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NEW MIGRANT CARAVAN. Following Fe y Esperanza: Who Keeps the Road North Open?
If one organization provides food, another medical treatment, another shelter, another legal information, another communications access, another psychological services and government agencies provide protection or supervision along portions of the route, the migrant experiences those independent activities as something quite different:
a functioning route.
lhpgop
Sep 2911 min read


JACKSONVILLE, FL FD GOES ANTI 3A, PROMISES LOSS OF SERVICE?
WTF. I RECALL JAX FD HAVING A $400 MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET. But the Union has joined ranks with the bureaucrats and the Dems to try and scare votes out of the taxpayers. Another sad day in Florida, expect the same story all over the state
lhpgop
Sep 261 min read


Rick Scott: A Man of Contradictions
Rick Scott has spent much of his public life presenting himself as an executive rather than an ordinary politician: the businessman who demands results, the governor who measures performance, the senator who attacks Washington excuses and the fiscal conservative who insists that people entrusted with taxpayer money be held accountable.
lhpgop
Sep 109 min read


Chasing Neverland: When Does a Child Get to Be a Child?
And after family, school, ideology, sexuality, technology and politics have each claimed a portion of the developing person, how much of the original child will remain to become an adult of his own making?
lhpgop
Sep 615 min read


Florida’s Three Proposed Constitutional Amendments for 2026A Hamiltonian, Federalist and Reaganite Interpretation
Florida voters will consider three proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution during the November 3, 2026 general election. Each amendment must receive at least 60 percent of the votes cast on that particular measure to become part of the state Constitution.
lhpgop
Sep 46 min read


Are FIU Activists Trying to Create an Autonomous Zone?
FIU is not an isolated private institution. It is part of Florida’s State University System. A broad federal ruling could affect comparable regulations and disciplinary practices across the state.
lhpgop
Aug 2114 min read


The Shortest Way to Iran Is Through Cuba?Getting to Know UANI—and Why Cuba Suddenly Matters
Political transitions create opportunities—not only for the people seeking freedom—but also for governments, financial institutions, investors and policy organizations hoping to shape what comes next.
lhpgop
Jul 165 min read


Why the Old Guard Republicans Are Against MAGA Restitution
f both parties defend the same systems during moments of political conflict, voters naturally begin to question whether genuine opposition still exists inside the establishment structure.
lhpgop
May 243 min read


FLORIDA REPUBLICAN GUBERNATORIAL SCORECARD.
Viewed through this framework, the most striking observation is that none of the three campaigns are yet fully optimized for Independents or for Republicans who do not identify strongly with either major factional label.
lhpgop
Apr 205 min read


THE DEATH OF EL MENCHO
A pre-dawn operation by Army special forces + National Guard, with airborne surveillance/support and U.S. intelligence assistance for confirmation/overwatch, attempted to capture him.
lhpgop
Feb 244 min read


The U.S. Midterm Elections: A Very Possible Outcome
Given the extremely narrow margins in Congress, such differences may not merely reduce losses or gains. They could determine control of the House and influence the Senate balance with only modest seat changes.
lhpgop
Feb 144 min read


Why Does the State of Florida Have a Problem With the First Amendment?
In other words, Florida’s legislative process currently rewards overreach and relies on vigilance to fix it later.
That should worry conservatives most of all. The First Amendment does not exist to protect popular speech, approved industries, or friendly officials. It exists to protect criticism—especially criticism of those with power.
lhpgop
Feb 103 min read


FLORIDA VS. A WEAPONIZED CENSUS
Florida does not need Congress to act—and does not need to challenge the Census itself.
lhpgop
Feb 32 min read


James Fishback and the Sins of Omission in a Gubernatorial CampaignPLUS SOME ADVICE FOR BYRON DONALDS
In Florida, the risk is that this dynamic siphons attention and trust away from viable Republican leadership—most notably Byron Donalds—creating conditions that advantage Democrats.
lhpgop
Jan 233 min read


A Framework for Cuban National Renewal After CommunismExpectations, Assistance, and Legal Settlement Principles
The Cuban people remain in Cuba and participate in rebuilding their own country.
lhpgop
Jan 123 min read


Byron Donalds and the Florida Governorship Question: Qualified, Aligned—and Possibly Insufficient
The characterization of Donalds as “mid” is not an accusation of incompetence. It reflects a perception that he represents the median of current Republican politics: aligned, safe, disciplined, and predictable
lhpgop
Jan 73 min read


The Golden Calf Moment: How Chasing the Media Dollar Weakens the Republican Coalition
Media personalities are not generals.They don’t pass budgets.They don’t whip votes.They don’t carry districts.
Candidates should never confuse reach with authority.
lhpgop
Dec 28, 20253 min read


MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD & CAIR, DOMESTIC HATE GROUPS?
ndependent of foreign advocacy media, U.S. court records, sworn testimony, and government actions establish that the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR exhibit the organizational, ideological, and operational characteristics historically treated under U.S. law as hate-based extremist enterprises, justifying enhanced scrutiny, exclusion from public institutions, and civil-rights enforcement actions.
lhpgop
Dec 18, 20253 min read


MURDERBOAT 2.0, THE MEDIA JOINS IN
There is an unmistakable pattern whenever Donald Trump attempts to elevate strong, patriotic leaders inside the U.S. Armed Forces: suddenly, anonymous sources appear, allegations harden into “facts,” and the entire Washington bureaucracy works overtime to destroy that individual before he can rise.
lhpgop
Dec 2, 20253 min read


Copy of “The Future of World Trade Isn’t About China’s Ships — It’s About What China Will Have Left to Ship.”
But this narrative has one fatal flaw:
It assumes China will always have goods worth shipping — and that America will always need China’s ships to receive them.
The reality is very different, and the numbers tell a far more sobering story for Beijing.
lhpgop
Nov 24, 20253 min read
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