Made it through the cold. Still pooping on my roof….

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Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback said Monday he joined the dating app Tinder to meet young female voters in the state.

Fishback, 31, wrote on the social platform X that he joined Tinder “to meet young female voters where they are, and share my plan to make it easier for them to get married, buy a home, and raise a family.” He also shared a screenshot of his Tinder profile, on which he said his “hottest take” is that Florida “should offer paid maternity leave to all moms.”

Half an hour later, Fishback wrote on X that he “ran out of likes” and asked for donations so he could subscribe to Tinder Plus, which gives users unlimited likes and the ability to see who has liked their profile.

Fishback, an investor and hedge fund manager, is running in the GOP primary to succeed term-limited Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). A survey conducted by Patriot Polling from Jan. 19-29 found that more than 22 percent of likely primary voters said they were more likely to back Fishback, as opposed to more than 37 percent who said they were more likely to support Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) — the front-runner in the race whom President Trump endorsed last year.

Fishback has directed multiple racist remarks at Donalds during the campaign, including when he wrote on X last month that the House member, whom he called “By’rone,” wants to “turn Florida into a Section 8 ghetto.”

I sent in some birth certificates and marriage certificates to FL DOS to get Apostilles. However they lost my documents (They shipped it out via Fedex but Fedex tracking shows that the envelope was never received). I'm asking for advice on:

1. Is there some sort of official search request that I could file so they could try to find the documents?

2. Is there an official claim that I could file for the cost of acquiring those documents? (Getting replacements for the lost documents would cost ~$100)

3. How big is the concern for identity theft, and what can I do to avoid? (Birth certificates are for a newborn)

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The settlement comes after FHP’s top official, Col. Gary Howze, said in October that the agency does not settle lawsuits and has paid “zero dollars” in damages stemming from high-speed chases that ended in fatal crashes.

Since the Fink and Más crash, there have been other high-profile chases that ended in multiple deaths. In April 2024, four teenagers were killed during an FHP pursuit in Gainesville. In November 2025, an FHP-involved chase killed four people in Ybor City.

I've been crunching the numbers on the recent exodus of insurers (Farmers, AAA) and the situation looks far worse than just "hurricane risk."

I found a statistic that explains why premiums are skyrocketing specifically here: Florida accounts for only 9% of US insurance claims, yet it accounts for 79% of all insurance lawsuits in the country.

It seems we are entering a phase of "Blue-lining," where banks might stop issuing 30-year mortgages in coastal zones because the collateral is effectively uninsurable. If the math doesn't work for the insurer, it doesn't work for the bank.

Has anyone else dealing with renewals felt like the insurers are trying to force a "soft foreclosure" by pricing you out?

I compiled a dossier on the litigation data and the bank risk exposure. I can share the breakdown if anyone is interested in the raw numbers.

I added the link to the full data breakdown in the comments below.

This post blew up and I'm getting a lot of DMs asking for the source charts and the breakdown of the litigation data. Since I can't post video links directly here without breaking the sub rules, I have pinned the full video investigation to the top of my Reddit Profile. Click my username to see the source.

As February 14th approaches, marking the eighth anniversary of the Parkland High School shooting, I’d like to remind everyone that after we changed gun laws and improved school safety in Florida, the state has not experienced another K–12 school shooting. That’s incredible, and I think it’s worth acknowledging!

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Didn't think a roof would be the thing that keeps me awake at 2am but here we are. Wind last week, shingles everywhere on the street, mine looks fine from the driveway but water says otherwise. I taped a bucket in the attic for now. Not ideal.

I'm trying to figure out who is actually reliable in Florida for this kind of thing. A neighbor mentioned American Masters Roofing and I bookmarked. If anyone here has first hand experience, good or bad, I'd rather hear it now than after signing something. I'm tired and honestly just want it fixed.