2.6.2016 - 4:20pm
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
The Deadly Streets Of Hillsborough County
2015 was the deadliest year on record for those walking the streets of Hillsborough County. There was no pattern to the carnage. Some victims were killed while using the crosswalk. here
Monday, January 11, 2016
Help Wanted: Sarasota Dems Needed
Sarasota GOP boasting that they hold every countywide office in Sarasota but one – and that they intend to keep it that way held a big shindig at the Sarasota Yacht Club to showcase their talent. More than two dozen candidates mingled in a crowd of 230. Sarasota Democrats currently have just a fraction of the candidates being put up by the local GOP. here
Sarasota voters We Got Your Back!
Sarasota voters We Got Your Back!
Tampa's At 25
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy has issued grades to Florida’s four largest cities.
Jacksonville 26
Miami 28.50
Orlando 33.50
GOP: A Party On The Brink Of Disaster
From the beginning of the campaign,
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In California Prop 187 won overwhelmingly with 59 percent of the vote and Pete Wilson won re-election handily. But while Republicans were high-fiving each other over their great victory, the court issued an immediate stay of the proposition and the Latino community in California began to protest and organize. And they also began, in great numbers, to vote Democratic. The fallout from Prop 187 and a few subsequent anti-immigrant proposals decimated the Republican Party in California.
Sunday, January 10, 2016
No Separation Of Church And State In Hillsborough County: Part 2
Statements from about a half-dozen principals expressing their appreciation to
Idlewild Baptist Church?
Florida No Longer Ranks As The Most Corrupt State In The Country
That is hardly cause to celebrate. Florida had ranked at the top of the list during the 10-year period from 2000 to 2010. But a downward trend doesn't mean the state solved its corruption problem, as Integrity Florida research director Ben Wilcox said. here
TBX Code Yellow March
A wake up call for Tampa
A colorful demonstration of exactly how wide the swath of destruction caused by the proposed widening of I-275 would be. here
2.6.2015 - 11AM - Tampa
Jeb Bush Would End Helping The Poor
Jeb Bush's latest policy proposal is a welfare-reform plan that would end federal programs for food and housing assistance. Bush will pledge to eliminate the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program as well as housing assistance and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. here
Saturday, January 9, 2016
We Remember Andrew Joseph, III Memorial Weekend In Tampa
Feb 5, 2016 @ 2pm
Protest of Student Day
Florida State Fairgrounds-Tampa
Feb. 6, 2016 @ 9am
Middleton High School Old Track
22nd Street and Geneses, Tampa
more events here
Florida We Have The Power
"Republicans must win Florida and woo more Latino voters to gain the presidency
in November."
"We lose Florida and it's virtually impossible for us to win the presidency."
"We have to have a candidate who can get the Latino vote."
Marco Rubio Would Seize And Sell Off America’s Public Lands
Florida GOP Marco Rubio doesn’t like that militants are currently occupying a federal wildlife facility in Oregon. But he does like the militia’s main idea: Seizing and selling off America’s public lands.
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Rubio said that while he doesn’t support “lawless” activity, he does agree with the militia on its main point that federal public lands should be transferred to private ownership for activities like logging, coal mining, oil drilling, and farming. here
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Hates Weed, Loves Booze Industry's Money
The head of the Democratic Party opposes legal weed but has no problem accepting thousands from the liquor lobby. here
Florida Workers’ Voice Tour
This coming March 2-13,
farmworkers and thousands of consumer allies will be mobilizing to bring Wendy’s — the lone holdout among the big five fast-food companies of Yum Brands, McDonald’s, Burger King, Subway, and Wendy’s — into the Fair Food Program! info
Friday, January 8, 2016
Tampa Bay Freedom Fighters: Sunday Protest/Party In Tampa
@ Amalie Arena - Downtown
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
@ Lee's Grocery - Tampa Heights
6pm
Let Lenny show you the way!
Let Lenny show you the way!
Mayor Buckhorn's Administration Nullified City Council's Right
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Florida Corporate Service Commission At Work
Commissioners agreed a $1.3 billion, natural gas-fired power plant proposed in rural Okeechobee County by Florida Power & Light — is needed to meet the demands of the state’s growing population.
The decision by the Florida Public Service Commission came after objections from a pair of environmental groups, the state Office of Public Counsel and the Florida Industrial Power Users Group. The Office of Public Counsel represents consumers in utility issues, while the Florida Industrial Power Users Group represents large electricity users.
Opponents questioned the need for the plant and argued it will hinder conservation efforts and slow the growth of renewable
energy sources such as solar.
Julie Brown, who formally began a two-year term as chair of the commission Tuesday, said the plant is the
“most cost effective option”
to bring more power to the state. here
New meaning to the fox guarding the henhouse!
No Welcome For Bigoted Pastor Jamal Bryant In St. Petersburg
He has called homosexuality a sin that's on par with drug addiction and gambling. He has criticized those in his church who accept homosexuality as "cowards" and called President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage an example of political expediency. "I'm scared of all these civil rights leaders and all these preachers kissing up to the president just because he's black," Bryant said in the 2012 video. "He's black and wrong. He's black and out of order." here
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He was invited to be the keynote speaker at the 30th annual MLK Leadership Awards Breakfast by Angela Rouson, wife of State Rep. Darryl Rouson. He said he thought the event could be used as an opportunity for Bryant to change his views on gay marriage.
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Mayor Rick Kriseman has declined a request to give the ceremonial key to
the city to the speaker
Florida INC. Lax Environmental Fines
Rick Scott's re-election promise to increase penalties for polluters fell short in 2015. here
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Tampa Bay Circles
List of circles in Tampa Bay
Fight For 15 - Black Lives Matter
The Bernie Sanders Social Network
Tampa & St. Pete Food Not Bombs
Friends of the Hillsborough River
Central Florida NORML
Central Florida NORML
Raíces en Tampa
Sunshine Citizens
Sunshine Citizens
Slidarity Nlliance at USF
The Heights Collective - DFA Tampa Bay
Young American Dreamers
Hands Across the Sand
Code Pink Tampa Bay
Liberty Tampa Bay
Veterans for Peace Tampa
Tampa Bay Sierra Club
St. Pete for Peace
Come together and work as 1!
Young American Dreamers
Hands Across the Sand
Code Pink Tampa Bay
Liberty Tampa Bay
Veterans for Peace Tampa
Tampa Bay Sierra Club
St. Pete for Peace
Come together and work as 1!
Represent your Circle this Sunday RSVP
Marco Rubio And His Slimy Little Friend David Rivera
What do you get when you combine
Rubio’s slimy friend David Rivera
and their joint push to make sure undocumented immigrants
receive in-state tuition in Florida?
Nothing good for Marco Rubio. here
Florida GOP On President Obama’s Actions On Gun Sales
Jeb Bush: "When I am president of the United States, I will repeal Obama’s anti-gun executive orders on Day One of my administration."
Marco Rubio: “It undermines the Second Amendment and it will do nothing to keep people safe."
Dennis Ross: "The President is employing false rhetoric about loopholes in our gun laws to stoke fear and as a means to placate
his political base."
Todd Wilcox: “The idea that disarming law-abiding citizens will make us a safer nation is a lie that liberals continue to tell."
Carlos Lopez-Cantera: "President Obama and his Washington cronies will do anything to advance their own political agenda and restrict our 2nd Amendment rights."
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His efforts only nibble around the edges of the problem and pose no threat to Second Amendment rights to bear arms. . The best approach would be for Congress to act, but it refuses to stand up to the gun rights lobby even with overwhelming public support for sensible reforms.
The Tampa Bay Times
The Tampa Bay Times
Help Bernie @ CityCon II In Auburndale
January 22 - January 23
We want to be Bernie at Auburndale, Florida's, 2nd annual ComicCon: CityCon II, passing out flyers and spreading the word that Florida can help elect the people's candidate for President! The convention will be held over two days and there are many interesting things to see and people to meet. This is a perfect place to share Bernie's message!
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Florida GOP: Father-Son Duo Don Gaetz Of Niceville And Matt Gaetz of Fort Walton Beach
University of South Florida-Nielsen Sunshine State Survey last summer found 48 percent of Floridians would favor, instead, more restrictive gun laws, while only 7 percent thought Florida gun regulations were “too restrictive.” (Another 42 percent considered existing laws “about right”). An overwhelming 73 percent opposed campus carry. But lawmakers consider gun rights sacred stuff in Florida.
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What Stogie Had For Lunch
Smothered Chicken
With Mashed Potatoes and Salad
@ Up 4 Breakfast in Spring Hill
Visit them here - Eat Local!
Florida GOP: Lake Ray
Here's a bill he introduced this week
Authorizes Governor to exercise certain powers; authorizes Governor & Attorney General to challenge specified federal laws & regulations.
Wanna call him? 850.717.5012
He is on Facebook
Pic: Lake with some of his friends. Ron DeSantis, Rubio and The Donald.
Jacksonville, we got your back!
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Faith Olivia Babis: How people should respond to open-carry gun-rights activists
Leave the food on the table in the restaurant.
Leave the groceries in the cart, in the aisle.
Stop talking or engaging in the exchange. Just leave, unceremoniously,
and fast.
But here is the key part: don’t pay.
Leave the groceries in the cart, in the aisle.
Stop talking or engaging in the exchange. Just leave, unceremoniously,
and fast.
But here is the key part: don’t pay.
Stopping to pay in the presence of a person with a gun means risking your and your loved ones’ lives; money shouldn’t trump this. It doesn’t matter if you ate the meal. It doesn’t matter if you’ve just received food from the deli counter that can’t be resold. It doesn’t matter if you just got a haircut. Leave. If the business loses money, so be it. They can make the activists pay. here
Solidarity Sunday In Tampa Heights
6pm Lee's Grocery info
Mad Mirth, Long Eating, Hard Drinking, Rude Reveling:
Tampa's first Monthly Worker Meetup of 2016.
Mad Mirth, Long Eating, Hard Drinking, Rude Reveling:
Tampa's first Monthly Worker Meetup of 2016.
The Once-Mighty Republican Party Of Florida
Ominous developments
Money woes
Weak leadership
Unprecedented selfishness
Finger-pointing
The start of a train wreck. here
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