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Jeff Schweers
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Florida journalist, cat father, musician, hiker
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Reposted by Jeff Schweers
BREAKING:

The Supreme Court just rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming teenage girls for sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein.

The decision means that her conviction and 20-year criminal sentence remain in place.
October 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Reposted by Jeff Schweers
It only took a few hours to wipe $152 billion of value from Tesla’s market cap and $250 million in value from TrumpCoin Thursday as President Trump and Elon Musk publicly and viciously feuded over the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
Elon Musk's Feud With President Trump Wipes $152 Billion Off Tesla’s Market Cap
As Elon Musk and Donald Trump take jabs at each other online, their respective businesses are plummeting in value.
www.wired.com
June 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Reposted by Jeff Schweers
June 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Reposted by Jeff Schweers
Hurricane center eyes potential system off US Southeast coast https://trib.al/DehWWHq
Hurricane center eyes potential system off US Southeast coast
The National Hurricane Center began forecasting the potential a system could form off the Southeast coast of the United States this week.
trib.al
June 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Reposted by Jeff Schweers
Trump plans to yank Musk ally Isaacman as nominee for job as NASA administrator https://trib.al/B2Btjd4
Trump plans to yank Musk ally Isaacman as nominee for job as NASA administrator
President told associates he intended to pull nomination after learning he’d donated to prominent Democrats, sources said
trib.al
May 31, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Reposted by Jeff Schweers
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed for child labor rollbacks behind the scenes, records show www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed for child labor rollbacks behind the scenes, records show
Email communications first obtained by Orlando Weekly through a public records request show that staffers from DeSantis's office emailed draft legislation for Republican lawmakers to file.
www.orlandoweekly.com
April 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Reposted by Jeff Schweers
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.

18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.

We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Reposted by Jeff Schweers
NEW: Over a dozen states filed a lawsuit Thursday to nullify the unconstitutional actions of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and prevent them from performing any future actions like freezing federal funding, accessing agency data and taking over agencies.
14 States Sue to Block Elon Musk’s DOGE Actions, Claim Unconstitutional Abuse of Power
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
www.orlandosentinel.com
January 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Reposted by Jeff Schweers
#Florida Rep. Moskowitz knocks down speculation that he’ll leave Congress to lead Trump's FEMA
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Florida’s Moskowitz knocks down ‘speculation’ that he’ll leave Congress to lead FEMA
The Democratic congressman says he plans to stay in Congress and run for reelection in two years.
www.miamiherald.com
December 18, 2024 at 2:21 PM
"Sure, the scraggly pine looks a little like a sad Charlie Brown Christmas tree, despite tying on multiple branches to make it look bushier."

Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...
Tis the season to turn an invasive species into a (free!) South Florida Christmas tree
Oh free South Florida Christmas tree, how lovely are thy invasive branches
www.miamiherald.com
December 18, 2024 at 2:53 PM