Plan reveals erasure of Just Elementary long before school board's vote

When the Hillsborough County Public Schools board voted 4-3 in April to close Just Elementary in West Tampa, outrage overflowed into the community.

However, 10 Investigates found long before board members approved the plan from Hillsborough County Superintendent Addison Davis, a 2015 redevelopment plan from the Tampa Housing Authority and the City of Tampa foreshadowed the school would eventually be gone.

More HERE

Former and current New College faculty share concerns about present, future of institution

New College of Florida has continued to make local and national headlines. Most recently, five faculty members were denied early tenure, a trustee resigned and another faculty member was fired.

Former New College faculty have concerns about the present and future of the institution.

More HERE

FBI raids Lynn Hurtak’s home after husband named on search warrant

FBI agents have raided the home of Tampa City Council member Lynn Hurtak and seized property belonging to her husband, Tim Burke.

Only Burke was named on the search warrant, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

More HERE

Trump Campaign Meltdown As Staffers Defect To DeSantis

Trump loyalists are warning current staffers about leaving for the DeSantis campaign.

"Members of former President Donald Trump's inner circle are turning on each other as the group that had been a unified team in the 2020 election faces defections to the soon-to-be-declared campaign of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis",  reported The Daily Beast on Friday.

Tampa Hoods: Ybor City

7th Ave

Photos: Nikki Fried and hundreds of Florida Democrats ‘Stand United’ at rally through Ybor City

Photo by Dave Decker

Last Sunday, temperatures climbed to the high-80s in Tampa. Still, an estimated 300 heated local democrats led by Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried took to Ybor City to stand united against Gov. Ron DeSantis who oversaw a 60-day legislative session that expanded anti-LGBTQ and immigration laws, brought us closer to radioactive roads, gave landlords more power over renters, and threatened to send more fertilizer runoff flowing towards our springs.....MORE

Maxwell Frost Defends American Federation Of Teachers, Says NRA Is 'The Real Threat To Children'

Tampa Locavore: Trophy Fish

VISIT THEM HERE

Ron DeSantis EXPOSED By Humiliating Matt Gaetz Leaked Tapes

Texas Mall Shooting PROVES Unimaginable Gun Neglect Devastation

The Texas mall mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets sparks public outcry for more gun regulation to be safe in public spaces while government leaders, including Texas Governor Greg Abbott, refuse to take any action. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. 

Reproduction rights group launches campaign to ensure constitutional right to abortion

Reproductive rights supporters launched a new campaign to pass a constitutional amendment in Florida to protect access to abortions. This comes after the governor signed a six-week abortion ban last month.....MORE

Disney: DeSantis and his allies kept retaliating against company during 2023 Session

The Governor and his allies keep targeting Disney with new bills, the company said in court documents.

The Walt Disney Co. is still building its legal case arguing that Gov. Ron DeSantis and state Republican lawmakers targeted the company for speaking out over a controversial law passed last year.

More HERE

Internet Cuts and Riot Troops Repress Protesters in Cuba

A group of protesters reached the PCC municipal headquarters in Caimanera, Guantanamo, and chanted: “Down with the communist system!”

Hundreds of Cubans took to the streets to protest asking for “freedom” in the municipality of Caimanera, Guantanamo, on Saturday afternoon. Several videos circulating on networks, as well as live broadcasts through Facebook, recorded the demonstration, where women and young people predominated.

More HERE

Future of student loan forgiveness looms over Biden in 2024

The issue of student loans stands to loom over President Biden’s 2024 bid as he tackles one of his key first-term campaign promises being tied up at the Supreme Court.....MORE

Gotcha Gaetz Uses DIRTY Tricks

CAMPAIGN VOW: Trump PROMISES to revive his Muslim ban

“But the former president appears to be unsatisfied with merely reinstating the ban as it existed during his presidency. More recently, Trump has privately discussed adding more countries, including Afghanistan, to the list of majority-Muslim countries whose citizens he’s seeking to ban from the United States,” Rolling Stone wrote.....MORE

Ybor Life

7th Ave

Man Shoots Randomly At Passing Cars, Kills Woman

A California man opened fire at passing cars for making too much noise, killing a woman. Jayar Jackson and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Watchlist. Read more HERE.

Ron DeSantis' Friends Sue Disney For Making Him Look Like An Incompetent Moron

Ron DeSantis' hand-picked oversight board that is now in charge of Disney's district announced on Monday that they were suing the company because, as they put it, Disney sued them first. The board alleges that Disney is trying to wrestle control of the district away from the newly-appointed board, but everything that the company has done up to this point was perfectly legal - and they even gave the state government notice of the "sneaky" things they were about to do! Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins explains what's happening.

JENerational Change: LIVE From Washington DC: Press Freedom Day

Hosted by Jen Perelman and Peter Hager

Jen & Peter debrief from DC trip on Press Freedom Day.

JENerational Change: Chief Justice Roberts Criminality, Biden's Hypocrisy & Michael J. Fox's Humanity

Hosted by Jen Perelman and Peter Hager

We'll be speaking with activist Jose Vega about disrupting the establishment's corporate narrative, President Biden's hypocritical statement regarding journalism & the continued unraveling corruption of SCOTUS.

3 shot after argument at 7-Eleven turns physical: Zephyrhills police

A shooting at a 7-Eleven store in Zephyrhills left two people in critical condition on Saturday.....MORE

Black-owned businesses eligible for state loan program

Florida is home to more than 3 million businesses, but less than 10 percent are Black-owned. However, a state program is hoping to change that. 

The state is rolling out a program once again that streamlines the process for Black-owned businesses to get a loan, and many say access to additional funding is that extra push to reach the other side of success.

More HERE

Texas mall shooting: Shooter dead, multiple victims reported

People raise their hands as they leave a shopping center after a shooting, Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Allen, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Law enforcement is investigating an active shooter situation at an outdoor outlet mall in Allen, Texas, Saturday.

WFAA television reported that police on the scene said there were multiple victims, including children. The Collin County Sheriff said the shooter is also dead, WFAA reported.

More HERE

Ron DeSantis praises ‘fantastic individual’ Tucker Carlson

Gov. Ron DeSantis took his time offering comment on the end of Tucker Carlson’s Fox News career, but he lavished on the praise Friday.....MORE

Facebook’s $725M settlement is huge, but how much will you actually get?

Meta has agreed to pay a whopping $725 million sum to settle a class action lawsuit alleging Facebook shared its users’ data without them knowing. If you’ve had a Facebook account anytime in the past 15 years, you’re probably eligible for a piece of that huge sum (check and see here) – but don’t count on a life-changing payout.....MORE