Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Tampa Progressives At MLK Parade In Tampa
Susan
Cathy
Pat with supporters
Sean
Pat
Mariella
Kim
Mariella
Kim
Luis
Kent
Kent
Asher
Chris and Jose
Russell
Elvis
Russell
Elvis
Carlos
Jim and Valerie
Bob and his wife
Cissy
This guy is a Trump supporter.
He was yelling at the Progressives.
He is at Gil's Auto Center
1602 E Dr M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Tampa
more
This guy is a Trump supporter.
He was yelling at the Progressives.
He is at Gil's Auto Center
1602 E Dr M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Tampa
more
Monday, January 15, 2018
Sunday, January 14, 2018
Stogie's 2018 Wish List
Folks that have stepped up!
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Mariella Smith
Kimberly Overman
Ed Turanchik?
Saturday, January 13, 2018
Florida's Fake Abortion Clinics
The Citrus Taliban has Introduce legislation (HB 41) that would funnel taxpayer dollars to anti-abortion “crisis pregnancy centers” that spread misinformation and false information to pregnant women. here
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“Crisis pregnancy centers undermine women’s health through deception, shame, and junk science. By funding these anti-abortion fake clinics, Florida would put a stamp of approval on denying women the ability to make decisions about their own bodies and futures.
“Seven in ten Americans support legal access to abortion. Passing this bill would signal to Floridians that their lawmakers care more about propping up ideologically driven fake clinics than promoting comprehensive reproductive health care.” Progress Florida Executive Director Mark Ferrulo
Friday, January 12, 2018
Florida Dem Annette Taddeo's Corporate Welfare Bill
Newly minted Democrat Annette Taddeo has introduced a bill (SB 1606) That would create the “Florida Motion Picture Capital Corporation” Basically lining the pockets of Hollywood execs. here
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She said “This effort will bring high paying jobs, grow the middle class, have a positive impact on small businesses."
This is not always true. Hillsborough County paid the producers of The Infiltrator $250.000, they were in the bay area 8 days. Tim Burton got $100.00. Ben Affleck tried to extort money from us or he would move his production of "Live By Night" which took place in Ybor City to Savannah, Ga. We held firm and he did. The film was a flop, loosing $75 million.
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Her plan will eventually need a “one and done” infusion
of $10-20 million.
of $10-20 million.
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Some history: In 2010, lawmakers set aside nearly $300 million for incentives to bring movies and television projects to Florida.
Florida Democratic Progressive Caucus Responds to Trump's Racist Comment
Coral Springs - Michael Calderin, Vice-President of the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida, has released the following statement:
It may come as some surprise that the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida understands President Trump's recent inflammatory comment.
Let us provide some context. After all, as Floridians, we have been living in the presence of a shithole for years. And the disgust has grown exponentially over the last year, particularly as it was occupied for nearly a quarter of 2017 by the most rancid, foul-mouthed person known around the world.
We urge the residents of Palm Beach County to strongly object to the shitholes that are Mar-a-Lago, its owner, and his guests. With the irreversible damage being caused, we can only hope there are grounds for legal action to rid this blight from our otherwise beautiful land.
Rebutting Marco Rubio's Social Security, Medicare Myths
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These remarks are consistent with what Rubio has advocated since well before his failed 2016 presidential bid. In a 2014 speech to the National Press Club, he proposed raising the Social Security retirement age which is itself a massive benefit cut. here
Thursday, January 11, 2018
Ron DeSantis For Florida Governor
The State Of Tampa Politics: Jason Rodriguez
Something's wrong with the left remember freedom of speech! what happened to discussion, what happened to being critical thinkers, what happened to civil discourse. we on the left have lost our way. We're going to keep on losing until we return to the values of being a leftist.
People are so quick to call others racist. I've been fighting for the rights of all minorities for years. I have never called someone a racist if I didn't believe it and there wasn't evidence of it. There is no intellectual Independence anymore. What being a leftist is about is empathy, it's about fighting for the people who need you to fight for them cuse they can't fight for themselves. We are living in critical times we were at the Edge,
now we have jumped off.
now we have jumped off.
I found a lot of you have not been taught what it means to be a fighter for the poor the oppressed was The Unwanted. We must have a critical inventory of our tactics and the motives of those who seek to destroy Liberty within the left. which is the basic concept of liberalism. You should have the freedom to offend, I may not like what you say but I don't want to live in a the Society where people cannot challenge the majority of thought. Return to being humble to having honor to telling the truth, even if it harms you.
To never looking at the big picture and to always looking at the consequences of our actions.we must be able to be upright enough to stand up. If you are in total agreement with any one person or any group of people on everything, there is something wrong. Wake up!!!!! How can we call others fascist when we control the very nature of speech and language. return to fighting for the truth return! return! return! before it's too late.
To never looking at the big picture and to always looking at the consequences of our actions.we must be able to be upright enough to stand up. If you are in total agreement with any one person or any group of people on everything, there is something wrong. Wake up!!!!! How can we call others fascist when we control the very nature of speech and language. return to fighting for the truth return! return! return! before it's too late.
I weep for the next generation your children of the millennials they will live in a disposable Society. proof by evidence of crime should be what convicts. not the accusation of criminality. Wake up men and women or whatever you are. We should never totally agree but we should be able to learn what compromise truly is. We should never compromise on fact what compromise I'm talking about is not a country divided but ideology but to have different people thinking differently working together at the same goal for liberty and justice for all.
So what were going to do today and tomorrow is that we are going to have what I call the great conversation, that the left must have with itself or kiss our asses goodbye.
Jason Rodriguez
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
How to Help Victims of Human Trafficking
The city of Tampa's proposed anti-trafficking ordinance is coming up to a second reading. As a coalition of advocates, policy analysts, lawyers, trafficking researchers, restorative justice researchers, and concerned citizens, we have sought the most restorative solution. The “bathhouse” ordinance is written from the mindset which tells us we must "rescue" them by arresting them (that may mean consensual workers and trafficking victims.) When in fact, criminalization in the sex trade only pushes the business underground, making victims of trafficking more vulnerable to abuse that they can not report without facing arrest. This gives predators a special kind of impunity, knowing they can prey on already vulnerable people without a chance of arrest.
The bathhouse ordinance threatens to impose strict regulation on workers in the spa business. Despite spa workers’ existing state licensure, the city of Tampa will require an additional permit with an unheard of 10 day appeals process. Workers will now be subject to mandatory inspections by the police, who regularly harass workers in our local spas already with no warrant. The police are not educated on how to oversee professional regulations, the department of health already does this in the spa industry. Beyond that, TPD has consistently profiled and targeted “Asian” spa workers, demonstrating their need for far more cultural sensitivity. The current profiling of spa workers of color shows that the political will for enforcement is racially motivated. Trafficking victims in this business will be put out on the streets for inability to comply, or worse, arrested. This ordinance never actually mentions human traffickers nor penalty for them. The full impact of this ordinance will be felt by workers and trafficking victims alike.
How does this help human trafficking victims? The simple answer is that it doesn't. Our official proposal to the city of Tampa, to truly address human trafficking, is immunity for victims. Less than 50% of women in the US report to the police when they've been raped. On college campuses, 47% of rape victims who didn't report state their reasoning: "that they didn't want anyone to know." According to Amnesty Inter-national, victims are more likely to come forward when their identities are protected. The criminalization of human trafficking victims has unimaginable consequences. 80% report being unable to gain employment due to their convictions and 60% report being unable to find housing. 70% of victims of sex trafficking are unable to get their criminal records expunged even after establishing their victimhood, leaving them with no other options but to remain with their trafficker or starve. Perhaps equally startling, 44% of the victims surveyed cite never seeing their trafficker arrested, and even those who were arrested are seldom arrested for trafficking. The penalties on victims are already so high, our justice system leaves them even more vulnerable to their traffickers who can exploit them
with relative impunity.
How does this help human trafficking victims? The simple answer is that it doesn't. Our official proposal to the city of Tampa, to truly address human trafficking, is immunity for victims. Less than 50% of women in the US report to the police when they've been raped. On college campuses, 47% of rape victims who didn't report state their reasoning: "that they didn't want anyone to know." According to Amnesty Inter-national, victims are more likely to come forward when their identities are protected. The criminalization of human trafficking victims has unimaginable consequences. 80% report being unable to gain employment due to their convictions and 60% report being unable to find housing. 70% of victims of sex trafficking are unable to get their criminal records expunged even after establishing their victimhood, leaving them with no other options but to remain with their trafficker or starve. Perhaps equally startling, 44% of the victims surveyed cite never seeing their trafficker arrested, and even those who were arrested are seldom arrested for trafficking. The penalties on victims are already so high, our justice system leaves them even more vulnerable to their traffickers who can exploit them
with relative impunity.
The city's ordinance addresses none of this, in reality it will serve only to enable potential human traffickers in the area by puting vulnerable workers out of business and limiting their employment opportunity.
However, on a city level, we can provide victims a lifeline, a truly victim-centric solution: immunity from arrest when reporting crimes of coercion, sexual assault, violence, etc. This should extend to all vulnerable members of our community. We know to do this in immigration with welcoming city resolutions. While our city could actively detain undocumented people, we all know that by welcoming them we are making our city safer, kinder, and more prosperous.
Many women know firsthand how difficult reporting crimes of sexual violence can be already. We can turn the current model upside-down by allowing victims to tell us who's victimized them, giving the city an honest opportunity to apprehend dangerous and violent predators. This restorative policy will empower victims of all types to report their atackers, knowing they do not have to put their lives, liberty, and dignity on the line to do so.
Co-signed
Restorative Justice Coalition
The Sex Worker Solidarity Network
Community Protection Coalition
Democratic Socialists of America
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Be Heard tomorrow at 9 AM
Tampa City Hall
info
However, on a city level, we can provide victims a lifeline, a truly victim-centric solution: immunity from arrest when reporting crimes of coercion, sexual assault, violence, etc. This should extend to all vulnerable members of our community. We know to do this in immigration with welcoming city resolutions. While our city could actively detain undocumented people, we all know that by welcoming them we are making our city safer, kinder, and more prosperous.
Many women know firsthand how difficult reporting crimes of sexual violence can be already. We can turn the current model upside-down by allowing victims to tell us who's victimized them, giving the city an honest opportunity to apprehend dangerous and violent predators. This restorative policy will empower victims of all types to report their atackers, knowing they do not have to put their lives, liberty, and dignity on the line to do so.
Co-signed
Restorative Justice Coalition
The Sex Worker Solidarity Network
Community Protection Coalition
Democratic Socialists of America
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Tampa City Hall
info
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