Hitler wrote the script. Trump is following it.

I know. That's strong. But it's true. The following is an excerpt from a Substack piece written by Dean Blundell. Consider:

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In November 1923, Hitler tried to overthrow the government by force. The Beer Hall Putsch. It failed. People died. He was arrested, tried for high treason, and convicted.

And then Germany’s legal system did the single dumbest thing in the history of legal systems. A sympathetic Bavarian court gave him the minimum sentence, five years in a cushy “fortress confinement” where he wore street clothes, entertained a parade of admirers, and dictated Mein Kampf to Rudolf Hess. Then the court paroled him after nine months. On December 20, 1924, they let him walk out of Landsberg Prison, a convicted traitor, back into public life, because the men in charge decided he’d learned his lesson and wasn’t a threat anymore.

A guy who tried to violently overthrow the government. Convicted. Released early. Treated as a martyr by his movement. Returned to politics more famous than when he went in, having learned exactly one lesson: don’t seize power with guns. Seize it with ballots, courts, and paperwork, then burn the system down from inside it.

Tell me you don’t feel that one in your chest, America.

So how long did it take from the prison gate to absolute power? Here’s the ledger. Write it down.

The Consolidation Ledger

• December 20, 1924: Released from Landsberg after nine months of a five-year treason sentence.

• February 1925: Refounds the Nazi party. Decides on the “legal” path to power.

• 1928: The party gets 2.6 percent of the national vote. A joke. A fringe. Everyone relaxes.

• 1930: Depression hits. 18.3 percent. Second largest party in Germany.

• July 1932: 37 percent. Largest party in the country, without ever winning a majority.

• January 30, 1933: Conservative elites, convinced they can control him, hand him the chancellorship in a coalition. He has exactly two other Nazis in cabinet. The establishment congratulates itself.

• February 27, 1933: The Reichstag burns. Within a day, emergency decrees suspend civil liberties, free press, and habeas corpus. Political opponents are rounded up.

• March 22, 1933: Dachau opens, ten miles from where I’m typing this. The first camp. Built for his own citizens. Communists, social democrats, journalists, union leaders. The regime published the arrests proudly. Punishment of political enemies wasn’t hidden. It was the point.

• March 23, 1933: The Enabling Act. Parliament votes to make itself irrelevant. Legislating by decree, fully legal, rubber-stamped.

• July 14, 1933: All other parties banned. One-party state.

• June 30, 1934: The Night of the Long Knives. He murders the rivals inside his own movement. The purge always comes home. Ask anyone who was loyal to this current American administration eighteen months ago and got fed to the base for a news cycle.

• August 2, 1934: Hindenburg dies. Hitler merges the presidency and chancellorship. The army swears an oath to him personally. Done.

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You should read the entire piece:
“How Long Does It Take? Day 3 - Dachau Concentration Camp For ‘Undesirables.” Sound Familiar?”

Find it here: 

https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/how-long-did-it-take-day-3-dachau

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Have something you want to share with your state or federal elected officials? Here's how.

I've had a little contact with my state and federal elected officials during my career, although much more with Tallahassee than Washington. But still, it was only a little, so I'm not claiming to be a know-it-all about how you should contact your elected representatives, but if you have a beef you want to share with yours, here's some advice you need to consider. I stumbled across it just recently in a conversational thread by a sender known as PAW21622.  I don't know anything about this person or where or why it was initiated, but it made sense. So, if you're looking to contact those important folks who propose to represent you and your life, you might want to have this in mind.   

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I once worked in an office taking emails and phone calls. It matters. You might not get an adequate response, but your message is being sent along in a report to the rep/senator. It might be a number in a column, but it's helpful in making decisions. I witnessed key votes being influenced by calls/letters/emails even to the member's political expense to do the right thing. It is always worth it to tell your representatives (not just federal, but state level too) what you think about issues. A couple key points to help you be effective:

• Make clear that whatever issue you are calling about is a state or federal issue. Your congressperson/senators have no influence over snowplows, wind farms, your school system, or potholes. If your issue is local or state, you can bug your representatives in the statehouse, county council, city council, etc. They work for you!
• Calls/voicemails are most effective if you can speak directly with a staffer/intern. They are much more noticeable as they do take staffers' time away from other work. Letters and emails are also important and do get read/recorded. It's important to write your own letters and emails. Form letters from advocacy groups get counted but are rarely read all the way through. Social media posts/comments are not read by congressional offices. Social media might be good for organizing/general awareness for the public about issues, but very few members of Congress actually interact with social media (which explains our horrible regulatory situation with regards to tech)
• DO NOT contact reps/senators that do not represent you. That is a waste of time and effort. You need to provide your address when you contact your representatives so they can verify you live in their district/state. If you do not live in their district/state, they will ignore you. They should NOT ignore you if you do live in their district/state.
• You can drop by their district/state offices in person to share your views! You can protest outside their office if you want! Lots of groups did this in my time, including bringing local media outside the office which pissed off older staffers who were more about the boss than trying to help people. Personally, I thought it was great my boss was getting protested over that issue.
• This is super important: BE NICE to the staffers. It's fine to be passionate and express anger about an issue, but it is not okay to insult, degrade, threaten, or belittle the staffers/interns. They are not their boss (even though, yes, they agreed to work in that office), so they are not the ones who make policy decisions. They might even disagree with their boss on a particular issue! Their job is simply to pass along your message, and they will do that. Also, if you threaten anyone at all, you get reported to Capitol Police and will get a follow-up call or visit from the police.
• A few people mentioned getting help with federal agencies, and yes this is true! In-state/district staff have people who can help you with Social Security, VA appointments, USPS problems, passports, visas, IRS problems.....literally any issue with an agency. They might not be able to fix everything, but they should be able to definitely point you in the right direction. The quality of this help will vary office to office, though. I know some offices past and present in Indiana were pretty bad about doing anything, but others past and present were great and have/had good reputations across parties for helping people. Similar to my first point, but your state reps can help with state agencies, too! Just be sure that any issue you need help with doesn't have anything to do with the courts because they can't get involved at that point.
• Threatening to withhold your vote never gets included as part of your message. It doesn't matter how you vote whether your message matters. It matters because they are your congressperson/senator, so I'd recommend not mentioning anything about voting at all.
• It's also worth it if you can actually talk to your Congressperson/Senator in person. If you're in DC, you can schedule meetings with their office which could be with them or with their policy staff. I once talked to Todd Young at a coffee meet and greet, and with Trey Hollingsworth in his office. Those conversations may not have resulted in my preferred outcomes, but they had to sit and listen to me for even a few minutes. If your person has a town hall, go! If they are going to any other public events, go! But once again: Be polite! Be firm, sure, but don't insult or be an asshole. These people all have massive egos (kinda required for these jobs) and some are much more petulant than others.

Does this always result in your preferred outcome? No. But it's worth doing because I have seen it cause change. It's also worth voting, organizing around elections, running for office yourself, protesting, donating, etc. ...  As long as we still have a democracy (so as long as Trump loses again) these are all still options for us as citizens.

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Your voice matters. Believe it. Hope this helps.

Sandspur

Is Blaise Ingoglia hiding something?

(Microsoft CoPilot's unedited Report - Photo added)

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Blaise Ingoglia

(State of Florida web page photo)

Investigative Research Report

Ingoglia Financial Disclosure Report

Report Title	Blaise Ingoglia Financial Disclosure Controversy
Date:	August 2026
Prepared:	Monday, August 24, 2026
Sources:	Florida Bulldog (Daniel Ducassi); Florida Commission on Ethics public records; Hernando County and Citrus County Property Appraiser records; Electronic Financial Disclosure Management System (EFDMS)

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Section 1

Fact Sheet: Blaise Ingoglia Financial Disclosure Controversy

Who Is Blaise Ingoglia?

• Florida's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), appointed July 2025 by Gov. Ron DeSantis; running for a full term in the Aug. 18, 2026 Republican primary
• Homebuilder and real estate developer based in Spring Hill (Hernando County)
• Previously served in Florida House of Representatives (2014–2022, District 35) and Florida Senate (2022–2025, District 11)
• Former chairman, Republican Party of Florida (2015–2019)
• Reported net worth: $30,025,496 (as of Dec. 31, 2025)

The Core Allegation

⚠ Key Finding

Florida Bulldog (investigative reporter Daniel Ducassi) published August 16, 2026: Ingoglia's 2025 Form 6 financial disclosure omits more than 112 real estate properties tied to his companies, with a combined unlisted value exceeding $10 million.

• Properties are held through Ingoglia-controlled corporate entities: Hartland Homes Inc., Hartland Holdings Inc., Hartland Centre LLC, and Hartland Plaza LLC
• Florida law requires senior officials like the CFO to individually identify all real estate interests by street address or sufficiently precise description on Form 6
• Ingoglia's Form 6 lists only three specific properties together worth more than $2 million — far short of the full portfolio identified in public records

What Is Listed on the Form 6

• Hartland Homes Inc. — listed at $8,800,000
• Hartland Holdings Inc. — listed at $16,100,000
• Hartland Centre LLC — listed at approximately $2,600,000
• Three real properties together worth approximately $2 million (no addresses given for 112 additional parcels)
• Total reported net worth: $30,025,496

What Reporters Found in Public Records

• 55 properties in Hernando County linked to Ingoglia-controlled companies, valued at approximately $8.8 million — not individually listed
• 57 properties in Citrus County (mostly vacant land) valued at approximately $1.3 million — not individually listed
• Hartland Plaza LLC (Ingoglia listed as sole manager) owns 13295 Jacqueline Road, Brooksville — market value $344,532, associated with $860,000 building permit — not named on Form 6
• Hartland Centre owns one property valued at $2.4 million not clearly listed
• Hartland Holdings owns three properties valued together at approximately $3.5 million not listed
• Hartland Homes owns approximately 50 mostly vacant Hernando County parcels valued at approximately $2.6 million not listed
• Third-party lender data shows 533 properties across 5 holding companies with approximately $42.2 million in recorded mortgage exposure

Net Worth Concerns

• 2023 Form 6: reported net worth $13,700,000
• 2024 Form 6: reported net worth $28,288,577 — an increase of approximately $14.6 million in one year
• 2025 Form 6: reported net worth $30,025,496
• Ingoglia's office attributed the 2023–2024 jump to a property previously valued at purchase price, later reappraised
• Florida Bulldog found no property identified in any Form 6 that would account for the approximately $14 million increase
• The sharpest increase appears in the declared value of Hartland Holdings — with no explanatory property address provided

Legal Context

ⓘ Applicable Law

Florida Constitution and s. 112.3144, F.S. require "full and public disclosure" of financial interests, including all real estate assets worth more than $1,000 by address or clear description. Intentional omission from a Form 6 carries a civil penalty of up to $20,000; sanctions can include public reprimand or removal from office.

• Precedent — Carlos Beruff case (2022): Administrative law judge found vague property descriptions insufficient; recommended fine, censure, and reprimand — establishing a key benchmark for what constitutes sufficient disclosure
• Florida Commission on Ethics cannot open an investigation based on news reports alone; requires a sworn complaint or referral from specified officials

Ingoglia's Response

• Spokeswoman Sydney Booker: "This form was filled out ACCURATELY in accordance with the law."
• Booker stated the form was reviewed and approved by an attorney
• Booker declined to respond to specific questions about individual properties or corporate holdings

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Section 2

Timeline of the Controversy

2002 - Hartland Homes Inc. incorporated in Florida; Ingoglia begins building his homebuilding and real estate portfolio.

2014–2022 - Ingoglia serves in Florida House of Representatives (District 35), filing annual Form 6 financial disclosures each year.

2019 - Hartland Homes purchases 13295 Jacqueline Road, Brooksville, for $160,000.

2022 - Florida administrative law judge rules in the Carlos Beruff case that vague property descriptions on Form 6 violate disclosure rules; recommended fine, censure, and reprimand — establishing a key precedent for what constitutes sufficient disclosure.

2022–2025 - Ingoglia serves in Florida Senate (District 11), continuing annual Form 6 filings.

May 2024 - Ingoglia files 2023 Form 6 reporting net worth of $13,700,000.

July 2025 - Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints Ingoglia as Florida's Chief Financial Officer. As a senior constitutional officer, Ingoglia is now subject to stricter Form 6 disclosure requirements.

2024 - Hartland Homes transfers 13295 Jacqueline Road to Hartland Plaza LLC; Florida corporate records name Ingoglia as sole manager of Hartland Plaza.

June 30, 2025 - Ingoglia files 2024 Form 6 reporting net worth of $28,288,577 — a jump of approximately $14.6 million from the prior year.

2025 (Politico Florida) - Ingoglia publicly attributes the dramatic net worth increase to reappraising a property previously listed at its purchase price; no specific property address is provided.

May 29, 2026 - Ingoglia files 2025 Form 6 as CFO reporting net worth of $30,025,496. Lists Hartland Homes at $8.8M, Hartland Holdings at $16.1M, Hartland Centre at approximately $2.6M — but does not individually identify 112 connected properties by address.

August 16, 2026 - Florida Bulldog publishes investigation by Daniel Ducassi: "Millions of Dollars in Real Estate Absent from Florida CFO Ingoglia's Financial Disclosure." Identifies 112 properties across Hernando and Citrus counties totaling more than $10M not listed in the Form 6.

August 17, 2026 - Story picked up by R News (Hernando County) and Florida Real Estate Wire. Ingoglia's office responds with a blanket denial; Booker declines to answer specific property questions.

August 18, 2026 - Ingoglia faces Republican primary for CFO full term with the disclosure controversy as backdrop.

August 2026 (Ongoing) - Florida Commission on Ethics has not opened an investigation; no sworn complaint publicly known as of the date of this report.

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Section 3

Comparison Table: What Ingoglia Reported vs. What Reporters Found

The table below cross-references Ingoglia's 2025 Form 6 disclosures against findings from Hernando and Citrus County property records, Florida corporate filings, and third-party lender data as reported by the Florida Bulldog.

Item / Category	What Ingoglia Reported on Form 6	What Public Records Showed
Net Worth (2023)	$13,700,000	Reporters found no individually identified properties explaining this valuation; accepted as stated
Net Worth (2024)	$28,288,577 — a jump of approximately $14.6M over prior year	No property address on Form 6 explains the ~$14.6M increase; largest change was in declared value of Hartland Holdings
Net Worth (2025)	$30,025,496	Public records link Ingoglia's entities to approximately $42.2M in mortgage exposure across 533 properties
Real Properties Individually Named on 2025 Form 6	3 properties, combined value approximately $2M	County records and corporate filings identify 112 additional properties tied to Ingoglia entities
Hernando County Properties	Not individually listed by address	55 properties linked to Ingoglia companies, collectively valued at approximately $8.8M
Citrus County Properties	Not mentioned	57 parcels (mostly vacant land) valued at approximately $1.3M linked to Hartland Homes
Hartland Plaza LLC (13295 Jacqueline Rd, Brooksville)	Not named on Form 6	Market value $344,532; $860,000 building permit; Ingoglia listed as sole manager in FL corporate records
Hartland Centre LLC Property	Not individually identified	One property valued at $2.4M per Hernando County Property Appraiser records
Hartland Holdings Properties	Not individually identified	Three properties valued together at approximately $3.5M per Hernando County records
Hartland Homes Parcels (Hernando)	Not individually identified	Approximately 50 parcels, mostly vacant land, valued at approximately $2.6M total
Explanation for $14.6M Net Worth Increase	Attributed to a property reappraised from purchase price (Politico Florida, 2025)	No Form 6 from any year identifies a specific property whose value change accounts for the increase
Corporate Entities Disclosed	Hartland Homes Inc., Hartland Holdings Inc., Hartland Centre LLC	At least 5 entities identified in public records; Hartland Plaza LLC not named on Form 6

ⓘ Note on Data Limitations

Property valuations are derived from county property appraiser records and may differ from market value or declared book value. Mortgage exposure figures ($42.2M) are derived from third-party lender data cited by the Florida Bulldog and reflect recorded encumbrances, not equity. This document is a synthesis of publicly available information and does not constitute a legal determination of any disclosure violation.

Prepared August 2026  |  Sources: Florida Bulldog (Daniel Ducassi, Aug. 16, 2026); Florida Commission on Ethics public records; Hernando County and Citrus County Property Appraiser records; Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz); Electronic Financial Disclosure Management System (EFDMS)  |  

 For informational purposes only. This report does not constitute legal advice or a formal ethics complaint.

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I'll say again, WOW!! -----Sandspur

I'm voting for Chris Irizarry

Dear Sandspur Friends,
Florida will hold its Congressional State and Gubernatorial Primary Election on Tuesday August 18.

This Primary has never been a more critical time for you to carefully look at who you’re going to vote for if you are a registered Democrat, and then in November no matter which party you are or are not registered with.
For the primary. If you’re a Democrat in Florida District 15, I happily and hopefully recommend you vote for:
CHRISTOPHER IRIZARRY, CANDIDATE FOR US CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR FL DISTRICT 15 HERNANDO & CITRUS COUNTY AND PARTS OF PASCO AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.

Why?

Because beyond our common past experiences involving United States Army and USMC aviation, we share a heightened concern that American democracy and global integrity is at risk. And, here at home Chris wants to make a good life achievable for everyone, not just the wealthy. Chris' core values are: • universal healthcare, • effective union representation, • living wages, • fully funded education, • increased teacher salaries, • clean air and water, • healthy communities, • protected wildlife and lands, and • clean energy.
Then in November: Our America is at risk. Your vote is singularly the most important opportunity you’ll have to bring it back from one of the most damaging periods it has ever experienced. Chris is dedicated to bringing America back.

Chris has my vote and I hope yours too.
Learn more about Chris at:
https://chrisforchange.com/ instagram.com/chrisforchangefl15/ Please feel free to share this Post.
Thanks Sandspur

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More About Chris

Christopher has qualified via candidate petition to be on the ballot for the U.S. House of Representatives in Florida District 15

A Lifetime of Service, A New Mission at Home

I have served this nation for 24 years: 8 years in the U.S. Army and 16 years in the CIA. Upon retiring, I returned home to Florida and focused on family. Nonetheless, I remained inspired by my commitment to defend this country and my neighbors. This drive is why I am running to be Florida Congressional District 15's next Representative. 

A Turning Point for Our Democracy

I’ve always believed in America’s ability to endure and prevail. However, after the 2024 election and the shocking breach of the U.S. Treasury by Elon Musk and his DOGE crew, I saw our democracy under attack. Prominent leaders did nothing to protect American citizens. I recognized this as a betrayal of the highest order, and it compelled me to take action.  

My Promise

I took an oath to protect this country from all enemies, foreign and domestic. That oath still guides me today. I’m running for Florida’s 15th Congressional District to restore accountability, defend democracy, and fight for working families. 

Cities now in the District:   

Beverly Hills | Brooksville | Citrus Springs | Crystal River | Crystal Springs | Dade City | East Lake | Floral City | Hernando Beach | Homosassa | Homosassa Springs | Inverness | Lacoochee | Lecanto | Masaryktown | New Tampa | Nobleton | Pebble Creek | Pine Ridge | Richland | San Antonio | Spring Hill | St. Leo | Tampa – New Tampa area only | Temple Terrace | Trilby | Weeki Wachee | Wesley Chapel | Zephyrhills 

Seems strangely quiet

When planes make their approach into TIA to the south, they pass right over Skyshadow. We’re under the primary southern approach path to runway 18 of TIA and passenger liners can be heard overhead nearly all day long. But I was just outside for the first time today and it was eerily quiet. No planes making it into TIA and no military aircraft making their approach into MacDill which lies south of TIA.

No distant roar of I-75. We’re about three miles from it and the buzz and hum, though mostly faint, can be very apparent at times. It’s virtually quiet right now.

Which leaves only the sounds of birds, mostly a couple of families of mockingbirds, which can ease any stress one might have. They can sing continuously for hours. It is as if they do it out of simple joy. There are also cardinals and small “tweeties” flitting about making their presence more apparent than usual.

So, it is very quiet here at Skyshadow right now, and it “feels” nice. I wonder why. It is as if something is about to happen, or maybe already has and I don’t know what it is.

“Skyshadow” is our name for our place. Each Marine Corps aircraft squadron in Vietnam was given a name, a call. My squadron’s call, HMM 164, was Skyshadow. It carries a significance for me now, an odd feeling of satisfaction, or maybe luck. I believe it may relate to having done it and survived when so many did not. I say “done it” purposely, because saying I “experienced it” doesn’t cover the “all” of it. Does that make any sense?

Speaking of the military, I was at the VA’s dermatology center day before yesterday for a little Mohs surgery, which as you may know is a process that takes hours as one waits for each specimen to be analyzed. If it’s positive, they take another, widening the cut and analyzing again.

A VA hospital is a place where it is not uncommon for conversations between those waiting, to have conversations about one’s military experience. There is always waiting involved at "the VA." 30 years ago, the oldest of the veterans were survivors of WWII or the Korean thing. Today, with a few exceptions, the oldest ones are Vietnam vets. It was noteworthy to me that that now included me. I remember being much younger back then and wondering what those older guys' experiences must have been. Now I see some of the younger guys looking at me the same way.

My waiting included a couple of fellows who were also Vietnam vets. One was my age and acting very nervous. Jumpy. He said it was because they had given him some high dosage of prednisone. He kept asking, “Can you believe it?”, while his wife just kept looking at her phone, ignoring his tale of how his injuries came about. After hearing this conversation, another Vietnam vet offered that he must be the baby of the group. He said he was 80. He smiled. I smiled. But the jumpy one acted as if he didn’t hear.

So, another thing about a VA hospital is that they are incredibly busy. And for some reason, veterans seem to be prone to complain about things. Maybe it’s a “just being a G.I.” thing. Part of the culture. But I’ll say that Haley is an amazing place. They treat thousands every day for some of the most egregious afflictions, and they are, as far as I’m concerned, the best at what they do, which they do with great respect and friendliness. I believe most of the complaints I hear are from those who find it somehow makes them feel better, and without significant merit.

I know. I’m rambling.

So, anyway. Pam and I hope you are appreciating just what an incredible country America has become over the last 250 years, and how easily it can be dismantled. It’s up to you younger people now to fix things when they go wrong - which they have - and the only way to do it with any lasting effect is to vote. Please make a special effort to do that.

(I hear thunder outside now. A good thing!)

Happy Birthday America

Best of luck.