Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' (R) ongoing "war on woke" has placed crosswalks in the crosshairs as state officials and residents clash over public displays of LGBTQ pride. After directing crews to paint over the rainbow colored crosswalk outside Orlando's Pulse Nightclub, where 49 people were shot to death in 2016, DeSantis has also ordered the removal of nearly 400 "non-standard surface markings" to "keep our transportation facilities free and clear of political ideologies," said state Transportation Secretary Jared Perdue on X. In response, communities across Florida have begun engaging in guerrilla graffiti.

Picking fights 'where there weren't any'

The crosswalk issue has "been simmering" since July 1, when Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy issued a memo instructing states to "identify

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