Saturday, May 27, 2023
Tampa Hoods: Ybor City
Friday, May 26, 2023
Tampa Locavore: Taste of Boston
Sierra Club Florida condemns DeSantis’ ‘scorched-earth’ politics, supports NAACP
Sierra Club Florida has joined a coalition of six advocacy groups in their condemnation of “the politics of anger and fear” in Florida.
The Sierra Club, an advocacy group that works to preserve the environment in Florida and across the nation, issued a statement Friday morning saying it stood with the NAACP and Equality Florida’s travel advisories.
More HERE
Target on the defensive after removing some products aimed at LGBTQ+
Target once distinguished itself as being boldly supportive of the LGBTQ+ community.
Now that status is tarnished after it removed some products aimed at LGBTQ+ and relocated Pride Month displays to the back of stores in certain Southern locations in response to online complaints and in-store confrontations that it says threatened employees' well-being.
More HERE
Florida Troopers, Resources, And National Guard On The Ground At Southern Border In Texas
“Florida National Guard service members arrived in Texas over the weekend. Thank you @GovRonDeSantis for deploying troops to support our border response,” said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday.....MORE
As Florida Prepares For Hurricane Season, NOAA Predicts ‘Near-Normal’ 2023 Atlantic Season
As Florida prepares for the 2023 hurricane season, NOAA forecasters with the Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, predict near-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic this year.....MORE
Joe Biden, Kevin McCarthy narrow in on budget deal to lift debt ceiling
Days from a deadline, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are narrowing in on a two-year budget deal aiming to curb federal deficits in exchange for lifting the nation’s debt ceiling and staving off an economically devastating government default.....MORE
Thursday, May 25, 2023
JENerational Change: Ice Cube: "Leave The Democratic Party;" RIP Tina Turner
Hosted by Jen Perelman and Peter Hager
Ron DeSantis is officially a candidate for President, what does that mean for the GOP Primary? Donald Trump weighs in.
We'll be speaking with friend of the show Carol Roth about her latest book, You Will Own Nothing: Your War with a New Financial World Order and How to Fight Back.
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Jen Takes Lead On Abortion Rights Ballot Initiative In FL
DeSantis Signs Omnibus Voter Suppression Law, Pro-Voting Groups Immediately Sue
On Wednesday, May 24, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed an omnibus voter suppression bill, Senate Bill 7050, into law. Shortly after the enactment of S.B. 7050, the Florida Conference of the NAACP and other pro-voting organizations filed a lawsuit challenging certain anti-voting provisions of the law.....MORE
MidPoint: Putting People to Death in Florida Just Got Easier
Death penalty defense lawyers, Allison Miller and Craig Whisenhunt joined MidPoint on Wednesday, May 24, to discuss the new legislation that now makes Florida the state with the lowest legal threshold to put convicted people to death.....MORE
Florida Elementary School Pulls Amanda Gorman’s 2021 Inaugural Poem After Parent Complains
The poet who gained national attention after famously reciting her piece "The Hill We Climb" at President Joe Biden’s 2021 inauguration spoke out on social media Tuesday, after reports that a Florida school had banned elementary students from reading her poem.....MORE
On Uvalde anniversary, Biden to call on Congress to end gun violence ‘epidemic’
One year after 19 children and two teachers were killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, President Joe Biden will mark the grim anniversary by calling on Congress to help end the “epidemic” of gun violence nationwide, according to the White House.....MORE
‘Our democracy will be over’: Nikki Fried offers dire predictions about a Ron DeSantis presidency
The only Democrat to hold statewide office during Gov. Ron DeSantis’ tenure as Governor has a warning for America: Don’t elect him as President.
“The entire country will be on pins and needles every single day if he dared to become President of the United States,” said Nikki Fried, the Florida Democratic Party Chair.
“I will be so bold as to say our democracy will be over.”
More HERE
Argument leads to deadly shooting in Dade City
An argument led to a deadly shooting in Dade City on Tuesday evening, the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office said.....MORE
Apollo Beach Teen Arrested For Riverview Wawa Murder
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Apollo Beach man for a murder in Riverview earlier this month.....MORE
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