Hey-ho, let's go.
Among the 11 bills Governor Rick Scott signed into law yesterday was one finally codifying operating standards for ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft in the state of Florida. Sure, because those two companies have only been pooping all over city transportation commissions and local ordinances statewide for years because they've been waiting to be given this line to fall into.
Seminole Middle School is apparently having a Lord of the Flies kind of year, with more than 100 calls made to the Pinellas County Sheriffs Office and parents infuriated over what they see as a lack of discipline by administrators in a chaotic and dangerous environment. When video from a middle school surfaces that looks disturbingly like a violent attempt at a jailbreak, we have a public education system in crisis.
Speaking of Lord of the Flies, a story broke nationally yesterday about a brawl that broke out at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Monday as a result of cheapie airline Spirit cancelling a shitload of flights, and handling it with the class, tact and foresight for which all airlines are lately known. But still, if you think it's OK to punch a stranger over a $99 airplane ticket, you are NOT making America great again.
And finally, Firework Oreos, which apparently are just Oreos with Pop Rocks in 'em, are a thing. THIS is how you make America great again. Mikey would be proud.
This article appears in May 4-11, 2017.