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Rights & Liberties

Catholics for Choice Condemns U.S. Bishops for Urging Supreme Court to Restrict Abortion Rights

August 4, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Catholics for Choice, which uplifts and amplifies the voices of the majority of Catholics who believe in reproductive freedom, denounced the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) today for asking the Supreme Court to uphold a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks.

DeSantis Adds Florida to 11 States’ Play to Overturn Roe v. Wade’s 2-Semester Abortion Standard

August 2, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

"Kenneth Conner, director-at-large for Florida Right To Life, Inc., holds up the cover of Newsweek magazine, left, and pro-life ad graphic barred from 1987 state government telephone directory. Conner held up the comparisons during a Thursday news conference at which the group announced their support of Republican Paula Hawkins for the U.S. Senate."

The governors filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of a 2018 Mississippi law banning abortions after 15 weeks. The filing doesn’t make these states party to Mississippi’s defense of its statute, but voices their legal support for that state’s case.

When Americans Recall their Roots, they Open Up to Immigration

August 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

At the Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island in New York, where immigrants and visitors form a mosaic of pluralism. (© FlaglerLive)

Reminding Americans of where they came from – such as the statements by Biden administration officials – creates empathy for immigrants, generating more favorable attitudes toward immigration.

Crisis at the Border: Sheriff Staly’s On-the-Ground Report on a ‘Failed Immigration Policy’ Affecting All Communities

August 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 55 Comments

Migrants that have crossed the Rio Grande surrender to U.S. Border Patrol near an area known as Rincon. From here they will be transported to a processing center. (CBP)

Earlier this month Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly took part in a fact-finding trip along the Texas side of the border with Mexico with several other law enforcement officials and U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla. “The border crisis,” he argues, “is coming to you whether you like it or not.”

Changing Crime Reporting Practices to Do Less Harm

July 31, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The reporting of crime stories can be unnecessarily harmful when highlighting a passing arrest that has few ramifications or follow-ups. (© FlaglerLive)

Acknowledging that journalism can inflict wounds unnecessarily, AP will no longer name those arrested for minor crimes when the news service is unlikely to cover the story’s subsequent developments. Often, such stories’ publication hinges on an odd or entertaining quirk, and the names are irrelevant. Yet, the ramifications can loom large and be long-lasting for the persons named.

Race, Gender, Abortion: GOP Lawmakers Across the Country Are Waging a Counterrevolutionary War

July 31, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Republican legislatures have been uninterested in pledging allegiance to the transgender flag. (

Republicans were emboldened in the 23 states where they control the governorship and both houses of the legislature. Other factors include a newly conservative U.S. Supreme Court, GOP backlash over former President Donald Trump’s reelection loss and a tidal wave of social media campaigns and commentary aimed at galvanizing conservatives by playing up divisive cultural issues.

Behind Ben & Jerry’s West Bank Decision: Israel Is Losing the Battle for Public Opinion

July 29, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Ben & Jerry’s said selling ice cream in the West Bank and Gaza “is inconsistent with our values.” The move is emblematic of a larger trend: public sentiment among a group of U.S. voters – including many American Jews – who used to be stalwart supporters of Israel has shifted, and they are increasingly turning their backs on the Jewish state.

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Defamation Claim By Anti-Gay Florida Ministry Termed a Hate Group

July 29, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Coral Ridge, a nonprofit organization based in Fort Lauderdale, sought to benefit from Amazon Smile’s program but was denied admission because it had been tagged by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a hate group over its positions on LGBTQ issues,

DeSantis Ducks Reporters, His Office Is Unforthcoming About his Whereabouts Again

July 28, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Ron DeSantis is again weaponizing local school boards. (© FlaglerLive)

Lack of notice to the press — intermediaries for the taxpayers the governor works for — has been a persistent problem for the DeSantis administration, though it’s not a problem specific to him. Other governors have played the same games.

Is Islamophobia Hate Speech?

July 24, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The central question that human rights tribunals must answer in these cases is whether false claims, such as those made by Mark Steyn in “America Alone,” a screed against growing Muslim populations in Europe, are so extreme that they’re likely to encourage hateful views and extreme action.

The Sleaziest Generation

July 23, 2021 | Pierre Tristam | 109 Comments

The memorial to the dead of Covid near RFK Stadium in Washington. (Ron Cogswell)

This fourth wave of covid is ravaging the state. It was entirely preventable but for glib, “don’t Fauci my Florida” recklessness and the militancy, disinformation and poisonous selfishness of the unvaccinated. This is on them.

As Flagler Beach Grapples with Tawdry Pro-Trump Gatherings, City’s Wink to Surveillance Cameras Raises Questions

July 23, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 108 Comments

The weekly demonstrators are giving Flagler Beach a black eye. (© FlaglerLive via Facebook)

The weekly pro-Trump demonstrations featuring profane language in the heart of Flagler Beach has city commissioners concerned about the city’s image and the administration and police eying surveillance cameras they insist will not target the demonstrators, but be used as a tool in case of criminal activity. Others see a Pandora’s box.

The Seduction of Propaganda

July 22, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Propaganda is communication as force; it’s designed for warfare. Propaganda is anti-democratic because it influences while using strategies like fear appeals, disinformation, conspiracy theory and more. Political communication is persuasion used in politics. It helps to facilitate the democratic process. Guess what Americans prefer.

Bias Is Natural. How You Manage it Defines Your Ability to Be Just.

July 19, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Detain from "Figure," by Varvara Stepanova, 1921. (© FlaglerLive)

We all have biases to some degree, whether we care to admit this or not. Our biases remain innocuous until our assumptions impact our behaviors toward other people. By acknowledging our biases we can find ways to mitigate their impact on our decision making.

Former Florida Chief Justice Kogan: Why Florida Should Abolish the Death Penalty

July 19, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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In a compelling new interview conducted by attorney and filmmaker Ted Corless, the late Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerald Kogan lists the numerous reasons why he believed Florida’s death penalty should be abolished.

A Qualified Defense of Trump Supporters’ Obscenities in Flagler Beach

July 16, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 56 Comments

The mastodon truck now bearing much more offensive signs, when it was a bit more po9lite last November, parked at one of its favorite spots: Veterans Park in Flagler Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

Obscene pro-Trump demonstrators’ signs now flashing regularly in Flagler Beach are no different than signs using similar language at BLM marches. The fact that BLM marches have justice on their side, as Trump demonstrators do not, does not diminish the goons’ First Amendment rights.

63% of Workers who File an EEOC Discrimination Complaint Lose Their Jobs

July 13, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

They filed EEOC complaints. (Roger Gregory)

People who experience sex discrimination, race discrimination and other forms of discrimination at work aren’t getting much protection from the laws designed to shield them from it, researchers found.

Trump Before Trump: When Nixon VP Spiro Agnew Attacked News Media

July 11, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

press anti media Spiro Agnew with Florida Gov. Claude Kirk in 1968. (Florida Memory)

In 1969 Spiro Agnew in a speech written by Patrick Buchanan attacked the press with almost unprecedented venom, anticipating a run of anti-media presidents that culminated with Trump. Buchanan later remembered that as Nixon read his proposed draft, he heard him mutter, “This’ll tear the scab off those bastards.”

Critical Race Theory: What it Is and What, Gov. DeSantis, It Is Not

July 6, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

Ron DeSantis does not understand critical race theory. (YouTube via News4Jax)

Americans are used to viewing their history through a triumphalist lens, where we overcome hardships, defeat our British oppressors and create a country where all are free with equal access to opportunities. Obviously, not all of that is true.

Florida Supreme Court Will Not Hear Constitutional Challenge to Mask Mandate

July 6, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Florida Supreme Court declined to take up a constitutional challenge to Palm Beach County’s decision last year to require people to wear masks during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Debating Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, 1st Transgender Woman in Individual Sports at Olympics

July 5, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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When Laurel Hubbard was announced as the first out transgender woman athlete to compete in an individual sport at an Olympic Games, controversy wasn’t far behind. One prominent commentator even called it a “disaster for women’s sport.” The arguments are emotive and polarizing, and often ignore key facts.

Your Government Will Have a Harder Time Giving You Run-Around Over Public Records Thanks to New Law

July 5, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Judges have better things to do than force governments to comply with public record laws. (© FlaglerLive)

Your government can’t drag you into court anymore if you file a request for a public document. Legislation now signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis has put an end to these “declaratory judgment” lawsuits.

Supreme Court Blunts Voting Rights in Arizona, and Potentially Nationwide, in Consequential Ruling

July 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Arizona may keep two voting laws that Republicans say protect election integrity and Democrats believe will make it harder for some residents to cast ballots. That’s the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, one of the decade’s most important voting rights cases.

Federal Judge Blocks DeSantis’ Social Media Law, Finding It “Riddled with Imprecision and Ambiguity”

July 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The controversial law seeks to prevent large social-media platforms from banning political candidates from their sites and to require companies to publish — and apply consistently — standards about issues such as banning users or blocking their content.

Florida Adds Orwellian By-Laws to Academic Freedom

June 30, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

An ideological look-=see. Above, students at UCF. (© FlaglerLive)

What do you do when a student endorses genocide during a class discussion? And follows it up with a two thumbs up endorsement for racism? Does curtailing disruptive behavior like this, which prevents others from learning, count as shielding students from uncomfortable “ideas and opinions”?

13-Year-Old Soccer Player Files Suit Against Florida’s Just-Enacted Ban on Transgender Girl Athletes

June 30, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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A 13-year-old Broward County soccer player and her parents are challenging a a new state law that bans transgender female athletes from participating on girls’ and women’s sports teams, arguing that it is unconstitutional and “ignores basic medical science” about trans students.

You May No Longer Legally Lodge Anonymous Code Enforcement Complaints, But Mandate Is Easily Evaded

June 30, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

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The new law does not address enforcement of the identification provision, it does not set out any requirements for verification, it does not signal any penalties for people who invent names, and it imposes no requirements either on local governments in general or on code enforcement officers to do more than note whether a complainant has been identified or not.

Federal Judge Doesn’t Hide Distaste for Florida Law Forbidding Social Media from Banning Users

June 28, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Arguing that the law would violate social-media companies’ First Amendment rights and harm their efforts to moderate content, the industry groups have asked U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle to block the law from going into effect Thursday as scheduled.

Derek Chauvin Sentenced to 22 1/2 Years in Prison for Murder of George Floyd

June 25, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

A crowd outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on April 20, less than two hours before the Chauvin verdict was announced. (Chad Davis)

The sentencing marks a significant milestone in the effort to get justice for Floyd, who died begging for his life under Chauvin’s knee for more than 9 minutes on Memorial Day 2020. Three other officers present also face charges in Floyd’s death, with trials scheduled for next year.

We Can Have the Filibuster Or Democracy, Not Both

June 23, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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Republicans are champions of the filibuster now, but it was only a few years ago that they weakened it so they could pack the Supreme Court with unpopular nominees like Brett Kavanaugh, who was credibly accused of sexual assault.

Florida Prisons Want to Ban Most ‘Routine’ Mail, Replacing It with Communal Email. Families Are Outraged.

June 23, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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Florida prison officials’ plan to replace prisoners’ “routine” mail with digitized versions viewed on tablet computers or communal kiosks has sparked an outcry among inmates’ families and advocates, who argue that preserving bonds with loved ones while prisoners are locked up dramatically increases later chances of success on the outside.

No Acquittal This Time for For L’Darius Smith as Jury Convicts Him of Aggravated Assault in Race-Tinged Confrontation

June 23, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

L'Darius Smith after the verdict with his attorney, Assistant Public Defender Regina Nunnally, and Greg Weston, a sheriff's deputy. (© FlaglerLive)

Two brothers, 63 and 59, had allegedly called L’Darius Smith the N word in a confrontation that began with one of the men complimenting him for his Batman jacket. He picked up a baseball bat–and a conviction for aggravated assault that may now send him to prison. Four years ago he was acquitted of charges of molesting his sisters when they were young children. He still faces a burglary charge.

Florida Universities Are Now Required to Conduct Annual Surveys Measuring ‘Intellectual Diversity’

June 22, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

A sign that may take on a whole new meaning in Florida colleges and universities. (© FlaglerLive)

Under the auspices of intellectual freedom, Florida’s universities, colleges and and community colleges will be required to do an annual survey to ensure diverse views on campuses, including conservative opinions. At issue is that some lawmakers believe that colleges and universities are liberal bastions where conservative voices have been suppressed on campuses.

Supreme Court Upholds Religious Liberty Over LGBTQ Rights and Nods to Bigger wins for Conservatives Ahead

June 21, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Last week’s Supreme Court ruling is narrow, but it means that any unequal treatment of religious groups will be regarded as a violation of the First Amendment, even if it comes at the expense of the dignity of LGBTQ citizens.

State Workers Across the Nation Had a Holiday for Juneteenth, but Not in Florida

June 21, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

A Juneteenth celebration at Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. (Miki Jourdan)

Even with short notice after the president signed the federal holiday into law, some states were able to manage authorizing a paid day off Friday for their state employees. Gov. Ron DeSantis could have granted state workers a paid holiday. He did not.

Reagan’s Legacy for Women

June 21, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Ronald Reagan at Yale, 1981. (Bernard Gotfryd, Library of Congress)

The Reagan “vision” for America, with its disproportionately negative impact on the female half, is now firmly embedded in Republican dogma. The 40th president envisioned a world where women would never be granted equality under the U.S. constitution, where abortion was illegal, and where equal employment laws would be history, argues Martha Burk.

Florida and Seven Other States, All Republican-Controlled, Enact Anti-Protest Laws

June 21, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Eight states have passed laws cracking down on protest activity since Black Lives Matter protests erupted across the United States last summer, according to the International Center for Not-For-Profit Law, which tracks such legislation. Similar bills are pending in 21 states, according to the Washington, D.C.-based center.

Biden Signs Law Making Juneteenth a New Federal Holiday

June 17, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Maurice D. McRae, 86th Communications Squadron commander support staff noncommissioned officer in charge, poses for a photo during a Juneteenth dance celebration at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 19, 2020. (Staff Sgt. Nesha Humes Stanton)

“Throughout history, Juneteenth has been known by many names—Jubilee Day, Freedom Day, Liberation Day,” Vice President Kamala Harris said at the White House signing ceremony, noting that the White House was built by slaves. “And today, a national holiday.”

Records Reveal Trump Wanted U.S. Supreme Court to Order New Election in 6 States

June 16, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

What he tried to stop. (© FlaglerLive via CNN)

The complaint prepared by the Justice Department at Trump’s order but never filed asked the Supreme Court to nullify the electoral votes of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and to order all six states to hold special elections to appoint presidential electors.

Man Who Killed His Father Says His Freedom Doesn’t Mean ‘I’m Going to Jump Off a Bridge and Kill Somebody’

June 16, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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A judge denied lifting all restrictions on Richard Dunn, 60, who killed his father in Palm Coast in 2006 and was found not guilty by reason of insanity. But numerous restrictions have been lifted, and Dunn’s other family members are objecting to further freedoms he may gain, which make them fearful for their safety.

Fourth Court Challenge to Florida’s New Election Law Is Filed, Targeting Voter-Registration Hurdles

June 14, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The new Florida voting law drew a drizzle of lawsuits. (© FlaglerLive)

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the groups HeadCount and the Harriet Tubman Freedom Fighters Corp., is narrowly tailored to one section of the law that involves what are known as third-party voter-registration organizations.

‘Thoughts and Prayers Aren’t Enough’: Flagler Marks Pulse Nightclub Massacre at Year 5 with a March and Vigil

June 14, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Flagler's second Pride march as it set off over the Flagler Beach bridge Saturday evening, before a vigil at Veterans Park on the other side. (© FlaglerLive)

It has been five years since a gunman ended the lives of 49 people and injured 53 others at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. Saturday night the Flagler community honored the dead with a march across the Flagler Bridge and a vigil at Veterans’ Park.

Here’s What I Tell Middle and High School Teachers About How to Teach Young Students About Slavery

June 13, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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Nervous. Concerned. Worried. Wary. Unprepared. This is how middle and high school teachers have told me they have felt over the past few years when it comes to teaching the troublesome topic of slavery, writes Raphael Rogers, with advice.

Appeals Court Overturns Alachua County’s Mask Mandate, Citing Right to Privacy

June 13, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

He'd have voted with the majority. (Susan Jane Golding)

Pointing to privacy rights, a divided state appeals court Friday overturned a circuit judge’s decision last year that allowed Alachua County to keep in place a mask requirement to try to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Critical Rage Theory

June 12, 2021 | Pierre Tristam | 51 Comments

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Critical race theory has been around almost 50 years and went mainstream 25 years ago, but Trumpist Republicans are discovering it only now, passing laws in several states to ban the teaching of critical race theory without understanding the first thing about it, but proving with every ban that it is less theory than fact.

City Hall Trespass Against Mark Phillips, Who’d Rushed Toward Mayor at May Meeting, Is Lifted

June 10, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Mark Phillips addressing the Palm Coast City Council at the May 4 meeting.

Mark Phillips, the North Flagler resident at the center of a tense moment at a May meeting of the Palm Coast City Council, when he aggressively rushed the dais toward then-Mayor Milissa Holland, is no longer trespassed from City Hall.

The Live Daily Quote Archive, 2017-2021

June 10, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Barnett Newman's 'Vir Heroicus Sublimis,' 1950-51. (© FlaglerLive)

The archives of the Briefing’s Live Daily Quote, covering every imaginable idea, philosophy, religion, politics, from the sublime to the outrageous to the astonishing, with style and substance, selected daily by the editor. This is not your grandpa’s Bartlett.

One Man Rapes a 13-Year-Old Girl and Walks Free. Another Raped a 16-Year-Old Girl and Is Serving 12 Years in Prison.

June 9, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

Tonda Royal, left, and Bo Sirrine. They each were accused of raping minor girls. Royal is serving 12 years. Sirrine is free. (© FlaglerLive and Flagler jail)

Bo Jeremiah Sirrine, 23, and Tonda Royal, 55, once shared a cell at the Flagler County jail. They also shared a predilection for underage girls and were both charged with raping girls–a 13 year old, in Sirrine’s case, a 16 year old, in Royal’s case. Sirrine walked out of the Flagler jail a free man weeks ago. Royal is serving 12 years in state prison.

The Beginning of the End of Democracy as We Know It?

June 8, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Sen. Joe Manchin turns away from Democrats. (Third Way Think Tank)

The end of the For the People Act opens the way for Republican states to continue their shameless campaign of voter suppression – very possibly giving Republicans a victory in the 2022 midterm elections and entrenching Republican rule for a generation.

Voting Rights Advocates Seek to Block New Law’s Requirement that Limits Ballot-Initiative Contributions to $3,000

June 8, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and other supporters of three proposed constitutional amendments designed to expand voting want a federal judge to block a new state law that places a $3,000 limit on contributions to ballot-initiative drives.

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