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Matt the Mountain State Man announces candidacy in Florida

Matt the Mountain State Man announces candidacy in Florida

by Brian Burgess | Nov 5, 2025

His Instagram videos move fast – jump cuts, punchy monologues, biting accusations, and populist flavor. He even has a catchy moniker: “Matt the Welder.” With his face or body wedged somewhere into the limited screen space for just an extra dose of...
One day, Democrats could return to power, let’s not give them any more bad ideas

One day, Democrats could return to power, let’s not give them any more bad ideas

by Brian Burgess | Mar 9, 2025

One of several reasons that the American people rejected Kamala Harris and the Biden administration last November was the Democrat party’s shameless use of federal agencies to go after political opponents, and voters weren’t having it. The FBI targeting...
Trump nominates Matt Gaetz as Attorney General, with predictable reactions

Trump nominates Matt Gaetz as Attorney General, with predictable reactions

by Brian Burgess | Nov 14, 2024

If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Gaetz will be the most controversial Attorney General since Robert F. Kennedy In true Trumpian style, President-elect Donald Trump has turned the political landscape on its head yet again. His nomination of Florida Congressman Matt...
Tallahassee Democrat defends local Democrat leader, ignores extensive criminal driving record

Tallahassee Democrat defends local Democrat leader, ignores extensive criminal driving record

by Brian Burgess | Oct 31, 2024

Felony drug possession, drug possession misdemeanors, multiple failures to appear in court, careless driving, and driving on a suspended license are just a few of the things both Tallahassee Police and the Tallahassee Democrat ignored in their cover up of the Ryan Ray...
Polk school officials skirted Florida law to award bus camera contract, but now face bigger legal questions

Polk school officials skirted Florida law to award bus camera contract, but now face bigger legal questions

by Brian Burgess | Sep 13, 2024

Polk County Public School officials ducked Florida’s laws on competitive bidding by using a Texas middleman to broker a lucrative, pre-negotiated contract with a school bus camera company. After questions arose about the original contract’s illegal payment...
Polk County officials now scrambling to fix supposedly “legal” school bus camera contract

Polk County officials now scrambling to fix supposedly “legal” school bus camera contract

by Brian Burgess | Sep 3, 2024

Polk school officials and school bus camera vendor Verra Mobility are talking out of both sides of their mouths – claiming contract was legal while quietly renegotiating the illegal payment scheme. With a deadline fast approaching, Polk County Public Schools are...
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