Diane Roberts, formerly BadDebutante on the twixxy thing

Diane Roberts, formerly BadDebutante on the twixxy thing

@dkroberts.bsky.social

Writer, political columnist, childless cat lady. Allergic to fascists.

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Diane Roberts, formerly BadDebutante on the twixxy thing
@dkroberts.bsky.social

The DeSantis regime will even propagandize a driver's license. These people are demented (and historically illiterate): floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/19/t...

floridaphoenix.comCommentary: The story Florida's new driver licenses tell ain't necessarily so • Florida PhoenixListen up: Florida is back. WAY back. Not that we were ever not the free-est, greatest, top-est state in the USA, it’s that we just got even more awesome. Our governor is presenting us with a brand-ne...
Diane Roberts, formerly BadDebutante on the twixxy thing
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Think you should know how politicians spend your money? Like the free press? This is a scary story: floridatrident.org/florida-gop-...

floridatrident.orgFlorida GOP says repeating the Hope Florida grand jury's findings is a crimeA late-night lawsuit seeks to pull a Democratic ad off 11 Orlando and Tampa Bay stations and bar anything relaying the expunged report. The party also referred the stations to FDLE and prosecutors, th...
Diane Roberts, formerly BadDebutante on the twixxy thing
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Once again, the Department of Environmental Prostitution fails Florida. floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/15/n...

floridaphoenix.comCommentary: New Florida stormwater rules don’t fix our pollution problem • Florida PhoenixDo you have a favorite movie? Mine is “Singin’ in the Rain.” Maybe because I grew up in the rainiest city in Florida, Pensacola. I could identify with Gene Kelly splashing around in all those puddles....
Diane Roberts, formerly BadDebutante on the twixxy thing
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Is there no patch of Florida's beauty someone doesn't want to monetize and destroy? floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/08/f...

floridaphoenix.comCommentary: Florida county wants motocross course on land bought for conservation • Florida PhoenixOne of the great things about hiking around Florida’s precious conservation lands is how quiet they can be. You can get away from all the noise and — I SAID, YOU CAN GET AWAY! FROM ALL THE NOISE! WHAT...
Diane Roberts, formerly BadDebutante on the twixxy thing
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In case y'all need reminding, the midterms are coming. You know what to do: floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/01/c...

floridaphoenix.comCommentary: Congress tries end-run around Florida court decision protecting wetlands • Florida PhoenixWhen naturalist John James Audubon visited Florida in the 1830s, he marveled at our vast flocks of birds but complained about all the wetlands covering the landscape. “The general wildness, the eterna...
Diane Roberts, formerly BadDebutante on the twixxy thing
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What is it about rich white folks and their rage to destroy? Craig Pittman presents another atrocity, this time in (what's left of) panther habitat. floridaphoenix.com/2026/08/13/r...

floridaphoenix.comRich guys with racecars want to roar into Florida panther habitat • Florida PhoenixDo you like where you live? I sure do. I live in a house built 100 years ago. It’s got a porch swing out front. It’s in a quiet neighborhood with brick streets. You could say it’s my ideal habitat. An...
Diane Roberts, formerly BadDebutante on the twixxy thing
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Florida DOT thinks "The Jetsons" is nonfiction. Craig Pittman reports: floridaphoenix.com/2026/08/06/i...

floridaphoenix.comInstead of installing more EV chargers, Florida DOT dreams of flying cars • Florida PhoenixI watched a lot of cartoons as a kid. None was more visually stunning than “The Jetsons.” It focused on a family coping with life in a streamlined future filled with snazzy gadgets. George Jetson, for...
Diane Roberts, formerly BadDebutante on the twixxy thing
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Hey, Florida Republicans: your primary choices range from embarrassing to crazy. Well done. floridaphoenix.com/2026/08/03/f...

floridaphoenix.comFlorida's GOP primary for governor: Undignified. Unedifying. Flat-out godawful. • Florida PhoenixI know y’all would probably rather not talk about the Republican candidates for governor of Florida. However, distasteful as it is, we must: The primary is Aug. 18. Now, this family-friendly publicati...
Diane Roberts, formerly BadDebutante on the twixxy thing
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Will we ever stop destroying our best things? Florida's government seems hell-bent on using our waters as one big toilet. floridaphoenix.com/2026/07/30/s...

floridaphoenix.comSweet samples shows sour truth: Sewage injected beneath Florida Key is bubbling back up • Florida PhoenixThere’s an old saying, one that’s often brought up when Florida men fire off their guns to celebrate New Year’s: What goes up must come down. Look out for those falling bullets, boys! But when it come...
Diane Roberts, formerly BadDebutante on the twixxy thing
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Ron DeSantis is a loser once again. Free Speech is the winner: floridaphoenix.com/2026/07/20/a...

floridaphoenix.comA victory for 'the right to tell people what they do not want to hear' • Florida Phoenix“‘It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.’” That’s how federal judge Mark Walker began his 2022 injunction blocking enforcement of Ron DeSantis’ “Stop Woke Act” in Fl...
Diane Roberts, formerly BadDebutante on the twixxy thing
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Florida treats its once-beautiful waters like a toilet. Craig Pittman shows how Ron DeSantis is full of it: floridaphoenix.com/2026/07/16/f...

floridaphoenix.comFlorida governor’s betrayal of clean water promise reaches peak with biosolids veto • Florida PhoenixEver since I was a kid, I’ve always been a huge fan of Bugs Bunny cartoons. I just love it when he does something outrageous and then turns to the camera and says, “Ain’t I a stinker?” It’s hilarious!...
Diane Roberts, formerly BadDebutante on the twixxy thing
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Sing it with me, children: "We don't need no ejucashun . . ." floridaphoenix.com/2026/05/28/r...

floridaphoenix.comRed snapper fish fight highlights Florida governor’s disdain for science • Florida PhoenixOne of the great joys of living in Florida is our access to fresh seafood — shrimp, scallops, grouper, you name it. I grilled some on Memorial Day and it was delicious! The source of all this bounty, ...
Diane Roberts, formerly BadDebutante on the twixxy thing
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In the stopped-clock-right-twice-a-day dept, we have Byron Donalds: floridaphoenix.com/2026/05/21/g...

floridaphoenix.comGOP frontrunner for governor says Florida needs growth management • Florida PhoenixBack when dinosaurs ruled the earth and I was in high school, there was a popular song, played on the radio and even featured in the movie “All That Jazz” called “Everything Old is New Again.” “Don’t ...

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Craig Pittman
@craigtimes.bsky.social

#Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous has been talking for months about cutting property taxes. The Lakeland Ledger ran the numbers & offers a look at how this would devastate Polk County & its 17 municipalities. www.theledger.com/story/news/p...

theledger.comWhat will Polk County and the cities lose if property taxes are cut?The primary proposal involves cutting all non-school property taxes on homesteaded properties. The Ledger ran the numbers for Polk County governments.

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jamelle
@jamellebouie.net

the basic logic of plessy — that the constitution has no bearing on social inequality — undergirds every roberts court ruling on the state’s ability to deal with the effects of racism from parents involved to calais.

Pema Levy@pemalevy.bsky.social

The great flaw in Plessy is its refusal to see segregation for what it is. This willful naïveté animates Callais as well It pretends partisan gerrymandering is a reasonable, race- neutral prerogative of the state, the same justification Plessy used for Jim Crow www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

motherjones.comThe Roberts Court Takes a Page from Plessy v. FergusonIn destroying the Voting Rights Act, the justices echo the court's darkest and most racist days.

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Craig Pittman
@craigtimes.bsky.social

#Florida Power & Light's St. Lucie nuke plant authorized by the feds to operate for another 20 years or until it melts down, whichever comes first. www.tcpalm.com/story/news/l...

tcpalm.comFlorida nuclear power plant approved to operate this many more yearsFlorida Power & Light nuclear power plant's two reactors, in operation since 1976 and 1983, have been approved to operate for this many more years.
Diane Roberts, formerly BadDebutante on the twixxy thing
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Florida dipshit of the week (so far--it's only Wednesday)

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Clavicular, the social media influencer, was charged with a misdemeanor for unlawfully discharging a firearm in Florida, after he fired a dozen bullets at an alligator while livestreaming.

nyti.msClavicular Charged With Shooting at Alligator While LivestreamingThe influencer, whose real name is Braden Eric Peters, fired 12 shots at the gator from an airboat in the Florida Everglades.
Diane Roberts, formerly BadDebutante on the twixxy thing
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Florida's worst invasive species: Bro-Flakes. The Sentinel's Scott Maxwell nails it. www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/05/06/f...

orlandosentinel.comMaxwell: Florida bro-flakes. They’re angry, loud, entitled and convinced they’re victims“Bro-flakes” are on the rise in Florida. They’re guys who are angry, loud, entitled and convinced the world is out to get White men. The governor and a candidate who wants to replace him have gone all...
Diane Roberts, formerly BadDebutante on the twixxy thing
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Can Democrats in Florida fight back against gerrymandering for white people? floridaphoenix.com/2026/05/04/f...

floridaphoenix.comFlorida Democrats have reason for hope, but could still mess this up • Florida PhoenixFlorida Democrats have gotten a bit giddy lately. Optimistic, even. These are unfamiliar emotions for them. Some election year polls are perking them up something fierce. Democrats — “Dixiecrats” as m...

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John Teets
@suenitos.bsky.social

The editorial cartoonist's pen is one of the sharpest tools in journalism, whittling issues down to basics for satire or rage. I'm proud to say that my long-ago colleague, Milt Priggee, is unafraid to shock with a tough point of view.

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Robert Macfarlane
@robgmacfarlane.bsky.social

I had a small part in writing OUR LAND, Orban Wallace’s brilliant new film about land access in England, feat. @guyshrubsole.bsky.social et al. “We’ve found that [with access] people really do care for the land…We all belong to the land, it doesn’t belong to us.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comMomentum building for Scottish-style land access rights in England, says filmDocumentary makers seek to start ‘informed conversation’ in country where public is allowed on just 8% of land

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Craig Pittman
@craigtimes.bsky.social

#Florida Constitution specifically forbids the kind of partisan gerrymandering that Gov. Ron DeSastrous & President Convicted Felon are trying to muscle through the Legislature during this week's special session. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-... via @svdate.bsky.social

huffpost.comFlorida’s Constitution Bans The Sort Of Map-Rigging Republicans Want To Do ThereThe focus of Trump’s mid-decade redistricting war now turns to Florida, where his demands face a constitutional ban on districts drawn to favor a party.

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D. Earl Stephens
@dearlstephens.bsky.social

📌Barack Obama was targeted 11 times in assassination attempts during this two terms. I bet you don't remember any of them because they were handled through proper channels, professionally, and he isn't a whiny bitch.

Diane Roberts, formerly BadDebutante on the twixxy thing
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Florida continues to cover itself in glory. This week's atrocity? Doing our best to destroy the Suwannee River. floridaphoenix.com/2026/04/23/w...

floridaphoenix.comWay down upon this Florida river, pollution and water withdrawals spell double trouble • Florida PhoenixIf you’re an old canoe paddler like me, Florida offers a delightful assortment of rivers to navigate or just plain contemplate. They range from the laidback Blackwater in the Panhandle to the northwar...
Diane Roberts, formerly BadDebutante on the twixxy thing
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Sylvester Stallone "is an entitled asshole." Somehow he thinks he's entitled to remove normal people and their boats from the IntraCoastal, where they've always moored their boats and enjoyed the Florida waterway we all own. floridatrident.org/sylvester-st...

floridatrident.orgSylvester Stallone played a leading role in booting boaters from Palm Beach. Now they are fighting back.Of all the large lavish mansions lining the northern end of Palm Beach looking west on Lake Worth Lagoon, the one owned by Sylvester Stallone is

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Tim Byrne
@tbyrne75.bsky.social

Happy 80th birthday to Tim Curry who has always, *always* understood the assignment.