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ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

Ron DeSantis Says Floridians Have Right to Hit Protesters With Cars

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Ron DeSantis Says Floridians Have Right to Hit Protesters With Cars

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ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago
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Ron DeSantis says Floridians have right to hit protesters with cars
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"That's their fault for impinging on you," Florida's governor said.
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    “And so if you drive off and you hit one of these people, that’s their fault for impinging on you.”

    He continued, “You get 20 points for adult males, 30 points for adult females, and 50 points for children. Points can be redeemed for ‘DesantisBucks’ once you reach 500 points or more.”

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      Frankenstein approves

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        Deep cut

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          The whole “hitting pedestrians is worth points” trope originated from Death Race 2000, I think. Still, yeah! Weird old movie.

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      DeSantisCoin, a new crypto backed by the leader of Florida Man

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      Can I get it in the form of an unregulated memecoin?

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        Best I can do is bath salts

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      God damn, I managed to eat an onion on a /c/nottheonion comment… I rushed over the article to find where that quote was from, only to feel dumber and dumber as it dawned on me that it is, in fact, way past bedtime.

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        He may not have said it, but I guarantee he’s thinking it

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      What’s the exchange rate to Stanley Nickles?

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