Melissa Ptomey

10/12/2026

"Because mutiny on the Bounty's what we're all about
I'm gonna board your ship and turn it on out

No soft sucker with a parrot on his shoulder
'Cause I'm bad gettin' bolder, cold getting colder..

(I fought the law) And I cold won."

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10/08/2026

What is coming is much bigger than the fentanyl scandal, the co***ne ring scandal, BIG mistakes that slipped through.

Y'all gon' need more ammo.

"Cause they didn't believe that we'd break the chains
That we could be programmed and we all the same

They didn't believe that we mighty, mighty
They didn't know we'd rise up from the fire like a phoenix
In the rubble and we found our own solution

'Cause we more powerful than they ever figured we'd be
Rose up from dirt and cotton and we came up on our knees
No, reckless monsters, this ours today

I don't even want your money

Feed us medicine and bu****it
We walk around like zombies

But I'm through picking your cotton
I'm through wiping your face

I'm through making excuses
I'm 'bout to take my place

You could try to race me
You could try to erase my face

But I done told my babies
To rise up in my place

Ah, you can't stop us, Devil
Oh, my train is on schedule

Ah, you can't stop us, Devil
Ah, my train is on schedule

Ah, you can't stop us, never
This train is on schedule

Ah, tellin' you about my people
Hey, I'm the one that they pray for
You can't stop this train
Ahh, my train's on schedule

Ooh, you can't stop us, Devil
My train's on schedule
You can't stop this train
Y'all gon' need more ammo".

-Erykah Badu & The Alchemist

09/12/2026

"For who is God except the Lord? Who is a rock save our God?
The God who girded me with strength and kept my way unerring;

Who made my feet swift as those of hinds and set me on the heights;
Who trained my hands for war till my arms could bend a bow of brass.

You have given me your saving shield, and your help has made me great.
You made room for my steps; unwavering was my stride.

I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, nor did I turn again till I made an end of them.
I smote them and they did not rise; they fell beneath my feet.

You girded me with strength for war; you subdued my adversaries beneath me.
My enemies you put to flight before me and those who hated me I destroyed.

They cried for help-but no one saved them; to the Lord - but he answered them not.
I ground them fine as the dust of the earth; like the mud in the streets I trampled them down.”

2 Samuel 22:32-43

08/02/2026

You didn't know who I was and what y'all started in 2016, but you are about to find out.

Too late, I was trained to take out the trash.

It's cute you think I'm bluffing.

It's almost time, and even then you won't see it coming. It's already too late, everything is already in motion. Y'all were egostically sloppy with serious evidence, clearly never trained by the best in the world.

I didn't run to win. That was never the plan. I am playing the long game.

The one you started with me in 2016.

Checkmate bi***es.

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07/17/2026

Another case of bad management. How much does it cost and how many people does it take to open a gate for free passage? I’ll do it for free and normally I charge $300 an hour to go on vacant lots.

CFK is collaborating with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission MyFWC Florida Fish and Wildlife – to safely remove the Key deer on our Big Pine Key property.

For months, wildlife professionals, veterinarians, and agency partners have carefully planned this effort and monitored the deer to ensure they remain healthy. Based on expert recommendations, the agencies waited until a resident fawn was old enough before beginning removal efforts.

Last week, an initial field effort to remove the deer provided valuable information that will help guide the next phase of the effort. Dense vegetation, rain, and the deer's natural instinct to seek cover created unexpected challenges; all deer remain on the property. They are healthy and will continue to be monitored by wildlife professionals as the agencies refine their approach.

As we work alongside our local, state, and federal partners, CFK also remains committed to its responsibility to secure the former prison property and carry out its mission, as required by the State, to expand educational and workforce training opportunities in the Keys. We appreciate our community's patience and support and will share another update once the deer have been successfully removed.

For additional details, read the full news release here: https://www.cfk.edu/news/cfk-continues-collaboration-with-state-federal-agencies-to-remove-key-deer-from-big-pine-key-property/

02/25/2026

Another one bites the dust.

BREAKING: MARATHON CITY MANAGER TERMINATED

In a Tuesday night bombshell, the Marathon City Council voted to terminate City Manager George Garrett without cause in split 3-2 decision.

Councilman Kenny Matlock, a longtime outspoken critic of Garrett, added the manager’s review as an agenda item at the start of Tuesday’s session, later making the motion to fire him. Declining to publicly provide a reason for the motion, Matlock was joined by Vice Mayor Debbie Struyf and Mayor Lynny Del Gaizo, who provided the tiebreaking vote. Council members Lynn Landry and Robyn Still opposed the motion.

Per the terms of Garrett’s contract, he may continue to serve in his current role for up to 30 days.

The Keys Weekly will update this story online and in the Feb. 26 edition of the Marathon Weekly as more information becomes available.

02/24/2026

They are selling the Keys off for a pennies on a dollar, just to be shaded by those money trees:

"You lookin' like a easy come-up, ya bish
A silver spoon I know you come from, ya bish
And that's a lifestyle that we never knew (We never knew)
Go at a reverend for the revenue

Pick your poison, tell me what you doin'
And I been hustlin' all day
This-a-way, that-a-way
Through canals and alleyways, just to say
Money trees is the perfect place for shade
And that's just how I feel

Nah, nah
A dollar might just f**k your main b-h
That's just how I feel, nah
A dollar might say f-ck them that you came with
That's just how I feel, nah, nah
A dollar might just make that lane switch
That's just how I feel, nah
A dollar might turn to a million and we all rich
That's just how I feel"

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