Florida government orders removal of ALL Flock cameras on state roads



The Florida Department of Transportation has ordered all Flock cameras and other license plate readers to be shut down by law enforcement agencies.

A release from the department said that the "recent exponential increase" in plate-reading devices forced the agency to intervene in order to preserve Floridians' "sovereignty and quality of life."

'It’s really none of the government’s damn business if you’re doing that.'

A nationwide campaign has arisen by citizens accusing Flock cameras of violating their privacy rights by tracking their movements.

Supporters of the camera network say the data is invaluable to law enforcement investigations and privacy concerns are overwrought.

Among those opposed to the cameras is Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who recently criticized the technology over privacy concerns.

"They claim that the companies aren’t going to misuse it, but no one’s watching that," the governor said in Jacksonville on Monday. "And I know you can make some money selling cameras, but you really can make a lot of money if you can sell people’s data, and that’s what the legislature is going to need to address."

He cited some examples in which the tech was abused and residents' privacy was violated.

"We know there was an officer in Florida who was using the LPR data to track, like, an ex-girlfriend or something like that," he added. "I don’t think we had really strong penalties at all for that type of misuse."

The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office indicated in a statement responding to the order that it was already in the process of dismantling the cameras.

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"Prior to this state directive, the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office had already proactively initiated the removal of Flock ALPR cameras previously located along county-maintained rights-of-way," read the sheriff's office statement.

The removal did not apply to "approximately 20 privately owned and operated ALPR cameras" in the county, the statement added.

"You know, you want to get in your car, and you want to go to down to Buc-ee’s in Saint Augustine," said DeSantis. "It’s really none of the government’s damn business if you’re doing that."

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Trump-backed candidate scores major victory in one of the year’s high-stakes gubernatorial primaries



One of the most contentious gubernatorial primary races of the election season was called Tuesday night, sealing the nomination for another Trump-endorsed candidate.

On Tuesday night, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) secured the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Florida against a crowded field of candidates.

'Now is the time for the Republican Party to unite.'

Donalds, who was endorsed by Trump, celebrated the win on X, saying, "I am grateful to my family, my team, my volunteers, and every Floridian who powered us to this victory."

"Now is the time for the Republican Party to unite. By working together, we can make Florida more affordable and defend the Florida Dream for our families, seniors, and young people," Donalds added.

According to a CBS report, with 99% of the votes in, Donalds clinched the nomination handily with 48% of the votes.

Jay Collins, the current lieutenant governor of Florida serving since August 2025, came in second place behind Donalds, with 25% of the vote.

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Collins released a statement on X thanking his staff and volunteers for their dedication and conceding the election.

"It has been the honor of a lifetime to meet so many incredible Floridians, earn the trust of hardworking families, and be welcomed into neighborhoods in every corner of this state as I’ve run for governor," Collins said in the post.

"I congratulate Byron Donalds on his victory and vow to continue fighting like hell to ensure we remain the free state of Florida in November," he concluded.

President Donald Trump celebrated the win with a Truth Social post highlighting his endorsement of Donalds, among other Republican victories.

"A lot of great WINS tonight!!!" Trump added in a subsequent post, referring to the victories of other Trump endorsees.

Republican challenger James Fishback earned 10% of the vote, coming in third behind Jay Collins.

In an address to his supporters after the race had been called, Fishback said he called Donalds and congratulated him on his victory, adding, "And the truth is that while I concede this race, I do not concede this fight — because the future of our country is on the line."

"The truth is victory is near. Perhaps not for this campaign tonight, but victory for our movement has never been closer. I am here to tell you that America First is inevitable."

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) has remained neutral throughout the election season, and as of early Wednesday morning, he has not released a statement on X regarding the election's outcome.

Byron Donalds will face Democratic nominee David Jolly in November. According to CBS, Jolly emerged as the undisputed champion of the Democratic primary with 61% of the vote, with a handful of challengers trailing far behind.

Florida has had an unbroken line of Republican governors for 27 years, since Jeb Bush took office in 1999.

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Rep. Cory Mills loses friends in high places as primary battle looms



Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) is in the primary fight of his life after a string of scandals have damaged his public profile.

With Primary Election Day just days away, Mills has already lost the support of one of the most popular Republicans in his state: Gov. Ron DeSantis.

'Earning only 28% support as an incumbent should already be extremely concerning to Mills.'

On Friday, DeSantis was speaking at a press conference at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University when he was asked about the 7th Congressional District, which Mills currently represents. DeSantis made his thoughts about Mills abundantly clear:

"I have not endorsed Cory Mills, and I do not support Cory Mills," DeSantis replied.

Mills' office did not respond to a request for comment from Blaze News.

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Recent polling shows that many of Mills' constituents seem to agree with DeSantis. A Victory Insights poll released last Friday reveals that Mills holds about a 6% lead over challenger Ryan Elijah, 28.3% to 22%, and the poll even classified the race as "Lean – Ryan Elijah."

"Mills is in trouble, not just with the law, but also with the voters of District 7," the Victory Insights polling analysis read. "Earning only 28% support as an incumbent should already be extremely concerning to Mills."

The analysis pointed to Mills' recent legal troubles, the unified support behind Elijah, endorsements for Elijah from other members of the Florida Republican congressional delegation, and the undecideds souring on Mills as other reasons for Mills to panic.

Still, Mills has at least one strong Republican ally in his corner: President Donald Trump. Back in February, Trump endorsed Mills' re-election bid, calling Mills "an America First Patriot and Tremendous Champion for the Great People of Florida’s 7th Congressional District!"

As Blaze News has reported at length, Mills has been accused of stolen valor, converting to Islam, and even of threatening to release revenge porn of ex-girlfriend Lindsey Langston, a former Miss United States.

A few weeks ago, news broke that the Department of Justice had opened an investigation into Mills, though the nature and scope of the investigation is unclear. Some reports indicate that it relates to Mills' finances.

The primary election in Florida is Tuesday, and early voting has been underway for days.

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'It's past time': Florida launches investigation into Fauci



The Sunshine State might ultimately have Anthony Fauci making diary entries behind bars.

D.C. Republicans on the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs gave Anthony Fauci an energetic tongue-lashing during a hearing on Wednesday, but a tongue-lashing is all, because the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases decided to invoke the Fifth Amendment over 100 times.

'Bring charges against Fauci for crimes against children in exposing them to a vaccine that has now been PROVEN to hurt people.'

Despite subsequent talk of a potential charge of contempt of Congress, Fauci appears, at least for now, to be safely beyond the reach of federal lawmakers. He received a "full and unconditional" autopen pardon during Joe Biden's final hours in office, which gives him a pass for possible federal crimes going back to Jan. 1, 2014 — a pardon that President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday he "respects."

Fauci is not, however, safe from state-level prosecution, which now appears to be in the cards in Florida.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) tweeted after the hearing, "Fauci's lack of candor to Congress is unbelievable."

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"My office is launching an investigation into Dr. Fauci," continued Uthmeier. "It's past time we get the truth of what happened during COVID."

Uthmeier's office did not immediately respond to Blaze News' request for comment.

"Not surprised perhaps the best state attorney general in America seems willing to take this up," said the eponymous host of BlazeTV's "Steve Deace Show," who authored a book with co-host Todd Erzen — "Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History" — which Fauci complained about in his diary.

"If we cannot hold an obvious fraud and fiend like Fauci accountable somehow as a party, then I’m not sure how we can hold anyone significant accountable for anything," Deace told Blaze News. "And history says to a very dark place we go when a people loses faith that such obvious evil and corruption will be punished."

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) was also among those who lauded Florida for taking the initiative, writing, "Appreciate my good friend [James Uthmeier] for leading."

Uthmeier made the announcement just minutes after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) discussed on X how a state attorney general or a local state attorney might land Fauci in a Florida court and nearly an hour after Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (Fla.) noted, "Dr. 'Mengele' Fauci may be protected by a federal pardon but that does not hold against state prosecution and civil lawsuits."

"I am calling on the great Attorneys General and Governors of FL, TX, WV, and AR to bring charges against Fauci for crimes against children in exposing them to a vaccine that has now been PROVEN to hurt people," continued Paulina Luna. "He is and will go down in history as one of the darkest souls who has ever been in federal government."

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier. Carl Juste/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service/Getty Images

When asked by talking head Jesse Watters on Wednesday evening whether Fauci has criminal exposure, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said, "I definitely think he should be held in contempt [of Congress] and that process will go forward."

As for state-level exposure, DeSantis said, "The attorney general of Florida has an investigation into Fauci. I would love to see something happen there. The reality is a federal official has a lot of defenses to go if they are dragged into state court, and, in fact, he could probably remove it to federal court. So we'll see how that plays out. I hope that there's accountability."

There is a broader state-level effort to hold Fauci accountable that kicked off last year.

In February 2025, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and 16 other state attorneys general — including former acting Florida Attorney General John Guard — launched an investigation into Fauci's role in the COVID-19 response, "demanding accountability for alleged mismanagement, misleading statements, and suppression of scientific debate."

The state AGs further accused Fauci of leading "a deliberate campaign to stifle the voices of premier health scholars regarding the lack of adequate testing of vaccines" and engaging in a propaganda campaign that "contributed to serious vaccine injuries — and in some cases, death."

While the multistate investigation does not appear to have yet yielded any charges, indictments, or determinations, Wilson — now the Republican nominee for governor of South Carolina — referred to the initiative on Wednesday and stated, "We will continue pursuing the truth because the American people deserve nothing less."

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‘Grassroots’ Organization Fighting Miami Charter School Expansion Is Led by Democratic Operative Arrested for Stealing From Target, Pocketing Proceeds of GoFundMe Campaign, and Stiffing Mom’s Nursing Home

An activist group in South Florida that has launched a campaign against the expansion of charter schools in Miami-Dade County and bills itself as a group of "Miami moms fighting for your child’s right to read and learn" is led by a disgraced Democratic operative with a rap sheet that includes shoplifting from a local Target store and a lengthy history of civil judgments.

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Shocking study reveals the devastating damage fluoride might be doing to your brain



Fluoride use in drinking water has long been a contentious debate, resulting in multiple state bans in recent years.

Now, a new study shows that the chemical compound could have brutal effects on brain cells and cognition when consumed by humans or animals.

'Structural damage to the central nervous system may occur.'

Brain drain

Florida became the second state after Utah to ban fluoride from its drinking water systems in 2025, and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) may have been ahead of the curve if a recent study on fluoridization effects are to be believed.

A brain research study published on Science Direct is claiming point-blank that fluoride consumption can lead to cognitive dysfunction.

The study used living mice and HT-22 cells, mice brain cells, and concluded that "structural damage to the central nervous system may occur in human and animals after fluoride exposure."

The mice were exposed to fluoride for five months, absorbing it through water as sodium fluoride, as it is typically delivered through drinking water systems or toothpaste. One group of mice consumed drinking water that had 50mg of sodium fluoride per liter, a second group drank water with 100mg/liter, and a third group drank pure deionized water.

The mice who had fluoride showed losses in brain and body weight compared to the control group, as well as a decrease in cognitive ability.

The HT-22 cells decreased in numbers with the increase of fluoride concentrations, while cell survival rate gradually decreased. At the same time, the number of axons and dendrites — which facilitate communication within the nervous system — decreased as fluoride concentrations increased.

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Muddled mice

To test the fluoride-induced neurotoxicity, the team of scientists evaluated learning and memory capabilities through a behavioral study known as the "step-down test."

Researchers placed the mice on a platform, where the surrounding floor delivered a mild electric shock. Then, the researchers recorded how many times the animals mistakenly jumped down after learning about the shock. These errors were considered a lapse in "avoidance memory," PsyPost wrote.

The test reportedly showed a distinct drop in cognitive performance among the mice who were exposed to fluoride. The group that had a medium dose made more errors than those drinking the pure water, and while the highest dose group made even more errors, it wasn't statistically significant compared to the medium-dose group.

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Ban wagon

While readers should be aware that the study was carried out entirely by scientists in mainland China, the debate over fluoridization in water is not limited to the communist country.

Around the same time Florida banned the process in 2025, at least five other states were having policy discussions about doing the same: Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Nebraska, and New Hampshire.

In addition to the two state bans, nine other states have less than 50% of their population on fluoridated water, according to CDC data. Among the lowest are Oregon (26%), New Jersey (16%), and Hawaii (8.5%).

Globally, the United States is one of the highest users of fluoride in water, but not the top. According to World Population Review, the U.S. is ranked as No. 7 (73%) in usage behind Malaysia, Australia, Gabon, and Brunei, while allegedly 100% of both Singapore and Hong Kong populations are on fluoride water.

Other Western countries with significant usage include Ireland (73%), Israel (70%), New Zealand (61%), and Canada (44%). China's rate is just 15%.

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Pseudoscience: Pregnancy is not exclusive to women, according to a top medical school chancellor



Yes, you read that headline correctly.

University of California, San Francisco Chancellor Sam Hawgood appeared to suggest during testimony before the House Committee on Education and Workforce on Tuesday that some pregnancies occur in people who are not women.

'Insane doesn’t even begin to describe this testimony.'

Throughout the hearing — titled "Training Activists, Not Physicians: The Impact of DEI on Medical Schools" — Republican lawmakers grilled officials from the University of California, Los Angeles, UC San Francisco, and the University of Illinois on the “woke ideology” that has “infected” medical schools. Republicans argued that DEI initiatives have influenced medical school admissions, hiring, curriculum, and responses to anti-Semitism on campus.

Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) confronted Hawgood on UCSF’s “Framework for Gender and Sex Concepts in Teaching” guide that advises against using the term “pregnant women," instead opting for “pregnant people.”

When Miller asked the difference between the two, Hawgood defended the guide as part of a curriculum designed to prepare medical students "who are facing a wide diversity of patients," adding, "Of course, the vast majority of pregnancies are in women. And I have absolutely no problem with using the word pregnant women.”

Miller snapped back with the obvious question: “Has a non-biological woman ever had a baby?”

“A transgender person can,” Hawgood proclaimed.

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The interaction has since gone viral on social media, catching the attention of prominent conservative voices.

“Ideology corrupting science and medicine, example # too many to count,” Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wrote in reaction to the clip.

Bill Ackman, the billionaire hedge fund manager who has been in the spotlight for butting heads with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D), had just one word: “Crazy.”

Steve Guest, former special communications adviser for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), said, “Insane doesn’t even begin to describe this testimony. The emperor has no clothes. And academia still can’t see it."

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Fox News’ Sean Hannity quoted Miller’s subsequent interaction with the Dean of UCLA’s medical school, Steven Dubinett, who refused to provide a direct answer to the question “Can someone have a uterus but not be a woman?”

Miller reacted to the exchange on X, writing, “Here's a fun fact for Dr. Steve Dubinett: Someone with a uterus is a woman.”

Hawgood did not respond to Blaze News' request for comment.

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Florida may free MILLIONS from property taxes — but will Texas follow?



For generations, homeowners have been told that paying property taxes is simply the price of owning a home. But Florida voters may soon have a chance to change that.

A proposed ballot amendment would remove an estimated 60% of homeowners from property tax rolls, a move supporters say would provide long-overdue relief and strengthen private property rights.

“Of course, they’re pushing back on the other side of this. And talking about Oviedo, a bedroom community outside Orlando, has been trying to build a new police station for a decade, but now with this property tax situation, they may not even have a police department to put in the new station,” BlazeTV host Pat Gray explains on “Pat Gray Unleashed.”

“They might have to merge with the county,” he says.


However, Gray is hopeful that Oviedo’s concerns may be ignored.

“In November, Florida voters decide on a ballot amendment that would remove roughly 60% of Florida residents from property tax rolls,” he says. “That’s amazing.”

“Why isn’t that happening in Texas?” he asks.

“Because our governor is a follower,” executive producer Keith Malinak answers.

“If you look at everything, whether it’s COVID or anything, religious stuff, that you’ve seen DeSantis stand up for ... Abbott goes, ‘Oh, the water seems fine. I guess now I’ll jump in,’” Malinak says.

“So, maybe this will happen,” he adds.

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Florida AG calls for impeachment after judge acquits mother who killed baby and blamed COVID



Precious Bland of Miami drowned her 15-month-old daughter Emii in a bathtub on Aug. 23, 2021, then proceeded to stab her husband — who attempted to save the infant — in the head and neck. When her stepdaughter tried to grab the drowned toddler, Bland slashed her, then proceeded to cut her own wrists.

According to a police report reviewed by CourtTV, Bland's husband told police that the killer had been ranting about how "COVID is going to kill us all," how Christ's return was imminent, and how she wanted to baptize her family in the bathtub.

'I’m sure that my family is very vigilant now.'

Bland, who subsequently spent four years in jail and additional time on house arrest while awaiting trial, was initially charged with murder, two counts of attempted second-degree murder, and two counts of aggravated child abuse.

On Tuesday, Miami-Dade Judge Miguel Manuel de la O of the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida found the 43-year-old mother — who admitted to killing her child — not guilty of aggravated manslaughter and first-degree attempted murder by reason of insanity.

This ruling prompted swift backlash from Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R), who said that de la O's impeachment is in order.

"This was a bench trial. It's time to impeach this judge," Uthmeier stated on Thursday. "My office will be drafting articles of impeachment, and we look forward to working with all legislators who will support."

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Uthmeier added on X, "It's time to start impeaching judges in this country."

In response to Uthmeier's call to action, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis tweeted, "Time for the Florida House to do its duty."

The Florida House can impeach a circuit court judge for a "misdemeanor in office" by a two-thirds vote. The Florida Constitution states that an impeached judge "shall be disqualified from performing any official duties until acquitted by the Senate, and, unless impeached, the governor may by appointment fill the office until completion of the trial."

A spokeswoman for the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida told Blaze News that "judicial ethics canons do not permit comment on pending cases."

During the murder trial, state prosecutors suggested on the basis of remarks Bland allegedly made to investigators that the mother of six killed her baby partly because she believed her husband, Evan Bland, was cheating on her.

Prosecutor Elizabeth Utset further argued that the killer's insanity claim was bogus — Bland had, after all, allegedly told investigators that she had never heard voices prior to the day of the killing — and that even if genuinely mentally troubled, Bland knew full well what she was doing when she drowned her baby, reported WFOR-TV.

"It's odd behavior, Judge, it is, but it's not legal insanity," said Utset. "The voices and the COVID psychosis are a fabrication and an embellished story."

Judge de la O evidently couldn't bring himself to believe that the defendant used insanity as a cover for a horrible and intentional crime, stating, "That theory doesn't make sense to me that she decided to do all of the things that she did: going to all the neighbors, calling her family members, putting the kids in the water, all of it because she was angry due to some perceived infidelity."

The defense argued that Bland killed her baby due to a psychotic episode induced by a COVID infection. Utset claimed, however, that there was "no clear and convincing evidence that COVID made this defendant drown her 1-year-old daughter."

De la O bought the COVID defense, however, stating, "There is zero credible explanation other than her psychotic state."

"There's so much we don't know about COVID," said Bland's attorney, Larry Handfield. "And this was the first case in the country to go to trial on COVID being the defense to murder."

While his client was apparently crazy enough to drown her baby and stab her family members, Handfield doesn't think her crazy enough to warrant institutionalization.

Handfield said on Monday that he is not looking to put Bland in a mental health facility, citing determinations from a pair of psychological evaluators that such treatment would be unnecessary, reported WFOR. Judge de la O similarly suggested that he didn't see any need to institutionalize the killer.

After her acquittal, the baby-killer stated, "God is good. This doesn't bring back my daughter."

"I'm thankful," continued Bland. "I love my children."

When asked about whether she trusts herself around her remaining children, Bland told WPLG-TV, "Absolutely, without a doubt, and I’m sure that my family is very vigilant now as well."

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