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Wednesday, May 21, 2025

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The arts thrive in Gainesville, Alachua County

In June, Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed more than $32 million in arts funding across Florida, which shocked arts producers and enthusiasts alike. This was a terrible move by the state government. To me, arts and cultural events offered by the City of Gainesville and Alachua County are quality-of-life programming. 


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Burdened by what has been: Blame Biden, not wokeness

After Donald Trump’s stunning win over Kamala Harris in both the popular vote and electoral college, cranks have lined up to offer their hot-take-masquerading-as-diagnosis for why Democrats underperformed in 2024. Some have pinned the blame on “wokeness,” claiming that Democrats going to bat for the rights of transgender people placed them in a bad position against an increasingly right-wing American population. Pronouns, “latinx” and defunding the police, according to these pundits, cost Harris the election.



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