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Monday, April 10, 2023

Rep. Maxwell Frost to discuss proposed Office of Gun Violence Prevention

Rep. Maxwell Frost will speak at Orlando City Hall about a new proposal on Monday afternoon. (Spectrum News 13)

United States House Rep. Maxwell Frost joins Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Monday to discuss a bill that would create a new office in the Department of Justice. The proposed Office of Gun Violence Prevention would bring together those most affected by gun violence, fund prevention programs, and create policy recommendations.....MORE

Donald Trump floats charge that Ron DeSantis wants to ‘sabotage him in General Election’

Former President Donald Trump is still finding variations on his attacks on Florida’s Governor, including saying Ron DeSantis is a spoiler and that campaign workers are trying to join his team.....MORE

Trump’s response to criminal charges revives election lies

FILE – Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his legal team in a Manhattan court, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in New York. Trump appeared in court on charges related to falsifying business records in a hush money investigation, the first president ever to be charged with a crime. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)

Legally, the most important words former President Donald Trump said after he was charged with 34 felonies by the Manhattan District Attorney last week were “not guilty.” But, politically, the most significant may be “election interference.”....MORE

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Governor DeSantis' PETTY Attack on Florida Democrats Falls Flat

Governor Ron DeSantis believes the Florida Democrats are defeated, outnumbered and beaten, and states Florida is in Republicans' control. Senator Nina Turner and Mayor Mondale Robinson break it down on Unbossed.

Gavin Newsom: Ron DeSantis Is 'Scared' After Signing Florida’s New Concealed Carry Law

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) slammed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in a new interview, calling Florida’s new concealed carry law clear evidence Republicans “don’t care about our kids.”....MORE

Sunday, April 9, 2023

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Report: Florida officials cut key data from vaccine study

An analysis that was the basis of a highly criticized recommendation from Florida's surgeon general cautioning young men against getting the COVID-19 vaccine omitted information that showed catching the virus could increase the risk of a cardiac-related death much more than getting the mRNA shot, according to drafts of the analysis obtained by the Tampa Bay Times.....MORE

Florida’s GOP governor is sleepwalking into Disney’s next trap

Mickey Mouse already laid out the next trap for Florida’s GOP governor, and this week he ran straight into it.....MORE

A field guide to Christofascism

“The Monstrous Sow of Landser,” Albrecht Durer, 1496

In the two weeks since Trump supporters stormed the U.S. capitol building, political commentators have been grasping around for historical precedents. There are plenty to choose from.....MORE

Barr says US potentially has ‘very good evidence’ Trump obstructed justice in classified documents case

Former Attorney General Bill Barr said Sunday that investigators probing the potential mishandling of classified documents by former President Trump likely have “very good evidence” that Trump attempted to keep authorities from obtaining the materials after he left the White House.....MORE

Tommy Chong Jumps into the Rotation Replay

We had such a great episode with Tommy Chong that we have decided to replay it this Sunday! Listen to Tommy talk being locked up in a Tampa jail, locked up in federal jail.

The History of Antisemitism and the role we play to eliminate it Guest Speaker: Stuart Berger

TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2023

6 PM – 8 PM

Duff's Buffet 26111 US Hwy. 19 N., Clearwater, FL

Event Page HERE

Hillsborough County LGBTQ Democratic Caucus Social & Membership Meeting

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

at Flocale, 5910 N Florida Ave. Tampa

Event Page HERE

Competing abortion pill rulings sow broad alarm, confusion

Emma Hernandez is defiant even if she fears what may come in the latest stage of the nation’s fight over abortion: a widening prohibition to safe and legal ways to end unwanted pregnancies, including access to abortion pills.

Competing rulings by two federal judges over the availability of the abortion drug mifepristone are sowing alarm and confusion for Hernandez and countless other Americans who insist that availability must be guaranteed. Others celebrated one judge’s ruling that would restrict that access but acknowledge the battle is far from over.

More HERE