With the help of far-right shock jock Alex Jones, a Trump-supporting heiress to the Publix fortune helped fund a January 6 rally in Washington, D.C., at which the president encouraged his supporters to walk to the Capitol and fight like hell in support of his made-up claims of election fraud, according to new reporting by the
Sources told the newspaper that Julie Jenkins Fancelli, whose father founded Publix, contacted Jones and offered to help bankroll a pro-Trump event in D.C. on January 6. According to the
Journal, Fancelli contributed about $300,000 of the total $500,000 cost of the rally on the Ellipse in President s Park behind the White House.
When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis went to vote on Monday, poll workers in Tallahassee told him there was a problem: Their records indicated that his primary residence was a condo in West Palm Beach, not the Florida Governor s Mansion.
Naturally, state officials launched an investigation. Yesterday, agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) descended upon the state s west coast and arrested a 20-year-old Naples man they suspect of changing the governor s address.
Anthony Steven Guevara faces two felony charges of altering a person s voter registration without their knowledge or consent and accessing a computer or electronic device without authorization. As of this morning, he remained at the Collier County jail on a $5,000 bond.
The criminal case against Black, whose legal name is Bill K. Kapri, stemmed from a gun purchase in Hialeah. Federal authorities say the rapper gave false information during the background check.
Throughout his prison term, Black has complained of mistreatment by officials. The 23-year-old was moved to a facility in Illinois this past October after suing the Federal Bureau of Prisons for alleged abuse by officers at a Kentucky detention center. Black also complained of abuse by guards at the Miami federal prison where he was previously held.
Along the way, Black s fans mounted a persistent campaign to have the rapper released from custody.
In August, after the jail Fauci tweet caused a public outcry, Miami-Dade Democratic Party chair Steve Simeonidis threatened to initiate a recall effort to unseat Arriola.
Now, months later amid another social-media scandal, Simeonidis and other members of the local Democratic Party are once again calling for the removal of Arriola, a registered Democrat who serves in a nonpartisan seat on the Miami Beach City Commission. We re seriously considering moving forward with a recall effort, Simeonidis tells
New Times. On a number of different levels, he has just been absolutely disastrous for the people of Miami Beach, and those residents deserve far better representation than he can offer them.
If you ve been paying attention, it shouldn t come as a huge surprise that Publix Florida s cult-favorite grocery store made a six-figure contribution to the state s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, last month.
For years, the Lakeland-based company and members of its founding family have supported conservative causes and backed efforts to oppose progressive legislation, including the legalization of medical marijuana and the regulation of polystyrene, better known by the brand name Styrofoam. In 2018, Publix leaders gave $670,000 to a campaign for Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam. The next year, heirs to the Publix fortune donated $28,000 to Donald Trump s re-election campaign and $25,000 to a PAC supporting DeSantis re-election bid.