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Police Stings: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

(Grady Judd mentioned at 6:09 & 26:38 in the video.)

John Oliver’s recent Last Week Tonight segment on police stings brought national attention to something many of us in Florida already know too well: these operations are often more about spectacle than safety. In the March 23 episode, Oliver specifically called out Sheriff Grady Judd’s highly publicized sting operations, arguing that police departments have become “addicted to stings” that manufacture crime while doing little to address the actual conditions that make people vulnerable in the first place.

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Florida Communities Lead Powerful “No Kings” Protests Across the State

NOW logo broad small.jpgFor Immediate Release: April 1, 2026 President Julie Kent, Florida National Organization for Women (FL NOW)

Florida is emerging as one of the strongest centers of participation in the nationwide No Kings movement, with peaceful demonstrations growing in size, energy, and diversity across the state. From Miami to Jacksonville, Floridians are uniting to affirm a simple, shared belief: democracy thrives when people have a voice — and NO ONE should hold unchecked power.

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