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J.C.Bruce
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Journalist, author, underwater ping pong champion.
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Trump Derangement Watch: Why would any sane person go around plastering their name on everything in sight?
News and views for Floridians and other thoughtful Americans
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December 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Opinion: There's only one victim of Trump Derangement Syndrome--Donald Trump
Trump's Truth Social post on the deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife is appalling. What's it going to take for his MAGA faithful to wake up and realize he's unfit for office?
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December 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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ASK THE BIRD: I'm not ashamed to admit I worship at the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
Got a question? Ask Miss Mingo. She's got answers. Some may be true. She writes every Saturday for Tropic Press. Except when she doesn't.
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December 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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How Ron DeSantis misused state funds to block ballot initiatives on abortion and marijuana
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New reporting shows DeSantis diverted more than $35 million in tax dollars to pay for ads to fight ballot initiatives
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December 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Here's an idea we can all get behind: No more oil drilling off the coast of Florida
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December 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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There's a new mayor in Miami--a Democrat, for a change. Is this the start of something big?
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December 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Florida now has its own enemies list
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There's a new terrorist organization in Florida--at least according to Ron DeSantis
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December 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Should Florida's primary elections be open to everyone, not just political party members?
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December 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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ASK THE BIRD: What's the real truth about Trump's MRI, and how can you 're-dact' the Epstein Files?
Miss Mingo has answers to all of your questions. Sometimes they even resemble the truth.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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First steps to further gerrymander Florida's congressional districts get underway
Republican redistricting chair says it would be 'irresponsible' to wait. Critics call it a blatant 'illegal' scheme that is banned by the state's constitution.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Alligator Alcatraz report cites 'torture and enforced disappearances in the Sunshine State'
Amnesty International study says prisoners subjected to 'cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment' at Everglades detention camp
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December 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Billionaire Trump gets millions worth of Miami land free of charge, but not free of controversy
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December 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Is Trump an invasive species?
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COMMENTARY: Could Donald Trump be considered a Florida invasive species?
An investigation on the never-wrong internet provides surprising answers, metaphorically speaking
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November 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Readers ask: Is Rick Scott Crypt Keeper?
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ASK THE BIRD: What should we pack for a dangerous journey through the 'despot' State of Florida?
Miss Mingo answers your questions. Some of her replies might even be true.
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November 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving! Time to prepare our annual list of things we should be grateful for. Here's five from me. Add your own.
News and views for thoughtful--and thankful--Floridians and other Americans
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November 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Updates on Alligator Alcatraz, Trump's Miami land grab, and bear hunting season
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November 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Florida to enter the Republican gerrymander scrum following Trump's orders. Will state become even more politically unbalanced?
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November 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Miss Mingo has the answers to the pressing questions of the day. Check out her latest column...
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ASK THE BIRD: Will my BENGAY be confiscated if I travel through the Free State of Florida because, you know, it's woke?
Miss Mingo answers your questions every Saturday here on Tropic Press except when she's hungover and it slides a few days. Some of her responses may actually have at least a fleeting basis in fact.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Obamacare cliff looms, and Republicans are panicked.
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G.O.P. senators, including Florida's Rick Scott, are lobbying Trump on health care to avoid drubbing in midterm elections
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November 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Epstein Files found in FBI basement. Caution: This story could be triggering...
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The untold story of the Epstein Files, why Trump changed his mind, and where the files were hidden all this time
Speculation is running rampant about Trump's whipsawing reversal, so if we're going to engage in conspiracy theories, add this to the conversation...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Are you better off now than a year ago?
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Florida workers' pay near bottom in wage survey as affordability concerns grow
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November 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Trump calls MGT crazy, which is like a dumpster calling a trash can smelly...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene is nuts, Trump says, pretending it's not about Epstein. But Pam Bondi, Florida's former AG, is coming to his rescue
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November 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Is Miss Mingo Travis McGee's granddaughter? Here's the answer:
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ASK THE BIRD: Will South Africans take over housekeeping at Mar-a-Lago? Is pronoia real? And am I Travis McGee's granddaughter?
Miss Mingo answers your questions every Saturday here on Tropic Press. Some of her responses may actually have at least a tangential basis in fact.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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This just in from Hillsdale College--a lesson in corruption, criminality, and mendacity
News and views for thoughtful readers in Florida and the United States
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November 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Florida Democrats in Congress hold out for lower health care costs to no avail. Affordability has become the big issue in politics now
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November 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM