Ybor City, Florida
Friday, June 28, 2019
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Asher Endorses For President!
I am proud and honored to endorse my Senator, Bernie Sanders for President of the United States! His vision for healthcare, education, and genuine welfare are a necessary step for America at its best, and at its worst, a more effective bargaining chip to get closer to where we should be as a nation, with democratic socialism influence urging a budgetary reprioritization. His vision for foreign policy and long time advocacy against the wars that bring our nation down are a must at this dangerous time. His character and ability to rally people from in and out of the Democratic Party will help to defeat Trump.
I feel the Bern, and like Bernie, the first 2020 candidate to sign the loyalty pledge to support the Democratic nominee, I denounce B or Bust and encourage each of my fellow Bernie supporters to do the same in a measured fashion. We need to put a strong halt on attacking other candidates and especially their supporters, as well as our own who vocalize truth in the same way as Bernie. We need a big tent to win and we must open a bridge to those in other campaigns, rather than senselessly cause strife when it is not required. I love my Senator and want him to win this election; we will need to pull our own weight, and inspire others to love rather than hate. That is my solemn message to fellow leftists who want the best for humanity, the country, and the planet.
If we had ranked choice voting, my subsequent choices at this time would be:
2. Elizabeth Warren
3. Kamala Harris
4. Pete Buttigieg
5. Tulsi Gabbard
6. Julian Castro
I look forward to more substance and a positive election with a positive end result! Stay groovy.
— Asher
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Mariella Smith Files
I was happy to open the Bike Walk Tampa Bay Summit 2019 on Friday. Safe streets and alternative transportation have been passions of mine for a long time. Our streets consistently rank among the deadliest in America. The deaths of pedestrians and cyclists on our streets is a shameful tragedy.
Voters gave us clear direction in the Transportation Tax referendum that they want to spend 12% of each municipality's share of the tax on safe bike/ped infrastructure. But the judge in Commissioner White's lawsuit threw out all the percentages and has now left the spending priorities solely up to the County Commission. If you feel, as I do, that we need to build safe infrastructure for bicycles and pedestrians, including school children biking and walking to school, please let your County Commissioners know that you want them to spend that 12% as the voters intended. (While you're at it, you can ask them to keep the 45% share for transit that
was in the referendum.)
was in the referendum.)
Contact Commissioners: https://hcflgov.formstack.com/forms/contact_commissioner
Another opportunity to provide input on transportation is the survey for the Hillsborough County 2045 Transportation Plan: http://www.planhillsborough.org/2045lrtp/
And finally, here's a cool group I learned about at the Summit: WellBuilt Bikes is a non-profit bike shop offering refurbished sales and low-fee repairs. Earn-A-Bike program and sliding scale fees available. Donate your old frames and parts. They reuse & recycle. AND they seem like a fun bunch!
More here: https://www.bikeshoptampa.com/about-us/
More here: https://www.bikeshoptampa.com/about-us/
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Lost Ybor = Lost 40K In Corporate Welfare
Hillsborough could pay $40K to have ‘Blair Witch’ director film new horror series
in Ybor. HERE
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Since they like Ybor so much we should be
charging them to film here.
Monday, June 24, 2019
Florida Corporate Welfare
DeSantis’ new budget is full of corporate handouts and tax loopholes all paid for by cutting funding to public schools, slashing environmental protection programs, and does nothing to curtail the spiraling healthcare costs which are crippling Florida families.
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Vlogger Victoria Dolas in Tampa
i had such a great weekend in tampa,
so i really hope you enjoy this vlog:)
Florida GOP Total Control
say will blunt much of
Amendment 4’s impact.
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Seven months ago, almost two-thirds of voters approved Amendment 4.
WE DON'T CARE WHAT YOU WANT!
Sunday, June 23, 2019
Children running out classrooms screaming and hitting each other in Orlando
Florida voucher schools criticized in
parent letters to state
parent letters to state
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In the letter about Winners Primary School, the parent asked for “help for my child,” complaining of unqualified teachers and a mostly absent principal.
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Though Winners Primary accepts Florida scholarships, or vouchers, receiving more than $1 million from those programs this past school year, it is not “licensed, approved, accredited, or regulated” by the state, so it can make its own decisions about facilities, teacher credentials and curriculum, the education department’s letter to the parent said.
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Saturday, June 22, 2019
2020 Vision with Asher!
I will after the second debate on June 27th — Who do you think I will officially endorse for President?
— Asher
ICE Protest Blackout in Ybor
The 2 pictures I was able to get before I was told by Dezaray Lyn. That I had no "consent" to take pictures at her public event. I know it was my right to continue,
but I didn't.
Friday, June 21, 2019
Florida GOP Kyle Kashuv
Kashuv is a recent graduate of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. A survivor of the 2018 shooting at the school, he became famous for opposing gun control measures after the attack. Kashuv became the high school outreach director for the conservative group Turning Point USA, and lobbied in favor of a federal “school safety” bill that attempts to address the school shooting problem without gun control. HERE
Those Cute, Pesky E-Scooters: Amenity or Menace?
Embraced by many American cities, including Tampa, the dockless, shareable two-wheelers have experienced mounting injuries, many serious. Initial enthusiasm has been replaced with a healthy
dose of reality. MORE
dose of reality. MORE
Thursday, June 20, 2019
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