• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
MENUMENU
MENUMENU
  • Home
  • About
    • Contact Us
    • FlaglerLive Board of Directors
    • Comment Policy
    • Mission Statement
    • Our Values
    • Privacy Policy
  • Live Calendar
  • Submit Obituary
  • Submit an Event
  • Support FlaglerLive
  • Advertise on FlaglerLive (386) 503-3808
  • Search Results

FlaglerLive

No Bull, no Fluff, No Smudges

MENUMENU
  • Flagler
    • Flagler County Commission
    • Beverly Beach
    • Economic Development Council
    • Flagler History
    • Mondex/Daytona North
    • The Hammock
    • Tourist Development Council
  • Palm Coast
    • Palm Coast City Council
    • Palm Coast Crime
  • Bunnell
    • Bunnell City Commission
    • Bunnell Crime
  • Flagler Beach
    • Flagler Beach City Commission
    • Flagler Beach Crime
  • Cops/Courts
    • Circuit & County Court
    • Florida Supreme Court
    • Federal Courts
    • Flagler 911
    • Fire House
    • Flagler County Sheriff
    • Flagler Jail Bookings
    • Traffic Accidents
  • Rights & Liberties
    • Fourth Amendment
    • First Amendment
    • Privacy
    • Second Amendment
    • Seventh Amendment
    • Sixth Amendment
    • Sunshine Law
    • Third Amendment
    • Religion & Beliefs
    • Human Rights
    • Immigration
    • Labor Rights
    • 14th Amendment
    • Civil Rights
  • Schools
    • Adult Education
    • Belle Terre Elementary
    • Buddy Taylor Middle
    • Bunnell Elementary
    • Charter Schools
    • Daytona State College
    • Flagler County School Board
    • Flagler Palm Coast High School
    • Higher Education
    • Imagine School
    • Indian Trails Middle
    • Matanzas High School
    • Old Kings Elementary
    • Rymfire Elementary
    • Stetson University
    • Wadsworth Elementary
    • University of Florida/Florida State
  • Economy
    • Jobs & Unemployment
    • Business & Economy
    • Development & Sprawl
    • Leisure & Tourism
    • Local Business
    • Local Media
    • Real Estate & Development
    • Taxes
  • Commentary
    • The Conversation
    • Pierre Tristam
    • Diane Roberts
    • Guest Columns
    • Byblos
    • Editor's Blog
  • Culture
    • African American Cultural Society
    • Arts in Palm Coast & Flagler
    • Books
    • City Repertory Theatre
    • Flagler Auditorium
    • Flagler Playhouse
    • Flagler Youth Orchestra
    • Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
    • Palm Coast Arts Foundation
    • Special Events
  • Elections 2024
    • Amendments and Referendums
    • Presidential Election
    • Campaign Finance
    • City Elections
    • Congressional
    • Constitutionals
    • Courts
    • Governor
    • Polls
    • Voting Rights
  • Florida
    • Federal Politics
    • Florida History
    • Florida Legislature
    • Florida Legislature
    • Ron DeSantis
  • Health & Society
    • Flagler County Health Department
    • Ask the Doctor Column
    • Health Care
    • Health Care Business
    • Covid-19
    • Children and Families
    • Medicaid and Medicare
    • Mental Health
    • Poverty
    • Violence
  • All Else
    • Daily Briefing
    • Americana
    • Obituaries
    • News Briefs
    • Weather and Climate
    • Wildlife

Commentary

Trump’s Sexism Against Harris Is GOP’s Electoral Strategy

August 20, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

trump harris sexism

Some Republicans appear to think they can win by making gender an issue in the campaign. This is apparent in the sexist rhetoric that Trump and other Republicans are using when talking about Harris. Trump, who has a history of making sexist statements, asserted that foreign leaders would regard Harris as a “play toy,” referred to her as unintelligent, and is now commenting on her appearance.

Assassinations Are Murder, and Always Unlawful. Period.

August 19, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

A protest against the assassinations of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukur.

The term “assassination” is not defined under international law. Legal scholars rely on standard dictionary definitions where assassination is defined as “murder by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons.” But treaties and other international law do make clear that killing for political reasons by sudden or secret attack is unlawful.

What Is Catholic Integralism?

August 18, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

JD Vance, who has many of the same policy positions that many American Catholic conservatives hold, at a rally in Ohio in 2021.

J.D. Vance is a convert to Catholicism and seems to have the same policy positions that many American Catholic conservatives hold: opposition to abortion, support for the traditional family, skepticism regarding liberal immigration policies and efforts to combat climate change, and advocacy of economic tariffs.

Trump and Elon’s Musky Bromance

August 18, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Irresistible. Trump and Musk in June 2020. (White House)

Elon Musk gives aid and comfort to right wing rioters in England, stokes hatred, accusing an Olympic boxer (a woman) of being a man, does his damnedest to destroy once-valuable companies, and spreads 19th Century racist pseudo-science. He’s also — no surprise here — supporting Donald Trump. The bromance is mutual.

Trump Could Be Barred From Canada as a Convicted Felon

August 17, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

Trump barred from Canada

At first blush, Canadian immigration law provides an easy answer: anyone convicted of a criminal offence is inadmissible. But there are several reasons why this simple rule may not prevail for Donald Trump. In the case of convictions outside of Canada, the first step to consider is whether the offence in question is also an offence in Canada.

J.D. Vance, Poornographer

August 16, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

The reality – one that J.D. Vance only subtly acknowledges in his memoir – is that he is not poor. Nor is he a hillbilly. He grew up firmly in Ohio’s middle class. His “Hillbilly Elegy” memoir is part of a genre called “poornography.” Created mainly by middle- and upper-class people for like-minded readers, this long line of novels, films and plays can end up spreading harmful stereotypes about poor people.

The “School Choice” Swindle Is Demolishing Public Schools

August 16, 2024 | Pierre Tristam | 73 Comments

Paul Renner channeled his inner Jerry Falwell school choice. (© FlaglerLive)

“School choice” is an orchestrated demolition of public schools and the social contract. The focus-group euphemism masks the thieving of tax dollars to subsidize private schools, transforming what was once an aspiration of fringe Christian and anti-government militants into state doctrine. Flagler County schools are losing close to $11 million this year to “choice.”

When Public Access TV Was an LGBTQ Safe Space

August 15, 2024 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The producers of LGBTQ+ public access series viewed them as a blend of entertainment, art and media activism.

While many people might think LGBTQ+ representation on TV began in the 1990s on shows like “Ellen” and “Will & Grace,” LGBTQ+ people had already been producing their own television programming on local stations in the U.S. and Canada for decades. Hundreds of LGBTQ+ public access series were produced across the country. In a media environment historically hostile to LGBTQ+ people and issues, LGBTQ+ people created their own local programming to shine a spotlight on their lives, communities and concerns.

Harris’s Joy, GOP Mockery: Nothing New to Black Women

August 14, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

harris joy GOP mockery

Black women in the U.S. have a history of struggle against violence and oppression. And too often when they experience joy, and show it, ridicule follows. They are said to be too loud, too emotional – well, too “Black women.” History shows that this is a familiar dog whistle.

‘Misogynist Radicalization’ and What Parents of Boys Should Know

August 13, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

mysogynist radicalization

Many parents are worried about their children using social media. But these concerns tend to focus on privacy, exposure to explicit material or contact with strangers. But looking at sexism and misogyny in schools and the influence of social media, it is also important for parents to understand how algorithms work. These can drive misogynistic content towards boys and young men and make extreme views seem normal.

These can drive misogynistic content towards boys and young men and make extreme views seem normal.

Five Growing Threats to Academic Freedom

August 12, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Bobst Library at New York University. Academic freedom is under siege. (© FlaglerLive)

Professors across the country have sounded the alarm about infringements on academic freedom following crackdowns on pro-Palestine protesters on campus. The current conflict, however, is only the latest iteration of an intensifying decline in academic freedom.

Flagler Humane Society Director Defends Shelter’s Euthanasia Record and Rejects Criticism as Inaccurate

August 12, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Tail high at Flagler Humane Society. (Facebook)

Amy Carotenuto, director of Flagler Humane Society, describes the society’s procedures, including euthanasia when necessary, and defends the society’s record in the face of recent criticism by current and former volunteers who spoke to the Flagler County Commission and the Palm Coast City Council.

What 3.2 Million-Year-Old Lucy Reveals

August 11, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

3.2-million-year-old female specimen of the genus Australopithecus afarensis, lucy

According to the coevolutionary tale of humans and their lice, our immediate ancestors lost most of their body fur 3 to 4 million years ago and did not don clothing until 83,000 to 170,000 years ago. That means that for over 2.5 million years, early humans and their ancestors were simply naked.

Time for TrumpOlympics™

August 11, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The “Festivities” scene featured LGBTQ+ activist DJ Barbara Butch, famous French drag queens, as well as singer Philippe Katerine as Dionysos.

As a fellow from a state the French have never heard of put it, these “woke Olympics” are “not going to fly in Oklahoma.” We need a new Olympics, a wholesome, American Olympics without the degenerates and the foreigners. Ladies and Gentlemen, here are the TrumpOlympics™!

Supreme Court Ruling May Put Presidents Above the Law. But Even Kings Never Were.

August 10, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

King John of England signs the Magna Carta in 1215.

Many observers say a controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision from July 1, 2024, turns presidents into kings – but they underestimate how truly radical the ruling actually may be. In fact, though the court’s majority said it was honoring constitutional tradition, it appears to have created something entirely new: a legal tyrant, someone above the law, a privilege even kings never enjoyed.

The Druze Community Devastated by the Attack on the Occupied Golan Heights

August 9, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Members of the Druze minority attend a memorial ceremony for the children and teens killed in a rocket strike in the village of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights.

The village of Majdal Shams has been in mourning since July 27, 2024: the day a rocket hit a soccer field, killing 12 children and wounding tens more. Majdal Shams is home to a community whose relationship with Israel is doubly complicated: Druze residents of the Golan Heights, which Israel captured in 1967 and annexed in 1981.

Misinformation, Abuse and Injustice: The Imane Khelif Boxing Controversy at the Paris Olympics

August 8, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif celebrates her victory in the women’s boxing 66-kilogram quarterfinal match at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024.

In the contemporary context, many sportswomen who appear too powerful, too successful, or look “too masculine” according to a particular set of values are at risk of being targeted. Importantly, it is most often non-white athletes who face the most scrutiny of their gendered sporting bodies.

Latest Flagler School Board Follies: Hunt Celebrates Mediocrity, Furry Abuses His Seat to Push ‘Endorsements’

August 8, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Thing One and Thing Two, though Sally Hunt has stopped showing up to most meetings. (© FlaglerLive)

“Board member comments” at the Flagler school board have devolved almost always into a disaster, an embarrassment, a circus of ignorance, hypocrisy, stupidity or bigotry, compliments of the board’s trilobites: Sally Hunt, Will Furry and Christy Chong. No wonder they prefer illegal secret meetings. No wonder Colleen Conklin and Cheryl Massaro can’t wait to escape the asylum. The sane ones weren’t there Tuesday to witness the latest drivel from Furry and Hunt, the first illegal, the second just creepy.

Tim Walz Pick: Harris Is Running Her Race By Her Rules

August 7, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 38 Comments

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. (Harris Campaign Facebook)

Harris’ choice of Walz confirms and leans into an extraordinary vibe shift in American politics. In only a fortnight, the campaign has been flipped on its head. The fact that Harris did not pick Shapiro tells us a great deal about both how this campaign will be run, and the future of the Democratic Party more broadly. Walz’ elevation is indicative of a major shift in the party – one that Harris is leading.

Stop Panicking Over Markets. This Is What a Soft Landing Looks Like.

August 6, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

panic investors economy

A professor of business economics begs everyone, from investors to consumers to policymakers: Please calm down, take 10 deep breaths and relax. The economic data, taken together, paint a brighter if more complex picture.

Hiroshima’s Last Survivors Tell Their Stories

August 5, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Hiroshima. (US National Archives)

The bomb, dropped by the US on August 6 1945, made orphans of around 2,000 children, mostly from central Hiroshima, who survived because they had been evacuated to the countryside. When they returned after Japan surrendered on August 15, they found their parents gone and their city razed to the ground.

Mother of Tristin Murphy, Who Killed Himself with Chainsaw in Prison, Pleads with Judge on Brendan Depa’s Behalf

August 5, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Tristin Murphy after confrontation with prison guards, not long before he killed himself with a chainsaw, in a screen capture from a CBS Miami documentary on his death.

Cynthia Murphy, the mother of Tristin Murphy, a schizophrenic who used a chain saw to kill himself in prison, where he was serving a sentence for littering, pleads with the judge about to sentence Brendan Depa–the autistic student who beat his paraprofessional at Matanzas High School last year–not to believe Florida state prison officials’ claim that mental health treatment is adequate there for people like Depa.

Court Rules Against Catholic Charter School. Ruling May Not Stand Long.

August 4, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Oklahoma Supreme Court bench is pictured in the state Capitol in Oklahoma City in 2014.

Three recent U.S. Supreme Court cases expanded the boundaries of state aid to faith-based schools and their students, ruling that they cannot be denied generally available aid solely due to their religious status. Drummond v. Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board has the potential to further expand the boundaries of aid to faith-based schools and their students – a dramatic change worth watching.

The Kamala Harris Factor

August 4, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 63 Comments

the kamala harris factor

Donald J. Trump, J.D. Vance, Speaker of the House Mike “Mighty Porn Resister” Johnson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Mensa, British emotional support fascist Nigel Farage, regular fascist Nick Fuentes, comedian Russell Brand, comedian Megyn Kelly, her former Fox “News” klavern-mates, Ronbo DeSantis, and five or six white people in a Midwestern focus group all agree: You must not vote for Kamala Harris.

Could Elvis’ Graceland Hold a Key to Bridging America’s Cultural Divide?

August 3, 2024 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Fans crowd the gates of Graceland on the 10th Anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death on Aug. 16, 1987.

The anxiety over the possibility that Presley’s Graceland might fall out of family control raises an important question: Why does Graceland matter? It’s the second-most-visited home in the U.S., topped only by the White House. According to the U.S. Interior Department. Many have viewed the singer’s life, output and legacy with a sneer. Nowhere is this condescension more evident than in patronizing references to his home.

The Heritage Foundation’s ‘Project 2025’

August 2, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

heritage project 2025

Project 2025 lays out many standard conservative ideas – like prioritizing energy production over environmental and climate-change concerns, and rejecting the idea of abortion as health care – along with some much more extreme ones, like criminalizing pornography. And it proposes to eliminate or restructure countless government agencies in line with conservative ideology.

How Reciting the Pledge Became a Sacred Ritual

August 1, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

history of the pledge

In the early years of the nation, the American flag rarely appeared except in government and military displays. That changed with the Civil War. As historian and author Marc Leepson writes in his book about the U.S. flag, Northerners began displaying it in homes and businesses to show support for the Union. After the war, the flag became a symbol of the reunified nation.

Why Is Palm Coast’s Mayor Extending the Red Carpet to ‘Constitutional Sheriff’ Extremists?

August 1, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 49 Comments

John Furlong appeared before the Palm Coast City Council. He identified himself as the “director of Flagler County for CSPOA, which is the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association.

A local representative of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association known as CSPOA is asking the Palm Coast City Council and the County Commission to enact ordinances making Flagler a “Constitutional County.” That would be illegal and unconscionable: CSPOA is an anti-government extremist group that seeks to undermine federal, state and court authorities while placing the local sheriff above them all.

Another Escalation of Violence in the Middle East

July 31, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Ismail Haniyeh.

With the war in Gaza showing no sign of abating and the whole Middle East on a knife’s edge, the Israeli assassination of Hamas’s top political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, raises questions about whether it may spark a wider regional war.

Childless Women and the Catholic Church

July 30, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

jd vance catwomrn catholic church

J.D. Vance’s views on childless women are sharply at odds with the attitude of his present Catholic faith. Catholic history is full of childless women respected for their work, many of them members of religious communities. They often contributed to lasting social and cultural change. In fact, the very existence of women’s religious communities is a testament to the value Catholicism puts on childless women’s lives.

Behind Biden’s Proposed Supreme Court Reform

July 29, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and his Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson and Vice President Kamala Harris just before the investiture ceremony for Jackson on September 30, 2022 in Washington, DC. Supreme Court of the United States via Getty Images

Inconsistency in appointments is one of the reasons why President Joe Biden’s call for Supreme Court reform, which Vice President Harris supports, should be considered a meaningful attempt to address a relatively new development that has diminished the ability of the people – through their elected representatives in the White House and the Senate – to shape an unelected Supreme Court.

Stop U.S. Arms Pipeline to Israel

July 29, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Rescuers searching for injured peoplke under the rubble of a family's house in Rafah, bombed by Israel on Oct. 23, 2023. (B'Tselem)

There is overwhelming evidence that Israeli forces under Netanyahu’s leadership have committed massive human rights atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza. And that’s against the backdrop of an illegal military occupation of Palestinian territory and apartheid, as another ICJ ruling confirmed recently. Nonetheless, Congress invited Netanyahu to speak.

Fentanyl-Caused Deaths Down 10% in Florida, 14% in Flagler, Putnam, and St. Johns: A U.S. Attorney’s Perspective

July 29, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Roger Handberg, U.S. Attorney for Florida's Middle District, addressing the press last year with Sheriff Rick Staly, when they announced indictments in a fentanyl-related investigation. (© FlaglerLive)

For the first time in 12 years, the Florida Medical Examiners Commission’s 2022 report showed a small decrease of 3 percent in deaths caused by fentanyl. This month, the Commission issued its interim report for the first six months of 2023. According to that report, the number of deaths caused by fentanyl in Florida was down approximately 10 percent as compared to the same time period in 2022.

How Jefferson and Madison’s Friendship Shaped Separation of Church and State

July 28, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

jefferson madison church state separation

Only 19% of Americans say the United States should abandon the principle of church-state separation. That said, criticism appears to be on the rise, particularly among political and religious conservatives. And such criticism comes from the top.

J.D. Vance Eclipses DeSantis. But He Might Want to Watch His Back.

July 28, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 38 Comments

JD Vance leaves Ron DeSantis behinf

If Trump wins and somehow doesn’t declare himself president-for-life, Vance will be the nominee in 2028. Ditto if Trump loses and the country survives the violence. Vance could end up as president before then, possibly without lifting a finger — except maybe to pass Trump the Pretzel Bacon Pub Cheeseburgers that finally tip him over into massive stroke territory. Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and their autocracy-loving billionaire buds will see to that.

AI Supercharges Data Center Energy Use, Straining The Grid and Slowing Sustainability Efforts

July 27, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

A data center in Ashburn, Va., the heart of so-called Data Center Alley.

Data centers have had continuous growth for decades, but the magnitude of growth in the still-young era of large language models has been exceptional. AI requires a lot more computational and data storage resources than the pre-AI rate of data center growth could provide.

Project 2025 is a Bad Bet for Florida’s Future

July 27, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 57 Comments

The repeat the county and Flagler Beach are trying to avoid: A1A south of the pier after Hurricane Matthew in October 2016. (© FlaglerLive)

Project 2025 is a blueprint for Trump’s next term. It is full of recommendations for clamping down on abortion, banning pornography, abolishing the Homeland Security and Education departments, killing the Head Start program for kids, and putting the entire executive branch, including the Department of Justice, under direct control of the president — no civil service protection.

AI’s Mass Surveillance at Paris Olympics

July 26, 2024 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

paris surveilance Artificial intelligence olympics

The 2024 Paris Olympics is drawing the eyes of the world as thousands of athletes and support personnel and hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the globe converge in France. It’s not just the eyes of the world that will be watching. Artificial intelligence systems will be watching, too.

Revisiting J.D. Vance’s Middletown, Ohio

July 25, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

A mural in downtown Middletown, Ohio, home to around 51,000 residents – and JD Vance’s hometown.

J.D. Vance’s Middletown, Ohio, his hometown – just north of Cincinnati – risks becoming an abstract symbol of Rust Belt America. Ironically, it is easy to lose sight of the city’s rich, distinctive heritage, from which Vance’s memoir drew its potency.

Is Media to Blame for Biden Dropping Out?

July 24, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Some have claimed the news media forced President Joe Biden to abandon his race for reelection.

Blaming the press for Joe Biden dropping out of his re-election bid assumes that the power of the press is significant and straightforward: If journalists report on an issue in a certain way for an extended period of time, they will ultimately shape how people feel about it. In reality, journalists’ influence is far more limited.

Eventful 2024? Think 1940, 1968, or 1973

July 23, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

unexceptional 2024

History usually happens at a leisurely pace, with major events months or even years apart. But this year, it seems like someone has pushed fast-forward, with significant events coming on a weekly or even daily basis. One company is now selling a T-shirt declaring “THIS IS MY LIVING IN UNPRECEDENTED TIMES SHIRT.”

Already Vile, GOP Attacks Against Kamala Harris Are About to Get Worse

July 22, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 60 Comments

Vice President Kamala Harris attends a political event on July 17, 2024, in Kalamazoo, Mich.

The anti-Harris rhetoric is part of what a report by the Wilson Center, a nonpartisan think tank, described as a broad pattern of gendered and sexualized attacks on prominent women in public discourse.

HIV Breakthrough: Injection Could Prevent Infection

July 21, 2024 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

hiv injection vaccine

A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women total protection from HIV infection. The trial tested whether the six-month injection of lenacapavir would provide better protection against HIV infection than two other drugs, both daily pills. All three medications are pre-exposure prophylaxis (or PrEP) drugs.

DeSantis’s Florida: The Who Cares State

July 21, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

florida who cares state

Florida’s current regime (motto: “Ignorance is Strength”) operates on the theory that if you refuse to utter certain words — ”racism,” for example, “Covid,” or “climate crisis” — and pretend with all your might that what you see in front of you isn’t real, then the problem disappears.

The Solution to Homelessness Is Not Criminalization. It’s Housing.

July 21, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

A homeless man on State Road 100 and Old Kings Road in Palm Coast. (© Pierre Tristam/FlaglerLive)

With half of all renter households now spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing, millions are one emergency away from homelessness. Punishing people for our country’s failure to ensure adequate housing for all is inherently “cruel and unusual.” Widespread homelessness directly violates the human right to housing under international law, which must be recognized in the United States.

Just One Drink a Day Can Bump Up Your Breast Cancer Risk by 5% to 9%

July 20, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

beer and breast cancer

Did you know that casual drinks with friends or having a “wine mom” moment to unwind could actually be nudging up your risk for breast cancer? It sounds like a buzzkill. But it’s a truth that many might not know: Alcohol actually causes breast cancer.

The Free Market Myth: How the US Manipulates Global Markets for Economic Supremacy

July 19, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

biden second term

For years, Democratic and Republican administrations in the US have touted the virtues of free trade to the rest of the world, working towards establishing a multilateral trading system that limits the use of protectionist policies. But it’s hypocritical.

Trump’s Strategic Nostalgia for America’s More Racist and Sexist Past

July 18, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

Former President Donald Trump’s rallies evoke nostalgia and patriotism. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Trump’s nostalgia is more than simple retrospection. Trump’s appeal isn’t just about a better economic past or a more stable society. It serves as an evocation of a time in America when women and minorities had less power.

Florida Is Sitting on $198 Million in Federal EV Money That Could Provide More Chargers

July 18, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

EV chargers on the Florida Turnpike powered by FPL. (FDOT)

Florida is one of 15 states that won’t allow any companies to apply for $198 million in federal money the state is receiving over the next five years the Biden Administration’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program. The state is doing so on purpose, citing a laundry list of culture-war complaints, such as “Covid tyranny,” as well as criticism of electric vehicles.

Abortion Bans Are Changing What It Means To Be Young in America

July 17, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Young people in the U.S. are growing up in a very different world today than before the fall of Roe.

Following the Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision, more than half of U.S. adolescents, ages 13-19, now live in a state with severely restricted or no legal abortion access. As a result, today’s young people are coming of age in what one expert in health law and bioethics has termed an “era of rights retractions.”

  • « Go to Previous Page
  • Page 1
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Page 8
  • Page 9
  • Page 10
  • Page 11
  • Page 12
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Page 70
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

  • grand living realty
  • politis matovina attorneys for justice personal injury law auto truck accidents
Flagler County Sheriff's Expo 2025

Recent Comments

  • FlaglerLive on Palm Coast Relieves Itself 3 Years Late as Much-Needed $31 Million Sewer Plant Expansion Doubles Capacity 
  • We need an audit on Palm Coast Relieves Itself 3 Years Late as Much-Needed $31 Million Sewer Plant Expansion Doubles Capacity 
  • Randall on County’s Greg Hansen Accuses Kim Carney of ‘Sabotaging’ Beach Protection Plan; She Accuses Staff of Stumbling
  • Roy Longo on Palm Coast Fire Department’s David Faust Appointed Battalion Chief of Training
  • Endless dark money on Sheriff Recognizes 911 Dispatcher Megan Flores and Deputies Manka and Held Who Saved 9-Year-Old Boy
  • DaleL on 21 Infections Tied to Raw Milk in Florida
  • JimboXYZ on How Tariffs Are Hurting America’s 35 Million Small Businesses
  • Jon Tibbets on Flagler Commission Hires Michael Rodriguez Its Next County Attorney as Al Hadeed Era Closes
  • Ed P on County’s Greg Hansen Accuses Kim Carney of ‘Sabotaging’ Beach Protection Plan; She Accuses Staff of Stumbling
  • Deborah Coffey on How Tariffs Are Hurting America’s 35 Million Small Businesses
  • Deborah Coffey on Never as Powerful, Florida Republicans Warn Against Complacency and Ridicule Protesters at Orlando Forum
  • JC on County’s Greg Hansen Accuses Kim Carney of ‘Sabotaging’ Beach Protection Plan; She Accuses Staff of Stumbling
  • Skeptical about thr Flagler County Republicans. on County’s Greg Hansen Accuses Kim Carney of ‘Sabotaging’ Beach Protection Plan; She Accuses Staff of Stumbling
  • JimboXYZ on Atlantic Awakens: Hurricane Center Eyes Two Weather Systems with Tropical Storm Potential
  • avceqq on Two Defendants in Disturbing Cases Get a Taste of Terence Perkins as Senior Judge: No Bond for You
  • FlaglerLive on How Tariffs Are Hurting America’s 35 Million Small Businesses

Log in