Republican Lawmakers Announce Plans to Eliminate Property Taxes in Florida

Rep. Ryan Chamberlin (R-Belleview) announced he intends to work on eliminating property taxes in the "Free" State of Florida with a string of bills during a press conference Wednesday in Tallahassee.

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz-Millions more veterans can now get health care thanks to the PACT Act. Yet Trump & Republicans cruelly choke access with firings, layoffs and killed contracts. This neglectful treatment of those who proudly served is despicable.

Jonathan Martin-Providing due process means a jury makes factual findings in order to permanently revoke someone’s constitutional rights. Jury trials with publicly provided lawyers as an option must be the bare minimum before permanently banning gun ownership.

Danny Burgess-I believe it is our duty to serve those who have served our country. SB 116 will expand support services for our veterans and their families, including mental health training so we can more easily identify those who are struggling and adult day-time care opportunities to provide a better quality of life. This bill will go a long way toward meeting the needs of our veterans and showing our appreciation for their service.

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Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) is reintroducing legislation to prevent United States security assistance from going to Lebanon until their government stops recognizing Hezbollah.

Creatively named the "Preventing Armed Groups from Engaging in Radicalism" (PAGER) Act, a likely reference to Israel's elimination of Hezbollah leadership via explosive pagers, Rep. Steube's bill terminates US security assistance to the Armed Forces of Lebanon until their government rescinds recognition of Hezbollah and its military wing.

Additionally, Hezbollah members must be banned from serving in the Lebanese government, which must also extend to affiliates and members of other Iran-backed militias. Moreover, such groups must be expelled from Lebanon, all weapons supplied by Iran and these affiliates must be destroyed, and any Americans exposing Hezbollah's influence and imprisoned by the Lebanese government must be released.

In his press release, Rep. Steube said, "While the world celebrates the demise of Hassan Nasrallah, the United States must remain vigilant to the threat of Hezbollah. Until the people of Lebanon can live free of Hezbollah's terror and persecution, long-term peace and stability in the Middle East will remain out of reach. As the Trump administration works to forge closer ties between Israel and the Arab world, Congress must do its part to contain Iran and eliminate its terrorist network. My PAGER Act will ensure US tax dollars never end up in the hands of Hezbollah."

Earlier in February, the Florida Congressman wrote a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, demanding the cessation of security assistance funding to Iraq for similar reasons.

As Steube explained, pro-Iran Shia militias that the United States funded to defeat the Islamic State (ISIS) have attacked US forces ever since, staging 170 attacks in just two years.

"Replacing ISIS with Iran-backed terrorist militias does not make sense and only fuels the onslaught of terror that the Iranian regime seeks to export. Furthermore, many Iran-backed militias in Iraq have not even been designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, including the Badr Corps itself," Steube fumed in his letter.

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Sen. Tom Leek (R-Ormond Beach) and Rep. Hillary Cassel (R-Dania Beach) recently filed bills to show Florida's support for the Jewish State by expanding the state's existing anti-Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) law.

Tom Leek and Hillary Cassel, under SB 1678/HB 1519, would enhance the state's policy against opponents who participate in boycotts against Israel.

Florida's BDS law currently covers commercial boycotts. If passed, the legislation would also include academic institutions and non-profit organizations that participate in boycotts against the Jewish State.

In addition, the bill would ban state financial interactions with groups that boycott Israel or participate in antisemitic discrimination or behavior. The law would also apply to political subdivisions fomenting Jewish hate.

The bill would also require grant applications to comply with the state's anti-discrimination laws and attest against participation in boycotts or antisemitic behavior against Israel. It adds that violators would be subject to penalties and repayment of funds.

The bill comes after Cassel switched her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican in December over, in part, her former party's lack of support for the Jewish State.

"As a mother, I want to help build a world where our children are judged on their character and their actions not on their labels," Cassel said at the time.  "As a proud Jewish woman, I have been increasingly troubled by the Democratic Party’s failure to unequivocally support Israel and its willingness to tolerate extreme progressive voices that justify or condone acts of terrorism."

Another Florida lawmaker, Sen. Randy Fine (R-Melbourne), has been at the forefront of legislation against anti-Jewish bigotry, especially after the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

"We need to immediately expel any non-Americans who are or have advocated for Muslim terror as a first step," he told The Floridian in a text message. "We need to investigate and prosecute organizations on college campuses—includ[ing] those administrators and faculty that support them—and outside them that promote Muslim terror. 

If approved, the legislation would take effect July 1.

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Representative Vern Buchanan's (R-FL) Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act has passed the House of Representatives and will now go to the Senate.

The bipartisan bill, which Rep. Buchanan introduced with Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) in early February, allows employers that offer high-deductible health plans (HDHP) to employees an option to include pre-deductible coverage of healthcare services treating common chronic diseases, a policy first implemented in President Donald Trump's first term in 2019.

Healthcare services listed in Rep. Buchanan's legislation include beta blockers for congestive heart failure, blood pressure monitors, glucometers for diabetes, asthma inhalers, and cholesterol drugs for heart disease patients.

In his press release, the Florida Congressman said, "With six in ten Americans living with at least one chronic disease, it is clear that we must expand options for people to manage their chronic health conditions. The Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act offers employees more flexibility to manage their chronic diseases, improving patient health while reducing high out-of-pocket costs. I'm proud that this legislation passed the House with unanimous bipartisan support, and I look forward to getting this bill signed into law."

With Republicans controlling the Senate and White House, Buchanan's wish could soon be granted.

The Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act is the Florida Congressman's second major healthcare bill introduced in the new Congress, with the first being the Maximizing Israel-U.S. Research Advancement and Collaborative Leadership in Emerging (MIRACLE) Medical Technology Act.

The MIRACLE Act strengthens medical research and development collaboration between the United States and Israel, including creating a U.S.-Israel Health Care Collaboration Center.

More recently, Buchanan introduced two more bipartisan healthcare bills. The Permanent Telehealth from Home Act permanently removes the originating site and geographic limitations for telehealth services, meaning they can be accessed anywhere.

The other, the Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act, expedites approval processes for new lung cancer screening tests through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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The US Department of the Treasury has announced new sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong companies allegedly helping build Iranian military drones. 

The latest sanctions were described as part of President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure campaign on Iran.”

Six entities operating out of China and Hong Kong were sanctioned for reportedly supplying critical components of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), i.e., drones, to Iranian company Pishtazan Kavosh Gostar Boshra (PKGB) and its subsidiary Narin Sepehr Mobin Isatis (NSMI).

According to the Treasury Department, PKGB and NSMI are major suppliers for Iran’s drone and ballistic missile programs.

“Iran continues to try to find new ways to procure the key components it needs to bolster its UAV weapons program through new front companies and third-country suppliers,” said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent.

President Trump previously issued executive orders during his first term and earlier this month to undermine Iran’s drone and ballistic missile programs. 

“Treasury remains committed to disrupting the schemes that enable Iran to send its deadly weapons abroad to its terrorist proxies and other destabilizing actors,” continued Secretary Bessent. 

US-Iran tensions have reached unprecedented levels, as the latter has increased hostile activity against the former and its allies since Hamas’ October 7th attacks.

Trump has repeatedly stated he will leverage US military, financial, and diplomatic strength to deter Iran from executing and financing its destabilizing agenda.

Earlier this week, the Trump administration announced a series of measures tightening sanctions on Iran’s illicit oil sales via its ‘Ghost Fleet.’

Iran has recently expanded efforts to circumvent US-imposed oil exports by covertly shipping Iranian oil through a network of foreign tankers colloquially referred to as Iran’s ‘Ghost Fleet.’

According to the Treasury Department, Iran has harnessed its illicit oil trade to generate billions of dollars that it subsequently funnels to its military and proxy groups.

Sanctions target oil brokers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Hong Kong, tanker operators and managers in India and the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the head of Iran’s National Iranian Oil Company, and the Iranian Oil Terminals Company (IOTC).

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As Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is erased out of Washington through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), new Florida International President (FIU) Jeanette Nuñez is vowing to continue to eradicate the practice in her new role at the school.

"That's something that's been an ongoing focus for the university even before I got here. Of course, given all that we are seeing at the federal level as well, we're going to continue to root out any instances where we are discriminating against students based on race or ethnicity," Nuñez said to The Floridan's Javier Manjarres

"We want to make sure our kids are getting a great education and when they're taking classes, whether it's calculus or engineering, that they're learning those very important concepts to be able to provide for meaningful employment post-graduation because we're also measured on that" Nunez added.

Nuñez, who was Lt. Governor of Florida until a couple ago, also praised her former boss, Gov. Ron DeSantis, for a state-based DOGE initiative to audit universities and eliminate state boards and commissions the state considers to be obsolete.

"I welcome everything the governor is talking about in terms of DOGE. I think we have a responsibility to take over the reins now at this institution. It's a massive university and they've done great things," Nunez said.

While Elon Musk's DOGE has been a topic of discussion during the first 100 days of the Trump administration, Ron DeSantis' Florida DOGE idea has seemingly been in the works for quite some time.

"We are dogeing the Florida university system and the reason is because there's been a massive increase in funding, which I've supported [that] the legislature provided," DeSantis told Manjarres. "I think it's good and I think they've done a lot of good things with it, but I also know that nationally if you go back 30 years the number one growth has been administrative staff  and I think that that's something that we need to make sure isn't getting out of hand here."

As governor, DeSantis has spearheaded efforts to remove DEI from Florida schools.

"We're the first state in the country to eliminate DEI and I think people now realize that was discriminatory and that's not the way you go about doing this stuff. So DEI offices closed at the University of Florida, but then where do those employees go?" DeSantis added. "Are they burrowing into other parts and then doing it by another name or are you eliminating it not just superficially?  What we are going to do the universities I think it's really important."

Last September, FIU was ranked in the top 50 for best public Universities in the United States. The school also placed in the top 100 for best schools overall in the country.

Founded in 1972, FIU ranked inside the top 50 for the first time in school history. The school jumped 18 spots from 2023 among public universities and 26 spots overall.

"The investments have been well utilized because you look at our results and how we've improved in rankings, how we continue to grow in our research expenditures. "The fact we are a preeminent institution, one of only four out of the state university system in our young history because we are the youngest to ever achieve it," Nuñez added. "I think we have a great story to tell, and if there's room for improvements I welcome them and I'll champion them."

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Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) appeared on Sean Hannity's show to discuss national political strategy and Democrats' appearing to not alter their ways, such as supporting the DOGE initiative following the 2024 election. The Democrats failed to hold the Senate or take back the House of Representatives and lost the White House, losing all seven battleground states along the way.

However, there does not seem to be any sense of reflection from the left side of the aisle.

Democrats and the media are doubling down on failed policies and woke ideologies.

They want to see men competing in women's sports and billions wasted in reckless spending! pic.twitter.com/Tc98G6TB5u

— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) February 26, 2025

"It's amazing," Sen. Cruz began. "It seems like Democrats and the media, they didn't learn anything from this election. Normally, when you get your rear end whipped in an election, you stop and say, 'Hey, what went wrong, what did we do wrong? Let's recalibrate.' The Democrats are not. They're doubling down."

The Texas senator continued by admonishing the Democrats for not supporting Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative to cut wasteful spending, and are instead opposing it.

"They are the party of waste, fraud, and abuse. You don't see a single elected Democrat saying, 'This is great, that Elon Musk is tracking this down.' Instead, they are defending sex change surgeries in Guatemala, $20 million," said Cruz. "They are defending $58 million in FEMA funds meant for disaster recovery, used to house illegal aliens. And they're defending open borders. They're attacking Israel, and they're defending boys in girls sports."

Finally, Cruz asked if the Left is even acknowledging their decisive defeat.

"And you look at the Democrats, you're like, did you hear a word, the voters said? And they're not. This is their agenda. I gotta say, Sean, the waste, fraud and abuse that most needs to be cut, is the Democrats! That's who they are," concluded Cruz.

Moreover, Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) spoke at a press conference just outside the Capitol on Tuesday and defended President Donald Trump (R) and Elon Musk's aggressive Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative.

Musk and his DOGE team made headlines this week when they sent an email to government employees demanding they respond with five examples of what they accomplished at their job last week. Failure to respond to the email would be considered a resignation by the employee.

Some have criticized Musk's tactic, while Republicans such as Rep. Van Duyne hold the view that government employees, such as herself, should be held accountable. She also vowed for Musk in his role as an advisor to President Trump.

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President Donald Trump’s Treasury Department, led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, has announced a series of measures tightening sanctions on Iran’s illicit oil sales via its ‘Ghost Fleet.’

Iran has recently expanded efforts to circumvent US-imposed oil exports by covertly shipping Iranian oil through a network of foreign tankers colloquially referred to as Iran’s  ‘Ghost Fleet.’

The latest measures come after Secretary of State Marco Rubio imposed a number of sanctions on the Ghost Fleet earlier this February. 

According to the Treasury Department, Iran has harnessed its illicit oil trade to generate billions of dollars that it subsequently funnels to its military and proxy groups.

“Iran continues to rely on a shadowy network of vessels, shippers, and brokers to facilitate its oil sales and fund its destabilizing activities,” said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent. “The United States will use all our available tools to target all aspects of Iran’s oil supply chain, and anyone who deals in Iranian oil exposes themselves to significant sanctions risk.”

Secretary Bessent explained the latest sanctions are designed to deprive Iran of revenue from its petroleum and petrochemical sectors and are part of President Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ policy on Iran and its proxies.

Sanctions target oil brokers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Hong Kong, tanker operators and managers in India and People’s Republic of China (PRC), the head of Iran’s National Iranian Oil Company, and the Iranian Oil Terminals Company (IOTC).

The US previously sanctioned Iran’s oil sector in 2018 to dissuade the country from financing terrorist organizations like Hezbollah and Hamas, cartel activity, and perfidious nuclear development.

However, Iran has managed to skirt such sanctions through its ‘Ghost Fleet,’ prompting initial sanctions from President Joe Biden and the State Department’s actions earlier this February. 

One report from the United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) nonprofit outlines the extent of the ‘Ghost Fleet’ scheme, which includes nearly 200 Panamanian vessels.

Secretary Rubio previously led congressional efforts to combat the ghost fleet. 

Then-Senator Rubio and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) communicated Iran’s illegal operation to Panamanian authorities, which began to investigate and remove suspected ships from Panamanian ports.

US-Iran tensions have reached unprecedented levels, as the latter has increased hostile activity against the former and its allies since Hamas’ October 7th attacks.

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Rep. Jeff Holcomb (R-Spring Hill) filed a bill on Tuesday that would allow off-duty law enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons or firearms at athletic events.

Under Jeff Holcomb's bill, HB 1021, Florida's concealed carry laws would be modified to permit active sworn law enforcement officers to carry weapons or firearms at any school, college, or professional sporting event while attending as private citizens.

In 2023, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that strengthened Florida's Second Amendment rights by allowing state residents to carry concealed weapons without a government-issued permit. At the time, Florida became the 26th state to enact Constitutional Carry legislation.

“Constitutional Carry is in the books,” DeSantis said that day.

Republican State Senator Randy Fine also filed a concealed carry bill that would extend rights to students on college campuses. The legislation was in response to an increase in "Muslim terror advocates" after Hamas'  terror attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

Along with state support of concealed carry, DeSantis has expressed interest in expanding the state's 2A rights with open carry.

Open carry is visibly carrying a firearm in public. Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey and "a "majority" of Florida sheriffs also reportedly back the idea of open carry.

"Would be great to see it hit my desk - Florida needs to join the overwhelming majority of states and protect this right," DeSantis said on open carry.

According to the U.S. Concealed Carry Association, Florida is one of four states that doesn't allow open carry. The others are California, Illinois and New York.

If passed, HB 1021 would take effect on July 1. The bill does not currently have a Senate sponsor.

The 2025 legislative session will begin on March 4 and go through May 2.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis has promised to kill a new bill banning private citizens from serving court documents, a move the bill sponsor insists is "not the win" the governor thinks it is.

DeSantis referred to the bill by Republican Sen. Randy Fine, a top Trump ally and leading DeSantis critic in the Florida Legislature, which would allow only county sheriffs to serve subpoenas or summonses. Striking three Florida statutes, the measure bans certified process servers or sheriff appointees from carrying out these tasks.

"I will veto this legislation if it hits my desk," DeSantis posted to social media Thursday morning, amplifying a lengthy X post by the Space Coast Rocket, a Brevard County media outlet. The post claimed Fine filed the bill to avoid legal proceedings, attaching a video from 2023 showing Fine allegedly hiding under his desk to dodge a subpoena.

Fine blasted the governor for sharing the post, noting that the Space Coast Rocket's founder, Robert Burns, is a convicted felon. Burns, who funded a candidate running against Fine in a 2020 primary election, was ordered to pay $24,500 in a campaign finance case last week.

"Sharing this post from a convicted felon who is awaiting sentencing of up to 20 years in federal prison, was demoted in the military after being charged with rape and forcible sodomy, and was sentenced last week on FIFTY counts of election fraud is not the win you think it is," Fine posted to social media.

This is only the latest rub between DeSantis and Fine. On Wednesday, DeSantis defended a new University of West Florida trustee whom Fine had called a "bigot," urging Floridians to "consider the source." In turn, Fine accused the governor of lying and questioned whether he might be antisemitic. This follows their clash over an illegal immigration bill and Fine vowing to investigate the governor's staff.

What Does the Bill Do?

SB 826 requires that county sheriffs serve all court subpoenas and other summons, eliminating the option for certified or special process servers to carry out these duties. This includes non-enforceable civil processes, criminal witness subpoenas, and criminal summons.

The Space Coast Rocket claims Fine sponsored this bill because of a 2023 lawsuit filed by Brevard County School Board member Jennifer Jenkins, who sought to depose him for allegedly colluding with another school board member to inflame anti-transgender sentiment.

In a five-minute cell phone video, Fine appears to duck behind his desk when an investigator knocks on his window. Fine, the Legislature's sole Jewish Republican, later said he was following safety protocols due to antisemitic threats over his support of Israel in its ongoing war with Hamas.

Fine will resign from his Senate seat on March 31 to pursue a vacant congressional seat. Having handily won his primary in late January, the Republican firebrand is expected to win the red-tilted District 6 during the April 1 special election.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis implored Floridians to stop and think before they listen to what Sen. Randy Fine has to say about his new appointee to the University of West Florida, an embattled professor Fine called a "bigot."

DeSantis responded to the growing backlash facing Scott Yenor, a former Boise State University professor appointed by DeSantis to lead UWF's board of trustees, for comments that Fine and the Jewish Legislative Caucus have called antisemitic and anti-women. At a Tuesday committee hearing, Fine doubled down and ripped into Yenor for being an "idiot."

But DeSantis dismissed Fine's remarks Wednesday, telling reporters at a Tallahassee press conference to "consider the source."

"I stand by the appointment of Scott Yenor, he has been a champion for the types of reforms at universities we need," DeSantis said from the Capitol press room. "Let's just consider the source: that same Senator called me antisemitic...I just think it's misplaced criticism. I think it's part of a separate political agenda."

In response, Fine told The Floridian via text message that he has never called the governor an antisemite, claiming DeSantis is instead "deflecting" criticism of his "abhorrent" pick by lying.

"Ron DeSantis is deflecting legitimate criticism of his poor judgment because he can’t defend his abhorrent choice," Fine said. "I’ve never called Ron DeSantis an antisemite; by falsely accusing me of doing so he raises real questions about whether he actually is one."  

Though the governor's office did not respond to a request for comment on when Fine allegedly called him "antisemitic," this is not the first brush the Florida conservatives have had with one another. Fine, the Legislature's sole Jewish Republican, was one of the first to switch his endorsement to Donald Trump during DeSantis' presidential bid, claiming DeSantis had not done enough to combat antisemitism after the Oct. 7th attack on Israel.

Months later, the two sparred over DeSantis attending a football game in Ireland, a country Fine described as "antisemitic" for recognizing Palestine as a sovereign state. Fine has since promised to investigate the pay and duties of the governor's staffers for allegedly "unprofessional" behavior and has most recently clashed with DeSantis over illegal immigration legislation.

Who's Scott Yenor, and What Did He Do?

On Tuesday, Fine spearheaded the charge to delete Yenor's name from a Senate bill that would have allowed him to sit on the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition's board of directors. He called him a "bigot," an "idiot," and a "misogynist," leading the Senate panel to nix the 55-year-old from consideration.

Yenor was one of five UWF appointments made in early January. A member of the Society for American Civic Renewal, a men-only Christian nationalist organization, and an employee of the Claremont Institute's Center for the American Way of Life, he first came under fire for 2021 comments calling feminism "evil" and lambasting higher education's "indoctrination camps," AP reported.

Soon after his appointment, Yenor took to social media to list the "slim pickin's" making up the Congressional Democrat Party. This included noting the potential disqualifiers of party members, which meant that "only six" of the 47 Democrat Senators are straight white men.

Throughout the backlash, however, DeSantis has defended his appointment.

"I'm not somebody that's just going to let someone be out there and be unfairly maligned by distorting all this stuff...I don't think he's antisemitic at all," he said. "I'm not leaving anyone on the battlefield undefended."

Fine will be resigning from his Senate seat on March 31 to pursue a vacant congressional seat. Having handily won his primary in late January, the Republican firebrand is expected to win the red-tilted District 6 during the April 1 special election.

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The US military has reportedly rescued mariners from Iran who emitted a distress call after their ship began to sink in the Arabian gulf. 

The Iranian-flagged M/V SHAYESTEH’s crew contained five Iranian and two Indian mariners who were all taken aboard the USCGC CLARENCE SUTPHIN JR to receive medical care. 

The SHAYESTEH reportedly sunk after all its mariners were safely on board American ships. 

“Great work today by personnel aboard the U.S. Navy ship USS DEVASTATOR (MCM 6) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) CLARENCE SUTPHIN JR (WPC 1147) in the Arabian Gulf,” reads a US Central Command (CENTCOM) statement. 

The rescue comes amidst flaring tensions between the US and Iran over the latter’s nuclear missile program. 

President Donald Trump recently officially initiated a “maximum pressure campaign” to deter Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. 

“Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon,” reads an executive order that mandates for the federal government to exploit all legal, financial, and diplomatic avenues to frustrate Iran’s goals of possessing a nuclear weapon. 

Despite the tensions, however, this is not the first time a rescue of Iranians occurs, as the US military has previously rescued other Iranian sailors suffering similar situations. 

Last August, CENTCOM reported that the US Navy rescued several Iranian mariners whose ship had also been sinking. 

Paradoxically, such Navy ships rescued the Iranian civilians while actively fighting Iranian-backed Houthi and Al-Qaeda terrorists. 

While Houthi forces have not recently committed any aggressive acts, they have previously executed drone attacks against ships believed to have direct or indirect links to the US, Israel, or any of their allies since Hamas’ October 7th attacks.

Given a third of the global container shipping trade traverses the region targeted by the Houthis, their strikes have increased shipping costs, consequently raising prices for consumers.

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Florida college students could carry their concealed guns onto campuses and into dorms if a new bill filed Tuesday passes, prompted by a rise in antisemitism across American universities.

Sponsored by Sen. Randy Fine, the sole Jewish Republican in the state Legislature, SB 814 would allow for the possession of firearms at every property owned by Florida colleges or universities, including residence halls. Fine was inspired by the drastic increase in antisemitic incidents on college campuses following Hamas' massacre of Israelis on Oct. 7, 2023.

"The Second Amendment does not take the semester off when you step on a college campus,” Fine said in a press release. “Adults should have the right to protect themselves on campus, particularly after so many universities across America chose to protect Muslim terror advocates over their own students."

Though Fine's bill would legalize concealed firearms on campus, it would allow a college or university to request certain spots be designated "sensitive locations" devoid of guns during sporting events. This request, complete with a security plan, would have to be submitted to and approved by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Fine first announced that he would file a bill allowing "Jewish students to start carrying" in April, as pro-Palestine protests on college campuses were reaching their peak. He doubled down in September after two Jewish students in Pennsylvania were attacked by a man wearing a keffiyeh, a Middle Eastern headscarf, but was quickly rebuffed online by gun safety advocates, including Fred Guttenberg, the father of a 14-year-old murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.

Guttenberg accused Fine of weaponizing antisemitic attacks to loosen gun restrictions, slamming the lawmaker for voting to abolish concealed carry permits in 2023, calling him a lunatic, and demanding the two debate. Fine declined, insisting he doesn't debate people who call him a lunatic, and promised he would file the legislation.

And now he has.

Fine will resign his Senate seat on March 31 to pursue a vacant congressional seat. Already having won his primary for the red district, he's expected to become the next Congressman of District 6—though that means he will only be present for four weeks of the regular session.

In a text message to The Floridian, he said that while he doesn't know if he will be able to pass his bill before he leaves for Congress, a "number of Senators have told me they support the idea."

The bill comes amid a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents on college campuses, which spiked 700% after the Oct. 7th attacks. From 2022 to 2023, Hillel International reports. From 2022 to 2023, there were 290 antisemitic incidents on campuses compared to 1,854 between 2023 and 2024. Anti-Muslim incidents similarly surged, with the Council on American-Islamic Relations reporting a 300% increase in campus incidents.

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Promises made and promises kept. State Senator Randy Fine (R) has followed through with his commitment to file legislation that would extend concealed carry rights to college and university campuses.

Sen. Fine’s bill, SB 814, was filed to help students and faculty protect themselves from the increase in “Muslim terror advocates,” particularly after the Hamas terror attack in Israel the left over 1,500 Israelis and foreign nationals dead, maimed, missing, and held captive.

“The Second Amendment does not take the semester off when you step on a college campus,” said Sen. Fine.   “Adults should have the right to protect themselves on campus, particularly after so many universities across America chose to protect Muslim terror advocates over their own students.   There is no magic force field that keeps criminals from carrying a gun onto campus; this bill will ensure that students have the same rights on campus as they do off.

Fine, who is currently running for the U.S. House of Representatives, has also vowed to take on members of the Progressive “Squad” in the House of Representatives over their alleged antisemitic leanings, namely Democratic Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar (D)

Earlier this year, Fine called for the expulsion on any non-American who “advocated for Muslim terror.”

"We need to immediately expel any non-Americans who are or have advocated for Muslim terror as a first step," he told The Floridian in a text message. "We need to investigate and prosecute organizations on college campuses—includ[ing] those administrators and faculty that support them—and outside them that promote Muslim terror.

"We need to end all university funding from Muslim terror backers like Qatar," continued Fine, one of just two Jewish Republicans in the state Legislature. "And we need to strip all government licenses and funding, as we have seen is an issue in Florida, to licensed professionals and academic institutions that support Muslim terror."

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The US military has announced the death of a senior operative of Al-Qaeda affiliate Hurras al-Din (HaD) after US Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted air strikes against a HaD stronghold. 

CENTCOM forces struck Northwest Syria, targeting and killing a HaD senior finance and logistics official.

"We will continue to relentlessly pursue terrorists in order to defend our homeland, and U.S., allied, and partner personnel in the region,” said Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, commander, U.S. Central Command.

President Donald Trump commended General Kurilla and CENTCOM for their successful mission. 

“Congratulations to CENTCOM Commander Gen. Michael Kurilla, and the US warfighters who dealt Justice to another Jihadi threatening America and our allies and partners,” said President Trump. 

The US has been waging a silent war against Al Qaeda and its affiliates who have resurged across the Middle East following the Taliban’s recuperation of control over Afghanistan.

Nearly four years have passed since the Taliban’s shocking return to power.

A celebratory parade boasting the millions of dollars in US equipment they were able to scavenge from abandoned US military assets was held during the three year anniversary celebrations of their return.

Last August, CENTCOM reported its forces killed Al Qaeda leader Abu-’Abd al-Rahman al-Makki in a targeted strike.

Al-Makki was a senior leader of Hurras al-Din, a Syrian chapter of Al Qaeda.

According to CENTCOM, “Abu-’Abd al-Rahman al-Makki was a Hurras al-Din Shura Council member and senior leader responsible for overseeing terrorist operations from Syria.”

HaD, designated a terrorist organization by President Donald Trump in 2019, advocates attacks against the US, Israel, and the West.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) explains some of Hurras al-Din’s terror tactics include kidnapping, small arms attacks, and car bombs.

HaD is estimated to number over 2,000 fighters.

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