One year after 19 children and two teachers were killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, President Joe Biden will mark the grim anniversary by calling on Congress to help end the “epidemic” of gun violence nationwide, according to the White House.....MORE
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
‘Our democracy will be over’: Nikki Fried offers dire predictions about a Ron DeSantis presidency
The only Democrat to hold statewide office during Gov. Ron DeSantis’ tenure as Governor has a warning for America: Don’t elect him as President.
“The entire country will be on pins and needles every single day if he dared to become President of the United States,” said Nikki Fried, the Florida Democratic Party Chair.
“I will be so bold as to say our democracy will be over.”
More HERE
Argument leads to deadly shooting in Dade City
An argument led to a deadly shooting in Dade City on Tuesday evening, the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office said.....MORE
Apollo Beach Teen Arrested For Riverview Wawa Murder
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Apollo Beach man for a murder in Riverview earlier this month.....MORE
Florida mother fatally shot in front of her 6 children during dispute at park
A woman was shot and killed in front of her six children during an argument at a Florida park on Tuesday.....MORE
Debt ceiling talks stuck on classic problem: Republicans demand spending cuts and Democrats resist
Debt ceiling negotiations are locked on a classic problem that has vexed, divided and disrupted Washington before: Republicans led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy want to roll back federal government spending, while President Joe Biden and other Democrats do not.....MORE
Court Urged To Hear Florida Elections Law Fight
Voting-rights groups want a full federal appeals court to take up a fight about whether a 2021 Florida elections law made changes that discriminated against Black voters.....MORE
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
'Fear and tears': Nurse practitioners restricted from providing gender transition care
Florida’s new law to ban gender transition procedures for minors has been in effect for nearly a week.
It also restricts access to gender transition treatments for transgender adults who may have been in care for decades.
More HERE
Target removes some LGBTQ merchandise from stores after threats to workers
Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride Month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers.....MORE
JENerational Change: Biden Vs. McCarthy On Debt Ceiling; DeSantis Announcement Imminent
Hosted by Jen Perelman and Peter Hager
We'll be speaking with Matthew Cook of David Sirota's The Lever about his latest article about Governor DeSantis's lengthy 'Pay To Play' operation as his presidential campaign announcement is expected this week.
Black Florida lawmakers support NAACP travel boycott of state
Black lawmakers in the Florida Legislature are backing calls by the NAACP to boycott the state.
The Florida Legislative Black Caucus held a vote to stand with the civil rights group, even after the NAACP issued a travel advisory discouraging tourism to the state.
More HERE
Largest US gay rights group issues Florida travel advisory for anti-LGBTQ+ laws
The largest LGBTQ+ rights organization in the U.S. joined other civil rights organizations Tuesday in issuing a travel advisory for Florida, warning that newly passed laws and policies may pose risks to minorities, immigrants and gay travelers.....MORE
DeSantis announcing candidacy Wednesday on Twitter, will be joined by Elon Musk
Governor Ron DeSantis will announce his candidacy for president of the United States at 6 p.m. Wednesday on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk, a DeSantis spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.....MORE
New College of Florida faculty censures board of trustees
New College of Florida faculty have voted to censure the college’s Board of Trustees. Faculty mentioned a long list of grievances in a letter sent to the school’s leadership.....MORE
GAMES: ‘Nowhere close’ on debt limit deal, but could ‘finish this by June 1’
Photo by Michael Buholzer
With a little more than a week to go until the June 1 debt default deadline set forth by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., told his conference Tuesday morning that he and the White House are “nowhere near a deal yet,” according to Punchbowl News.....MORE
Large portion of Hillsborough County under precautionary water boil
About 95,000 households in South-Central Hillsborough County are now under a precautionary water boil.
Hillsborough County issued the notice Tuesday afternoon, stating that a power issue
caused water pressure in the service area south of SR 60 and east of I-75 to fall below 20 psi.
More HERE
What a F**king Jackass!
Republican Sen. Rick Scott issued a formal travel advisory Tuesday warning the state of Florida is “openly hostile toward Socialists, Communists, and those that enable them.”....MORE
EVENT: Wear Orange for Gun Violence Awareness
Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
Saturday, June 3, 2023
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Join us on National Gun Violence Awareness Day as we watch our beautiful city of Tampa light up in ORANGE in honor of the 120 Americans who are killed by guns and hundreds wounded every day. We will hear from survivors of gun violence including community partners who are doing the hard work everyday. We will have local art on display.
Wear an orange shirt and bring a sign and a picture of your loved one if you are a gun violence survivor. We will embark on a short Peace Walk down the Riverfront at 7pm.
*This is a family friendly event, and we will have activities for children available.
Event Page HERE
Republicans: We've Got A Winning Hand, We're Done Negotiating on The Debt Ceiling
Republicans say they're done with debt ceiling negotiations. John Iadarola, Max Burns and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks.
St. Pete and Tampa make their best pitches to Tampa Bay Rays
The renderings for a new Rays stadium near Ybor City
Tampa-Hillsborough still says it's negotiating aggressively with the Rays, and that they had a productive discussion as recently as last Thursday.
They plan on pitching a proposal that places the stadium on property owned by developer Darryl Shaw near Ybor City.
More HERE
Local summer youth camp fundraising for added security amid new Florida laws critics say target LGBTQ+ community
The added protocols are meant to give the LGBTQ+ community and allies a space to be loved and accepted.
A local youth summer camp is making changes after several bills were recently signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The changes to their operations are to protect themselves.
More HERE
Help Out HERE
White House threatens to veto GOP measure targeting student loan debt relief program
The White House on Monday threatened to veto a Republican-led bill in the House that would block the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program.....MORE
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