“The DeSantis Daily News”
A New Self-Serving Tool To Hold On To The Reins of Power
https://miamiindependent.com/the-desantis-daily-news/
Excerpt:
The Governor of Florida has a new tool to stay in the lines of power after his term as Governor of Florida is done next year.
“Stay informed with the latest updates on politics and national headlines by subscribing to The DeSantis Daily newsletter.” This way, he stays in the faces of his constituents as his term ends. He is truly a political animal. Emphasis on “political”. I prefer animals. They don’t put on a lot of airs.
DeSantisDaily.com
I read it and was instantly nauseous. Ok. So I’ll never get a job writing for it, but I just HAD to share this with you. And I subscribed! Can’t risk missing a minute of THIS. omg… a DAILY.
Apparently, Lady Casey is not polling very well, and DeGov cannot stand the thought of the Trump-endorsed candidate, Byron Donalds, winning the Governor’s office. SO, out comes another version of Voter Guides, to try to influence his constituents.
The first article that caught my eye was the appointment of former Green Beret, Jay Collins, as Lt. Gov, and soon-to-be-pushed Gubernatorial candidate. The appointment was announced with great fanfare at the Tampa Bay Green Beret Assn last Tuesday, Aug.12. Collins was a war hero serving 23 years in Iraq and Afghanistan, and suffering a let amputation while in service to our country. Exemplary record. But, I have to wonder…
Does Lt. Governor Collins know about DeGov, VETOING funding for the Santa Rosa Veterans Treatment Court? I’d think not. But, if SO, he’s as big a phony as his new boss.
Back to the old “clueless or complicit” thing. If you are clueless, you are complicit. Big ask for a newly anointed candidate, to know all the underhanded stuff in Tallahassee, but if he intends to be considered a serious candidate, in this day and age, he’d better know most of it. Florida’s America First citizens will be watching closely.
Collins DID attend the RINO rally, the Florida Freedom Forum, recently in Miami, so he may be down with it all. We know that many America First Republicans were there, outside protesting. Have to wonder if Mr. Collins saw this and commented. If he did, his thoughts may never reach the light of day… If they don’t, you know who he is.
Here’s another quote from the DeSDaily:
“DeSantis just fired the opening shot in a 2026 war with Trump” (Remember, he is paying someone to write this stuff.)
Here’s what DeSantis really accomplished with this move – he put his own guy in position to take on Trump’s handpicked candidate for governor.
So the Daily admits now, that DeSantis is NOT MAGA. We’ve been trying to tell the country that for a long time.
NB FLORIDA! DeSantis is declaring war on a Trump-supported nominee. The only thing surprising about this is the openness. Guess it’s time for the gloves to be off.
Governor Ronald B. DeSantis is NOT now, nor ever has been, America First, as his advance team told the Hillsborough REC several years ago. He has never fooled as many as he’d intended.
If Mr. Collins is also a Trump-hating RINO, Florida needs to know. NOW.
World’s first spinal cord transplant to take place in Israel, could allow patients to walk again
Tel Aviv University announced on Wednesday that the surgery will take place in Israel, marking a historic milestone in regenerative medicine.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-864808
Excerpt:
Israel is preparing to perform the world’s first-ever human spinal cord implant using a patient’s own cells, a medical breakthrough that could allow paralyzed patients to stand and walk again, Tel Aviv University announced on Wednesday. The surgery, expected in the coming months, will take place in Israel and marks a historic milestone in regenerative medicine.
.....Spinal cord injuries are one of the few human injuries where the body cannot naturally heal itself, and the tissue is both structurally complex and extremely sensitive.
.....Unlike other tissues, spinal cord neurons cannot naturally regenerate, and over time, scar tissue blocks remaining signals. The new procedure aims to replace the damaged section with a lab-grown spinal cord that fuses with healthy tissue above and below the injury. Animal studies in rats have shown remarkable results, with the animals regaining the ability to walk normally.
The procedure begins with blood cells from the patient, which are reprogrammed into stem-cell-like cells capable of becoming any cell type. Fat tissue is also collected to create a custom hydrogel scaffold, into which the stem-like cells develop into a spinal cord structure. This engineered tissue is then implanted, replacing scarred areas and reconnecting the nervous system.
.....“This milestone marks the shift from pioneering research to patient treatment. Using each patient’s own cells eliminates key safety risks and positions Matricelf at the forefront of regenerative medicine. This first procedure is more than a scientific breakthrough; it is a step toward transforming an area of medicine long considered untreatable,” said Matricelf CEO Gil Hakim.
Exclusive: New Report Shows Red State Institutions Are Just As Left-Wing As Their Blue Counterparts
Excerpt:
‘Without aggressive institutional reform and principled policymaking, [red states] will follow the same trajectory as their blue peers.’
Acommon trope trotted out in defense of the modern GOP is that, for all its shortcomings, electing Republicans to positions of power is better than electing Democrats. If that argument is true, then why are the institutions in so many so-called “red states” just as left-wing as their blue state counterparts?
A new report authored by the State Leadership Initiative (SLI) and obtained by The Federalist reveals how many Republican-run states “remain deeply entangled in the same bureaucratic bloat, cultural drift, and economic stagnation” that are features of those run by Democrats. While red and blue states often differ on major political issues (ex. gun rights and tax policy), the 2025 State Leadership Index shows how the implementation of these policies — specifically those in red states — “often operate within a [left-wing] framework that remains fundamentally unchanged.”
“State Leadership Initiative was founded to do the legwork to get Red States to live up to the campaign promises their elected officials made to their citizens when asking for their votes. This report shows that in huge aspects of governance — red states need to be more than blue states with lower taxes,” SLI Founder Noah Wall told The Federalist. “This report is a call to action to change that.”
The SLI index scores and ranks states based upon various metrics that are divided up into three primary sub-categories. These sub-categories include governance, which “measures the effectiveness and ideological alignment of a state’s bureaucracy;” economic vitality, which “measures whether a state is advancing material prosperity and building a sustainable foundation for long-term strength;” and cultural strength, which “evaluates the health and resilience of communities.”
When examining the governance of U.S. jurisdictions, SLI found an “alarming” level of federal dependency among red states. According to the analysis, “7 of the 10 most federally dependent states are red,” with federal dollars comprising “nearly 40% of [the] state budgets” of states such as Mississippi and West Virginia.
“This is not sovereignty; it is soft capture,” the index reads.
Upon further analysis, the conservative group found other governance similarities shared by many red and blue states. Notably, the report shows that a significant number of red states boast a disproportionate amount of public school, university, and other government bureaucrats.
On the economic vitality front, the index found that overregulation continues to be a big problem in many red states, with SLI noting, “excluding outliers, there is hardly a difference between the average number of regulations in red states vs blue ones.” The report’s sub-category included additional discoveries, such as that “[s]tate budget growth (per capita) is comparable between Red and Blue states” and “[i]ndustrial strength in red states is fragmented and inadequate.”
SLI also flagged numerous concerning factors after examining the cultural strength of U.S. states. Notably, the organization highlighted that while “[r]ed states outperform blue ones on marriage rates and fertility … In most red states, fewer than half of teenagers are raised in intact families.”
.....SLI concludes its index with a list of action items Republican lawmakers can take to fix these outstanding issues in their respective states.
Among them are recommendations to downsize the bureaucracy (including in K-12 and higher education) and “[i]mplement mandatory sunset provisions” that force state lawmakers “to revisit and reauthorize programs rather than let them expand unchecked.” The group also advised GOP politicians to “[m]ake family policy a central economic agenda,” ensure law and order — “especially in blue cities,” and more.
“For years, conservatives kept their eyes on Washington, missing the quiet decay in their own state governments,” SLI Senior Economic Strategist Thomas Murray told The Federalist. “Red states are full of voters who believe in limited government — but the bureaucracies running those states often serve very different values. This index is the first to connect the dots.”
“The point here isn’t to score rhetoric —it’s to audit power,” he added.