DeSantis says new laws will protect Floridians’ rights from ‘global elite’

Andrew Powell | The Center Square

 

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a couple of bills into law on Thursday that he says are designed to prevent global elites from forcefully taking away the rights of Floridians.

House Bill 989 will increase protection for customers of financial institutions, from unwarranted cancellations and restrictions. The bill also reduces the Florida state government's preference for larger banks by allowing community-based credit unions to hold public funds.

HB 1291 prohibits teacher preparation programs from indoctrinating and teaching prospective teachers distorted versions of significant historical events. The bill further prevents identity politics from being put into teaching methods.

"We pride ourselves for standing up for folks, and doing what's right, particularly in the face of other people's agenda outside of Florida, outside of the United States even," DeSantis said.

DeSantis added that the movement is driven by an agenda to dissolve the way of life of everyday people.

NYPD Reveals Details About the 'Professional' Pro-Hamas Agitators Popping Up on Campuses

Sarah Arnold / Townhall Tipsheet

New York Police Department Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Tarik Sheppard is revealing details of who is behind the pro-Hamas college protests terrorizing Jewish communities. 

Sheppard toldFox News's Neil Cavuto that the NYPD is “very confident” the pro-terrorism agitators are outside professionals who are being flown in from “around the world” to cause chaos at universities. 

He said that the pro-Hamas agitators are funded by private individuals who target and manipulate young, impressionable students to join radical protests that make them feel seen and a part of a group. 

“They may just fly in for a day or two, and leave,” Sheppard said, adding that the professional agitators often “travel around the country” to ignite protests and then leave. 

The NYPD revealed that just 29 percent of the people arrested at Columbia University’s pro-terrorism protests were “not affiliated” with the school— not students, teachers, or staff. They also said that 60 percent of the arrests they made at City College of New York (CCNY) were not students, but “outside agitators.”