https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2020/03/17/sex-sting-nabs-16-men-accused-of-attempting-to-meet-children-

Sheriff Grady Judd announced the arrests Tuesday morning, which included a registered sexual predator; a Navy veteran who works for Disney Vacation Club; an assistant youth soccer coach; a grandfather with 9 grandchildren and two full-time college students.

Detectives from the Desoto, Hillsborough, Lake, and Osceola Sheriff's Offices, and the Tampa and Altamonte Springs Police Departments, also participated in the operation.

According to Judd, the suspects traveled from across the state, including Winter Garden, Plant City, Orlando, Clermont, Oviedo, Tampa, Lakeland, Ruskin, Brooksville, and Davenport thinking they were going to meet children between the ages of 12 and 14 years old.

Lakeland, Florida - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland,_Florida

Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, along Interstate 4 east of Tampa. The westernmost city in Polk County, it is part of the Tampa Bay Area.

In 1938, Florida Southern College President Ludd Spivey invited architect Frank Lloyd Wright to design a "great education temple in Florida."[32] Wright worked on the project for over 20 years as Spivey found ways to fund it and find construction workers during World War II.[32] Wright's original plan called for 18 structures; in total he designed 30, but only 12 were completed.[33] Wright's textile block motif is used extensively on the campus. The concrete blocks he used are in need of restoration.[34]

Wright titled the project Child of the Sun, describing his Florida Southern buildings as being "out of the ground, into the light, a child of the sun."[35] It is the largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings in the world, and attracts 30,000 visitors each year.[33] In 1975, the "Florida Southern Architectural District" was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[33] In 2012, Wright's campus was designated as a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service.

At the beginning of World War II, the Lakeland School of Aeronautics—headquartered at the recently-built Lakeland Municipal Airport—became part of a nationwide network of civilian flight schools enjoined for the war effort by the United States Army Air Corps.[36]

Between 1940 and 1945, more than 8,000 Army Air Corps and Army Air Forces cadets trained on two-seater Stearman PT-17 and PT-13 biplanes at the school (renamed the Lodwick School of Aeronautics in the midst of this period).[36]

From June 1941 until October 1942, 1,327 British Royal Air Force cadets trained at the Lakeland facility.[36] The Lodwick School of Aeronautics closed in 1945.[36] The airport ceased flight operations in the 1960; the site has since then housed the Detroit Tigers' "Tiger Town" baseball complex..

..On September 28, 2006, Polk County Sheriff's Deputy Vernon "Matt" Williams and his K-9 partner Diogi were shot and killed after a routine traffic stop in the Wabash area of Lakeland. More than 500 police officers from a variety of law enforcement agencies joined in a search for Angilo Freeland, suspected of murdering Williams and stealing his gun. Freeland was found hiding in a rural area the next morning. Nine officers from five different law enforcement agencies surrounded Freeland and shot him when he raised Williams' stolen gun at them. A total of 110 shots were fired, and Freeland was hit 68 times, killing him instantly.[49][50] Multiple investigations concluded the officers' use of force was justified.[51] Deputy Williams and Diogi were laid to rest on October 3, 2006, after a funeral that included a one-hour-and-45-minute procession to Auburndale

The Lakeland Police Department is recognized as having one of the best-trained canine units in the United States. At the annual USPCA Police Dog Field Trials—the largest competition of police dogs in the United States—Lakeland police dog "Nox" took first place in 2015, "Bruno" took first place in 2012 and 2013, and "Charief" took second place in 2009 and 2011

..Lakeland's largest employer is Publix Supermarkets....Lakeland is a transportation hub. FedEx Freight and FedEx Services and the Saddle Creek Corporation employ over 600 people in the area.[64] Other large employers in the area include Amazon,[65] GEICO, Rooms To Go, and Lakeland Regional Health..

In 1990, Lakeland made its Hollywood debut when the Southgate Shopping Center was featured in the movie Edward Scissorhands. It was also used in the filming of the Judd Nelson movie Endure.[68] Classrooms from Florida Southern College were used in the Adam Sandler comedy, The Waterboy

George W. Jenkins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Jenkins

George Washington Jenkins Jr. (September 29, 1907 – April 8, 1996) was an American businessman and philanthropist who founded Publix Super Markets. ..

Jenkins established the George W. Jenkins Foundation in 1966 to improve Publix communities. After Jenkins' death, the foundation's name became Publix Super Markets Charities. Jenkins' daughter, Carol Jenkins Barnett, serves as its president.[13] In addition to local charities, the corporation supports five national campaigns: Special Olympics, March of Dimes, Children's Miracle Network, United Way of America, and Food for All.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Jenkins_Barnett

Jenkins Barnett has served as President of Publix Super Market Charities.[1] Jenkins Barnett helped lead the organization to donate $25 million to nonprofit organizations each year.[1] She helped lead the organization to donate over ten million dollars to Habitat for Humanity

.. The Barnetts have donated millions of dollars to the United Way.[1].. In 2017, Barnett received the Chiles Advocacy Award, Florida's highest honor for serving its children.[15] The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy presented Barnett with its “Champion for Literacy” award.[16] The Barnetts announced plans to introduce the largest park in Lakeland, Florida.[17] Jenkins Barnett has served on the steering committee for The Children's Movement of Florida.

https://twitter.com/lizamcfadden/status/832740219505881088

Wonderful moment as Gov. Jeb Bush presents our "champion for literacy" Carol Jenkins Barnett with an award honoring her commitment to #literacy.

Children's Miracle Network Hospitals - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Miracle_Network_Hospitals

The organization, founded in 1983 by Marie Osmond, John Schneider, Mick Shannon, and Joe Lake, is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. Until his sudden death after a bike accident, the President and CEO of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals was John Lauck. To date, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals claims to have raised more than US$4.7 billion which is distributed directly to a network of 170 hospitals.

Children's Miracle Network Hospitals raises money each year to donate to children's health issues.[3] The funds are raised in part by corporate partners, like Home Warranty of America, Walmart, Ace Hardware, Sam's Club, Costco Wholesale, Wawa, RE/MAX, IHOP and Love's Travel Stops throughout the United States and Canada.

George Floyd, El Nuevo Rodeo, Denny's and Pilot Flying J - https://voat.co/v/thinkdrafts/3855340/24122577

I came across Pilot Flying J when I was looking into Nica Inc.. https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/3811108

To settle antitrust concerns with the Federal Trade Commission, Pilot sold 20 Pilot Travel Centers locations and six Flying J locations to Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores on June 30, 2010.. In 2011, Pilot Flying J began a partnership with Truckers Against Trafficking

Starting to get bizarre because I recently found a Jeb Bush connection to Georgle Gloyd and the whole rap scene he was involved with in Houston, Texas...