The St. Petersburg Police Department plans to send community and social service professionals instead of uniformed police officers on some non-violent calls for service, beginning Oct. 1. HERE
Saturday, July 11, 2020
Friday, July 10, 2020
Anti-Bias Ordinance Workshop in Tampa
The City of Tampa was mandated by the voters in 2019 to implement Citywide cultural competency training for every employee. Now, the City wants to create their own internal program. But they should really invest in hiring an expert D&I organization who is willing to have these uncomfortable conversations. We drafted our own ordinance, and are asking you to come speak in support of
our ordinance draft!
our ordinance draft!
INFO
**We assume this meeting is held at the Convention Center, we will follow-up closer to time**
Restorative Justice Coalition
**We assume this meeting is held at the Convention Center, we will follow-up closer to time**
Restorative Justice Coalition
Democratic Progressive Caucus of Tampa Bay Endorse Sky U. White
Our campaign is excited to put the cherry on top of our Progressive work with an endorsement from the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Tampa Bay. While we continue to pound the pavement while safely meeting voters, we ask for your support and most importantly; your vote!
HELP HER HERE
Democratic Progressive Caucus of Tampa Bay Endorse Bill Person
"Thank you Caucus leadership and members for your special endorsement as our campaign continues to promote social, economic and environmental justice for all!"
HELP HIM HERE
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Florida Refuse To Return To School
We are educators, administrators, school support staff, students, parents, guardians, and concerned individuals. We refuse to return to campus this fall until our counties report no new cases of COVID-19 for at least 14 consecutive days. Let it be known that this is not simply a petition, but a statement of intent, a pledge not to return until it is safe.
Huge Endorsement For Hillsborough County School Board Candidate Jessica Vaughn
Commissioner Pat Kemp has more than three decades of public service in Hillsborough County and knows the specific needs Hillsborough County more than anyone, which is why her endorsement means so much to me. Thank you Commissioner Pat Kemp for your endorsement and support.
HELP HER HERE
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Danial Maples of Ft. Myers Whines About Wearing Face Mask
The Barbarian Hordes
Risking their lives and others on a theory!
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Ybor City - Immigrants Town
Ybor City was founded in the 1880s by
Vicente Martinez-Ybor and other cigar manufacturers and was populated by thousands of immigrants, mainly from Cuba, Spain, and Italy.
For the next 50 years, workers in Ybor City's cigar factories rolled hundreds of millions
of cigars annually.
Vicente Martinez-Ybor and other cigar manufacturers and was populated by thousands of immigrants, mainly from Cuba, Spain, and Italy.
For the next 50 years, workers in Ybor City's cigar factories rolled hundreds of millions
of cigars annually.
Ybor City was unique in the American South as a successful town almost entirely populated
and owned by immigrants.
By historian Ybor Roger and Wikipedia
and owned by immigrants.
Monday, July 6, 2020
Tampa’s Castor: A Distrusted, Unrepentant Racist
of solidarity.” Chris Cano
to his death.
Jim Bleyer
Florida's Right Wing Infestation: KW Miller
KW Miller is running for a seat in the 18th Congressional District in Florida. In a series of bizarre tweets posted over the weekend, Miller said that Beyonce wasn’t "even" Black and much more.
On Saturday night, he sent the first tweet linking Beyoncé to QAnon, a far-right conspiracy theory that claims the "deep state" is conspiring against Trump, saying that she was part of the “Soros
Deep State agenda”. HERE
Hot Jacksonville, Florida
FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn, who was appointed to the post by Trump, said it’s “too early to tell” if Jacksonville will be safe to hold the convention on the planned Aug. 24-27 dates.
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Jacksonville is now one of the hotspots for coronavirus transmission in the U.S.
Stogie Recommends
Beautiful film-making. Great cast, especially
Hillery Swank. Directed by Tommy Lee Jones.
81% on Rotten Tomatoes
81% on Rotten Tomatoes
Sunday, July 5, 2020
Local Trump Deplorable And Facebook Serial Jailbird Gordon Brown
Found a post we did on him in 2016 and shared it on his page HERE
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Mr. Brown you must be a popular guy, that post has been trending and is currently at #1. Thanks for all the traffic.
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Tour of the Samuel L. Davis Cigar Factory - Ybor City
Samuel L. Davis was a native New Yorker who learned the cigar trade at a young age in his hometown. After being a salesman for Julius Ellinger Co., he founded the Samuel L. Davis Co. in 1886 at the age of 24 to produce El Sidelo, Gen. Good, Charle Carroll, Segundo and Harvester brands.
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Samuel L. Davis first occupied the old Joyce Cigar Co. factory building between Ybor City and Tampa before constructing a new facility
in 1904.
in 1904.
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