Danika Fornear

47 today. I’ve lived about six lifetimes already.

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47 today. I’ve lived about six lifetimes already.

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Cold Nights Are Coming — We Need Your Help 🤍

Friends, Southwest Florida is facing another stretch of cold nights, with temperatures dropping into the 30s. For our unhoused neighbors, this kind of cold isn’t just uncomfortable—it’s dangerous:

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*REPOSTING- bc we are just $672 away from helping a family

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Urgent! Please share! Looking for help from someone in or near Dilley, Texas to meet and pick up an Immokalee mother being released from the Dilley Detention Center tomorrow!!! Come my or send a message if you can help!

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Raising Kind Kids in a Cruel Climate: Motherhood, Difference, and Belonging in Small-Town Florida I live in a small rural town in Southwest Florida — the kind of place where everyone waves at passing trucks, kids still run barefoot, and you can smell the river before you see it.

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Tonight we celebrated Christmas on the magic maker bus from Make, Bake & Destroy — crafts, lights, joy, and so much kindness. The kids are still glowing. This is what community looks like. 🚌✨❤️
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Our Christmas Dinner Begins in the Swamp This was our third year returning to the swamp for our Christmas hog.

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November’s Harsh Reality: Families Across Florida Are Choosing Between Food, Gas, and Rent This first week of November has hit harder than previous weeks

Thanks so much for the love this week 💛 It’s been tough for many families. We’re off to Walmart to grab Maseca, oil, flour, beans, rice, milk, fruit & treats for the kids 🍎🥛

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When the Safety Net Tears, the Front Porch Catches Us Across Glades, Hendry, Lee, and Okeechobee Counties, the ground has shifted under our feet.

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From wild turkeys to roseate spoonbills, every trail tells a story.
Ride with me at NFS Ranch — calm horses, golden sunsets, and a little wild freedom.
Just say you want Danika. 🐎
📞 Text/call: 239-940-2771

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Riding Through History: What Saddleseat Taught Us About Truth, Grace, and the People Who Built It All: A family conversation on horses, heritage, and why we refuse to let DeSantis and Trump erase Black brilliance from our past.

Riding Through History: What Saddleseat Taught Us About Truth, Grace, and the People Who Built It All → A family conversation on horses, heritage, and why we refuse to let DeSantis and Trump erase Black brilliance from our past.

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When the Universe Sends You a Glow-in-the-Dark Squirrel The call came in around dinnertime — just after we’d dropped off meals and clean laundry for our homeless friends around town.

Some nights bring peace. Others bring a bioluminescent squirrel. 🐿️

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The Phantom Menace of Antifa: Lies, Fear, and Political Gain The “ANTIFA army” is a right-wing hoax. FBI & experts confirm: it’s an ideology, not an org. The real threat? Far-right extremism.

Antifa is not a real thing. It’s not an organization and it’s barely even a concept, yet Trump has declared them as his new scapegoat. Read more from Big Mouth Media Senior Staff Writer Danika Joy Fornear. #antifa #resist

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Lead, Lost IQ Points, and the Politics of Grievance Lead poisoned half of America’s children—leaving distrust, anger, and grievance. Those scars may explain why Trumpism hit so deep.

The convergence of environmental justice and politics is real. Read more on the lead connection from Big Mouth Media Senior Staff Writer Danika Joy Fornear. #politics #lead #environment #environmentaljustice
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Wild Hearts and Gentle Hands: Phoenix’s Journey Into Horsemanship, Healing, and Homeschooling This year, Phoenix has been exploring the wide and wonderful world of horses — not just as a rider, but as a learner, caretaker, and budding equestrian.

🐴💫 From horsemanship to activism, Phoenix is learning through heart and action — selling horse treats to help local families while dreaming of gentling her own black Mustang.

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Families in Hendry & Glades are being torn apart tonight by ICE raids. Parents are gone, children left without their main caregivers. We’re doing everything we can—covering bills, groceries, legal aid—but we cannot do it alone.

Please, if you can, stand with us:
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Front Porch Revolution (@danikajoyfornear) ICE Raids Are Tearing Families Apart in Hendry & Glades Tonight across Hendry and Glades County, ICE raids are ripping parents from their children and tearing apart working families. Mercy Works Min...

Families in Hendry & Glades are being torn apart tonight by ICE raids. Parents are gone, children left without their main caregivers. We’re doing everything we can—covering bills, groceries, legal aid—but we cannot do it alone.

Please, if you can, stand with us:
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Things are bad across Hendry & Glades tonight—ICE raids are tearing families apart. Our teams are helping with legal aid, bills & groceries. Please give if you can:
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CashApp: $frontporchrevolution

Targeting Teachers, Targeting Democracy: Lee County’s Dangerous Precedent Lee County teachers are being silenced for personal posts. Targeting educators = targeting democracy.

A press conference will be held outside the School District of Lee County offices on Sept 25 at 9:30 a.m. Supporters are invited to attend in solidarity.

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Targeting Teachers, Targeting Democracy: Lee County’s Dangerous Precedent Lee County teachers are being silenced for personal posts. Targeting educators = targeting democracy.

After Charlie Kirk’s death, Lee County teachers were punished for personal posts — placed on leave & harassed. Free speech is under attack. If educators can be silenced, so can we all. #FreeSpeech #TargetingTeachers

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Targeting Teachers, Targeting Democracy: Lee County’s Dangerous Precedent Lee County teachers are being silenced for personal posts. Targeting educators = targeting democracy.

After Charlie Kirk’s death, Lee County teachers were punished for personal posts — placed on leave & harassed. Free speech is under attack. If educators can be silenced, so can we all. #FreeSpeech #TargetingTeachers

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Project 2025 in Real Time: A Tracker of Implementation and Resistance Project 2025 hasn’t been fully enacted, but 2025 saw major moves: civil-service overhaul, DEI rollbacks, refugee pause, and…

Project 2025 was the blue print and Trump is just following along. Now we are living it in real time. Read more from Big Mouth Media Senior Staff Writer Danika Joy Fornear. #trump #project2025 #fascism #christiannationalism @danikajoyfornear.bsky.social

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What’s the news for Florida today? Check out our feature, Florida Toplines! Cultivated by Big Mouth Media contributor David Silverberg of the Paradise Progressive, this list of headlines tells you what you need to know for Florida. Read, share, follow to stay in the know! #florida #politics

What’s the news for Florida today? Check out our feature, Florida Toplines! Cultivated by Big Mouth Media contributor David Silverberg of the Paradise Progressive, this list of headlines tells you what you need to know for Florida. Read, share, follow to stay in the know!

The Right Wing’s War on Women Isn’t Just Policy—It’s in the Body Count 140 women are killed daily by partners or family. Right-wing policies—from abortion bans to anti-trans laws—are fueling the crisis.

Tylenol, contraceptive, abortion care, access to guns, domestic violence not being a “real” crime - the right’s war on women is manifold. Read more from Big Mouth Media Senior Staff Writer DanikaJoy Fornear. #politics #women #crime #abortion #politicalviolence
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Quick poll: How many people like shit in their water?💧If you are part of the 99.9% of people who don’t want 💩 in their water, then join me for Talk Back Tuesday on TikTok from 7:00pm to figure out how we can rid of the people who okay’d all this shit! #florida #tiktoklive #politics #liveshow #antifa

Big News for Monday, September 22, 2025 - foreigners bailout, Palestine recognition, Trump’s bad acetaminophen advice, missing Alligator Alcatraz detainees #florida #politics #news #dailynews #bignews