Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Transgender Day of Remembrance
"Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, the Hillsborough County LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus honors the transgender lives lost to violence and hatred. Each loss is a heartbreaking reminder of the work still ahead to create a world where everyone can live freely, authentically, and safely!
As we reflect, we also prepare for the challenges to come! The transgender community will undoubtedly face direct attacks from the new Republican administration, with their plans to restrict access to healthcare, target trans youth, and undermine the basic rights of individuals to live openly! These policies are rooted in fear, hatred, and discrimination, but we must remain steadfast in our fight for justice and equality!
We are a community of resilience, strength, and unwavering courage! Together, we will honor those we’ve lost by fighting for a future where every trans person is safe, celebrated, and free to thrive!
Today, we remember! Tomorrow, we resist!" Hillsborough County LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus
Dr. Mehmet Oz Wants to Privatize Medicare. Trump Just Picked the TV Star to Head Medicare Agency
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped several TV personalities for key posts in his incoming administration, including Dr. Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, an agency that oversees health coverage for 150 million people. Oz, who ran an unsuccessful campaign for Senate in Pennsylvania in 2022, supports privatizing Medicare. “His background really has nothing to do with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,” says Dr. Robert Steinbrook, director of the Health Research Group for Public Citizen.
Experience Pink Floyd and Surrealism at The Dalí Museum
The Dalí Museum is bringing something special to St. Pete this season. While its new exhibit The Subversive Eye: Surrealist and Experimental Photography might grab the headlines, the real showstopper for many will be Dome Night: Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon.....MORE
Meanwhile, Trump says, "Drill, Baby, Drill"
Deadline looms for negotiators seeking a deal for cash to curb global warming
With time running down, negotiators at the United Nations annual climate talks on Wednesday remained mired in the maze of a trillion-dollar money problem, turning to host Azerbaijan to lead the way to daylight with a promised map to be released in the dark of night.
Vulnerable nations are seeking $1.3 trillion to deal with damage from climate change and to adapt to that change, including building out their own clean-energy systems. Experts agree that at least $1 trillion is called for, but both figures are far more than the developed world has so far offered.
Trump has called for dismantling the Education Dept. What would that mean?
Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump heaped scorn on the federal Department of Education, describing it as being infiltrated by “ radicals, zealots and Marxists.”
He has picked Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive, to lead the department. But like many conservative politicians before him, Trump has called for dismantling the department altogether — a cumbersome task that likely would require action from Congress.
Why our brains are wired to ignore the climate crisis
How big industries, politicians and the media have warped public understanding and action on the climate crisis.
Telling the story of climate change psychology can reveal not only the ways in which we grapple with ecological breakdown but also how big industries, politicians and even the media have warped public understanding and action on the greatest crisis humanity faces.
Ken Hagen might be licking his chops....Could the new Ray's stadium end up in Ybor City after all?
Rays stadium deal in jeopardy after team, Pinellas commissioners trade barbs
A deal to build a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays is now teetering after Pinellas County commissioners once again delayed a vote on funding the plan.
The Rays sent a letter to the commissioners just before the meeting started, stating that the delays meant the current deal was all but dead.
Will the House ethics panel release report on Gaetz misconduct allegations?
Whether Matt Gaetz serves as US attorney general during President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration depends on several factors, including what senators make of a House committee investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by the former US House Representative from Florida.
The House Ethics Committee is scheduled to meet today, when it could decide whether to release a bipartisan report on the allegations against Gaetz.
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Tracker: Trump Appointees’ Corporate Conflicts of Interest
Donald Trump’s nominees for cabinet positions and other important political appointments are riddled with conflicts of interest. As was the case with Trump’s first administration, his second administration appears to be handing people with clear corporate conflicts of interest the power to regulate and oversee corporations.....List HERE
Trump taps television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead key Medicare and Medicaid agency
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has selected Dr. Mehmet Oz — a celebrity heart surgeon who hosted a daytime television show — to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.....MORE
The Stogie says “Safe Space, Woke, Lived Experience, White Privilege.”
Few Americans use ‘woke’ terminology: Survey
Few Americans use terminology that is commonly deemed as “woke,” according to a new survey.
In the YouGov survey, under a quarter of Americans polled said they “regularly use” words and phrases such as “safe space,” “woke,” ‘lived experience” and “white privilege.” The phrases are commonly used in progressive, left-leaning and social justice-oriented spaces.
A GOP lawmaker introduces a Capitol bathroom rule before her trans colleague arrives
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina is defending a measure she recently introduced that would ban transgender women from women's bathrooms in the U.S. Capitol.
It is unclear if the effort will get a vote or if rules in the Capitol will be changed,+ but the move comes just two weeks after Democrat Sarah McBride became the first openly transgender person elected to Congress.
Gladys Knight to perform at Sarasota’s Van Wezel this spring
Gladys Knight, the seven-time Grammy winner, is coming to Sarasota’s Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall for one night only. The singer will perform on Wednesday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m.....MORE
GOP senators reject replacing FBI background checks for Trump nominees
Senate Republicans are rejecting a proposal floated by some advisers to President-elect Trump to take the job of conducting background checks for high-level nominees away from the FBI and give it to private investigators.....MORE
Looking back at the 2024 elections in Florida and the USA
On WMNF’s Tuesday Café we heard a recap of what happened during the 2024 elections in Florida and across the country with Susan MacManus, Political Analyst and Professor Emerita at the University of South Florida and Ray Roa, Editor in Chief at Creative Loafing. They spoke Friday at Tampa Tiger Bay Club.
Listen HERE
He doesn't need intelligence briefing....after all he aced the cognitive test
President-elect Trump has started receiving intelligence briefings
Judge expected to rule on bullet-proof Trump hush money conviction
Judge Juan Merchan is expected to rule on whether to throw out president-elect Trump's hush money conviction. Prosecutors are set to tell the judge whether they believe the criminal hush money case against incoming president should proceed to sentencing or be dismissed all together.
Understanding Ireland’s solidarity with Palestine
We examine why the Irish are so sympathetic to the Palestinian cause.
There are many in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland who are ardent supporters of the Palestinian cause. We look at the shared history between the two nations and why many feel that more needs to be done by their respective governments.
Recess appointments: Can Trump bypass Senate to appoint Gaetz, other aides?
Throughout his business, media and political career, Donald Trump has demonstrated a willingness to break the norm.
But the United States president-elect’s latest proposal to do away with the established processes used to appoint cabinet officials to his incoming administration poses grave risks to the rule of law in the country, experts say.
Trump win fuels discussion of Israel annexing the West Bank. Here's what that means.
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