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Today will be an interesting day in Orlando politics. The local media were hot and heavy last night over four grand jury indictments handed out in the ongoing saga of Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer, and allegations that absentee ballot laws were violated during his campaign last year. These indictments come just a day after the Mayor's testimony before a grand jury.

Our local media wolves have already circled themselves into a frenzy in anticipation of learning who is named in the indictments. The indictments were sealed, and the special prosecutor on the case couldn't say who was listed in the indictments until they were served or in custody. Seems one Ezzie Thomas, who is know for gathering absentee ballots in the predominantly black neighborhoods during many campaigns, is at the center of this storm. There have been repeated reports that he was paid to collect these ballots, which is in direction violation of campaign laws.

The smell of blood is already in the air. I bet the replacement wannabes didn't get a wink of sleep last night as they furiously brushed up on their campaign strategies and visualized how the view from behind Mayor Dyer's desk would look when they were sitting in his chair.

As the day goes on, I'm sure we'll have to go to non-Orlando news outlets to find out anything else going on in the world today. Stay tuned.

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