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Baitball Blogger

(46,684 posts)
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 11:19 AM Mar 2022

I knew it! Signs that Ron De Santis has a stake in Russia.

Keep this in mind, folks. The pilots that flew into the Twin Towers were trained in Florida. And now it looks like Russians have a safe haven in Florida. We seriously need intervention.

The article shows a very Florida tactic. Florida Repubs are pretending not to understand what is being suggested. Exaggerating the situation to make it seem nonsensical. But the real information is put in the last paragraph.

Gov. Ron DeSantis rejects push for Florida to sell Russian investments

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) has rejected a push for Florida to sell investments in Russian-owned companies in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine.

The Republican governor pushed back after state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, the Sunshine State’s top elected Democrat, called on the state move to divest itself of assets tied to Russia.

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She also claimed “confusion” over Fried’s demand that the state moves to seize real estate owned by Russian oligarchs.

“To the extent, Russian citizens purchase South Florida real estate, for example, that has nothing to do with the state of Florida investing in or divesting from ‘a list of Russian-headquartered entities,’” Pushaw said.

DeSantis and two allies, Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis and Attorney General Ashley Moody control the State Board of Administration. The SBA manages an estimated $195 billion in state-owned holdings, including about $300 million in Russian-based entities.

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-florida-gov-desantis-rejects-push-to-sell-russian-investments-20220301-bhbyohevsjeydhvtqvxy5pjmky-story.html

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I knew it! Signs that Ron De Santis has a stake in Russia. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Mar 2022 OP
I believe we're just scratching the surface of the fact that the GOP is a wholly own subsidary AZLD4Candidate Mar 2022 #1
Agree. Baitball Blogger Mar 2022 #2
Yep! Chainfire Mar 2022 #7
Quite a bit of Russian money laundering House of Roberts Mar 2022 #8
Oh, yeah. Baitball Blogger Mar 2022 #11
Not only likely. lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #15
here you go melm00se Mar 2022 #17
Demand divestiture now!! aeromanKC Mar 2022 #3
Republican and Russian thugs go together Achilleaze Mar 2022 #4
" Florida Repubs are pretending not to understand what is being suggested." mitch96 Mar 2022 #5
In Florida, we are following the Monkey! Chainfire Mar 2022 #9
Russiapublicans lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #16
Mr. Putin kwolf68 Mar 2022 #6
DeSatan's connections are deep... Sancho Mar 2022 #10
Don't forget all Russian women having babies there to get US citizenship. kimbutgar Mar 2022 #12
So he must have taken Russian money. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #13
Send in the feds. 2naSalit Mar 2022 #14

AZLD4Candidate

(5,639 posts)
1. I believe we're just scratching the surface of the fact that the GOP is a wholly own subsidary
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 11:21 AM
Mar 2022

of "Russian Putin Securities Financial and Real Estate Holdings Group."

Baitball Blogger

(46,684 posts)
11. Oh, yeah.
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 11:43 AM
Mar 2022

Going after private property isn't a bad idea, in my opinion. But it should be strategic. They should go after the people that have a strong tie to Putin.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
15. Not only likely.
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 01:41 PM
Mar 2022

There was an expose a couple of years ago where Trump flipped a dilapidated property to a Russian for 500% profit; the Russian never even moved in.

mitch96

(13,870 posts)
5. " Florida Repubs are pretending not to understand what is being suggested."
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 11:27 AM
Mar 2022
Exaggerating the situation to make it seem nonsensical"
This is gaslighting at it's very best... A bully tactic from a bunch of bullies..

FOLLOW THE MONEY...
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Chainfire

(17,471 posts)
9. In Florida, we are following the Monkey!
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 11:38 AM
Mar 2022

The Republicans are indistinguishable from the Russians, their goals are the same, their heroes are the same, their actions are the same. We act shocked when we read that Russians are planning public executions after the conquer Ukraine. We have heard that same line from Republican leaders and try to blow it off as hot-air. If it looks like a Putin, and it Walks like a Putin and it talks like a Putin, then...

kimbutgar

(21,055 posts)
12. Don't forget all Russian women having babies there to get US citizenship.
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 12:46 PM
Mar 2022

I don’t remember the TFG administration being angry about those immigrants coming in and I’m sure between Scott and Desatan they welcomed that money In the state.

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