Florida’s abortion rights groups are taking stock after a narrow loss in last week’s ballot referendum but say the fight to overturn the state’s six-week abortion ban isn’t over.....MORE
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Uncertainty in Springfield, the Ohio town put on the map by Trump’s false claims about immigrants
Residents in Springfield, Ohio, are trying to move on after Trump’s rhetoric about Haitian migrants. Some now worry he could make an example of them.....MORE
Friday, November 15, 2024
What is Bluesky, the fast-growing social platform welcoming fleeing X users?
Image Credits: Bluesky
Disgruntled X users are again flocking to Bluesky, a newer social media platform that grew out of the former Twitter before billionaire Elon Musk took it over in 2022. While it remains small compared to established online spaces such as X, it has emerged as an alternative for those looking for a different mood, lighter and friendlier and less influenced by Musk.....MORE
National League of Cities summit in Tampa tackles homelessness
The National League of Cities summit is wrapping up in Tampa this weekend.
The leading conference for local elected leaders touched on an issue that has impacted communities across the country — homelessness.
'Tampa Hope’ homeless shelter was one of the stops on a Tampa bus tour for the National League of Cities summit. The shelter’s ‘Hope Cottages’ (Pasco, Tampa, Pinellas) are tiny homes that have helped reduce housing costs. For example, it costs just under $26 a night to shelter one person
Oklahoma schools superintendent mandates students watch announcement of new religious department
Oklahoma’s education superintendent has sent an email to public school superintendents requiring them to show students his video announcement of a new Department of Religious Freedom and Patriotism within the state Department of Education.....MORE
Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible 'Insider Threat'
Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was flagged as a possible “Insider Threat” by a fellow service member due to a tattoo he has that's associated with white supremacist groups.....MORE
The daughters of Malcolm X sue the CIA, FBI and NYPD over the civil rights leader's assassination
Three daughters of Malcolm X have accused the CIA, FBI, the New York Police Department and others in a $100 million lawsuit Friday of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader.....MORE
Just how many congresspersons have their noses firmly up Trump's butt
Speaker Mike Johnson says he will 'strongly request' that Ethics Committee withhold its Matt Gaetz report
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Friday that he would "strongly request" that the House Ethics Committee not release a report detailing its investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.....MORE
Why you should throw away your black plastic cooking utensils
The tools you cook with may be introducing an unwanted ingredient into your family dinner: flame retardant.
A study, published last month in the journal Chemosphere, tested 203 household products made of black plastic. The researchers found 85% of them contained high concentrations of flame retardant.
Trump’s team skips FBI background checks for some Cabinet picks
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is bypassing traditional FBI background checks for at least some of his Cabinet picks while using private companies to conduct vetting of potential candidates for administration jobs, people close to the transition planning say.....MORE
He's 14. He loves soccer. He's the sole caregiver for his little twin brothers
Mahawat Zakaria Jouma is happy when he gets a chance to play soccer, but mostly he is busy taking care of his siblings, trying to earn money makeing bricks, and going to school. Claire Harbage/NPR
When I meet him, 14-year-old Mahamat Djouma is doing what many teenagers do in their spare time: dribbling a soccer ball with his foot.
But when he's done, tired and hungry, he doesn't have anyone to welcome him home with a warm plate of food. Instead, he has a world of responsibilities: He's the sole caregiver for his 5-year-old twin brothers, Hassan and Hissein, who are waiting for him in their mud brick home in a refugee camp in eastern Chad.
India Festival Tampa Bay gearing up for 35th celebration
Here’s why the Gaza war is ‘consistent with genocide’, according to UN body
The UN has released a report on the first nine months of Israel’s war on Gaza where it accuses Israel of genocide by ‘using starvation as a method of war and inflicting collective punishment on the Palestinian population’.
Trump’s pardon power looms over judges in Jan. 6 rioter cases
President-elect Trump’s pardoning power once he assumes office is looming over cases involving Jan. 6 rioters, prompting some delays over his promise to grant clemency to supporters who stormed the Capitol in 2021.
A federal judge has already agreed to delay a rioter’s trial until after Trump’s January inauguration – just over a week after the former president once again secured victory to the White House. But that may prove to be pointless if Trump makes good on a promise to pardon his supporters.
Concerns grow about Tampa Bay's water quality after storms, red tide and a looming political shift
Non-profits Ocean Conservancy and Tampa Bay Waterkeeper and about a hundred of their friends came to hear from experts about the threats of storm-related pollution.....MORE
Frost launches bid to become first Gen Z congressional leader
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) launched a bid for Democratic leadership on Thursday, announcing his candidacy for co-chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC). If he wins the position, he will be the first Generation Z congressional leader from either party.....MORE
Trump is already testing Congress and daring Republicans to oppose him
After a resounding election victory, delivering what President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans call a “mandate” to govern, an uneasy political question is emerging: Will there be any room for dissent in the U.S. Congress?....MORE
Trump wants to end 'wokeness' in education. He has vowed to use federal money as leverage
Donald Trump's vision for education revolves around a single goal: to rid America’s schools of perceived “ wokeness ” and “left-wing indoctrination.”....MORE
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Trump’s Despotic Deportation Plan Takes Shape
President-elect Donald Trump’s long history of vilifying immigrants is reaching a dark and likely violent escalation as he nominates to key White House cabinet and staff positions a slew of “America First” extremists and white supremacists. One of Trump’s central campaign pledges was to deport at least 12 million people, who he refers to as “illegals.” Trump’s election win drove up the stock prices of private prison corporations but it has also triggered grassroots mobilization to confront Trump’s cruel plans. more
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