to work remotely.
sun-sentinel.com
The University of Florida spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on travel for highly paid Republican hires of then-President Ben Sasse, who permitted them to work from home in other states while c…
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State Rep. Carolina Amesty indicted on forgery charges
orlandosentinel.com
The Orlando-area state representative was the subject of a Sentinel investigation into her background, credentials and conduct in her former role as an administrator at a family-run university. The…
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This is pure piracy at the University of Florida from @BenSasse: a $1m golden parachute after he doled out over-inflated salaries to Republican allies —who didn’t even live in state— & threw a fat contract to his old consulting company @McKinsey
https://t.co/xvxMMF3XMb
tampabay.com
His amended contract will continue to pay him at his base president’s salary until 2028 or until he finds a new job.
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In today’s @TB_Times Read it here: https://t.co/kPFienGCVs
BREAKING: Documents uploaded to @FLDEPNews's website confirm major development proposals at nine Florida state parks The plans include: A golf course at Jonathan Dickinson State Park 350-room park lodges at both Anastasia and Topsail Hill.. 1/ 🧵 https://t.co/kPFienHaL0
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NEW: Gov. DeSantis and Florida Republicans are putting pressure on the state university system’s Board of Governors to look further into the spending habits of former UF President Ben Sasse after @TheAlligator/@garrettshanley report earlier this week. https://t.co/cnoxZw3mZ8
miamiherald.com
“We take the stewardship of state funds very seriously,” DeSantis’ office said in a statement Thursday.
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Sasse’s spending spree: Former UF president channeled millions to GOP allies, secretive contracts - The Independent Florida Alligator
alligator.org
In his 17-month stint as UF president, Ben Sasse more than tripled his office’s spending, directing millions in university funds into secretive consulting contracts and high-paying positions for his...
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