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DeSantis appointee to Florida university board under fire for comments about Jews, women

JL;DR SUMMARY Scott Yenor, a conservative activist appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to chair the University of West Florida board, is facing widespread criticism for tweets critiquing Jewish and female Senate Democrats. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Republican PartyRon DesantisIdentity PoliticsHigher EducationFlorida PoliticsDiversity InitiativesJewish LawmakersScott YenorU.S. Senate Democrats

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Pensacola, Florida, United States
"Yenor, a political science professor at Boise State University in Idaho, was chosen by DeSantis to serve as the head of the board of the University of West Florida in Pensacola."
Boise, Idaho, United States
"Yenor, a political science professor at Boise State University in Idaho, was chosen by DeSantis to serve as the head of the board of the University of West Florida in Pensacola."
Pennsylvania, United States
"He told Jewish Insider that he was saying that Democrats would not abide having Jews in leadership roles, based on the Josh Shapiro experience, referring to presidential candidate Kamala Harriss decision to pass up the Jewish governor of Pennsylvania as her 2024 running mate."
Ireland
"Fine has gone after DeSantis for, in his view, failing to do enough to stop white supremacists in the state, and for making a state visit to Ireland, which has been a harsh critic of Israel."

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