Dara Kam
@TheDaraKam
Rhymes with Sara * [email protected] * Senior writer, News Service of Florida * she/her highness * Doyenne of the Deeper Divas
Sorry, @FBSaunders. I succumbed to the siren call of the Fresca today. Still plenty of refreshment left for your next visit to the Speakeasy, which I hope is soon!

Starts today!
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Many thanks to the incomparable @jkbjournalist for joining me on @DeeperDiveCast to explore all-things-Jeffrey Epstein. I'll say it again: Julie has forgotten more than most of us will ever know about Epstein. Listen here or wherever you get your pods: newsserviceflorida.com/podcasts/episo…
Comes after a coalition of state Democrats tried to get access last week. They were denied due to “safety concerns.” abcactionnews.com/news/state/dem…
"Steak & a schvitz?" I miss my hometown! sun-sentinel.com/2025/06/26/fed…
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a stay of execution for Thomas Gudinas, who is scheduled to be executed in Florida later today. supremecourt.gov/orders/courtor… @FLDeathPenalty @FADPorg #deathpenalty
Always a great convo w/ @RepDWStweets! @DeeperDiveCast also available wherever you listen to podcasts or here: newsserviceflorida.com/podcasts/episo…
I joined @TheDaraKam to discuss all of it, from the horrific pain Trump's Big Ugly Bill will inflict to rising antisemitism in Florida and nationwide. Listen here: youtu.be/IYNOqiogKlY?si…
BREAKING: US Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law banning youth transgender care reut.rs/44uDRQT
Amid bombing in Middle East, @FloridaState Student Body President Carson Dale is currently in Israel but is "potentially looking to come home safely tomorrow," per @SUS_Florida Board of Gov's Chair Brian Lamb.
In other news today, received a letter from @TMHFORLIFE informing me my data had been hacked as part of its March breach.
We are issuing subpoenas to Contec and Epsimed for threatening the security of Floridians’ personal data. Medical devices that record patient data must be secure and should not send data to entities controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. Protecting these data from America's…
Jolly good time today with @davidjollyfl & my old pal Joe Perry!

Really digging the groovy @floridachannel remix this morning. Mood.
Stunning. State University System Board of Governors rejects former UM president Santa Ono as @UF's next president.