Saturday, February 17, 2024

Staying in Riverview

Had to stay at my daughters house for a few days while my place got tented. I infected her frig. 

Rep. Maxwell Frost Jabs Republicans For Fighting For Their Friends In Big Oil Longer Than He’s Been Alive


Ybor Paparazzi

Lexii

Ybor City Nightlife - Tampa Nightlife


Emergency Action for Rafah


We must protect the right to seek asylum


Last month, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) ruled that a petition brought against the United States on behalf of six Haitian people who were deported to Haiti in the middle of the cholera epidemic may move forward. The ruling comes 10 years after the initial petition, which asserted that the U.S. deported the Haitian nationals without consideration for the human rights and humanitarian crisis that gripped the country, and which was in direct violation to the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man.....Read More

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Tampa Hoods: Ybor City

4th Ave

Ybor Life

Centro Ybor

Destiny Interview With Gen Z Congressman Maxwell Frost


REPORT: Israeli Snipers SHOOT Civilians Entering, Leaving Gaza Hospital


Israeli sniper fire has killed and injured multiple people, including patients and medical workers.  Ana Kasparian discusses on The Young Turks.

Florida labor bill banning heat protections, local minimum wage advances


Legislation banning local heat protection policies on private companies plus city-established minimum wages is moving forward in the Florida House.

The proposal (HB 433) would ban local rules that require contractors to pay employees above the state minimum wage. Additionally, the measure would restrict cities and counties from choosing contractors based on a company’s wages and benefits.


Wednesday, February 14, 2024

New Florida bill would allow credit card companies to track suspicious gun purchases


Tampa Hoods: Ybor City

7th Ave

Sarah Diamond & the Soul Miners - Doin Whatcha Doin


Ybor Paparazzi

 The Twilight Club
Julio, Wayne, Glen & Jodi

Maxwell Frost, Jared Moskowitz on Parkland anniversary push credit card companies to flag unusual gun sales


On the sixth anniversary of the Parkland shooting, Florida Democrats in Congress are asking credit companies to flag suspicious gun purchases.

U.S. Reps. Jared Moskowitz and Maxwell Frost filed legislation clearing the way for merchant codes to allow for that. The Identify Gun Stores Act would override laws in several states, including one signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis last year.


Senator warns of location tracking at reproductive clinics


Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) called on federal regulators to intervene in a controversial data broker’s bankruptcy proceeding, warning the location data of people visiting abortion clinics could be at risk.

Wyden’s office has been investigating Near Intelligence Inc. since last year after a report by The Wall Street Journal uncovered that an anti-abortion group had used data from the company to target people who had visited reproductive clinics.


Tampa Hoods: Ybor City

7th Ave

Parkland shooting 6 years later: Marjory Stoneman Douglas students remember 17 lives lost


Hillsborough County School Board Candidate Forum Districts 1 & 3


City of Tampa considers settlement on wrongfully conviction


Ybor Paparazzi

Sierra

Tampa's Urban Development Explained | How Tampa is Transforming Into One of America’s Top Cities


Tampa Bay Sun land waterfront stadium, a spot in D1 pro women’s soccer league


Big news for the Tampa Bay Sun – the area’s future pro women’s soccer team. The U.S. Soccer Federation has approved the USL Super League’s application to operate as a Division One professional women’s soccer league when its inaugural season kicks off in August 2024.

The Super League Tampa Bay squad revealed renderings for a new waterfront stadium (a temporary location) in partnership with Howard W Blake High School (1701 N Blvd). The stadium will have a capacity of 5,000 and feature FIFA-approved turf. The team will play on this field for around 3-5 years ahead of creating a permanent stadium in the region.