Florida is at the top of a controversial list for 2024. The reading advocacy group “Pen America” ranked Florida number one in the nation as the state with the most books banned from local schools.....MORE
Thursday, November 28, 2024
'Tired. Damn tired.' Some Black women are processing the grief of a Kamala Harris loss
There was a refrain we heard again and again from the seven Black women NPR talked with for this story.
"It is exhausting," says Venita Doggett, who lives in Memphis, Tenn., and works for a nonprofit doing education advocacy.
Ron DeSantis slows the process to fill Marco Rubio's Senate seat as pressure grows from Trump world
President-elect Donald Trump handed Ron DeSantis a political gift this month when he gave him a U.S. Senate seat to fill. Just don’t expect the Florida governor to open it before Christmas.
The next layer of intrigue that DeSantis must navigate is whether to placate Trump and his political team by appointing Lara Trump, the president-elect’s daughter-in-law and co-chair of the Republican National Committee.
A small child could come uo with better lies than Trump yet half of America is simple minded enough to believe him.
Trump, Mexican president give differing reviews of "wonderful conversation" on border, illegal immigration
Trump said in his social media posts that Sheinbaum had "agreed to stop Migration through Mexico, and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern Border."....MORE
MAGA ENRAGED At Trump Over Lousy Pick To Lead Navy
Donald Trump’s controversial pick of John Phelan to lead the U.S. Navy has sent shockwaves through Washington. Phelan, a GOP megadonor and art collector with zero military experience, is set to oversee one of the most powerful branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. Trump calls him a “Champion of American Enterprise,” believing his business savvy will revolutionize naval operations. But can someone with no military background truly lead the Navy into the future? Critics argue that experience and expertise are essential for such a high-stakes role.
The nomination has sparked fierce debate: Is military experience overrated, or is this a risky move that could weaken our defense? Will this bold choice bring innovation or undermine military readiness?
This is a decision that could change the future of the U.S. Navy and set a new precedent for military leadership. The question is: Are we ready for a business-minded Navy leader?
Trump MELTS DOWN As Senate OUTMANEUVERS His GOP Allies AGAIN
Republicans are scrambling as Democrats turbocharge the courts, with Schumer and Klobuchar pulling all-nighters to confirm fair judges while Trump whines about losing his grip on the judiciary.
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Rachel Maddow Just BLEW THE LID OFF A Massive New SCANDAL
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow just blew the lid off a massive Republican scandal that should strike fear in the heart of every single American who gives a damn about our struggling democracy. This is not a drill, folks!
RFK Jr. attacked the CDC’s ‘fascism’ and likened vaccinating children to abuse by the Catholic Church
“It’s the same reason we had a pedophile scandal in the Catholic Church,” he continued. “Because people were able to convince themselves that the institution, the church, was more important than these little boys and girls who were being raped."
“To me this is like Nazi death camps, what happened to these kids,” Kennedy said of the rising number of children diagnosed with autism and what he described as a link to vaccines — which had been debunked over a decade earlier.
Tampa Bay’s Refugee and Migrant Women Initiative deepens the meaning of community
The Refugee and Migrant Women Initiative was founded to deepen a sense of community (Photo c/o Florence Ackey)
Florence Ackey sees immigration in a very simple way: The eggplant theory. “A vegetable I rarely used, but after meeting women from Syria, Somalia and even Ukraine, I now have seven different ways to eat an eggplant,” Ackey told CL. “Same eggplant, but I opened my mind instead of thinking that they would just eat all my eggplant.”
“When you don’t understand them and you allow those misconceptions to dictate policy, it becomes a dangerous thing. I always say, we are afraid of what we don’t know,” Ackey said. “I see all these immigration policies, all saying ‘just send them back’.”
Elections be damned, Tampa Bay Abortion Fund will continue to help people
Bree Wallace, Director of Case Management at the Tampa Bay Abortion Fund (Photo by Dave Decker)
Anyone with values rooted in decency, truth and equal rights didn’t have much hope to cling to on Election Night. But on the Friday after Donald Trump took back the White House, Bree Wallace, in her own pointed and no-fuss nature, offered something of a condolence prize.
“We are the only people that are going to keep us safe,” she said.
EXTORTION: Is Trump planning to force Ukraine to give up about 20% of it's country by denying them aid?
Trump selects longtime adviser Keith Kellogg as special envoy for Ukraine and Russia
President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has chosen Keith Kellogg, a highly decorated retired three-star general, to serve as his special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Kellogg, who is one of the architects of a staunchly conservative policy book that lays out an “America First” national security agenda for the incoming administration, will come into the role as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its third year in February.....MORE
Running Scared!
Israeli soccer team prepares for closed-door match in Hungary after attacks on fans in Amsterdam
Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team returned to Europe on Wednesday for the first time since its fans were assaulted in the Netherlands earlier this month in attacks that were condemned as antisemitic by authorities in Israel and across Europe. The team will face off Thursday against Turkey’s Besiktas in an Europa League match that was relocated to Hungary. The contest at Nagyerdei Stadium in the city of Debrecen will be played without fans.....MORE
Fresh off its seventh anniversary WellBuilt Bikes continues working to keep Tampa moving
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From inside Tampa’s University Mall, WellBuilt Bikes helps the neighborhood get moving, and in a community where public transportation options are criminally under-funded, a bike can go a long way in helping someone keep a job and have a chance at getting by. The nonprofit, full-service shop and retail center—open five days a week for sales and repairs, plus Sunday for intake—relies on donations to help it offer low-cost (sometimes free) repairs and refurbished bikes that can even by purchased via the “Earn-A-Bike” program.....MORE
Ohio governor signs bill restricting trans students' school bathroom use
How Trump has changed and will change the Constitution
One hallmark of Donald Trump’s public service has been a penchant for stress-testing the limits of the law and the Constitution. Much of what Trump did during his first term prompted the ubiquitous question, “Can he do that?” But that has always been the wrong question. The correct question is, “If he does that, are there any consequences?”....MORE
This Is What Religious Fanaticism Looks Like
The hardline Israeli settlers planning their future homes in Gaza
Strikes in Northern Gaza were watched by a group of hardline Israeli settlers, gathered for a two-day event where they drew up plans for their future homes in the Gaza Strip.
The ‘Gaza resettlement conference’ took place in Masof Ha’bazak, just four kilometres from the border.
Is CNN One Of The Enemy Within?
Kaitlan Collins, CNN star and frequent Trump adversary, will cover White House for network
President-elect Donald Trump isn't the only one returning to the White House. Kaitlan Collins is on her way back to her past role as chief White House correspondent, the network announced Tuesday. The network's rising star, one of the most known names in cable news, will remain host of "The Source," which airs in primetime at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT.....MORE
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Steele blasts Trump’s return to White House as opening ‘Pandora’s Box of hell’
“The reality is being set up for us,” Steele said in his MSNBC appearance. “People need to accept what it is and figure out if [you’re going to] bend over and let it happen, or [you’re] in some way [going to] stand up and say, ‘You know what? This is not what we want because this is not who we are.’”....MORE
'Build your army': Trump’s Pentagon pick wants Christian nationalist 'boot camps' for kids
Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, who President-elect Donald Trump has nominated to be the potential next defense secretary, recently called for radically transforming the public education system in order to accommodate a Christian nationalist vision.....MORE
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Trump Gets BLOCKED From Government Agencies In Ethics STANDOFF
Donald Trump has drawn criticism from Democrats and other opponents for refusing to sign the legal documents required to formally initiate the transition of power. Now, that transition is at an Impasse.
It's not what's rght....it's what makes the most money
Walmart becomes latest — and biggest — company to roll back its DEI policies
Walmart, the world's largest retailer, is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, joining a growing list of major corporations that have done the same after coming under attack by conservative activists.....MORE
Monday, November 25, 2024
Nancy Mace IMPLODES After AOC Exposes Disgusting Republican Truth
Nancy Mace cries after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez exposes the sinister truth of Mace's disgusting bathroom ban plot that House Republicans are pushing in a desperate attempt get media attention on attacking Rep.-elect Sarah McBride.
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