Friday, April 6, 2018

Tampa Dems Party At The Attic


Possible future Tampa city Councilman John Godwin
with Lisa Young

Florida House of Representatives candidate Heather Stahl
with local Progressive leader Beth Eriksen Shoup

Ione Townsend and Tim Heberlein

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Downtown Tampa
Images by Jim Bleyer

Rick Scott Makes Millions While Floridians Lose

Sandy Murman smells the stench of defeat

She has unveiled a proposal to change the board’s makeup. She wants to eliminate  at-large seats. Some see it as a naked political move to shore up her future on the board.
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The motion by Murman to study the idea was 
rejected by commissioners.
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"Blatant political move by a Republican running for a countywide seat in a Democratic year. #FlipTheCommission and send Murman into political retirement!" Dave Cutler President at Hillsborough County LGBTA Democratic Caucus

Florida GOP Federal Judge Does Not Play Games

Florida GOP challenged a federal judge’s order that Florida must change the process used to restore voting rights to former prisoners.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi, acting on behalf of  Rick Scott and the state’s clemency board, appealed the judge’s decision to block the state’s current system of forcing ex-felons to wait at least five years before they can ask for the right to vote. U.S. District Mark Walker had given Scott and state officials until April 26 to create a new process, but attorneys working for Bondi asked that Walker’s order be placed on hold while the case moves to a federal appeals court in Atlanta.
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Hours after the appeal was made, Walker turned down Florida’s request to put the case on hold and said this “court does 
not play games.
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“Rather than comply with the requirements of the United States Constitution, defendants continue to insist they can do whatever they want with hundreds of thousands of Floridians’ voting rights and absolutely zero standards,” Walker wrote. “They ask this Court to stay its prior orders. No.” here
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They can see the ass whooping coming!

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Las Vegas Rays?

After decades of being shaken down by sports franchises, their billionaire owners, and professional sports leagues, sensible cities are refusing to pay subsidies to keep or lure a professional sports team.
There is one exception: Las Vegas.  It appears to be the most likely destination for a Tampa Bay Rays franchise desperate to feed at some public trough. here
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They can join my favorite team 
since childhood
The Oakland Raiders!

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Tim

Manatee County Dreamer Looks Forward To a Future In Politics

Florida’s Rick Scott Busted In Corporate Welfare Scheme

His administration’s Department of Economic Opportunity in 2014 violated federal law to make a deal to provide financial incentives to a U.S. company with ties to the Russian maker of the Kalashnikov semi-automatic assault rifle, which at the time was subject to sanctions put in place by the U.S. government.
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it offered $162,000 in tax refund incentives to Kalashnikov USA for 54 jobs. It is located in a non-descript 40,000 square foot facility in 
Pompano Beach. here

Words From Asher Edelson

"We have two more opportunities to advocate for term limits and police body cameras in the City of Tampa. I appreciate Charter Commissioners Michael Stephens and Bill Carlson motioning for bias training to ensure accountability among city officials." Asher Edelson
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The Tampa Charter Review Commission meets again from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 11 and April 25 in City Council chambers at 
315 E Kennedy Blvd. here
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info

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Sex Workers Rally In Tampa


Syd

Z

Mikayla

D'Angelo


Thank you Tim Canova

He’s leaving the Democratic Party and abandoning his primary challenge of Wasserman Schultz. He hopes to appear on the November ballot as a no party affiliation candidate against her.
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It's about time someone told the truth
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“I am not screwing the Democratic Party. It has screwed over too many ordinary Americans and it has screwed over too many progressive candidates.”
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz, is a “corporate, robot politician;” She “is the kiss of death. She is the albatross around this party.” He called her a “menace” to Florida, the nation and the world.
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 "The party beats us up, robs us, violates our trust, lies, cheats and steals, and then it says you’ve got nowhere to go. It’s the Republicans or us.”
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Rally at the School Board in Tampa

Chris, Kara, Justin and John










Downtown Tampa

Sky at the Fly Bar


4.25 - 5:30 PM
The Fly Bar - Downtown Tampa

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Hang Out with Andrew Learned In Plant City

4.7 - 3 PM
FL-15 Town Hall for Our Lives
Plant City Public Library
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Endorsed by Our Revolution!

Ybor Paparazzi

Devan Cheaves

Andrew Gillum: They Underestimated You

But they underestimated you, and the power of people coming together to support a progressive movement.
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Over 4,000 people just like you came together to fuel our campaign and help us hit our first end-of-quarter goal of 2018 -- and I just want you to know how incredibly grateful and humbled I am for your support. Thank you.
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Thank you for believing in the possibility of building a better Florida, for investing in a brighter future for all of us no matter where we may fall on the economic ladder, and for being a dedicated member of 
Team Gillum. 
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Together, we’re going to keep on moving forward to victory in August and then November. Let’s bring it home, Andrew
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Help him out here

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Bacon Cheeseburger
With Onion Strings
At Game Works in Ybor

Tampa Hoods

Forest Hill

Monday, April 2, 2018

Florida Dems: Silence Of The Lambs Part 2

It has been over a week 
since we posted this
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Still not a word by any Progressive groups or individual on Florida Dem Bill Nelson's vote to continue the genocide in Yemen. here
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All we see are comments.
"If we don't support him 
we get Rick Scott."
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FYI. Scott is beating Nelson in most polls. You got to be pretty bad to be losing to Scott in anything, 
don't you think? 
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I am about to become a Democrat so 
I can vote for Andrew Gillum


And Tamika Lyles
A Democrat who is running against Nelson


It can be done, 
ask those Tea Party guys above.
more
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 "The party beats us up, robs us, violates our trust, lies, cheats and steals, and then it says you’ve got nowhere to go. It’s the Republicans or us.” 
Tim Canova

Ybor Paparazzi

Sean Shaw at The Bunker

Florida Right Wing Infestation: Hillsborough County Chapter

This November we can end it!
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Sandy Murman?
Check out Kimberly Overman
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Ken Hagan?
Check out Angela Birdsong
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Victor Crist?
Check out Mariella Smith

Tampa Hoods

Downtown

Sunday, April 1, 2018

Hillsborough County Sprawlers

Sandy Murman
Ken Hagan
Victor Crist
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Business as usual for a commission that just three months ago appeared ready to hold the line on further suburban sprawl. And challengers to several commissioners seeking re-election this year say the vote is evidence that 
change is needed.
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In one of the first tests of Hillsborough County’s stated commitment to fight sprawl, commissioners are giving a green light to a contentious new suburban development in east county.
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These folks are up for re-election. 
Check out who we could have....
Sky White, Kimberly Overman,
Angela Birdsong,
Mariella Smith, Elvis Piggot
and Mark Nash

Bike over the Bay from Tampa to Clearwater

Tampa Hoods

Ybor City

Campaigns End. Revolutions Endure

We had the right guy all along! 
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We are an ideological group,
NOT a political party group.
Political parties shift, we do not.

Tiny Fire Truck Puts Out Fire In Ybor

Saturday, March 31, 2018

Happy Cesar Chavez Day

Hail Caesar!

Andrew Gillum: This is How We Bring It Home

Mayor Andrew Gillum is running the most energized, authentic, and progressive campaign in Florida history. These highlights tell the story about why more and more Floridians are volunteering, contributing, and pledging to make Andrew Gillum the next Governor of Florida.

Ybor City Homeless

Meet Lawrence

Florida's Culture Of Corruption: Adam Putnam

As a state lawmaker in 1999, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam sponsored sweeping water legislation that included a provision that would later help facilitate a $25 million land deal between the state and his family-owned citrus company. here

Florida's Shitty Beer

The Florida GOP wants to allow treated wastewater to be pumped into Florida’s fragile, underground aquifer to help the state’s powerful building industry. 
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I know what you are thinking folks. But, no worries, agriculture commissioner candidate GOP Matt Caldwell of North Fort Myers has sampled beer made from it. 
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Home brewers in the Tampa area, which has been dealing with water shortages for years, have made beer using gallons of recycled, purified water. Yuck!
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You can call or write Gov. Poopy Water and tell him to VETO 'toilet to tap' bill HB1149 and protect our aquifers.
Office of Governor Rick Scott State of Florida The Capitol 400 S. Monroe St. Tallahassee, FL 32399- 0001. (850) 717-9337. For more immediate service, please include email address with your letter or phone call.

HART Stops

Hyde Park #19