Celebrating Success In Tampa

6.5 - 2 PM

Pre-Ramadan event for our community and refugees in Tampa

Islamic Community of Tampa

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Florida INC. To Triple The Amount Of Toxic Chemicals Into Our Water

Florida INC. is proposing to revise its restrictions on what toxic chemicals can be discharged into surface water —  the proposed standards would triple the amount of a toxic chemical called benzene allowed to be discharged into surface waters like rivers and lakes and are meant more to entice fracking companies than keep Floridians safe. here

Florida GOP Slimy Reptile Carlos Beruff

Florida GOP Carlos Beruff, a candidate for the U.S. Senate repeatedly referred to President Barack Obama as an “animal” at a county GOP meeting. here
Update: He is refusing to apologize, according to the Tampa Bay Times

Marion County's Citrus Taliban Headed To Court

Civil rights groups are preparing to take the Marion County school district to court over its new transgender bathroom rules. here

Liberty Counsel, a religious group, represented the boy who complained and 
offered to defend the district in court.

Floridians favor legalizing both medical and recreational pot

Florida voters overwhelmingly support legalization of medical marijuana and most also favor legalization of recreational pot use. A Quinnipiac University poll found 80 percent of Florida voters said they would vote for a proposed constitutional amendment in November allowing for medical use of marijuana. Just 16 percent said they'd vote no. Support is greater than 70 percent among every category pollsters analyzed, regardless of political party, gender, education, age and ethnicity. here

Alcee Hastings and Patrick Murphy Payday Lender Whores

Murphy and Hastings have worked overtime in their efforts to sabotage President Obama’s fight to rein in predatory payday lenders. They have taken tens of thousands of dollars from payday loan sharks while Florida families pay the price.” here

Jordan Jereb - Florida Right-Wing Extremist Nut

Upset over a $60 debt faces charges after threatening a high-ranking staff member of Florida CEO Rick Scott’s office. Jordan Jereb, is a captain of the Republic of Florida militia. here

Stogie's California Trip

On Friday I am off to California, no not to recruit workers, to help Bernie win the primary. If you want to help us please donate,
I will be blogging the trip. While I am gone Pilar and the rest of the crew will keep watch on the homefront.

Thank you Mom, Maria, Mayra, Charlie, Ellen, Todd, John and Jim!

Florida INC.To Starve The Poor

Hundreds Of Thousands Have Lost Food Stamps In Florida. here

Demand Jeff Brandes Answer For Pinellas County Charter Schools

Last week, a grand jury indicted a for-profit school management company that runs four Pinellas County charter schools, and the advocacy group Florida Strong is demanding that state Senator Jeff Brandes answer for it. here

49% Of Floridians Disapprove Of Marco Rubio

A Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday shows 42 percent of Florida voters approve of his performance and 49 percent disapprove — putting him in negative territory for the first time since he was elected to the Senate in 2010. here

Harry Reid Wants Alan Grayson To Lose

Rep. Alan Grayson angrily confronted Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday, disrupting a meeting of the Congressional Progressive Caucus in front of dozens of staffers and members of Congress. here

“I want you to lose. It’s true.” Harry Reid

Palestine Refugees Enter Ybor City

Local Treasures Dezeray Lyn and Alvaro Montealegre

Palestine Solidarity Activists re-inact the expulsion of

 Palestinians from their homeland. Downtown to Ybor. 

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The Great GOP Bathroom Controversy

Alan Grayson launched an attack on the Republican Party for focusing on where transgender people can go to the bathroom, saying it should direct its efforts to fight the gender pay gap instead.

Democrat Grayson addressed the House of Representatives on Friday, saying: 'It turns out the party of small government wants a government small enough to fit underneath the toilet seat.' here

Ybor City 2014

Trying it again!

Check out Absentee Voting

Democrats Outnumber Republicans In Florida

While Democrats outnumber Republicans in Florida by a sizable margin, many Democratic voters - particularly those in progressive-leaning South Florida - have chosen to sit out the state's gubernatorial elections, which some party veterans say is due in part to uninspiring 
entrist candidates. here

Check out Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine. here

Tampa Bay Fair Food

Tampa Bay Fair Food works in solidarity with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers' Campaign for Fair Food. Join them here

Krystal Of Tampa

 I am voting in November, are you?

Register to vote and check out Absentee Voting

Florida Dems Can’t Live Without Alan Grayson

His far-left brand is out of place with Florida’s swingy politics. His penchant for controversy doesn’t go over well with many of Florida’s older Democratic voters. And the establishment wing of the Democratic Party wants him out, out, out — out of the Senate race, out of Congress and, preferably, out of Florida politics altogether.

But despite (or perhaps because of) all that, Rep. Alan Grayson is a figure in Florida politics — a perplexing, divisive figure, but a figure nonetheless, and one who may represent a younger, more liberal, anti-establishment wing of the Democratic Party that Florida Democrats can’t live without. here

People at the highest levels of Democratic politics are actively and publicly trying to undercut his Senate primary campaign against Rep. Patrick Murphy for the seat being vacated by Marco Rubio. 

Still Walking- Nakba68 In Ybor Today

In Commeration of al Nakba (the Catastrope) Palestine Solidarity Activists will re-inact the expulsion of Palestinians from their homeland when it was taken over by Zionist Forces in 1948. Palestine is still Occupied and there are now more than 7 million Palestinian refugees. Join them here

Florida GOP Kelli Stargel Of Polk County

Polk County Republican Sen. Kelli Stargel sponsored one of the most controversial bills passed by the Florida Legislature in the 2016 session. An abortion measure that prohibited state funding for routine care at abortion clinics, and placed requirements for physicians similar to a Texas law currently under review by the U.S. Supreme Court. here

Fellow Republican Matt Hudson (State power grab), said that he was outraged to learn that though the state does not fund Planned Parenthood, “there were eight county health departments that took it upon themselves without legislative authority on their own to enter into contracts with them,” a move he said he was able to end during the last Legislative Session.

Florida Who Backs Trump?

ASK YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE & SENATOR: DO YOU SUPPORT DONALD TRUMP?? HERE

Leftist In Tampa Heights

Guest of Honor: 

John Bachtell – Communist Party USA

Thanks for visiting our magical space. 

 He will be on WMNF with Rob Lorei today. 

Thank you  John Streater for bringing us together.

Communist Party USA

Pasco County Attacking Tampa

These four people are with 

FDOT Attacking OUR WAY OF LIFE. 

A Pasco County Commission majority is getting behind TBX here

Hey, Zephyrhills, Dade City, NPR, San Antonio, Hudson and Holiday you guys arn't getting yourcities torn up. help us out!  

What Pilar Had For Lunch

Christianos Salad

With Tanqueray Martini

At my favorite Ybor City eatery.

Christianos Pizza and Pasta

Visit them here. Eat Local!

Yes On 2: Join The Party

Check this out. 

Absentee Voting

Victory Party in Ybor City, Florida

Susan Smith Rant

"Democratic powers-that-be support Blue Dogs/DLC/New Dems (many of whom are former Republicans). When these weak Democrats win, party leaders spend all of their time complaining that these DINOs won't work together with the caucus. The DINOs vote with Republicans giving them "bi-partisan" cover for shitty legislation. Voters then stay home at election time because they are disappointed in Democrats and don't know what we stand for." Susan Smith

CIW: Boycott Wendys Tampa Bay

We have stood with 

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers 

for a long time.

They are asking for your help.

Boycott Wendys!

That is not a problem around here, we only eat local.  

How Payday Lenders Invested In Florida INC.

Payday lenders have donated about $2.5 million to Florida politicians and both political parties in recent years, according to a new analysis by a liberal group.

The group gave the Miami Herald an advanced copy of its new report, “A Florida Plan: How payday lenders bought Florida’s political establishment.” The report lists donations given to federal and state candidates as well as the state’s Republican and Democratic parties since 2009.

Overall, Republicans received $1.6 million and Democrats received about $890,000, while $29,000 went to independents. But the top individual recipients were South Florida Democrats:

▪ U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings of Delray Beach: $110,700;

▪ Former U.S. Rep Kendrick Meek, who ran for the U.S. Senate in 2010: $72,800;

▪ U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy of Jupiter, who is running for the Senate: $51,000;

▪ Wasserman Schultz of Weston: $50,600.

The Republican Party of Florida received $1,083,447, and the Florida Democratic Party received about $366,500.

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Seminole Heights FDOT Meeting May 5th

They didn't want anymore of this. here

Miami Pot Scores High

61% -36%

In favor of medical marijuana

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Tampa Hoods

Tampa Heights Corner of Florida and Palm.

Is Susan Smith And Deborah Mary Newell Leaving The Democratic Party?

"Count me in that (one-third of voters). I'm going to vote for Alan Grayson in Florida's August primary for Senate, then I'm out of the Democratic Party for good. Same thing with the husband and both voting-age sons. Well-done, Democratic Party! I'm hard-pressed to think of a more disappointing, corrupt establishment purporting to represent "progress". Deborah Mary Newell

"I came close to leaving the Democratic Party in 2010 over its ineptitude. If what I heard this afternoon is true--that someone in the Miami Dade Democratic Party is trying to push Senator Dwight Bullard out of his Senate run--then that could be it for me. Senator Bullard is a champion for women, minorities, low-income communities and the public schools. He is a progressive hero. If the party tries to push him out to make room for (yet another) former Republican, I will be done." Susan Smith

Florida INC. Keeping Wages Down

Florida INC. CEO Rick Scott is encouraging economic refugees to move here, to a state with low wages and scarce jobs. More people seeking scarce jobs would help keep labor costs down in Florida, by making sure that existing workers have more competition, and employers don't. It's yet another great way to keep wages down. here

Ringling's Circus Elephants Retire to Florida

The last 11 touring elephants from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus kicked off their retirement in Florida on Friday with a buffet brunch of carrots, apples, celery, loaves of bread and lots of hay.