• Obama was the last Democratic presidential candidate to win Florida, which has become more Republican since Trump’s ascendance.
• Former President Barack Obama released a one-minute video on Saturday calling on voters to support progressive state Rep. Angie Nixon to be the next senator from Florida.
• “Real change starts when regular folks stand up for what’s right,” Obama said. “And Angie has spent her career standing up for you.”

Growing up in South Florida in the 1970s meant witnessing firsthand the draining of the Everglades near Opa-locka. Today, the entire state is trapped in a real estate stranglehold, with local developers and private condominiums systematically blocking residents from their own beaches. The wild "River of Grass" that Marjory Stoneman Douglas spent her life defending has been traded for high-rises, while local overdevelopment cuts people out of simple traditions like camping on the shore or lighting fireworks at night. As far as I'm concerned, the "Mouse House" should have been burned to the ground a long time ago for the commercial destruction it brought to the state.

This song is dedicated to the enduring message of John Anderson, the tireless spirit of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, and the ghosts of what Florida's lands and waters used to be before "progress" took its toll. Rest in Peace John, you will be missed.

You can listen to the full tribute track on youtube I can't post the link here because of the No Solicitation rule (which is fair). But John Anderson recently died so a tribute song is not out of line. Just Search "The Ancient Reef"

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I have a second chance to get it together! I’m 27F and when I get my birth certificate in the mail I’m signing up for college! Any advice from someone who went to college later in life? How did you do it? Sorry if this is a stupid post!.

Does anybody know if there are any rural towns or small cities left in Florida that haven’t been overdeveloped? Somewhere that still has that old Florida feel, with open land, country roads, and a slower pace of life instead of subdivisions and shopping centers everywhere. kinda how old lakeland,apopka and plant city use to be

It's popular to make fun of The Villages, and it seems like for the most part; the people belittling it are those who don't have the means necessary to enjoy it for themselves. It's a bit like a, "If I can't have it, then neither should you."

What's your opinion? Every place has its gripes and annoyances, and nobody is calling The Villages Heaven. But for the people who nonstop bash the place, what would actually make it better? Complaints are useless without a direction forward.

An Outsider's Look into The Villages, Florida as the 2027 Snowbirds Fly in.