Israel doubles down on its critics

Faced with an arrest warrant from the ICC, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – and much of the Israeli media – reflexively dismissed the move as anti-Semitic.

While the walls appear to be closing in on Netanyahu, he is a survivor. He knows how to muddy the waters. His government is also going after one of the few Israeli news outlets critical of the war on Gaza – Haaretz.

Former Trump Treasury official: ‘Do not underestimate’ Ocasio Cortez in 2028

A former Trump Treasury official warned the Republican party Friday not to “underestimate” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), citing her accessibility to voters through social media and the congresswoman’s “grassroots support.”....MORE

On trans questions, resist the haters on both sides

Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC)

Donald Trump’s victorious campaign for the White House exploited transphobic myths, fears and prejudices. His ads targeted trans athletes in women’s sports, gender-affirming medical care and new pronoun usages.

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Let’s be clear: transphobia is real, and some people are so lurid, discriminatory and misleading in their remarks about the topic that it’s fair to label them transphobic.

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Disaster relief advocate calls for 'urgency' in Congress over tax relief legislation

With just a few weeks remaining in the current session of Congress, After the Fire USA CEO Jennifer Gray Thompson joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss why it’s so critical for the Senate to pass federal disaster tax relief legislation (H.R.5863) before the end of the year.

World Leader STRIKES BACK HARD on Trump...SENDS HUGE WARNING!

Kip Kelly in Tampa

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Mark Zuckerberg Hanging With Trump in Florida

Unexplained And Deadly Heat Wave Hotspots Are Showing Up Across The Planet

We all know the planet is warming way too fast, and we all know it’s going to have some pretty dire consequences. However, a new study has found that this temperature increase is far from evenly spread, with distinct heat wave “hotspots” experiencing warming far beyond what can be explained by current climate models.....MORE

Why is the US turning a blind eye to Israel’s war crimes?

Last month, the Watson Institute of International and Public Affairs published a revealing report on the cost to American taxpayers of the war in Gaza. Since October 2023, Israel’s war on Gaza, and more recently on Lebanon, has cost the U.S. $22 billion.

This is only the publicly declared number, the report describes, as efforts have been made to obscure through bureaucratic tactics the total amount of aid and the types of systems involved.

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Important information for those interested in the ongoing genocide happening in Gaza at the hands of Zionist Israel.

Going Deep with Anna Deavere Smith on Love and Justice

 

Kelly Corrigan talks with  actor, writer and celebrated creative mind, Anna Deavere Smith about two  books that have stayed with her over the years.

Listen to the podcast HERE

Christian Nationalists Are BAFFLED By The Constitution

To help someone going through a crisis, use these 7 words

Kelly Corrigan has spent years talking about families — her own and many others — on her PBS show, her podcast and in her four bestselling books. She gave a TED Talk about having the courage to respond with humility when a loved one is in crisis, which requires putting aside our own ideas about how to fix their problems.

HERE are some of the lessons she offered on a recent episode of TED Radio Hour.

Ron DeSantis Building Prison on Disney World Property

Trump top spy pick, Tulsi Gabbard, faces fresh scrutiny over Syria visit and Russia comments

Former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard's controversial 2017 meeting with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and past statements on Russia's invasion of Ukraine have drawn fresh scrutiny after President-elect Donald Trump picked her to oversee America's spy agencies.....MORE

Ybor City entrepreneurs work to set up ’tiny shops for big ideas’

Local company Nimble Retail, which is best known for its pop-up shops, has gained approval from the Barrio Latino Commission to develop micro-retail shops in Ybor City.

Nimble Retail Founders David Bailey and Stephanie Harrison Bailey both have backgrounds in real estate, development, architecture, and design.

The Baileys’ plan is to establish their first two nimble shops on Seventh Avenue — in the former La Tropicana restaurant parking lot — which would include a communal space with a dining area and bathrooms. Each shop will be about 200 square feet.

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As You Can See, They Smacked Him In The Face With A Flat Shovel Before The Competition

"Vito" the Pug WINS! | 2024 National Dog Show

Witness history in the making as Vito the pug is crowned Best in Show at the National Dog Show

Ybor City Cigar Festival

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Trump’s FCC Pick Ready to Target Media Outlets Unfriendly to Trump

On-Ramps to a New Civil Society Book Release in North Tampa

12.15.2024 - 6 PM

11213 N. Nebraska Ave Suite 403 INFO

Bernie Made An INSANE Prediction, Then It Came True!

What Stogie Had For Lunch

All you can eat

Number 1 China Buffet - North Tampa

Trump AG pick HUMILIATED after DEVASTATING VIDEO SURFACES

‘Buckle up, buttercup’: Rep. Crockett sounds alarm over Trump economic agenda

Building community after devastation with Samuel Ronen

Anni and Tanja are joined by community activist Samuel Ronen on this week’s Sustainable Living Show. Samuel is a community organizer in Tampa Bay, showing up where help is needed for a variety of causes from grassroots political campaigns, to protests, mutual aid and hurricane relief. He is the co-founder of Florida For Change and the Progressive Jewish Coalition, while being active with the Democratic Socialists of America, the American Indian Movement, the New Era Young Lords of Florida, and the Bay Area Dream Defenders.

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DOJ braces for corruption of department as Trump prioritizes revenge

Supreme Court PISSED OFF The Wrong Democrat… Now They’re Exposed

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse calls out the Supreme Court’s disturbing trend of manipulating facts to benefit Republican interests. With unchecked power, the conservative majority risks eroding trust in the judiciary and undermining constitutional balance.

Florida is top of a controversial list: banning or challenging books?

Florida is at the top of a controversial list for 2024. The reading advocacy group “Pen America” ranked Florida number one in the nation as the state with the most books banned from local schools.....MORE

'Tired. Damn tired.' Some Black women are processing the grief of a Kamala Harris loss

There was a refrain we heard again and again from the seven Black women NPR talked with for this story.

"It is exhausting," says Venita Doggett, who lives in Memphis, Tenn., and works for a nonprofit doing education advocacy.

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