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Monday, September 25, 2023
Vibes of the Bay, one of Tampa’s best indie music festivals, makes its big return
Vibes of the Bay
Crowbar
Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023
Doors open at 4PM
Free with RSVP, $10 at the door
A longtime Tampa favorite is making a mega-sized return after a three-year hiatus. Hosted by Symphonic Distribution, the Vibes of the Bay Festival is back for its seventh rendition, bringing an incredible day of local music and art to Historic Ybor City.....MORE
House GOP hit over ‘politics of hate,’ shutdown by major LGBTQ civil rights group in new ad
The nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights group is launching an ad campaign targeting House Republicans over the impending government shutdown.....MORE
These November elections will set the stage for a turbulent 2024
Though the current political conversation is mostly geared toward next year’s national elections, there are a handful of key state-level races taking place this November that are worth watching, as the results will provide critical insight into the electorate ahead of the 2024 presidential and congressional contests.....MORE
Florida churches, groups step up to teach Black history and banned books
Churches and community groups across Florida are throwing themselves into efforts to teach Black history after the state’s controversial move to reject AP African American Studies.....MORE
Free at-home COVID tests are back: Here’s how to get yours
After a months-long hiatus, a government website that allows American households to order free at-home COVID-19 tests is back online Monday.
People can go to COVIDtests.gov to place their order of four rapid at-home tests per household, which will be delivered for free by the United States Postal Service.
More HERE
Sunday, September 24, 2023
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Florida AG Ashley Moody Outlaws “Gas Station Heroin,” Tianeptine In The State
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed an emergency rule Friday to outlaw gas station heroin.
Through this emergency action, tianeptine, commonly known as gas station heroin, is now on the Schedule I list of controlled substances in Florida.
More HERE
Florida leads the country in book bans
Florida surpassed Texas as the state with the most books pulled from shelves in public schools this year, according to a report released yesterday from literary nonprofit PEN America.....MORE
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TERRIFYING: Why top military leaders consider Donald Trump so dangerous
The Atlantic has a terrifying new article about Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who for his entire 18 months under Trump worried about our nuclear arsenal every day.
You see, Milley worked under unprecedented pressure because — according to James Dubik, a retired three-star general and former colleague of Milley’s — “For more than 200 years, the assumption in this country was that we would have a stable person as president.”
The assumption didn’t hold true for Trump, presenting Milley “unique challenges” that didn’t end until January 20th of 2001.
More HERE
Anti-democratic moves by state lawmakers raise fears for 2024 election
States are seeing efforts by politicians to gain a political advantage by curtailing the power of voters.
It’s all part of a burst of anti-democratic activity at the state level, as Republican lawmakers and officials in recent weeks have run roughshod over long-standing norms of good government — and sometimes the clear will of voters — in order to maximize their party’s political clout.
More HERE
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Saturday, September 23, 2023
DeSantis says left will ‘weaponize’ Trump’s abortion comments
In a Saturday interview with conservative media personality Glenn Beck, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said those in left-wing politics will “weaponize” recent comments by former President Donald Trump on Florida’s 6-week abortion ban.....MORE
COVID conspiracies return in force, just in time for 2024
An increase in COVID-19 cases has spawned a corresponding flare-up of conspiracy theories around the virus, a phenomenon that experts warn will only get worse as the 2024 election approaches.....MORE
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The federal government is headed into a shutdown. What does it mean, who's hit and what's next?
While some government entities will be exempt — Social Security checks, for example, will still go out — other functions will be severely curtailed. Federal agencies will stop all actions deemed non-essential, and millions of federal employees, including members of the military, won't receive paychecks.....MORE
Low-income SunRunner bus riders call fare increase “heartless” and “narcissistic”
“They’re going to try, it’s not going to work, people…because I was homeless a little bit for a little while, and nothing’s gonna stop you from getting money to ride a bus. So it’s not really… it may stop a few people but it’s not going to stop it. The people on the beach who are against it: I doubt any of them have struggled or been poor. And I just say to the people of the city, listen to the actual people.”
Hillsborough County awarded 4.6 million in federal funds to address youth homelessness
Hillsborough County received an award of 4.6 million dollars towards ending youth homelessness. The federal funding was announced in Tampa on Wednesday. The funds were given to the Tampa/Hillsborough County Continuum of Care, or CoC.....MORE
Ron DeSantis thinks states should enforce immigration policy if feds aren’t doing it ‘fully’
DeSantis has vowed to render “cartel” members crossing the border “stone cold dead” and has suggested border crossers be treated like Al Qaeda. It’s unclear if state forces would have the right to execute illegal entrants under his policy scheme.....MORE
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