Sunday, July 31, 2016

The Citrus Taliban Scorecard

In the House of Representatives
The average House Democrat score was 41.35%
The average House Republican score was 90.66%
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 In the Florida Senate
 The average Democrat score was 34.12%
 and the average Republican Score was 89.93%
 Eleven Republican State Senators received a perfect A+ 

All Democrat Senators received F’s

Most Dangerous Cities In Florida

Homestead #24
Daytona Beach #28
Riviera Beach #40
Lake Worth #47
Ft. Myers #54
Fort Pierce #58
Miami #63
Miami Beach #72
Tallahassee #82
North Miami #86
Panama City #95
Orlando #97

Jill Stein Coming To USF

9.28 - 6:30PM
USF Marshall Center - Tampa

Marco Rubio With The Citrus Taliban In Orlando

He is returning to Orlando August 12 to speak at aconference held by a virulently anti-gay Christian group. Rubio will address the crowd at an event called the "Rediscovering God in America Renewal Project" at the Hyatt Regency Orlando next month. The meeting is hosted by the right-wing Liberty Counsel, a "pro-family" Christian group with a long history of straight-up hatred of LGBT people. here

Publix Protest In Lakeland

8.6 - 12PM
 3300 Publix Corporate Pkwy, Lakeland

Saturday, July 30, 2016

Manatee Swimming Through Algae-Choked Water In Stuart

Tourist Beware

Trump/Scott Con-Man Wing Of The Republican Party

Howard Dean highlighted the news that Scott will serve as national chairman of Rebuilding America Now, a super PAC backing Trump.

"That's about right," Dean said. "Donald Trump is a Neanderthal nincompoop, and so is Rick Scott. They're perfectly well-matched. Donald Trump is a guy who's made a lot of money at everybody else's expenses and so is Rick Scott.”
 here

History Of Ybor City

The earliest U.S. bakery to produce Cuban bread.
 Now the Ybor City Museum State Park.

Tampa Bay Solar Co-Op Press Conference

Carol Jenkins Barnett Of Publix

Gives $800,000 of the billions they make from the sales of toxic, death-dealing pills from Big Pharma to a group fighting the legalization of medical marijuana in Florida. here
BTW: Amendment 2 Enjoys 77% Support
Beware of where you spend your money!

Friday, July 29, 2016

Tampa Bay Beware Of Fake Progressives

The battle between Bernie and Clinton has brought them out. From politicians to publications to radio stations to individuals they are now out in the open.

Comrades Remember!

Ybor Paparazzi

Alternative transportation

Pat Kemp For Hillsborough County Commission

Voting by mail? 
Vote for the true progressive!

Blatant Racism And Sexism At WFTV Channel 9 In Orlando

Pam Keith, the lone African American woman seeking Florida's U.S. Senate seat this year is accusing an Orlando TV station of "blatant racism and sexism" for its decision to exclude her from an upcoming Democratic primary debate. here

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Local Treasure Deanna Hardy-Joseph

Accept and be Educated. I know it's hard for many and the death of my child has been crucial to me, but this right here is definitely necessary dialogue for all. You remember my son Andrew Joseph, III my 14 year old son who was captured and later killed, when his first encounter with Hillsborough County Sheriff Deputies in Tampa, FL was his last encounter well reality has demonstrated that his black life didn't matter, his safety didn't matter, his loving parents awaiting him to return home didn't matter, a phone call to his parents didn't matter. His lost of life and stolen future didn't matter. He wasn't worthy of protection, safety or a valid homicide investigation where the Florida Highway Patrol Corporal wouldn't develop selective amnesia which entailed forgeting the policies and procedure of a homicide investigation. You see this corrupt system doesn't work for Black victims or there survivors. however, it seems to be working well for the most privileged. here

MEDICAL MARIJUANA AMENDMENT POLLING NEAR 80% IN RECENT SURVEY

In a survey conducted by Anzalone Liszt Research on behalf of United for Care, likely Florida voters favor Amendment 2 - "Use of Marijuana for Debilitating Medical Conditions" - by a margin of 77%-20%. Anzalone conducted a similar survey for United for Care in June, 2014 in which the previous version of Amendment 2 received 69% support. The medical marijuana amendment ultimately received 58% in the last election, just shy of the 60% that Florida law requires for passage.

Kevin Akins, of Anzalone Liszt Grove, said of the recent polling, “Voter support for medical marijuana in Florida is stronger than ever. A broad and diverse coalition of voters across age, racial, and gender lines support Amendment 2 by a winning margin."

Indeed, the survey showed only 3% undecided. Other recent polls have shown similarly small levels of undecided voters on this issue.

United for Care campaign manager, Ben Pollara, said, "I'm obviously pleased at these levels of support, but I'm also not surprised. The notion of allowing medical decisions to be made by doctors and patients, not politicians, is simply not controversial. Floridians are compassionate and they know that marijuana can help alleviate suffering.”

“The 2016 ballot language is also stronger and addressed a number of concerns that some voters expressed previously. It was approved unanimously by the supreme court, and we’re seeing a broader coalition supportive of passage than before,” said Pollara.

Respondents to United for Care's poll were read the complete ballot title and summary for amendment 2 - "Use of Marijuana for Debilitating Medical Conditions" - that will appear on Florida's 2016 general election ballot, then asked if they would vote "yes" or "no" on the amendment. The poll was conducted July 17-21 and has a margin of error of +/- 3.1%. The poll included bilingual dialing, and 46% of the poll was among cell phone completes, while 39% of the poll was among cell phone-only households.

For press inquiries please
 contact Bianca Garza apress@unitedforcare.org

Hillary Clinton To American Democracy: Fuck You

Debbie Wasserman Schultz tips the scales in her favor against the insurgent campaign of 
Bernie Sanders. 
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Clinton thanks her for her service to the party and announced that Wasserman Schultz would now serve as her campaign’s honorary chair. here
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Mission Accomplished!
She better not get too cozy, remember Katherine Harris?

Register To Vote Florida

Local Heroes Emily and Liberty
Registering people to vote at the Jan Platt library in Tampa

Trump Looking For Workers In Jupiter

He is looking to hire 78 servers, housekeepers and cooks to staff his resort the Trump National Jupiter, a golf course in Jupiter, Florida. The jobs pay between $10.17 an hour for housekeepers to $12.74 an hour for cooks. He filed applications for temporary visas this month, saying he couldn't find enough American workers to staff the jobs. here

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Trumps Florida Wall Of Shame


Pam Bondi
Rick Scott
Marco Rubio
Gus Bilirakis 
Vern Buchanan
Curt Clawson
 Ron DeSantis
Rich Nugent
Jeff Miller
John Mica
Tom Rooney
Dennis Ross 
Ted Yoho 
Mel Sembler
Carlos Beruff
Carlos Lopez-Cantera
Bill Edwards
Chris Sullivan

The last two are 
from The Rowdies and Outback Steakhouse.
 Beware of where you spend your money!

Tampa Bay Homeless

Homeless living in Tampa

Litbrit Will Not Fall In Line

They chose their nominee over a year ago, probably long before that. They were never going to let him win. But Bernie Sanders made an enormous, important, life-changing difference in our politics, at both the national level and the personal one--he moved me to become an American citizen; he moved my husband and sons to become Democrats. We will be leaving the party after the August primary in Florida, as we've committed to vote for Alan Grayson, and we will. At this point, we are leaning toward voting for Jill Stein in November. It is not about purity. It's about integrity. Robert and I agree that we can't in good conscience raise our sons to act and believe and behave in certain ways, and then turn around and support a candidate and a party whose actions reflect an ethos in direct conflict with same.
Watching Bernie walk out with his people a few minutes ago, after moving to suspend the rules and hand over all his delegates, my heart broke all over again (it broke good and hard the first time, when I watched his glum, gun-to-the-head "endorsement" two weeks ago, and again when I learned recently that he may have been threatened with the loss of important Senate committee standings if he did not endorse before the DNC this week). It broke not just for Bernie and Jane, but for my family and me, and for you. Even you who are enthusiastically supporting Mrs. Clinton. Because surely, having seen even a fraction of the evidence showing media and DNC collusion, of stacking the deck for a preferred candidate against the other three--in direct conflict with the party's by-laws--you cannot be happy with the way it went down. Yes: I'm sorry for you, too--sorry that your candidate won this way, just as I'm sorry about her Iraq vote, the harm her work at State brought down on dear little Honduras and broken, drone-attacked Yemen, and so much more that I've tried to talk about with you on my tiny little social media platform, even as many of you attacked me for being a "purist" and others (now long gone) accused me of being stupid, naïve, and even a right-wing operative. here

The Citrus Taliban At Britton Plaza

Britton Plaza Transit Center in Tampa

St. Pete Food Not Bombs Benefit Show

9.17 - 4:30PM
The Nine 10 in St.Pete

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Trump Protest In Tampa

Only 25K for lunch with Trump at The Center Club

Kelly and Kofi

Dezeray

Ashley

Donna

Refused admission




Anti Trump protesters

Trump supporters

TPD

Faces of hate (Drive by comments)

Trumps arrival

Monday, July 25, 2016

Jill Stein for President 2016

A few worlds from our leader:
"What did party officials think would happen this election? Are they so clueless about the sentiment that's percolating throughout the country? Did they think there would be no repercussions for rigging the debates? For not devising a better primary system? 
For telling Bernie supporters
to shut up and fall in line?
There is an anger in the electorate that can't be swept under the rug. This is not about one election. This is about everything that's been happening in our country since the 1970s. Until the party figures out how to address it, 
we are screwed." Susan Smith

For all you Dems who had your head up your ass and voted for Clinton or did not vote at all. Get ready for President Trump!

To the Berners in Florida, Riverside, CA. Maryland and the rest of America the revolution continues, we will not fall in line! VOTE JILL 2016

Ybor City, Florida

7th Ave

Yo Decido 2016 / Telemundo Tampa ‎Ballot Party!

7.28 - 6PM
Jimmie B Keel Regional Library

GOP Plant DWS Accomplish Her Goal Of Putting A Republican In The White House

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, is resigning after a trove of leaked emails showed party officials conspiring to sabotage the campaign of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont. here

Tampa Trump UnWelcome

 7.26 - 10AM
3104 N. Armenia Ave 

Sunday, July 24, 2016

Register To Vote Florida

Local heroes Gary and Dustin
Registering people to vote 
at The Robert Saunders library in Ybor City

Florida INC. Adding More Toxic Chemicals To Our Water

Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is proposing a rule to ease restrictions on toxic chemicals in our surface waters, and the rule will have direct impact on our health. The Environmental Regulation Commission (ERC), a seven-member committee appointed by the governor and tasked with setting standards and rules to protect Florida’s citizens and waterways, is considering adopting a new rule, proposed by DEP, that would allow higher limits for dozens of cancer-causing chemicals. here

Trump, Florida AG Bondi Hit With Bribery Lawsuit

HCSO Shut Down Job Creators In Carrollwood

Hillsborough deputies seized about 100 pounds of marijuana and arrested two men charged with crimes related to trafficking the herb. here

Saturday, July 23, 2016

The Life and Death of Andrew Joseph, III Premiere In Ybor City

Mrs. Joseph

 Mr. Joseph


Donna L. Davis


Robert W. Saunders, Sr. Public Library

Just spent 2 tearful hours watching the story of this young man. I feel so sorry for Mr. and Mrs. Joseph.
Shame on you Hillsborough County Sheriff Office!