Ron DeSantis

Florida Senate Bends Knee, Passes DeSantis’ Gerrymandered Congressional Map
Florida Discovers That 2 + 2 = Critical Race Theory
INSIDE: Wisconsin ... 3 Mass Shootings ... Alex Jones
Where Things Stand: DeSantis Joins Mad Dash To Make Abortion Illegal Before Doing So Is Even Legal
This is your TPM evening briefing.

As he has with most trendy right-wing political stunts, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) refused to be left out of the abortion-banning race.

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Has Ron DeSantis Been Chatting With Clarence Thomas About Redistricting? Prime Badge
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tosses hats into the crowd as he takes the stage at the 2022 CPAC conference at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) DeSantis Has A Plan To Cram Much Of Florida Into New GOP Districts
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Florida Legislature Rolls Over As DeSantis Pushes To Eliminate A Black Congressional District
One Federal Judge’s Primal Scream About The Dramatic Erosion Of Voting Rights
Judge Strikes Down Parts Of Florida’s Anti-Voting Law
INSIDE: Ginni Thomas ... Ukraine ... Fetus-Hoarding
Where Things Stand: Another Far-Right Rep Is Bringing Another Fake Grievance Issue To DC
This is your TPM evening briefing.

The domino effect is playing out much quicker than I expected.

I wrote just yesterday about far-right Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) bringing an on-its-face small potatoes issue to Congress, introducing a resolution — co-sponsored by 20 other Republicans — that would recognize the second place finisher of an NCAA women’s swimming tournament as the first place winner. Both of the impressive athletes are women. The first place winner is a trans women. Hence the discriminatory and socially backwards uproar.

On the same day, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) reportedly announced her plans to write a federal version of Florida’s homophobic “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

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