Sunday, February 18, 2024
Florida bill could establish ‘fetal personhood’
The Florida Senate is on the way to passing a bill that critics say would establish “fetal personhood” in civil liability cases.
But Democrats and critics of the bill argued it’s a roundabout way of creating fetal personhood, a belief that a fetus should be recognized as a legal and moral person with rights, often including the right to life, from the moment of conception.
Lions and Tigers and Nuclear Space Weapons, Oh My!
Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with his Chinese and Indian counterparts at a conference in Munich, Germany, on Friday and Saturday, trying to convince them to talk to Russian officials about not putting a nuclear weapon in space, according to The New York Times.....Read More
Saturday, February 17, 2024
2023 Sydney Eastman Courage Award: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
I'd like to give the 2023 Sydney Eastman Courage Award to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Rarely do you find a Representative in Congress who thinks beyond the bounds of their own district and beyond the count of votes they need to win re-election. Rarely do you find a Representative who is aware that what is good for the whole country is good for each individual in their constituency. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of those rare individuals. She is a shining example of a public servant with the sound moral, unwavering principles our country so sorely needs right now. While our government teeters on the edge of authoritarianism, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stands with the wisdom and a sense of purpose to advocate for the ideals of freedom and justice our democracy truly represents.
2023 Sydney Eastman Courage Award: The Tampa 5
My Sydney Eastman Courage Award for 2023 goes to the Tampa 5. While exercising their right to free speech at the USF campus, Chrisley Carpio, Gia Davila, Jeanie Kida, Lauren Pinero and Laura Rodriguez, among other protestors were brutally assaulted by the USF Police. These five courageous women were unjustly arrested on felony charges that were fabricated in order to justify the illegal actions of the police.
Facing 10 years of incarceration if found guilty, the Tampa 5 were offered a plea deal that would have required them to publicly apologize for crimes they never committed. Standing in unity, they refused to offer this bogus apology and demanded a trial by jury. All of the video evidence that was available showed clearly that the USF Police were the instigators of the violence and that the protestors never acted aggressively toward their assaulters and on the first day of the trial, the Florida State Attorney, Ashley Moody, dropped all felony charges against the Tampa 5.
Their courage makes the Tampa 5 ideal recipients of the Sydney Eastman Courage Award.
Long Way 'Round - Cassie Jean and the Fireflies
The Wandering Hours in Seminole Heights
What's that bass sound in Tampa Bay?
Ybor City Nightlife - Tampa Nightlife
We must protect the right to seek asylum
Last month, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) ruled that a petition brought against the United States on behalf of six Haitian people who were deported to Haiti in the middle of the cholera epidemic may move forward. The ruling comes 10 years after the initial petition, which asserted that the U.S. deported the Haitian nationals without consideration for the human rights and humanitarian crisis that gripped the country, and which was in direct violation to the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man.....Read More
Friday, February 16, 2024
What Stogie Had For Lunch
BISTEC SALTEADO
Moro and Platanos
Trump Ordered To Pay Over $355 Million, Barred Serving As An Officer In New York Business For 3 Years
On Friday, Judge Arthur Engoron ruled against former President Donald Trump, imposing a $355 million penalty in a case with no victims.....Read More
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Tampa Hoods: Ybor City
REPORT: Israeli Snipers SHOOT Civilians Entering, Leaving Gaza Hospital
Israeli sniper fire has killed and injured multiple people, including patients and medical workers. Ana Kasparian discusses on The Young Turks.
Florida labor bill banning heat protections, local minimum wage advances
Legislation banning local heat protection policies on private companies plus city-established minimum wages is moving forward in the Florida House.
The proposal (HB 433) would ban local rules that require contractors to pay employees above the state minimum wage. Additionally, the measure would restrict cities and counties from choosing contractors based on a company’s wages and benefits.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Tampa Hoods: Ybor City
Sarah Diamond & the Soul Miners - Doin Whatcha Doin
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