Ron DeSantis Nukes DEI at University of Florida, Staffers Fired and Department Shuttered

In one of the bigger victories of Ron DeSantis' governorship, "diversity, equity, and inclusion" initiatives are officially dead at the University of Florida. Senate Bill 266, which was signed into law by DeSantis in 2023, has gone into effect and forced the move. The University of Florida subsequently sent out a memo closing its DEI department and ending all contracts with DEI vendors. More importantly, all staffers who were employed in DEI positions have been fired.

Off the heels of new state law and rules, University of Florida has nixed its diversity, equity and inclusion staff, also known as DEI. In an administrative memo, administrators announced that to comply with new Board of Governors rules, it has removed its DEI “positions and administrative appointments” and stopped contracts with DEI-focused vendors, per school paper The Independent Florida Alligator.

Reading the announcement, it's hard to not sense the anguish being felt by the university's leadership. They clearly did not want to do this, and it's apparent by the language used throughout the statement. To try to soften the blow, the fired staffers are being offered the chance to apply for other positions within the school's structure.

DeSantis can't ban former DEI employees from ever working again, but given the lack of qualifications among DEI departments, I have a feeling most of those given the boot will flee to other states in hopes of securing their next grift. I doubt your average DEI employee has the ability to take a job doing something else. They are con artists at their core, and con artists don't go straight.

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TN Rep. Mark Green Reverses Course, Will Run for Re-Election After All

Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security and TN Rep. Mark Green's pedigree is quite impressive. Green is also Dr. Green, an emergency room physician who was also a West Point cadet and is an Army veteran, and former Tennessee State Senator.

Before being elected to the United States House of Representatives in Tennessee's District 7, President Donald Trump nominated him for Army Secretary, but his confirmation was stalled. Green went on to serve in Congress, and even after District 7 was redistricted in 2022 to incorporate parts of blue Nashville, Green won re-election handily against Democrat Odessa Kelly and was expected to win again in 2024. Which is why his announcement in mid-February that he would not seek re-election came as a shock.

Candidates had already started to line up to replace Green, including Republican Brandon Ogles, who served in the state House from 2018 to 2022, and former Democrat Nashville Mayor Megan Barry. Apparently, this may have been the tipping point for Green to reverse course. In a statement to the Tennessee Star, Green announced he would indeed be seeking re-election for his House seat.

With the influx of illegal immigrants now flooding the southeast and the horrible murder of nursing student Laken Riley by an illegal criminal, the crisis at our southern border is fresh on American's minds. Despite Democrat Barry's bluster, public sentiment is in Green's favor, and it is his race to lose.

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