While speaking to students and alumni at the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government, a student asked the Florida governor if he intended to seek a position in President Trump’s administration. According to Florida Phoenix, DeSantis said he’s “not seeking anything.” JUST IN: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says that he is not seeking a role in the Trump administration. What's your reaction? pic.twitter.com/fiJseU9wLq — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) November 9, 2024 “I think for me, I’m not seeking anything,” DeSantis said, according to the outlet. DeSantis did not directly address if he’s been in communication with Trump’s team. “I’ve got a great job in the state of Florida,” he continued. “How can I best make a difference? I think, you know, given where we are, I think me quarterbacking the Sunshine State is probably how I make the biggest difference,” he added. Per Florida Phoenix: DeSantis reflected on the GOP’s General Election performance, bragging about the solid-red shade Florida has turned. Trump won the state by more than 13%, while the party increased its supermajority in the Florida House. “We now have a situation in the state of Florida, you notice on election night the other day, nobody was worrying about how Florida was going to come out,” DeSantis said. “In fact, the Florida Democratic Party, most recently, changed its mascot, and they chose a very beautiful, nice Florida panther. The only problem is that is an endangered species, but it’s telling because that’s what they become in the Sunshine State.” DeSantis spent the weeks leading up to the election hosting campaign-style rallies aimed at defeating amendments 3 and 4, which both earned broad majority support but failed to hit the 60% requirement to pass and would have legalized marijuana for recreational use and secured a state constitutional right to an abortion, respectively. The governor said GOP performance did not suffer from abortion being directly on the ballot. “I think if you look at the election in terms of the candidates, abortion was the dog that didn’t bark,” DeSantis said. “I mean, it did not cost Republicans any elections. I can tell you, in the state of Florida, we expanded our supermajority in the state House of Representatives and, you’ll hear, people will attack our pro-life legislation as being some somehow so extreme and yet the reality is the voters could have penalized those legislators for that, and they decided to reelect all of them and even turn out a couple Democrats.” Although DeSantis said he’s “not seeking anything,” he pitched Joseph Ladapo, the state’s surgeon general, for HHS secretary in Trump’s administration. “Retweet if you’d like to see this man — Dr. Joseph Ladapo — serve as the Secretary of HHS in the new Trump administration,” DeSantis said earlier this week. Retweet if you’d like to see this man — Dr. Joseph Ladapo — serve as the Secretary of HHS in the new Trump administration. cc: ⁦@FLSurgeonGen⁩ pic.twitter.com/FP6dC1sZ2W — Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) November 6, 2024 Other reports speculated that Trump could pull numerous individuals from Florida for positions in his administration. From POLITICO: Trump told Joe Rogan during his podcast appearance before the election that his top mistake during his first time in office was that he “picked a few people I shouldn’t have picked.” Following his hard-fought comeback to the White House, Trump is heading into office with a more organized and professional staff and with the experience of hindsight. Florida, too, has undergone a transformation since 2016, when Trump won the state by just over one point. The 2024 election cemented Florida as a Republican stronghold, with Trump winning by 13 points and Democrats failing to flip the Senate seat. The GOP supermajority in the Legislature is still standing, and Gov. Ron DeSantis defeated amendments on pot and abortion that saw success in other parts of the U.S. Esteban Bovo, Hialeah’s Republican mayor who’s an avid Trump supporter, said he thought Trump should look for people who “buy into his agenda and will help him fulfill his agenda” rather than “people who try to control him or try to navigate the bureaucracy.” And Floridians could be tapped not just for high-profile secretary roles, but to become one of those thousands of political appointees across government, who are crucial at actually executing policy. Some names floated by Florida operatives include loyalists like Bovo. Others include Miami Commissioner Kevin Cabrera, who was Florida state director for Trump’s 2020 campaign, and state Sen. Joe Gruters, who was Florida co-chair of Trump’s 2016 campaign and bucked most of the Legislature by endorsing Trump early in 2024.

By Ralph Greco, Jr. “Money it’s a…” It seems that the crick will rise, locusts will circle, and pink pigs will fly. My beloved Pink Floyd (or what is left of it) managed to quell their historic in-fighting and near-agreements and finally reached a deal to sell the rights to their recorded music to Sony Music. The deal is reported to be worth just around the $400 million mark. The money to be handed over is also for rights to the band’s name and likenesses, but not songwriting copyrights, which the individual songwriters will retain. As is true of anybody’s recorded music, the Pink Floyd songs carry two sets of copyrights — one covering the actual songwriting; the other, the actual recordings, or master copy. David Gilmour, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and Floyd’s designated leader after Roger Waters’ departure (and lawsuit) said that he doesn’t really care what Sony does with the recordings, “If it comes on an advert, I’m not gonna give a shit,” he claimed, happy as he is to give up the “last 40-odd years trying to fight the good fight against the forces of indolence and greed to do the best with our stuff that you can do.” Who can blame or damn the guy? The end of all this Floydian brouhaha comes a good year-and-a-half after Pink Floyd seemingly saw a $500 million deal die. At that time, more than just Sony was in the mix to buy the band’s catalog. By all accounts, the actual deal was stalled over questions about interest rates and taxes, how strong the pound wasn’t at the time, and the worry over that fact that ex-Floyd bassist, songwriter, vocalist Roger Waters had been making some interesting, if not downright provocative political and cultural statements to the press. As of late, we are seeing more and more vintage rock artists taking the big payout, although not all are as lucrative as the sale of Pink Floyd’s catalog. As touring becomes more problematic for anybody reaching their seventh and maybe even eighth decade (not everybody is Mick Jagger), and musical trends changing as fast as how people disseminate (some would say steal) their favorite music, it seems a welcome boost for an artist to get what they can in a big final sale. Setting up a comfortable (numb or not) rest of one’s days, as well as fattening the bank accounts of one’s kids and even grandkids is just too good to pass up. Is this technically ‘selling out?’ Hell, one could say that once you reach the level of signing a record deal, shaking hands with a devil machine that could keep you on the road and making records year after year, pretty much locked into a relationship where the artist feels like an indentured servant (and lots of the old contracts these vintage artists signed really did lock them in like this), that one pretty much sells out in the strictest sense of the terms. And let’s not look too deeply at supposed classic bands still touring who don’t even feature any original members. If this is not bamboozling audiences for coin of the realm, I don’t know what is. I would come down just as hard on any ‘new’ act who go out each night lip syncing in front of paying audiences. Yes, you know who you are! Be it a Bruuuuuce, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks, David Crosby — no one but the artist can say what’s right or wrong for their career and sensibility and if they should or shouldn’t “grab that cash with both hands and make a stash.” Selling out? Nah, not really, and surely there are worse things.

OAN Staff Abril Elfi9:25 AM – Saturday, November 9, 2024 A federal judge granted a request from special counsel Jack Smith to pause…

Donald Trump is looking into moving the Environmental Protection Agency out of D.C. It might be worth the cost and effort. They’ve become part of the deep state The Washington Post says does not exist. The Washington Post reports that employees will push Biden policies despite Donald Trump serving as President. That is the very […] The post EPA Deep State Declares War appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Democrats want to appoint Kamala Harris to the Supreme Court before January. She would undoubtedly add joy and laughter. However, they should leave her be now that she is unburdened by what has been. And as Tim Walz’s daughter said, we don’t deserve Harris. They want her installed like they did when they made her […] The post Clown World! Democrats Want Kamala Harris Appointed to the Court Now appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

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UFC middleweight Sean Strickland announced he will not fight in Australia for a championship again, citing the government's disdain for him and the country's lack of free speech.Strickland last fought down under for the middleweight championship in 2023, beating New Zealander Israel Adesanya at UFC 293. Leading up to the fight, Strickland made it his plight to criticize Australia's laws surrounding speech, guns, and more.Strickland has since lost the middleweight title to South Africa's Dricus Du Plessis but has battled his way back to the No. 1 contender position for a rematch. However, the Anaheim, California, native recently declared he has no intention of accepting a fight in Australia for the belt."I'm not fighting in Australia. Were thinking Vegas in March," the fighter wrote on his X page."I have a love for the aussies BUT I don't think you're government likes me... Which I take as a compliment!! Hate speech isn't real and ill always speak up for my kangaroo homies," Strickland continued, adding an all-caps call for freedom. — (@) Strickland responded to several fan comments, including one that claimed Australians are "too liberal."The fighter took the chance to clarify that his issue is with the state, not the people."The government is [too liberal]. The people living there are as much as a Trump supporters as us," Strickland replied. — (@) Strickland has been highly critical of Australian policies since the COVID-19 lockdowns, when federal authorities forced citizens into quarantine camps. "Go to Australia and post something negative about covid. They can enter your home and take you to jail," Strickland said in 2021.I can just start naming constitutional amendments that most countries don't have? Go to Australia and post something negative about covid. They can enter your home and take you to jail.— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) November 30, 2021 Leading up to his fight in 2023, Strickland's outlook was to figuratively liberate Australia by speaking out about its gun control measures."A woman can't own a gun.... or a knife... or pepper spray.... My god! I'm coming to save you Australia," the former champion wrote.Later that same day, Strickland said, "Looks like me going to Australia is becoming a humanitarian mission now," he said in response to a post about gun licensing. — (@) It appears the fighter's outlook has changed from liberation to a worry that the government won't be as welcoming of him a second time around.He may be right to assume so, given that political commentator Candace Owens was recently denied entry to the island nation.Australia's immigration minister said Owens had the "capacity to incite discord" and therefore should not be allowed into the country.The minister claimed Owens' comments about the Holocaust and the Islamic slave trade could "incite discord in almost every direction."Strickland has said he would only fight once to prove he deserves a rematch for the middleweight title and after beating Brazil's Paulo Costa in June has stated he will wait as long as it takes to get his opportunity.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

With the launch of Satisfactory 1.0 and Factorio Space Age, it’s a good time to be a fan of making intricate stacks of machinery that handle all your work for you. Joining the roster is Techtonica 1.0, which might be the prettiest automation sandbox game I’ve seen so far. Set in a beautiful, bioluminescent fantasy world, Techtonica combines the factory-building elements you love with large-scale world terraforming reminiscent of Astroneer and a mysterious narrative in the style of Subnautica, and you can jump in for cheap thanks to a generous Steam sale discount to celebrate its arrival out of early access. Continue reading Beautiful automation sandbox game Techtonica ramps up the story in 1.0 launch MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best sandbox games, Best building games, Best crafting games