Dem Nominee For Florida Governor Is Progressive Mayor With Corruption Investigation Swirling Around Him

Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum won Florida’s Democratic gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, kicking off a race for the governorship against Republican primary winner, Rep. Ron DeSantis.

Gillum edged out a victory over a field of seven Democrats, taking 34 percent of the vote. DeSantis defeated seven other Republicans to win 56 percent of his party’s vote.

The FBI launched an investigation into Tallahassee’s city hall and key government players as early as 2015 as part of an on-going corruption probe. Part of the extensive investigation is targeted at Gillum’s longtime friend and former campaign manager, whose restaurant received tax money.

“We expect the city to respond fully and completely to the subpoena and we hope the situation is resolved quickly,” Gillum’s campaign spokesman told The Tallahassee Democrat after city officials received a new round of subpoeans.

https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/28/desantis-gillum-florida-primary?

What we know — and don’t know — about the FBI investigation hanging over Andrew Gillum’s campaign

It’s likely that Democratic primary voters won’t know the case’s outcome before they head to the polls Aug. 28.

Andrew Gillum's campaign for governor hasn't been the luckiest.

Just a few months into the Tallahassee mayor's run, FBI agents delivered a subpoena to his city hall in June 2017, requesting thousands of pages of records from key players in city government. The investigation has since dogged Gillum's campaign, with new developments dripping out with unpredictable frequency.

The FBI is usually tight-lipped about pending matters. Although Gillum has not been named in any subpoenas, it's likely that Democratic primary voters won't know the case's outcome before they head to the polls Aug. 28.

https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/07/20/what-we-know-and-dont-know-about-the-fbi-investigation-hanging-over-andrew-gillums-campaign/

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Dozens at Facebook Unite to Challenge Its ‘Intolerant’ Liberal Culture

SAN FRANCISCO — The post went up quietly on Facebook’s internal message board last week. Titled “We Have a Problem With Political Diversity,” it quickly took off inside the social network.

“We are a political monoculture that’s intolerant of different views,” Brian Amerige, a senior Facebook engineer, wrote in the post, which was obtained by The New York Times. “We claim to welcome all perspectives, but are quick to attack — often in mobs — anyone who presents a view that appears to be in opposition to left-leaning ideology.”

Since the post went up, more than 100 Facebook employees have joined Mr. Amerige to form an online group called FB’ers for Political Diversity, according to two people who viewed the group’s page and who were not authorized to speak publicly. The aim of the initiative, according to Mr. Amerige’s memo, is to create a space for ideological diversity within the company.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/28/technology/inside-facebook-employees-political-bias.html