* Approximately 32.5 million travelers visited Florida for July through September. This exceeds—by 0.3 percent—the visitor count over the same period in pre-pandemic 2019.
* “Self-reflection is always good. But this is like asking a student to grade their own final paper. … We’re waiting for an independent review.”–Paul Ortiz, president of the University of Florida’s United Faculty of Florida Chapter, on UF’s Task Force investigating the university’s policies on conflicts of interest and outside activities.
* “Politicians want you to cover your face as a way for them to cover their asses. That’s just the truth.” That’s also just another base-pleasing, scripted applause line from Ron DeSantis.