TAMPA COALITION SET TO REJECT RICK SCOTT US SENATE RUN

Monday, April 9th - 4:30 PM

Curtis Hixon Park, Downtown Tampa

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Community Organizations are ready to respond to Gov. Rick Scott’s announcement Monday that he would be running for the US Senate. Organize Florida, Center for American Islamic Relations, Service Employees International Union of Florida, and others allies to be named later will rally and speak out against the numerous policies of his administration that have adversely impacted their communities and constituencies.

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“Rick Scott has been no friend to the disability community,” said Karen Clay, a member of Organize Florida whose son is disabled. “In his 8 years as governor, the waiting list for Medicaid supports and services through u the Home and Community Based Services Waiver, the Long Term Care Waiver, etc., has ballooned to over 25,000 many waiting for not just months or years, but decades.  The rates providers are paid has NOT received an increase resulting in a shortage of caregivers. Without EXPANDING MEDICAID the lives of those with disabilities has been impacted greatly.

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Speakers include:

Organize Florida Climate Justice - Zulema Ramos

Center for American Islamic Relations - Adnan Mackic

and many more

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TRUMPS CHOICE!

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Tacos

With Rice and Beans

At The Taco Bus - Downtown Tampa

Andrew Gillum: Bondi, Rick Scott on “Wrong Side of History”

“Attorney General Pam Bondi and Governor Rick Scott are on the wrong side of history with their request to stay Judge Walker’s decision on our rights restoration system. This is an utterly transparent attempt to marginalize and disenfranchise millions of Floridians. 
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It should be lost on no one that they filed this appeal on the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s tragic assassination. We still have much work to do in this state.” Andrew Gillum

Movement for a People's Party

We're building a coalition of working people, unions, community groups, students, academics, parties and organizations for a nationally viable people’s party. Because together, we can change everything!

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During our Draft Bernie phase, we built a great movement for a people’s party. With a coalition coming together, our dream is now in reach. Help us finish what we started by volunteering and donating. 

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Tampa Hoods

Downtown

Our Revolution Membership Call

Tampa Dems Party At The Attic

Possible future Tampa city Councilman John Godwin
with Lisa Young

Florida House of Representatives candidate Heather Stahl
with local Progressive leader Beth Eriksen Shoup

Ione Townsend and Tim Heberlein

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Downtown Tampa

Images by Jim Bleyer

Rick Scott Makes Millions While Floridians Lose

Sandy Murman smells the stench of defeat

She has unveiled a proposal to change the board’s makeup. She wants to eliminate  at-large seats. Some see it as a naked political move to shore up her future on the board.

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The motion by Murman to study the idea was 

rejected by commissioners.

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here

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"Blatant political move by a Republican running for a countywide seat in a Democratic year. #FlipTheCommission and send Murman into political retirement!" Dave Cutler President at Hillsborough County LGBTA Democratic Caucus

Florida GOP Federal Judge Does Not Play Games

Florida GOP challenged a federal judge’s order that Florida must change the process used to restore voting rights to former prisoners.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi, acting on behalf of  Rick Scott and the state’s clemency board, appealed the judge’s decision to block the state’s current system of forcing ex-felons to wait at least five years before they can ask for the right to vote. U.S. District Mark Walker had given Scott and state officials until April 26 to create a new process, but attorneys working for Bondi asked that Walker’s order be placed on hold while the case moves to a federal appeals court in Atlanta.

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Hours after the appeal was made, Walker turned down Florida’s request to put the case on hold and said this “court does 
not play games.

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“Rather than comply with the requirements of the United States Constitution, defendants continue to insist they can do whatever they want with hundreds of thousands of Floridians’ voting rights and absolutely zero standards,” Walker wrote. “They ask this Court to stay its prior orders. No.” here

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They can see the ass whooping coming!

Las Vegas Rays?

After decades of being shaken down by sports franchises, their billionaire owners, and professional sports leagues, sensible cities are refusing to pay subsidies to keep or lure a professional sports team.

There is one exception: Las Vegas.  It appears to be the most likely destination for a Tampa Bay Rays franchise desperate to feed at some public trough. here
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They can join my favorite team 
since childhood
The Oakland Raiders!

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Tim

Manatee County Dreamer Looks Forward To a Future In Politics

Florida’s Rick Scott Busted In Corporate Welfare Scheme

His administration’s Department of Economic Opportunity in 2014 violated federal law to make a deal to provide financial incentives to a U.S. company with ties to the Russian maker of the Kalashnikov semi-automatic assault rifle, which at the time was subject to sanctions put in place by the U.S. government.

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it offered $162,000 in tax refund incentives to Kalashnikov USA for 54 jobs. It is located in a non-descript 40,000 square foot facility in 
Pompano Beach. here

Words From Asher Edelson

"We have two more opportunities to advocate for term limits and police body cameras in the City of Tampa. I appreciate Charter Commissioners Michael Stephens and Bill Carlson motioning for bias training to ensure accountability among city officials." Asher Edelson

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The Tampa Charter Review Commission meets again from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 11 and April 25 in City Council chambers at 
315 E Kennedy Blvd. here
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Sex Workers Rally In Tampa

Syd

Z

Mikayla

D'Angelo

Calling Sandy Murman

Downtown Tampa

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Sex Worker Solidarity Network

Tampa Bay Democratic Socialists Of America

Thank you Tim Canova

He’s leaving the Democratic Party and abandoning his primary challenge of Wasserman Schultz. He hopes to appear on the November ballot as a no party affiliation candidate against her.

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It's about time someone told the truth

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“I am not screwing the Democratic Party. It has screwed over too many ordinary Americans and it has screwed over too many progressive candidates.”

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz, is a “corporate, robot politician;” She “is the kiss of death. She is the albatross around this party.” He called her a “menace” to Florida, the nation and the world.

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 "The party beats us up, robs us, violates our trust, lies, cheats and steals, and then it says you’ve got nowhere to go. It’s the Republicans or us.”

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Rally at the School Board in Tampa

Chris, Kara, Justin and John

Downtown Tampa

Sky at the Fly Bar

4.25 - 5:30 PM

The Fly Bar - Downtown Tampa

nfo

Hang Out with Andrew Learned In Plant City

4.7 - 3 PM

FL-15 Town Hall for Our Lives

Plant City Public Library

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Endorsed by Our Revolution!

Ybor Paparazzi

Devan Cheaves

Andrew Gillum: They Underestimated You

But they underestimated you, and the power of people coming together to support a progressive movement.

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Over 4,000 people just like you came together to fuel our campaign and help us hit our first end-of-quarter goal of 2018 -- and I just want you to know how incredibly grateful and humbled I am for your support. Thank you.

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Thank you for believing in the possibility of building a better Florida, for investing in a brighter future for all of us no matter where we may fall on the economic ladder, and for being a dedicated member of 
Team Gillum. 

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Together, we’re going to keep on moving forward to victory in August and then November. Let’s bring it home, Andrew
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Help him out here

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Bacon Cheeseburger

With Onion Strings

At Game Works in Ybor

Tampa Hoods

Forest Hill

Florida Dems: Silence Of The Lambs Part 2

It has been over a week 

since we posted this

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Still not a word by any Progressive groups or individual on Florida Dem Bill Nelson's vote to continue the genocide in Yemen. here

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All we see are comments.
"If we don't support him 
we get Rick Scott."

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FYI. Scott is beating Nelson in most polls. You got to be pretty bad to be losing to Scott in anything, 
don't you think? 
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I am about to become a Democrat so 
I can vote for Andrew Gillum


And Tamika Lyles
A Democrat who is running against Nelson


It can be done, 
ask those Tea Party guys above.
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 "The party beats us up, robs us, violates our trust, lies, cheats and steals, and then it says you’ve got nowhere to go. It’s the Republicans or us.” 
Tim Canova

Ybor Paparazzi

Sean Shaw at The Bunker

Florida Right Wing Infestation: Hillsborough County Chapter

This November we can end it!

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Sandy Murman?

Check out Kimberly Overman

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Ken Hagan?

Check out Angela Birdsong

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Victor Crist?

Check out Mariella Smith

Tampa Hoods

Downtown

Hillsborough County Sprawlers

Sandy Murman

Ken Hagan

Victor Crist

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Business as usual for a commission that just three months ago appeared ready to hold the line on further suburban sprawl. And challengers to several commissioners seeking re-election this year say the vote is evidence that 
change is needed.

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In one of the first tests of Hillsborough County’s stated commitment to fight sprawl, commissioners are giving a green light to a contentious new suburban development in east county.

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here

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These folks are up for re-election. 
Check out who we could have....

Sky White, Kimberly Overman,

Angela Birdsong,

Mariella Smith, Elvis Piggot
and Mark Nash

Bike over the Bay from Tampa to Clearwater

Tampa Hoods

Ybor City

Campaigns End. Revolutions Endure

We had the right guy all along! 

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We are an ideological group,

NOT a political party group.

Political parties shift, we do not.

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