...according to people familiar with the matter...according to people familiar with the process...people familiar said...people with knowledge of the discussions said...
I hate this nonsense. That said, there's plenty else to talk about here, I just wanted to call out that journo nonsense.
The US Department of Justice has said the law violates the constitution, groups like the American Civil Liberties Union have questioned it in courts and real estate brokers have argued it could depress sales.
Fuck all these people.
One of Griffin’s most trusted deputies is Peng Zhao, a US citizen who was born in Beijing and is now chief executive officer of Citadel Securities, which generated $2.7 billion in revenue in the first six months of this year.
Zhao, a math prodigy who’s active in Asian-American philanthropic groups, is one of the “key architects” of Citadel Securities, according to its website.
We're a joke of a country, aren't we? Also, you always hear these proud immigrants are active in X-American communities, don't you? But rarely just American communities. They come here, then actively try to favor non-natives. Wonderful. Or, before anyone says I'm speaking too broadly, less native, or more likely to be born out of the country.
Citadel turned to Capital City Consulting, tapping one of the most influential lobbyists in Florida, which has worked with clients including BlackRock Inc. and Citigroup Inc. Co-owner Nicholas Iarossi is also a long-time fundraiser for DeSantis.
Yup, we're a joke country alright.
Iarossi and partners, Maicel Green, a former Olympian, and Christopher Schoonover, worked to secure changes by persuading key legislative figures, including House Speaker Paul Renner and the bill’s Republican sponsor, David Borrero...
They're certainly not working to convince me we're not a joke.
Capital City declined to comment on its work for Citadel.
Of course.
The potential impact of the law was laid bare by an email the wife of a senior partner at Citadel Securities sent to a lawmaker in the state capital of Tallahassee. The couple, both Chinese immigrants now living in Miami, warned of the hate they could encounter.
Oh, great, now it's a fucking hate crime to try to protect Americans.
She recalled a grueling episode of racial prejudice at the Miami International Auto Show in 2022 and pleaded with them not to pursue the full measure.
“This bill will incentivize hate and crime against our daily life, our community, and our children at school,” she said. “Racism and hate crime have already been a problem in the society and this bill will worsen the situation.”
A) Fuck off. B) Who's doing the hate crimes?
While Griffin initially supported DeSantis financially — he donated $5 million to his re-election campaign for governor last year — and said in March “he would love to see” the governor run for president — there are growing signs of tension between the two since DeSantis launched his bid for president.
Only if DeSantis doesn't do what he wants.
“As the presidential campaigns unfold, I am assessing how the policies of each candidate will address the challenges facing our country,” Griffin said in a statement. “I care deeply about individual rights and freedom, economic policies that encourage prosperity and upward mobility...”
Oh, do fuck off.
Song Jian, the founder of brokerage Multi-Choice Realty, is a plaintiff in a federal case trying to overturn the bill. He said it’s causing widespread concern in Florida’s Chinese community.
Almost 99% of his clients are Chinese, and some have decided to leave the state, he said: “They don’t know what direction Florida is going to go.”
There's a lot to unpack there, but honestly people need to push back against the very concept of "hate crimes" even being a legitimate thing in the first place. It's very rapidly approaching something I would consider to be completely normalized even among normie conservatives.
200% agree. I hate any "add-on" crimes on general principle. Let's take a violent "hate crime" for example. Considering this is a hypothetical, let's even go with the lefty wet dream of a big bad Hwite man attacking a black guy, specifically because he just absolutely loathes black people. Alright, I don't care why he did it, attacking people is already a crime, and that's the real issue. I don't care if this hypothetical white man was wearing a freaking SS uniform, the issue is the attack. Not the motivation. Not how much of a wrongthinker he is. Hate crimes aren't real. If a crime has been committed, charge that. Hate crimes are literally thought crimes.
The problem is that the law is deliberately written to be used in spirit instead of letter, and for good reasons at the onset.
For example, the "why gary why" scenario where you just openly cold blooded murder a man in public is a serious offense. But the context and intent make it not just justifiable but almost a good thing, which is why the Dad got basically a slap on the wrist for it. Same with most "crimes of passion."
So they took a loophole designed to lessen sentences for acts committed for understandable reasons and then reversed it to increase them for understandable reasons.
I hate this nonsense. That said, there's plenty else to talk about here, I just wanted to call out that journo nonsense.
Fuck all these people.
We're a joke of a country, aren't we? Also, you always hear these proud immigrants are active in X-American communities, don't you? But rarely just American communities. They come here, then actively try to favor non-natives. Wonderful. Or, before anyone says I'm speaking too broadly, less native, or more likely to be born out of the country.
Yup, we're a joke country alright.
They're certainly not working to convince me we're not a joke.
Of course.
Oh, great, now it's a fucking hate crime to try to protect Americans.
A) Fuck off. B) Who's doing the hate crimes?
Only if DeSantis doesn't do what he wants.
Oh, do fuck off.
Discrimination is good when we do it!
There's a lot to unpack there, but honestly people need to push back against the very concept of "hate crimes" even being a legitimate thing in the first place. It's very rapidly approaching something I would consider to be completely normalized even among normie conservatives.
200% agree. I hate any "add-on" crimes on general principle. Let's take a violent "hate crime" for example. Considering this is a hypothetical, let's even go with the lefty wet dream of a big bad Hwite man attacking a black guy, specifically because he just absolutely loathes black people. Alright, I don't care why he did it, attacking people is already a crime, and that's the real issue. I don't care if this hypothetical white man was wearing a freaking SS uniform, the issue is the attack. Not the motivation. Not how much of a wrongthinker he is. Hate crimes aren't real. If a crime has been committed, charge that. Hate crimes are literally thought crimes.
The problem is that the law is deliberately written to be used in spirit instead of letter, and for good reasons at the onset.
For example, the "why gary why" scenario where you just openly cold blooded murder a man in public is a serious offense. But the context and intent make it not just justifiable but almost a good thing, which is why the Dad got basically a slap on the wrist for it. Same with most "crimes of passion."
So they took a loophole designed to lessen sentences for acts committed for understandable reasons and then reversed it to increase them for understandable reasons.
Again for the people in the back.