{"id":85423,"date":"2026-10-19T20:24:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T00:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=85423"},"modified":"2026-10-19T20:24:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T00:24:39","slug":"polk-commissioners-vote-tomorrow-to-silence-you-the-shocking-plan-to-block-public-comments-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/10\/19\/polk-commissioners-vote-tomorrow-to-silence-you-the-shocking-plan-to-block-public-comments-on-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk Commissioners Vote Tomorrow to Silence You: The Shocking Plan to Block Public Comments on Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bill Braswell: \u201cIf they\u2019re too stupid to find it, that\u2019s not our problem.\u201d (09\/11\/2026)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1907487323992503%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=389&#038;t=0\" width=\"389\" height=\"476\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; 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