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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Aug 21

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In the dead of night, Ron DeSantis ordered part of the Pulse memorial painted over. That’s why we’re calling on everyone in Orlando to show up for a peaceful gathering today at the Pulse Memorial at 6:00pm ET.

#ShowYourRainbow🌈

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Rep. Anna V. Eskamani, PhD @annaforflorida.bsky.social · Aug 15

Not helpful 🤦🏽‍♀️

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Aug 7

NEW: Florida has filed its response, saying all people held at the Everglades detention camp are being held under a 287(g) agreement with ICE — but the documents they filed in court DO NOT include any such agreement with the Florida Division of Emergency Management, which is operating the facility.

Thomas Kennedy @tomaskenn.bsky.social · Aug 7

The federal government and the state of Florida failed to produce legal agreements giving them authority to detain immigrants at Alligator Alcatraz, which continues to operate as an extrajudicial black site. Today is the deadline set in federal court for agreements to be shown.

Judges Press for Answers on Federal Involvement in Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

www.nytimes.com

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SiriusXM Progress @siriusxmprog.bsky.social · Jul 24

Last night on the @deanobeidallah.bsky.social show, @annaforflorida.bsky.social talked about the horrific conditions at Alligator Alcatraz.

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Julie @jaespy.bsky.social · Jul 25

@annaforflorida.bsky.social has been sounding the alarm about this but it’s great seeing the details and receipts. Thank u.

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Jason Garcia @jasongarcia.bsky.social · Jul 25

A top aide to Ron DeSantis just admitted that the administration is breaking the law by hiding contracts connected to “Alligator Alcatraz,” the immigration detention facility it built in the middle of the Florida Everglades.

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · Jul 21

What terrible news. It's exactly what I was talking about in this thread I posted last week on mosquitoes in concentration camp history and the likelihood of that history repeating in the Everglades today. bsky.app/profile/andr...

Thomas Kennedy @tomaskenn.bsky.social · Jul 21

This is really disturbing. A person detained in the Everglades was handcuffed and left outdoors in the sun as punishment for attempting to go on a hunger strike. As mosquitoes swarmed him, he pleaded with guards to bring him inside and was kept outside for nearly three hours.

How 7 immigrants came to the U.S. and ended up at Alligator Alcatraz

Here’s what the detainees and their families and friends told us.

www.miamiherald.com

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Rep. Anna V. Eskamani, PhD @annaforflorida.bsky.social · Jul 19

Volunteer: AnnaForOrlando.com/volunteer
Canvass: mobilize.us/AnnaForOrlando
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Rep. Anna V. Eskamani, PhD @annaforflorida.bsky.social · Jul 19

We’re not slowing down at #TeamAnna! We didn’t have a publicly facing canvass this weekend but we’re still knocking on doors this morning and earlier this week we hosted a virtual phone bank to help renew vote-by-mail ballots!

Here are ways you can join us in action ⬇️

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Rep. Anna V. Eskamani, PhD @annaforflorida.bsky.social · Jul 19

Example of before and after when the contracts were re-uploaded 😐

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Thomas Kennedy @tomaskenn.bsky.social · Jul 16

The hourly rates paid for by taxpayers to staff the Everglades detention camp are more than what we pay teachers in Florida. Just horrible priorities as usual from our state government.

Rep. Anna V. Eskamani, PhD @annaforflorida.bsky.social · Jul 15

If you’re wondering how much public money the state is spending to staff this immigrant detention center in the middle of the Everglades, look no further as we have the contract for CRS (Critical Response Strategy). They are the ones “managing” the facility.

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Julie @jaespy.bsky.social · Jul 17

Not sus at all. 😒 I’m grateful for @annaforflorida.bsky.social’s diligence regarding this. She hasn’t let up. Kinda feeling proud of some of our dem state reps fighting this hard.

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Rep. Anna V. Eskamani, PhD @annaforflorida.bsky.social · Jul 19

Update on this — contracts were posted back online this morning…. But only their cover sheets! Which is basically nothing!

Naomi Feinstein @naomifeinstein.bsky.social · Jul 17

Is Florida Quietly Removing Alligator Alcatraz Contracts from Public Database?

On Tuesday, Orlando Rep. Anna Eskamani (@annaforflorida.bsky.social) accessed the documents on the state's FACTS website. The next day, they were gone.

Is Florida Quietly Removing Alligator Alcatraz Contracts from Public Database?

On Tuesday, Orlando lawmaker Anna Eskamani accessed the contract documents on the website. The next day, they were gone.

www.miaminewtimes.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 19

New in PN: Trump's effort to distance from Epstein complicated by his deep ties to Epstein

Trump's effort to distance from Epstein complicated by his deep ties to Epstein

Wriggling out of this jam is failing so far.

www.publicnotice.co

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Rep. Anna V. Eskamani, PhD @annaforflorida.bsky.social · Jul 15

If you’re wondering how much public money the state is spending to staff this immigrant detention center in the middle of the Everglades, look no further as we have the contract for CRS (Critical Response Strategy). They are the ones “managing” the facility.

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Rep. Anna V. Eskamani, PhD @annaforflorida.bsky.social · Jul 15

Nothing to see here folks — just $11,000,000 being spent of YOUR taxpayer money to build a NEW ROAD in the middle of the EVERGLADES for this detention center currently caging hundreds of immigrants with NO criminal charge.

I refuse to normalize this dangerous grift.

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Rep. Anna V. Eskamani, PhD @annaforflorida.bsky.social · Jul 13

We were scheduled to be there but had to head to South Florida to conduct whatever oversight we could at the Everglades Immigrant Detention Center and it means the world to me that even in our absence y’all held it down.

Join us at our next canvass: mobilize.us/AnnaForOrlando

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Rep. Anna V. Eskamani, PhD @annaforflorida.bsky.social · Jul 13

Wow. My heart is so full by the incredible turnout at yesterday’s Day of Action Canvass hosted in partnership with @maxwellfrost.bsky.social and the Orange County Democrats.

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Rep. Anna V. Eskamani, PhD @annaforflorida.bsky.social · Jul 13

Hundreds at Alligator Alcatraz have no criminal charges or convictions, records show

Descriptions of the Everglades detention center as a place for violent criminals tell only part of the story.

www.miamiherald.com

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Rep. Anna V. Eskamani, PhD @annaforflorida.bsky.social · Jul 13

“Hundreds of immigrants with no criminal charges in the United States have ended up at Alligator Alcatraz, a detention facility that state and federal officials have characterized as a place where “vicious” and “deranged psychopaths” are sent before they get deported…”

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Julie @jaespy.bsky.social · Jul 12

@annaforflorida.bsky.social today after her ‘tour’ of the Ochopee/Everglades concentration camp “Alligator Alcatraz”.

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Courtney (not from FL anymore) @courtneykey.bsky.social · Jul 12

@annaforflorida.bsky.social team is very active on insta, and they’ve got local events happening, I bet they’d be a great source to distribute these on the ground ✊🏻

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Bryce Maschino @bmaschino.bsky.social · Jul 13

"State Rep. @annaforflorida.bsky.social , D-Orlando, said she’s had more freedom on visits to state prisons where she’s always allowed to speak with inmates. Talking with detainees about living conditions is the most important part of a tour, Eskamani said."

Orlando Sentinel @orlandosentinel.com · Jul 13

Florida lawmakers tour ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ leave with more questions than answers https://trib.al/ihPgBwR

Florida lawmakers tour ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ leave with more questions than answers

Upon emerging from sprawling facility, Democrats and Republicans provided vastly different accounts of what they saw within

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Dorothee V. Plessis @dorotheevplessis.bsky.social · Jul 5

We need to do this till we drop if we're gonna have any chance at freedom again.

Rep. Anna V. Eskamani, PhD @annaforflorida.bsky.social · Jul 5

Amazing canvass turnout — and during a holiday weekend too! 🥹

Thank you Team Anna, things are really hard right now but you showing up helps to keep us grounded and focused. Onward!

Join us at mobilize.us/AnnaForOrlando

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Amy McGrath @smallmegapixel.bsky.social · Jul 7

@annaforflorida.bsky.social criticized the facility, saying, “This process has occurred with no transparency whatsoever, with Governor Ron DeSantis handing out contracts to his friends to build what is essentially a concentration camp.”

Democratic lawmakers denied entrance to ‘Aligator Alcatraz’

YouTube video by Representative Anna V. Eskamani

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