As part of DeSantis’ “Freedom Summer” initiative, the state’s transportation secretary, Jared W. Perdue, announced earlier this month that bridges in the state will have no choice but to be illuminated in red, white and blue from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
“Thanks to the leadership of @GovRonDeSantis, Florida continues to be the freest state in the nation,” Perdue wrote on X.
Give my regards to the Ministry of Truth.
It’s like Pleasantville, but in reverse and it’s a horror film.
In many ways, it’s exactly like Pleasantville. The world is changing and the reactionaries don’t like it, so they try to use the force of law to make things back the way they perceived them to be, including by restricting the use of color.