2016 Tampa Pride Parade
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Florida GOP Keep Up Attack On Women
Rick Scott perpetuated another politically motivated attack today against Planned Parenthood that was disguised as a piece of legislation. Even worse, the bill aims to deprive some of the state's poorest women of basic health care such as access to contraception, cancer screenings or testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases. here
For all you Florida women who vote GOP!
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Cuban Freedom Fighter: Rosa Maria Paya
Human Rights Foundation submitted an urgent appeal to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions requesting that he call on the Cuban government to provide an official and comprehensive explanation regarding the state’s treatment of Rosa María Payá. The daughter of late Cuban dissident Oswaldo Payá, Rosa María has suffered death threats and acts of intimidation at the hands of state security forces while campaigning on the island. here
Through peaceful initiatives like Cuba Decide — a campaign that seeks a referendum which would allow Cubans to vote to change the constitution to allow for free and fair elections — Rosa María is continuing the brave work begun by her father almost 20 years ago,” here
Free Dinner With Florida GOP John Mica
U.S. Rep. John Mica likes taking constituents out to lunch (or breakfast, dinner or coffee). He also loves having his re-election campaign pay for it. The latter preference has Mica, a 12-term Republican from Winter Park, explaining why his re-election campaigns are paying for scores of “meals with constituents” tallying tens of thousands of dollars a year in food and drink, when other members of Congress rarely, if ever, do so. here
Monday, March 28, 2016
Weed Legal In Florida If You Can Prove You Are Dying In 12 Months
The law is a total mistake, and here's why:
By passing this illogical, limited bill which does nothing for the vast majority of patients (whether they are dying or not), Scott and his cronies in the legislature will try to say they've already passed medical marijuana and therefore we don't need Amendment 2. They probably think this law gets them off the hook and/or will distract the public into thinking the job's done. They're wrong. While they've acknowledged that marijuana is medicine, the new law does nothing for people who are fighting to stay alive, who need marijuana to help inspire hunger and alleviate pain, or alleviate life threatening (but not necessarily fatal) seizures. The new law denies medical marijuana to soldiers with PTSD and to those with MS. Amendment 2 gives access to those who are seriously debilitated, whether or not they are dying within an arbitrary period of time. We MUST pass Amendment 2 for those patients and more. Please support our efforts and our drive for 1000 new donations between now and April 30. We only have 755 to go! Click here to support our 1000 donor drive with a contribution of any size. Thank you for everything you're doing to support medical marijuana in Florida.
Ben Pollara Campaign Manager United for Care
Cuban Bloggers
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Carlos Alberto Pérez: La Chiringa de Cuba
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Elaine Díaz: La Polémica Digital
Carlos Alberto Pérez: La Chiringa de Cuba
Harold Cárdenas Lema: El Toque
more
Florida Fish Kill Voters Fault
The massive, horrendous, shocking and sad fish kills happening in and around the Indian River Lagoon represent the political corruption infecting the state of Florida. Blame the Florida legislature, its leaders like Agriculture Secretary Adam Putnam, Florida Representative Matt Caldwell, House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, Senator Joe Negron, to start. Blame the most clueless, radical governor in Florida history — the anti-people governor Rick Scott. here
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We know exactly what is wrong: voters who don’t care, don’t vote, or vote for candidates and incumbents who represent institutionalized corruption.
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Florida Millennials: The 58%
Florida millennials make up a strong majority — 58 percent of the eligible voters in the state.
But 40 percent of them are not registered to vote. here
Prison Gerrymandering” In Florida
A federal district judge has ruled “prison gerrymandering” in Jefferson County, Florida, to be unconstitutional.
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The practice of counting prison inmates (who cannot vote) as local residents when drawing district maps for elections dilutes the clout of voters in other districts without prisons. And, given the demographics of incarcerated populations are disproportionately heavy with people of color (especially blacks), these prison-gerrymandered districts appear on paper to have more minority voters than is actually the case. What that amounts to is a bleaching of the districts around the prison-gerrymandered ones, giving an edge to Republicans in those districts. here
Florida GOP Voters Are Rebelling
Republican voters are in full rebellion against the GOP in Florida. In last week's presidential primary, GOP voters treated Marco Rubio as a stand-in for the special interests who dominate party politics. They might not know the names but they know the outcomes.
As a result, the party establishment has been thrown into a panic. This one is filled with voter anger at both Florida coasts coated by a layer of toxic scum, as the state's rivers, bays and estuaries are turning to collateral damage by the state's most powerful special interest group, Big Sugar. here
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Tampa Pride 2016 in Ybor City
Kelly Benjamin with Zora
Dave Cutler
LGBT Champion Pat Kemp
Mike Reedy with supporters
Brian Willis with supporter
Alan Grayson, Lisa Montelione, Mike Suarez
and Pam Iorio. Not one republican attended.
Well, Bob Buckhorn was there.
Yuge thanks to Susan Smith and the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida
"Yuge thanks to Susan Smith and the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida for stepping up for fairness in our elections!!! Access to the voting list should be available to all Democratic candidates."
Trump Turning Miami Cuban Americans Blue
Support among Cubans in South Florida for Republicans has been slowly declining. They've chalked it up to generational change. Younger and newly arrived Cubans aren't quite as strongly Republican as the original exiles. The GOP's shift to the socially conservative positions of white evangelical voters has accelerated the trend. Then along comes
Donald Trump. here
Donald Trump. here
Great Job Rep. Kathy Castor
The presidents of the U.S. and Cuba acknowledged in their historic meeting Monday that their nations have different views on government and human rights, but found common ground on the U.S. embargo against Cuba: Both want it to end. The woman leading the effort to make that happen is U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, the Tampa Democrat who is part President Barack Obama’s congressional delegation to the island nation and the sponsor of the Cuba Trade Act. here
Florida GOP Jim Boyd of Bradenton To Keep Fighting For Corporate Welfare
$250 million
State Rep. Jim Boyd of Bradenton, promised the Manatee County Commission on Tuesday morning to keep fighting for Corporate Welfare funding after his bill to regulate its state funding died in the Senate this year. here
Tip For Lazy Florida Dems
Check this out
Absentee Voting
Absentee voting refers to voting a ballot received by mail or picked up by or for a voter who is unable or unwilling to go to the polls to vote during early voting or Election Day. Check it out
Friday, March 25, 2016
Florida Progressive Leader Mayor Rick Kriseman
St Pete 100% clean energy
"This is what progressive leadership looks like. Thank you, Mayor Rick Kriseman!" Susan Smith
This is the mayor by the bay that we need to run for governor. Great job St. Pete!
Sarasota County GOP’s “Statesman of the Year” Award: Rick Scott
Gov. Rick Scott will receive the Sarasota County GOP’s “Statesman of the Year” award at a dinner next month. Trump received the statesman honor in 2012 and 2015. here
Florida GOP Locations For Gynecological Care
A bill passed in the Florida GOP legislature this week would effectively defund Planned Parenthood and other reproductive rights clinics. several state lawmakers who have insisted that plentiful alternatives exist for reproductive and sexual healthcare have cited a list of health centers that includes
Dentists,
Optometrists,
and Elementary Schools.
Florida's Culture Of Corruption: Pam Bondi
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi in 2013 was considering joining in a lawsuit against Trump University. Shortly thereafter, a check for $25,000 was sent to Bondi’s campaign. AG Bondi (who has since endorsed Trump) ended up not joining in on the Trump University lawsuit. here
She is cheap, only $25,000!
She is cheap, only $25,000!
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