A federal inspector general paints Florida’s Hardest Hit Fund as a flop at saving homeowners from foreclosure. here
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Jeb Can Fix It: Remember The 2000 Election
Bush delivers a "reset" speech
"Our story is about action, doing, not just talking" he said
and he debuted the new "Jeb Can Fix It" motto.
By Monday afternoon, #JebCanFixIt had gone viral, becoming a trending hashtag on Twitter. But not necessarily in the way
the campaign wanted. here
Marco Rubio Snags Another Billionaire
Two days after the latest Republican debate, the Florida senator won the backing of billionaire investor
Paul Singer . here
Farid A. Khavari: Save Florida From Sea Level Rise
Towards a Zero-Cost Economy
A Blueprint to Create General Economic Security in a Carefree Economy. here
Janelle Irwin’s Fight for $15 Challenge
Please follow along this week as I share my own observations as well as those from my family. here
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Monday, November 2, 2015
Who's to blame when Patrick Murphy gets crushed next year?
Patrick Murphy, the Florida New Dems Senate nomination
has ZERO legislative accomplishments resulting from a Murphy authored bill signed into law by President Obama,
is the largest recipient of Wall Street contributions of any Democrat that sits on the Financial Services committeewith regulating)
Wall Street
voted FOR the Benghazi committee,
FOR Keystone pipeline,
:( FOR offshore drilling in Florida,
FOR cuts to Medicare, Medicaid,
and social security,
FOR cutting taxes on the 1%
while raising those on the middle and working classes,
FOR delaying Obamacare,
FOR delaying Elizabeth Warren's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and AGAINST All Aboard Florida commuter rail funding.
He's been silent on raising the minimum wage to $15,
the Black Lives Matter movement,
and breaking up the banks. Why? Because that's what
his big money Republican donors want. here
Who the hell wants to vote for him? We like the real Dems better! YCS
The story goes that he is the front runner, maybe theirs but not ours.
Florida don't be fooled Poll says he is in 3rd place.
Join The Susan Smith Wing of The Florida Democratic Paty
has ZERO legislative accomplishments resulting from a Murphy authored bill signed into law by President Obama,
is the largest recipient of Wall Street contributions of any Democrat that sits on the Financial Services committeewith regulating)
Wall Street
voted FOR the Benghazi committee,
FOR Keystone pipeline,
:( FOR offshore drilling in Florida,
FOR cuts to Medicare, Medicaid,
and social security,
FOR cutting taxes on the 1%
while raising those on the middle and working classes,
FOR delaying Obamacare,
FOR delaying Elizabeth Warren's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and AGAINST All Aboard Florida commuter rail funding.
He's been silent on raising the minimum wage to $15,
the Black Lives Matter movement,
and breaking up the banks. Why? Because that's what
his big money Republican donors want. here
Who the hell wants to vote for him? We like the real Dems better! YCS
Florida don't be fooled Poll says he is in 3rd place.
Join The Susan Smith Wing of The Florida Democratic Paty
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Marco Rubio Rare Sighting In Washington
Rubio showed up to vote on an immigration related bill, he proved himself again to the white bigot voters by voting in favor of a "Sanctuary Cities" bill that would block funding from certain cities that don't deport undocumented immigrants fast enough for Marco's liking. here
Florida Ranks Among Top Places
Well, not in a good way!
The Florida Keys and parts of the Panhandle rank among the most vulnerable places in the nation for wildlife in danger of disappearing, according to a new study. here
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Florida Uber Right Wing Ron DeSantis
Already a favorite of the right wing and Tea Party conservatives in Florida,took it a step further by echoing the sentiments of Florida’s Junior Senator Marco Rubio on American foreign policy. here
Fair Elections At Hampton Terrace In Tampa
We, the residents of Hampton Terrace, located in Tampa, Florida, hereby petition the City of Tampa and Mayor Bob Buckhorn to postpone the upcoming Hampton Terrace Neighborhood Association (HTNA) Board of Directors Election allegedly scheduled for December 5, 2015. We also ask the City of Tampa to suspend recognition of the current association until an Open election, monitored by an independent body, can be held. here
November AdTalk: Blockbuster or Bust
November 10 at 6:30pm
Spectrum in Tampa
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Why is Ben Affleck’s upcoming blockbuster about Tampa’s Ybor City being filmed off the coast of Georgia? We’ll talk about this controversy, the successes of films like Dolphin Tale, and the far-reaching impact of making movies here in Florida. Enjoy free drinks, food and networking.
Why is Ben Affleck’s upcoming blockbuster about Tampa’s Ybor City being filmed off the coast of Georgia? We’ll talk about this controversy, the successes of films like Dolphin Tale, and the far-reaching impact of making movies here in Florida. Enjoy free drinks, food and networking.
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Rick Scott's Florida: Mental Hospitals
Tampa Bay Times
I was one of three journalists who spent the past year reporting on a single subject: the violence and decay inside Florida’s mental hospitals. After a grueling reporting effort, here’s what we found.
Demand Federal Criminal Investigation of Rick Scott’s Land Give-away to Koch Brothers
Georgia-Pacific/Koch Industries is permitted to discharge up to 60 million gallons per day of toxic waste into the St. Johns River, smothering the bottom with tons of solids and making the water unfit for human/animal use. The pipeline easement was issued by FDEP, as agent for the Florida Governor and Cabinet, after a highly misleading newspaper notice and no fair opportunity to request an evidentiary hearing. The river should be held in trust by the Governor and Cabinet for the people of Florida, not given away for private use as dumping grounds and without just compensation. here
Blocking Solar in the Sunshine State
Halloween is upon us. here
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It’s scary that Florida – the Sunshine State – gets only about 1/10 of 1 percent of the state’s energy needs met with solar.
Memo to Gov. Rick Scott
"Keep the oil in the soil unless you want the bird dogs on your tail." Message from environmental activists
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Rose Braz, with the Center for Biological Diversity , called the tactic "bird-dogging," and she encouraged several environmental groups and dozens of concerned citizens meeting Wednesday at the Holiday Inn near Florida Gulf Coast University to do the same.
Friday, October 30, 2015
Pam Bondi: Most Corrupt Florida Attorney General Ever!
Here we go again,
Attorney General Pam Bondi said her continuing challenges to federal environmental regulations are not political and instead are aimed at protecting Floridians. So she is joining 23 other states in challenging an Obama administration rule on power plant emissions designed to address climate change. Remember last year she challenged a Chesapeake Bay water cleanup plan that most of the states around the bay had agreed to but industry and agriculture groups opposed. She also is challenging federal wetlands rules that agricultural groups and stormwater utilities are opposing. here
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"The role of the Florida attorney general is to protect the citizens of Florida by going to court and providing legal services to government agencies. Instead Bondi is acting as the government arm of polluting industries that want to degrade the Florida environment at the expense of ordinary citizens." David Guest of the Earthjustice law firm office in Tallahassee.
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"The role of the Florida attorney general is to protect the citizens of Florida by going to court and providing legal services to government agencies. Instead Bondi is acting as the government arm of polluting industries that want to degrade the Florida environment at the expense of ordinary citizens." David Guest of the Earthjustice law firm office in Tallahassee.
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Florida's Solar Amendments
Floridians for Solar Choice
(backed by solar power companies and the League of Women Voters) want out of state solar power companies to be able to sell solar power to homeowners and businesses in Florida because the state’s existing utilities are not doing enough to promote that form of energy. here
Consumers for Smart Solar
are pushing an amendment that would in effect continue to allow only utilities regulated in Florida to provide solar power, and without competition from outside companies.
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Tampa Chamber Kissing Rick Scott's Ass
Now Mr. Rohrlack is in hot water with his own board after the publication of that letter was released.
“Although we asked Mr. Rohrlack to communicate the importance of appointments in the community, the letter you received was in tone, choice of words, and content not appropriate and not sanctioned by the Tampa Chamber Board,” Chamber Board Chair. Sam Christaldi
The ass kissing continues, he goes on to lavish Scott with praise, writing,”with your historic investments in our community and your steadfast commitment to job creation in the State of Florida. The Chamber is “appreciative” of the business initiatives that “you have advanced for the benefit of Tampa Bay. We hope that nothing in Mr. Rohrlack’s letter gave anyone a contrary impression.”
Marco Rubio's Cconnection To Florida's Religious Freedom Bill
American Bridge PAC singled out the Miami Republican for his relationship with District 74 Republican Rep. Julio Gonzalez, who last week filed HB 401, which would allow adoption agencies to not place children with couples whose lifestyle is “contrary to the religious or moral convictions” of the agency. here
Darden Rice Votes Against Electric Buses?
PSTA approves the purchase of seven new hybrid-electric buses.The decision came at Wednesdays PSTA meeting, where there was a very high turnout of all-electric bus supporters – most affiliated with the Sierra Club. here
Of the 15-member board, eight voted for buying hybrids; the other seven voted against it.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Marco Rubio Stop Ripping Us Off
Rubio had missed 92 of the year’s 284 roll calls, a 68 percent attendance rate. here
South Florida Sun-Sentinel lead editorial, entitled, “Marco Rubio should resign, not rip us off.”
If you hate your job, senator, follow the honorable lead of House Speaker John Boehner and resign it. Let us elect someone who wants to be there and earn an honest dollar for an honest day’s work. Don’t leave us without one of our two representatives in the Senate for the next 15 months or so. You are paid $174,000 per year to represent us, to fight for us, to solve our problems.
Did GOP Hillsborough County Commissioners Sabotage GO Hillsborough?
The odds of the county even producing a ballot measure for Hillsborough County seem to dwindle, in part because of the reluctance of commissioners such as Murman and Higginbotham to stand by the process. Commissioners, who always seemed intimidated by the Tea Party activists from the get-go on this effort, have certainly created enough doubt for the most ardent pro-transportation tax advocate to feel skeptical right now, to say the least.
Mitch Perry
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Tea Bagger Sharon Calvert attended every meeting.
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This was meant to fail from the beginning!
Read what this blog has been posting about this sham here
Local Hero Wendy Bradshaw
Polk County teacher has posted her resignation letter online and it's gone viral. Wendy Bradshaw said she can't justify making students cry anymore. She said the problem is standardized testing. here
Publix One Penny More Per Pound Of Tomatoes
Dozens of protesters gathered outside a Publix super market on Bay Street Sunday in Sarasota to encourage the grocer to join the Fair Food Program. For five years, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers has prodded the corporation to join the program, which helps improve wages for farm workers by asking retailers to pay one penny more per pound of tomatoes. It also calls for a code of conduct to prevent wage theft, human trafficking and sexual harassment in the fields. here
Florida’s New “Religious Freedom” Bill
Is already gaining traction, It begins with an Indiana-esque guarantee that most businesses and corporations may legally turn away gay couples if doing so “would be contrary to [their] religious or moral convictions.” Similarly, the bill allows private adoption agencies to refuse to place children with same-sex couples if such placement goes against “the religious or moral convictions or policies of the agency.” In other words, an adoption agency needn’t even articulate a specific religious reason why it would rather keep a child orphaned than place her with a loving gay couple. The agency need only state that its “policies” mandate such homophobia, and it is protected by the bill. here
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Ask the PSTA to Choose Zero Emission Buses!
On Wednesday, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority
( PSTA ) will decide on how to replace its oldest buses: with new zero emission electric buses , or with diesel buses that will spew carbon and smog - forming nitrogen into the atmosphere for years to come. You can make a difference by telling the PSTA how you'd like to see this public agency to spend your tax dollars: buses that will burn diesel and pollute until 2030 , or zero emission electric buses whose source of energy will get cleaner every year they're serving our community, as we move forward with solar power. Last week the finance committee recommended buying 9 new diesel buses based on outdated information, instead of diesel hybrid or electric. info
( PSTA ) will decide on how to replace its oldest buses: with new zero emission electric buses , or with diesel buses that will spew carbon and smog - forming nitrogen into the atmosphere for years to come. You can make a difference by telling the PSTA how you'd like to see this public agency to spend your tax dollars: buses that will burn diesel and pollute until 2030 , or zero emission electric buses whose source of energy will get cleaner every year they're serving our community, as we move forward with solar power. Last week the finance committee recommended buying 9 new diesel buses based on outdated information, instead of diesel hybrid or electric. info
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