Debbie Wasserman Schultz: A Republican In Sheep's Clothing

Former DNC interim chair Donna Brazile told the world what millions of independents and progressives already suspected. The presidential primary was rigged as far back as 2015, as then-chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz ceded all authority to the Clinton campaign. The DNC's reliance on big money donors tipped the scales against progressives. 

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This blog has been warning you about this woman

 for a long time. here

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Grilled Chicken

With Black Beans and Rice

At El Puerto - Ybor
Thanks Nick Bissett

Tampa DSA Meeting In Ybor

11.8 - 6:30 PM

NNU Southern Regional Headquarters - Ybor City

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Nina Turner Hangs With Tampa Liberals

Asher was there

And our next governor

Beth

Sky

Susan

Connie

Ahmad and Elvis

Russell,  Asher and Mike

Wayne

Mike

Gary

Tampa, Florida 

A majority of Democrats want the party 

to move to the left. Join them

Tampa Bay for Gillum 2018

Like his new page on Facebook!

here

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Regional Headquarters coming soon

Volunteers Wanted!

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Pic: In Seminole Heights with

Local Treasure Asher Edelson

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Willie

He is a local

HART Gets One Right - #360LX

MacDill to Britton Plaza 

to Bay Bay to Crosstown

 to Dowtown

Fast Ride - No More #4
Beats #36 and #19

Downside, only runs once an hour and 
no downtown service on Sunday. 

Insider scoop: Heard grumbling from the folks who live near MacDill Ave and lost their #4 and now have to walk to Dale Mabry. On Interbay half the way with no sidewalk. 

RIP Jan Platt

 Our champion for over 
40 years.here
Pic: November 4, 2014 At her Library 

Ybor Space

Ybor City, Florida

Rick Baker's Inside Help

Poynter Foundation board member and 

political operative Barry Edwards 

Poynter needs to explain to the journalistic community that it allegedly serves exactly what criteria are used to select its board members.  Are there any background checks?  Why do Poynter/Times/Baker demand details of the 16-year-old charges against King but ignore the criminal missteps of Edwards?  Doesn’t the Poynter/Times/Baker association with Edwards show a complete lack of judgment and standards? here

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Kerstion

She is from Germany

Florida's Culture Of Corruption: Erik Fresen

Erik Fresen is finally going to jail. He shouldn’t have never been allowed anywhere near our tax dollars — especially ones for the state’s public schools. He was what you might call an interested party in the constant battle for public dollars that traditional public schools fight with privately run charter schools.

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Fresen was a lobbyist for Academica, a charter school management company that operates more than 100 schools, most of them in Florida. And he was also a $150,000-a-year land consultant for Civica, the architectural company that builds charter schools for Academica. Fresen’s brother-in-law is the founder of Academica.

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So it’s little wonder that in Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature, Fresen would take on a starring role as the architect of legislation that shifted tax dollars to privately run charters at the expense of public schools. here

Nina Turner In Tampa Tomorrow

11.4 - 1:30 PM

Bounce Boy in Tampa

info

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Join nationally-renowned progressive Nina Turner as we discuss how to battle the Trump regime from the municipal to national level. 

Rick Scott Appointee Marva Johnson

Ms. Johnson chairs the State Board of Education and is a member of Florida's Constitution Revision Commission, she has proposed changing the Constitution to make it easier for public money to flow into private schools  including religious ones. here

Hang Out With Elvis In Tampa

11.14 - 6 PM

ALOFT Tampa

RSVP

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Joseph

He is from New Jersey

Mobilization To Tallahassee To Stop Anti-Immigrant Efforts

We have to mobilize to Tallahassee on Tuesday. Our state legislature is trying to sneak through an anti-sanctuary enforcement bill that would criminalize and punish communities that try to create welcoming and protective environment for immigrants with heavy fines and restrictions of fund, in an effort to continue separating our families through deportations. here

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Pho

At Asiatic Street Food & Noodle Bar

Ybor City

Eat Local

Jack Latvala Busted Smooching With lobbyist In Tallahassee

A covert surveillance camera recorded him planting a kiss on the cheek, then the mouth, of a female lobbyist. here

Tampa Hoods: Ybor City

Ybor City, Florida

The Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida in Orlando

Pulling the party leftward

"This took an insane amount of negotiation" Jessica Vaughn

Resolutions

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Supporting Economic Justice & Prosperity for all Floridians

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Supporting the Right to Free, Accessible, Equitable, and Quality Public Education, Investment in Trade and Technical Schools, and the end of the For-Profit Education Industry that takes funds away from Public Education

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Safeguarding the Equal Rights, Inclusion and Protection of All People

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Supporting Equity & Reform in the Criminal Justice System

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 Environmental Justice for All Floridians

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 Ending Felon Disenfranchisement in Florida

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Supporting Voting Rights for all Citizens and Expanding Voter Participation

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 Supporting Home Rule & Opposing Big Money in Politics

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  Supporting Immigration and Immigrant Rights

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Supporting Health Care as a Human Right

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Keep Florida's Public Land and Beaches Publicly Owned

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Promoting Responsible Gun Ownership and Common Sense Gun Safety

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 Identify and Advocate for Florida Veterans and Military Families

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Supporting Greater Youth Engagement in the Florida Democratic Party

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 Supporting Patient Centered Treatment for Drug Addiction Recovery

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Honoring Diane Glasser and  Bernie “Bunny” Steinman

Our Leaders

Beth Eriksen Shoup, Marcus Klebe, Marina Welch,

 Kent Bailey, Andrew Davis and Scott Shoup

Souce

Images by Jessica Vaughn

Gus Bilirakis: Reaction To The Robert Mueller Indictments

"I support investigative efforts as we work to ensure that our democratic process is protected from external interference, but it's important that we are not distracted from the important work at hand like tax reform. Rest assured though, that anyone who has violated the law should swiftly be brought to justice. To date, I have not seen proof that there was any wrongdoing by the President or collusion between his campaign and Russia." Source

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Lets not get distracted from the transfer of wealth 

from the poor to the rich. 

University of South Florida: Let Adjuncts Vote

University of South Florida adjuncts filed for a union months ago. Ever since, USF has done everything it can to keep them from voting.

It’s not right to deny adjuncts their right to a fair and free election. Add your name at right and tell USF to let adjuncts vote!

Adjuncts filed for a union election last semester, but the University has employed every possible tactic to block their vote. They’ve even tried to claim that adjuncts aren’t employees. It’s time for USF to stop dragging its feet and let adjuncts vote.

PETITION: here

Corbett Kroehler 2007: Make America Ours Again

Repost from 2007

I’m Corbett Kroehler and I’m running for Congress in Florida’s Eighth District. here

Florida's Koch Private School Network

With school choice efforts stalled in Washington, the billionaire Koch brothers’ network is engaged in state-by-state battles with teachers’ unions, politicians and parent groups to push for public funding of private and charter schools.

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Beware of  so-called Hispanic organizations such as the Libre Initiative. 

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In Florida mailings in Spanish and English supporting a Florida law that encourages charter schools in communities with low-performing schools. After Rick Scott, a Republican, signed it into law, the state Democratic Party said he’d “declared war on our public schools.”

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