Celebrating Success In Tampa

6.5 - 2 PM

Pre-Ramadan event for our community and refugees in Tampa

Islamic Community of Tampa

info

Florida INC. To Triple The Amount Of Toxic Chemicals Into Our Water

Florida INC. is proposing to revise its restrictions on what toxic chemicals can be discharged into surface water —  the proposed standards would triple the amount of a toxic chemical called benzene allowed to be discharged into surface waters like rivers and lakes and are meant more to entice fracking companies than keep Floridians safe. here

Florida GOP Slimy Reptile Carlos Beruff

Florida GOP Carlos Beruff, a candidate for the U.S. Senate repeatedly referred to President Barack Obama as an “animal” at a county GOP meeting. here
Update: He is refusing to apologize, according to the Tampa Bay Times

Marion County's Citrus Taliban Headed To Court

Civil rights groups are preparing to take the Marion County school district to court over its new transgender bathroom rules. here

Liberty Counsel, a religious group, represented the boy who complained and 
offered to defend the district in court.

Floridians favor legalizing both medical and recreational pot

Florida voters overwhelmingly support legalization of medical marijuana and most also favor legalization of recreational pot use. A Quinnipiac University poll found 80 percent of Florida voters said they would vote for a proposed constitutional amendment in November allowing for medical use of marijuana. Just 16 percent said they'd vote no. Support is greater than 70 percent among every category pollsters analyzed, regardless of political party, gender, education, age and ethnicity. here

Alcee Hastings and Patrick Murphy Payday Lender Whores

Murphy and Hastings have worked overtime in their efforts to sabotage President Obama’s fight to rein in predatory payday lenders. They have taken tens of thousands of dollars from payday loan sharks while Florida families pay the price.” here

Jordan Jereb - Florida Right-Wing Extremist Nut

Upset over a $60 debt faces charges after threatening a high-ranking staff member of Florida CEO Rick Scott’s office. Jordan Jereb, is a captain of the Republic of Florida militia. here

Stogie's California Trip

On Friday I am off to California, no not to recruit workers, to help Bernie win the primary. If you want to help us please donate,
I will be blogging the trip. While I am gone Pilar and the rest of the crew will keep watch on the homefront.

Thank you Mom, Maria, Mayra, Charlie, Ellen, Todd, John and Jim!

Florida INC.To Starve The Poor

Hundreds Of Thousands Have Lost Food Stamps In Florida. here

Demand Jeff Brandes Answer For Pinellas County Charter Schools

Last week, a grand jury indicted a for-profit school management company that runs four Pinellas County charter schools, and the advocacy group Florida Strong is demanding that state Senator Jeff Brandes answer for it. here

49% Of Floridians Disapprove Of Marco Rubio

A Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday shows 42 percent of Florida voters approve of his performance and 49 percent disapprove — putting him in negative territory for the first time since he was elected to the Senate in 2010. here

Harry Reid Wants Alan Grayson To Lose

Rep. Alan Grayson angrily confronted Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday, disrupting a meeting of the Congressional Progressive Caucus in front of dozens of staffers and members of Congress. here

“I want you to lose. It’s true.” Harry Reid

Palestine Refugees Enter Ybor City

Local Treasures Dezeray Lyn and Alvaro Montealegre

Palestine Solidarity Activists re-inact the expulsion of

 Palestinians from their homeland. Downtown to Ybor. 

info

The Great GOP Bathroom Controversy

Alan Grayson launched an attack on the Republican Party for focusing on where transgender people can go to the bathroom, saying it should direct its efforts to fight the gender pay gap instead.

Democrat Grayson addressed the House of Representatives on Friday, saying: 'It turns out the party of small government wants a government small enough to fit underneath the toilet seat.' here

Ybor City 2014

Trying it again!

Check out Absentee Voting

Democrats Outnumber Republicans In Florida

While Democrats outnumber Republicans in Florida by a sizable margin, many Democratic voters - particularly those in progressive-leaning South Florida - have chosen to sit out the state's gubernatorial elections, which some party veterans say is due in part to uninspiring 
entrist candidates. here

Check out Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine. here