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‘We beat Disney, Fauci, Soros’: Ron DeSantis unleashes ‘Florida model’ in hard-hitting midterm rally
Pitching his administration’s conservative record as a national blueprint for Capitol Hill, Gov. Ron DeSantis rallied Republicans in Osceola County Tuesday night, portraying Navy veteran Dan Green’s bid for Florida’s 9th Congressional District as part of a broader push to bring aggressive Florida-style governance to Washington.
Speaking before a crowd in St. Cloud, south of Orlando, DeSantis pointed to his administration’s high-profile battles on education policy, state spending reductions and corporate pushback and urged voters to bring that same combative, policy-driven mandate to the halls of Congress.
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«I will say that I’m looking forward to y’all getting the congressman elected that has served this country and that has served for the right reasons. Now, I am a big believer that we need term limits for members of Congress. But until we do that, you can show your current guy the term limit by kicking him out of office.
«So, I think what we need is what we’ve done in Florida. It can be a model for people like Dan going to Washington, other states, you name it, because it’s not just about peacocking and putting social media press releases out and never getting anything done. We have fought every big fight that there has been to fight in the state of Florida, and we have won every big fight that there is to fight in Florida.»
DeSantis rallied the conservative faithful with a recap, alleging major victories over left-wing institutions, agencies and agendas.
«Just think about it. We beat Dr. Fauci on COVID. We beat Disney on gender ideology. We beat Soros on crime by removing two of his prosecutors. We beat Martha’s Vineyard on illegal immigration.
«We just beat the Muslim Brotherhood by banning Sharia law. We beat the teachers unions by enacting universal school choice for all Florida families. We beat SEIU by doing paycheck protection.
«Every single time there was a fight, we would beat and win the fights. And that’s ultimately what it’s all about. Because leadership — when it’s popular, when it’s easy — anyone can do that. ‘I’ll just go with the flow,’ all this other stuff. It really matters when it is tough and when you’re going to face arrows.»
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DeSantis repeatedly emphasized that his top priority was sticking to the courage of his convictions, not seeking political expediency or going along to get along.
«I remember during COVID, I was doing things, and people said, ‘Oh, he’s not shutting down the beaches. Why does he have these people in school?’ And all this other stuff. You know, people come after you, and a lot of people told me that I was frittering away my governorship, that I wouldn’t be able to win in ’22, and all this other stuff. I don’t know if that was true. Who knows, right?
«But when you get in a position to lead, you either do it or you should just sit down. My job was not to be worried about my own political hide. My job was to be worried about protecting the liberty, jobs, and businesses of the people I was elected to serve. So, we started the fire, and we gave them his right.»
It is clear that the two-term governor considers his famed battle with Disney to be a particular feather in his cap.
«Nobody in the history of the state had ever taken on Disney in anything. A lot of people told me I was making a mistake,» DeSantis said.
«But the reality is, do we want a society in which our 6-year-olds are being told they can change genders, or do we want a society rooted in truth? If you want a society rooted in truth, even if the biggest, most powerful corporation in the state is against you, you’ve got to stand up and you’ve got to fight. And we fought, and we won.»
As the federal debt has topped a staggering $40 trillion, DeSantis made the case that he has taken the state on a markedly divergent course.
«Just look at the results. For four straight years, Florida has reduced its budget. Is any other state in the country reducing spending? We’ve done it four years in a row,» DeSantis said.
«I was just able to announce today if you take all of Florida’s debt for all of our history up until the time I became governor, just in my tenure, we will retire 54% of the state’s debt, more than cutting it in half.
«We’ve been ranked No. 1 for education freedom, and our public university system is ranked No. 1. We have the lowest in-state tuition of any state in the United States, and it’s the exact same cost today to students and families that it was the day I took office.
«It did not go up one penny under my tenure. Is there anything else that didn’t go up? The dollar menu at McDonald’s is all $2.99 now. Everything else has gone up, but that has not gone up.»
And DeSantis touts Florida as a national leader in lowering taxes for its citizens and called for voters to back Amendment 3 in Florida, which would pave the way for elimination of non-school property taxes.
«If you look at tax relief, we’ve done $10 billion over my tenure — more than anyone. Some of it is permanent, like no tax on baby items, back-to-school items and no tax on business rent. But, really, the big enchilada is going to be on the ballot in November when you have a chance on Amendment 3 to vote yourself more control over your own home and not let them tax you to death. So vote yes on 3.
As Republicans face headwinds heading into the midterms in a little over a month, DeSantis drew a parallel between this year’s election, and the 2018 election, which propelled him to the governor’s mansion by a narrow margin.
«We’ve done all this stuff, but I think the lesson is this: When I won eight years ago, it was kind of similar to how it is now. People were saying it was a ‘blue year.’ There was a lot of wind in the face of Republican candidates,» DeSantis recalled.
«A lot of people thought Florida was a swing state — that we were purple — where one point had decided all these races for the previous decade. A lot of people didn’t think I could even win given those circumstances. And even if I won, they said, ‘Well, the state’s going to go blue. You’ve got all these people moving from Puerto Rico, the Northeast, anything.’ So, I’m running. It wasn’t easy, and we won.»
DeSantis maintains he has never taken a poll as a means to determine a position on an issue.
«It was a close race, so I had a choice to make: Do I try to tiptoe around the tulips, not offend anybody, and just try to walk this tight line? Or do I say, ‘You know what? I won the election. I got 100% of the executive power, and I didn’t get elected to follow. I got elected to lead,’» DeSantis said.
«So, I am going to fly the banner of bold colors, not pale pastels. I’m going to do what I believe in. I am not going to take any polls. I have not to this day ever polled a single issue in my entire time as governor.
«The reason is simple. … It depends on how you ask the question, right? I can tweak the words and get a different result. But also, what does a poll actually mean? Like Popeye said, ‘I am what I am,’ right?»
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¡El 12.5% del país! La alarmante cifra del territorio nicaragüense en manos de mineras chinas
La Fundación del Río afirmó el 27 de octubre de 2026 que 23 empresas vinculadas con China controlan 93 concesiones mineras en Nicaragua, una cifra que contradice la versión de las embajadas chinas en Nicaragua y Costa Rica sobre una presencia limitada de ese capital y la inexistencia de operaciones cerca de la frontera costarricense.
Las concesiones abarcan 1,554,332.02 hectáreas, equivalentes al 12.5% del territorio nicaragüense. La organización ambientalista elaboró ese registro a partir de publicaciones de La Gaceta entre 2021 y 2026, según informó 100% Noticias.
Las representaciones diplomáticas chinas habían respondido el 24 de octubre a señalamientos de la Embajada de Estados Unidos en Costa Rica sobre la actividad minera china en Nicaragua. Sostuvieron que la mayor parte de las compañías del sector corresponde a capitales norteamericanos y latinoamericanos, y que las firmas chinas autorizadas son pocas y manejan superficies reducidas.
Fundación del Río señaló que las compañías relacionadas con China concentran, en cambio, la mayor cantidad de empresas, lotes y hectáreas concesionadas entre los capitales extranjeros presentes en la minería nicaragüense.
Las 93 concesiones y la disputa en la frontera costarricense
La actividad en las zonas limítrofes con Costa Rica se convirtió en uno de los principales puntos de desacuerdo. La Embajada de China en Nicaragua aseguró que sus empresas no desarrollan trabajos mineros en la frontera ni en áreas cercanas.
La organización identificó concesiones otorgadas a Brother Metal S.A. y Thomas Metal S.A., ambas vinculadas con el grupo Continental International Resources (HK) Limited. Las dos compañías controlan 31 lotes, incluidos La Guinea, El Castillo y La Mónica, ubicados en zonas fronterizas con Costa Rica.
En La Guinea, Fundación del Río reportó actividad minera ilegal a unos tres kilómetros de la frontera costarricense. El área fue entregada a Thomas Metal S.A. mediante el Acuerdo Ministerial No. 039-SBT-M-037-2025 y tiene una extensión de 21,882.30 hectáreas.
La entidad ambientalista sostuvo que la concesionaria tiene responsabilidad legal sobre las actividades extractivas realizadas dentro del territorio que recibió. Thomas Metal S.A. efectuó además 88 importaciones desde China durante 2026 por un valor aproximado de USD 1,17 millones.
Entre sus proveedores figuran Continental International Resources (HK) Limited, Guangzhou Huakai Trading Co., Ltd. y Foton International Trade Co., Ltd. Fundación del Río describió a Continental International Resources como un grupo minero transnacional con operaciones en Nicaragua, la República Democrática del Congo y Zimbabue.
La presencia de Nicaragua Xinxin Linze Minería Group S.A. también fue incluida en la documentación. La empresa posee 12 lotes mineros, de los cuales al menos cuatro están situados en el sureste nicaragüense.
Según la organización, Guocheng Holding Group Co., Ltd., un grupo empresarial chino relacionado con el empresario Wu Cheng, adquirió acciones de Xinxin Linze Minería Group S.A. Wu Cheng declaró haber mantenido reuniones con Laureano Ortega Murillo, hijo de Daniel Ortega y Rosario Murillo, durante 2025 para tratar oportunidades de cooperación económica.
El empresario expresó: “En 2025, mantuve varios intercambios en profundidad con el Sr. Laureano Ortega Murillo, Asesor del Presidente de la República de Nicaragua, desde Beijing hasta Shanghái”.
También confirmó que su grupo había completado la adquisición de acciones de Xinxin Linze Mining Group de Nicaragua dentro de una estrategia internacional orientada a asegurar recursos minerales. La información presentada por Fundación del Río documentó contactos entre Laureano Ortega Murillo y representantes de ese grupo empresarial.
Denuncias por el río Baka y el caño Santa Rita
Las comunidades de Mulukukú y Rosita, en la Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Norte, denunciaron posibles daños ambientales asociados a operaciones de compañías mineras chinas. En Paraska, Los Baldes y Lisawe, habitantes documentaron trabajos de Zhong Fu Development S.A., titular del lote minero Mulukukú, informó 100% Noticias.
La organización indicó que esas operaciones generan impactos sobre el río Baka y el cerro Paraska. Unas 300 familias dependen del río, por lo que el deterioro de sus recursos naturales podría afectar sus medios de vida.
100% Noticias también reporta que en Rosita, la preocupación se concentra en el drenaje de una laguna artificial dentro del lote Rosita D, concesionado a Santa Rita Mining. Las descargas llegan al caño Santa Rita y luego al río Bambana, y podrían contener contaminantes asociados con antiguas actividades extractivas.
Fundación del Río afirmó que no se conocen públicamente estudios de impacto ambiental de las operaciones de Zhong Fu Development y Santa Rita Mining. La situación contrasta con la posición expresada por la representación diplomática china en Costa Rica, que sostuvo que su Gobierno exige a sus empresas en el exterior cumplir las leyes locales y asumir responsabilidades ambientales y sociales.
La organización envió el 8 de enero de 2026 consultas a las embajadas chinas en Nicaragua y Costa Rica sobre concesiones mineras, eventuales incumplimientos ambientales, operaciones fronterizas y actividades en territorios indígenas y afrodescendientes. La embajadora china en Costa Rica, Wang Xiaoyao, respondió el 17 de marzo sin abordar las cinco preguntas y remitió la comunicación a la representación en Nicaragua.
El entonces embajador chino en Managua, Qu Yuhui, no respondió a las consultas, de acuerdo con Fundación del Río. La entidad anunció que continuará documentando la actividad minera y solicitando explicaciones a las autoridades diplomáticas chinas, mientras llamó a las comunidades a vigilar el avance de las concesiones y sus posibles consecuencias ambientales y sociales.
The Justice Department’s Antisemitism Task Force Chairman Leo Terrell is taking the Trump administration’s fight against antisemitism directly into Jewish communities on a 15-city nationwide tour, and he says he means business.
Terrell told Digital that local leaders have too often failed to respond while Jewish Americans face threats in their schools, workplaces and houses of worship.
«The whole purpose of this tour is to go to where the problem is at, to address their needs, and to provide them with federal support,» Terrell said. «Antisemitism is now, and we have to come up with solutions for the future.»
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The «American Tour Against Hate» began Oct. 14 in Michigan, bringing representatives from the Justice Department, FBI and Labor Department together with Jewish residents, students, educators and religious leaders. The federal officials addressed antisemitism in workplaces and schools, as well as the enforcement of hate-crime laws.
Terrell said the tour was created to reach communities that feel ignored or abandoned by local officials and to connect them directly with federal resources.
«We had the FBI at the first tour meeting because some of these cities have failed to prosecute hate crimes,» Terrell said, naming Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, New York and Detroit. He did not identify specific unprosecuted cases.
Terrell said every stop on the tour would include a public event followed by visits to synagogues, Jewish schools and community centers.
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«The tour is really two days,» he said. «We have a two-hour tour event where the community is invited. You know what we do the next day? I spend the next day, all day in the Jewish community.»
The tour comes as Jews remain disproportionately targeted in religiously motivated hate crimes. According to the latest FBI data, law enforcement agencies reported 1,528 single-bias anti-Jewish hate-crime incidents in 2025. The data also showed that 62.4% of victims of religious-bias hate crimes were targeted because of anti-Jewish bias.
Terrell characterized protecting Jewish students and religious communities as a «24-7 obligation,» encompassing colleges, K-12 schools and synagogues. He also criticized the financial burden Jewish institutions face to protect students and worshipers, describing security expenses as a «Jewish tax.»
Universities remain a major focus of Terrell’s work. He warned university presidents that federal scrutiny would continue if Jewish students remained unprotected, saying potential violations would not disappear with a change in administration.
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«All these campus presidents are on notice,» he said. «You know what I think they’re trying to do? I think they’re trying to wait out President Trump. It’s not gonna happen.»
He added, «Because if they fail to take care of Jewish American students, all students, we’re going back at them, each school, because those are ongoing violations,» he said.
«My philosophy is quite simple. Don’t cut deals with these guys,» Terrell added. «Force them to go to court, get a court order settlement to make sure they are under the gun to protect Jewish American students.»
Asked about professors and those allegedly encouraging harassment, Terrell pointed to what he described as overseas influence on campuses.
«I think, first of all, there’s a lot of money being brought in from overseas to influence the administration, the faculty members and what I call professional harassers,» he said.
Asked specifically whether foreign funding and organizational coordination were being investigated, Terrell said, «That is one of the tools.»
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«The influence of overseas money as it impacts college campuses and really throughout this country to promote antisemitism. Let me tell you right now, that’s being investigated,» he said.
His call for broader participation extended to young Christians. Terrell spoke to more than 200 students at the Christian Leaders Summit Forum in Lynchburg, Virginia, hosted by the Combat Antisemitism Movement.
Asked why their participation mattered, Terrell called it «probably the most important meeting I’ve ever had in my job,» emphasizing the students’ youth and Christian faith.
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«This fight against antisemitism has to include everyone in this country,» he said. «Antisemitism is not a Jewish issue. It’s an American issue. It’s a Western civilization issue.»
«So I need these young people to join me on the stage, telling the Jewish community, telling all Americans we are together in fighting antisemitism,» he added. «Religious freedom must be available to all Americans.»
Asked what Jewish Americans who feel abandoned could count on him to deliver, Terrell urged them to seek help.
«I will never say no,» he said. «I will never say no to help. Call my office, call the Department of Justice.»
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Brasil: Michelle Bolsonaro emerge como la nueva cara del clan, pero la derecha se reorganiza bajo el liderazgo del gobernador de San Pablo
El autoexilio de Flávio Bolsonaro en Estados Unidos puso a la ex primera dama brasileña Michelle Bolsonaro como cabeza política activa del clan familiar, en un clima de reorganización de la derecha brasileña después de la histórica reelección de Lula da Silva.
Michelle Bolsonaro es la gran ganadora de la dinastía creada por el expresidente Jair Bolsonaro, hoy en prisión domiciliaria por una condena a 27 años de cárcel por golpismo y con sus hijos Eduardo y Flávio en la Florida para escapar de la justicia.
Michelle de Paula Firmo Reinaldo Bolsonaro, de 44 años, había perdido la interna familiar con el derrotado candidato presidencial fugado a Estados Unidos. Incluso, mantuvo con él una fuerte disputa pública con acusaciones de maltrato que se saldó con una disculpa de su hijastro.
Ahora, como senadora electa, es la única integrante del clan que aún sonríe para las fotos. Así se la vio en una imagen publicada en la influyente revista Veja junto al presidente nacional de su Partido Liberal (PL), Valdemar Costa Neto. Ambos se reunieron el martes para dialogar sobre el futuro del partido y los desafíos que enfrenta después de la derrota en el balotaje.
Las dos vías del “bolsonarismo”
El “bolsonarismo” quedó virtualmente partido en dos después del duro golpe en las urnas.
“Todavía hay incertidumbre en relación a la estrategia del Partido Liberal (PL) después de la salida de Flavio. Por ahora, el contexto es de desunión”, dijo a TN el analista brasileño Rafael Cortez, de Tendencias Consultoria.
Desde Florida, el derrotado candidato se declaró “líder de Brasil” y denunció fraude en el balotaje que ganó Lula da Silva.
“En contrapartida -señaló Cortez-, el PL camina hacia un escenario de pragmatismo. En su liderazgo, el presidente Valdemar de Costa Neto reconoció el resultado de las elecciones”.
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