Florida, man
Joined October 2011
- Tweets 9,340
- Following 4,046
- Followers 2,187
- Likes 20,834
1,498 Photos and videos
Pinned Tweet
10 Apr 2022
Most people aren’t Florida enough to live in Tallahassee
18
26
193
Jun 10
A vote to delay a controversial Lake Jackson-area annexation to January 2027 died 2-3
The majority advanced doing it in August 2026 instead by a 3-2 vote
1
1
2
260
Jun 10
A motion to prohibit data centers in the City of Tallahassee also just failed 2-3
2
74
Ryan Ray retweeted
18 Nov 2023
Working in Marianna on @GwenGraham for Congress 2014 was a North Florida education of a lifetime
As was living in Grand Ridge (pop. 896) #NorthFLWay
4
1
36
5,504
Ryan Ray retweeted
11 Jan 2024
That’s partly why the current hardcore state overreach into local gov (where voters are more engaged & aware of issues) is so wrong.
It essentially grafts the views of a small, lobbyist-dominated backwater cadre of little-known electeds onto the rules everyone has to live with.
1
1
2
325
Ryan Ray retweeted
11 Jan 2024
~12% turnout in a primary, just once, often sends a Rep to office for 8 years, and then 8 more in the Senate afterward.
Meanwhile they never really have to defend their ideas. That leads to the extreme stuff we see at the Capitol.
Voters disapprove, but can’t do much about it.
1
3
4
315
Ryan Ray retweeted
Jun 3
“The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” - The Usual Suspects
The greatest trick DeSantis ever pulled was convincing Floridians that local government is the problem and state government is the solution.
If your mayor, sheriff, and county commission have to fly to Tallahassee every year to ask permission to fund basic services, the state didn’t shrink government.
It just moved it farther away and gave you less control.
132
269
886
90,408
Ryan Ray retweeted
11 Jan 2024
Legislative elections have the lowest democratic legitimacy of any major level of gov.
Lawmakers are often elected w/o real opposition, with shockingly little awareness in their districts.
Lobbyist money plays an outsized role. Folks around the process know they run the show.
15 Jul 2023
New episode with @Jason_Garcia just dropped👇
Cruise ship kickbacks, a sweetheart deal for the car-dealership lobby, and much more in the shadow of DeSantis for Prez
Listen this weekend!
2
8
15
4,956
Ryan Ray retweeted
31 Mar 2023
Think about your commute vs. your commute 5 years ago
Then think about how developer-driven sprawl negatively impacts walkability and good urban planning
26 Feb 2023
The question for big developer campaign $ bundlers who want to aggressively “grow” Tallahassee —
How many more thousands do they want crowding Monroe, Tennessee, Tharpe St., Thomasville?
Let’s take good care of our residents & neighborhoods before subsidizing more costly sprawl
3
6
28
10,961
Ryan Ray retweeted
11 Jun 2023
A proposed second I-10 interchange farther north, the Northeast Gateway/Welaunee Blvd, City Land Code variances, developer priorities all work in concert to produce the same outcome:
New McMansion sprawl development far from the actual community we live in, diluting Tallahassee
2
4
13
15,765
May 4
I grew up reading the Times & the Trib. Feels like an impossible luxury today that thousands of people had both delivered every day La Gaceta and alt weekly Creative Loafing for micro local
May 3
May 3 marks a somber anniversary for Bay area residents. Ten years ago today, the Tampa Tribune ceased publication after 123 years of providing local journalism to the community. The Trib's slogan, "Life Printed Daily,'' was a mission statement that served the region well.
9
335
Ryan Ray retweeted
Mar 28
The fact that @FlaDems old headquarters is now “The Therapy Place” is kind of amazing
11
25
174
24,891
Ryan Ray retweeted
Mar 17
David's polling here is incredible and deserves way more attention.
A majority of all voters, including 50% of Trump voters, are now in favor of publicly-funded job creation and healthcare to protect workers against AI-related job loss.
Mar 17
Even among Trump voters, helping workers who lose jobs to AI beats giving tech companies incentives to keep innovating 50% to 24%.
Overall it's 58-20.
34
245
1,225
126,394
Ryan Ray retweeted
Local issues win w/ Gainesville Commissioner @FlaBryan | Building a post-MAGA Florida with a local focus on Episode 40 dropping 🔜
2
5
119
Ryan Ray retweeted
Florida Republicans have a major racism problem — again
Fishback, Trump & violent Far Right bigotry are the GOP we must defeat
6
25
58
1,701
Ryan Ray retweeted
Gaines Vegas forever | Great talking w/ City Commissoner Bryan Eastman (@FlaBryan) about GNV Florida under Maga. Episode 40 coming up 🔜
1
3
145
Ryan Ray retweeted
Leon County Citizen Charter Review Committee votes 8-7 against examining a charter amendment that would create a joint city/county land development code.
1
3
4
1,065
Ryan Ray retweeted
Jan 31
1
3
10
1,516