Alina Valdes
Is running for U.S. Congress in Florida's CD 25, encompassing parts of Broward, Collier, Hendry, and Miami-Dade Counties.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
We Rise!” (¡Adelante!)
The AFL-CIO launches a national immigration training plan, “We Rise!” (¡Adelante!). It is designed to reach, mobilize and organize immigrant workers in their workplaces and in their communities. here
Florida House tries to kill public education
Monday, April 6, 2015
Marijuana supporters want to get Ybor City buzzing
The Central Florida chapter for a national advocacy group will host a music festival to bring out Ybor City’s marijuana enthusiasts. here
Annette Taddeo For Florida's 26th District
Barely three months into his congressional career, Miami Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo has drawn a re-election challenger: Democrat Annette Taddeo, who plans to formally announce her candidacy Monday. here
Good. She has matured and I think she can pull it off. Besides, he is an idiot and doesn't belong in Washington.. Geniusofdespair
Save The Friendship TrailBridge
The long-delayed demolition of the 58-year-old Friendship TrailBridge is back on track and could occur this year.
Die-hard defender Neil Cosentino, a member of the committee that saved the bridge from a wrecking ball in 1997, argued its structure is safe. Cosentino invited County Administrator Mike Merrill and commissioners to walk the bridge with him so he could prove its durability. “If we find anything wrong with the bridge, I’ll buy (Merrill) any dinner he wants at Bern’s Steak House,” Cosentino said. “I also invite commissioners to do the same after we take the first walk to make sure the bridge is safe.
I’m absolutely sure the bridge is safe.” here
I’m absolutely sure the bridge is safe.” here
Sunday, April 5, 2015
The Citrus Taliban: Joshua Feuerstein
After a bakery in Casselberry, Florida, refused to decorate a cake with a anti-gay marriage message" they started to receive hundreds of hateful, threatening calls. Former TV evangelist Joshua Feuerstein posted a video of his call to YouTube and his own Facebook page, then encouraged his viewers and fans (of which there are apparently more than a million, because humans are terrible) to call Cut the Cake themselves and complain.
Shockingly,* hundreds of Feuerstein's viewers decided to take this as an opportunity to leave Cut the Cake hateful or threatening messages, calls which at last blush
were still ongoing.
were still ongoing.
WMNF 2015 Tropical Heatwave!
34 Years of Tropical Heatwave! One of the longest running festivals in the country, Tropical Heatwave has become an annual rite of spring for fans of eclectic music, with excitement, mystery, and legend contained in memories of the annual extravaganzas for longtime Heatwave devotees. And every year there are first-timers who discover that Heatwave is one of one of the most fun weekends and best musical experiences they have ever had. The festival is a manifestation and celebration of the sense of community that WMNF has created.
For kids up for adoption, is Florida the next Indiana?
Over the past few weeks there has been a lot in the news about the use of religious exemptions laws as a means to legalize discrimination. We can’t let that happen in Florida. There’s a bill in the Florida legislature that would allow adoption agencies that are contracted by the state to deny loving families to children based on the agency’s religious or moral objections, rather than a family’s ability
to care for a child.
to care for a child.
Send a message to your house representative to oppose this discriminatory bill! here
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Welcome to the New America
GOP presidential contenders are on a collision course with the American electorate.
“There is simply no way that Republicans can seem like a modern political party with widespread appeal in the New America unless they adjust to the new reality on at least a few of their long-standing policy positions. . . . Foremost in this area are gay rights,” Dana Milbank
Friday, April 3, 2015
Seven Democrats sold us out in the Florida House
Bruce Antone
Randolph Bracy
Daphne Campbell
Alan Williams
Darryl Rouson
Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda
and Dwayne Taylor
Hollywood, Florida Kicks Out Their Homeless
Like ragged refugees seeking a promised land, a mass exodus of Hollywood's homeless hit the road. They will be staying at a Haines City motel.
Big Sugar supporters hire actors to protest
Screen grab of a Broward Acting Group’s Facebook post offering to pay for pretend protesters to back Big Sugar’s attempt to get out of the land deal they made with the State of Florida.
The Facebook post has since been taken down.
Who exactly is paying the fake protesters? Inquiring Floridians want to know.
Dear Tallahassee Politician
You, Tallahassee Politician, are going to lose your moral authority in about 30 days.
When we put medical marijuana on the ballot in 2014 - so many of you objected,
saying legislature was the best place for this to get done.We all know what happened next: A billionaire
put in $6 million, funded an outrageous set of lies and exaggerations about the
amendment, and then we came just short of the 60% we needed, despite our 3.4
million votes cast in favor of medical marijuana.
Maybe some of you think we're bluffing. Maybe you don't believe our expert
pollster - who said that if we ran the exact same race in 2016 as we did in
2014, we'd win. (We're going to run a better race, regardless.)
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Rushia Brown At C4G Tampa
Stop by C4G today at 4pm to meet WNBA Legend, Rushia Brown! All are welcome for this
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! This will be a great time to get pictures and
autographs!
105 W. Sligh Ave. Tampa
Marco Rubio's Sugar Daddy
Norman Braman is not your typical GOP megadonor—and he may single-handely keep Rubio in the race. here
Florida Charter School accused of grade tampering
Newpoint High, one of Escambia County’s high-performing charter schools, has been accused of fixing grades to earn an “A” grade from the state. here
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Shine a Light to Prevent Political Corruption - Clearwater Beach
Clearwater Beach - Pier 60
4/2/2015 - 7:30 PM info
Arrogant. Deceitful. Insulting Florida GOP
Local Great Darden Rice: Wage Theft Ordinance
The average wage theft claim in Pinellas County is estimated at about $500. Some 15,000 employees were affected over a year and a half and that’s just those who reported it. here
USF students against U.S. intervention in Venezuela, Iraq, Syria and Ukraine
Over a dozen students at the University of South Florida (USF) gathered outside of Russell M. Cooper Hall on campus, March 30, to condemn recent interventions by the U.S. in Venezuela, Iraq, Syria and Ukraine here
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
John Morgan ready to kick some ass
As legislature sits on their ass,
I'm ready to kick some ass.
I'm ready to kick some ass.
If it
wasn't for medical marijuana, my brother Tim wouldn't be here today. The
legislature can solve this problem for patients throughout the state right now -
but they're not.
So we are going to gear up and get ready to do what we
did in 2014 - put medical marijuana back on the ballot.
Will you
help us? We have to raise even more money than before to make sure we are ready
for any kind of opposition. Even one funded by an out of state
billionaire.
In the meantime... BELIEVE!
I do want to thank the few, brave
Republican legislators who tried and failed to bring compassion to Florida.
Unfortunately, the power of the pharmaceutical industry is proving more powerful
than the people.
- John Morgan
GOP: The Grand OLD Party
Happy Cesar Chavez Day
Today on the 3rd floor of our state's capitol, we set up tables on behalf of the central Florida farm worker community, to celebrate the legacy of Cesar Chavez. At noon, we were joined by Senators Soto & Bullard, as well as Representatives Torres, Pafford, Cortes, & Cruz to speak up on the importance of our resolution that will one day designate March 31st as Cesar Chavez Day here in Florida. here
Call Your Legislators: Vote No On SB 724
SB 724 would force women in Florida to unnecessarily postpone access to an abortion for 24 hours.
This preposterous bill has nothing to do with health benefits. Instead, SB 724 will result in increased expenses, travel difficulties, and medical risks. In some parts of Florida, this could mean as much as 400 miles and eight hours of travel to get access to care.
Call key members of the Florida Senate's Health Policy Committee by filling out your information here. Please report the results of your call so we can keep track and plan our next steps. Thanks!
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Sushi
Shrimp Avocado Roll
Spicy Crab Roll
Shrimp Tempura Roll
Avocado Roll
At Rice Bowl Asian House Restaurant, Bradenton
Awesome stuff!
Big Sugar to privatize Florida's water supply
For Big Sugar, the exploitation of Florida taxpayers is a ceaseless enterprise.
Its success is measured in hundreds of millions of dollars. However much money
Big Sugar earns for shareholders -- dominating Florida -- it is never
enough.With profits virtually guaranteed by federal farm bill policy,
Big Sugar freely seeds Florida with disinformation campaigns through skilled and
well-paid message machinery. here, more here
Liberals leading us toward end times
Acording to Rev. Franklin Graham
“One of the greatest threats to America is the progressives (a new name for liberals) led by President Obama and his Attorney General Eric Holder who are trying to impose a new morality – which is really no morality at aall – jamming it down the throats of the American people,”
Monday, March 30, 2015
Tallahassee making "disastrous choice"
"The Florida Legislature is making a serious mistake by refusing to take up legislation that
would legalize medical marijuana."
Tallahassee politicians are "conveniently
forgetting" the 58% of Floridians for medical marijuana and instead "dodging the
issue", ultimately coming to the same conclusion we have "no recourse" but to go
back in the ballot.
But we can't do it without you.
Florida's Culture Of Corruption: Erik Fresen
Without a word of debate Friday, the Florida House approved a controversial proposal that could require school districts to share tens of millions of dollars in construction funds with rival charter schools.
Erik Fresen sponsored the amendment,his architectural firm has helped build several charter schools, and his brother-in-law runs Academica, the state’s largest charter school management company. here
Jacksonville sheriff's office shoots another unarmed black man
Devanta DeJuan Jones called the police for help early on the morning of March 29, he didn't expect them to come and shoot at him. He is currently in the hospital, and his condition is reportedly stable.
Organizers with the Jacksonville Progressive Coalition and community members are organizing a rally on March 30 (Today) at the corner store across from Cleveland Arms apartment complex at 6:00 p.m. The address for the starting location is 5105 Cleveland Arms Road. here
Jeb the right-wing hardliner
As governor, Jeb was a right-wing hardliner — a doctrinaire supply-sider who slashed at least $14 billion in revenue to the state government by cutting taxes, mostly on the wealthy, and killing programs for the middle class and services for the poor. It was Jeb who signed Florida’s infamous “Stand
Your Ground Law” here
Sunday, March 29, 2015
The Centre for Girls has STAR supporters!
Championship Weekend comes alive to support
The
Centre for Girls!
On Friday, April 3rd, The Center Circle
Luncheon will feature several WNBA legends, including Champion Rushia Brown, and
proceeds will support C4G. It is not too late to get in on the action! There
are a limited number of tickets available,
so register today!
so register today!
Also, on Saturday, April 4th, the WPBA will
host a FREE Basketball Clinic for 150 local middle- and high-school students. Registration is still open for this as well, so
act fast!
More information on both events
Stacy White Chose Not To Sign
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The proclamation that Kevin Beckner handed over to Tampa Pride organizer Carrie West at the beginning of Saturday’s activities in Ybor City. here
Miami Rally to End Marijuana Prohibition
This is a free rally to end prohibition of marijuana. The State of Florida is wasting tax dollars by incarcerating non violent offenders with a little bit of pot. Free up our jails, make tax money and put an end to this war! How many have been killed by smoking God's plant? NONE!
Bring your friends, signs, and peace. This is a peaceful rally that will start at 10:00 am! See you there!
April 11, 11am
Miami Beach City Hall
Saturday, March 28, 2015
We Want Alan Grayson
Progressives are clearly looking for a bold champion who will inspire and engage voters.
We can’t afford to run former Republicans or corporate Democrats who consider themselves “centrists” but who are really “Republican lite.” If we do that, we lose.”
Neither Murphy nor Tallahassee area Rep. Gwen Graham fit the qualifications of what progressives are looking for in a candidate. here
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