Why is the US turning a blind eye to Israel’s war crimes?

Last month, the Watson Institute of International and Public Affairs published a revealing report on the cost to American taxpayers of the war in Gaza. Since October 2023, Israel’s war on Gaza, and more recently on Lebanon, has cost the U.S. $22 billion.

This is only the publicly declared number, the report describes, as efforts have been made to obscure through bureaucratic tactics the total amount of aid and the types of systems involved.

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Important information for those interested in the ongoing genocide happening in Gaza at the hands of Zionist Israel.

Going Deep with Anna Deavere Smith on Love and Justice

 

Kelly Corrigan talks with  actor, writer and celebrated creative mind, Anna Deavere Smith about two  books that have stayed with her over the years.

Listen to the podcast HERE

Christian Nationalists Are BAFFLED By The Constitution

To help someone going through a crisis, use these 7 words

Kelly Corrigan has spent years talking about families — her own and many others — on her PBS show, her podcast and in her four bestselling books. She gave a TED Talk about having the courage to respond with humility when a loved one is in crisis, which requires putting aside our own ideas about how to fix their problems.

HERE are some of the lessons she offered on a recent episode of TED Radio Hour.

Ron DeSantis Building Prison on Disney World Property

Trump top spy pick, Tulsi Gabbard, faces fresh scrutiny over Syria visit and Russia comments

Former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard's controversial 2017 meeting with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and past statements on Russia's invasion of Ukraine have drawn fresh scrutiny after President-elect Donald Trump picked her to oversee America's spy agencies.....MORE

Ybor City entrepreneurs work to set up ’tiny shops for big ideas’

Local company Nimble Retail, which is best known for its pop-up shops, has gained approval from the Barrio Latino Commission to develop micro-retail shops in Ybor City.

Nimble Retail Founders David Bailey and Stephanie Harrison Bailey both have backgrounds in real estate, development, architecture, and design.

The Baileys’ plan is to establish their first two nimble shops on Seventh Avenue — in the former La Tropicana restaurant parking lot — which would include a communal space with a dining area and bathrooms. Each shop will be about 200 square feet.

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As You Can See, They Smacked Him In The Face With A Flat Shovel Before The Competition

"Vito" the Pug WINS! | 2024 National Dog Show

Witness history in the making as Vito the pug is crowned Best in Show at the National Dog Show

Ybor City Cigar Festival

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Trump’s FCC Pick Ready to Target Media Outlets Unfriendly to Trump

On-Ramps to a New Civil Society Book Release in North Tampa

12.15.2024 - 6 PM

11213 N. Nebraska Ave Suite 403 INFO

Bernie Made An INSANE Prediction, Then It Came True!

What Stogie Had For Lunch

All you can eat

Number 1 China Buffet - North Tampa

Trump AG pick HUMILIATED after DEVASTATING VIDEO SURFACES

‘Buckle up, buttercup’: Rep. Crockett sounds alarm over Trump economic agenda

Building community after devastation with Samuel Ronen

Anni and Tanja are joined by community activist Samuel Ronen on this week’s Sustainable Living Show. Samuel is a community organizer in Tampa Bay, showing up where help is needed for a variety of causes from grassroots political campaigns, to protests, mutual aid and hurricane relief. He is the co-founder of Florida For Change and the Progressive Jewish Coalition, while being active with the Democratic Socialists of America, the American Indian Movement, the New Era Young Lords of Florida, and the Bay Area Dream Defenders.

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DOJ braces for corruption of department as Trump prioritizes revenge

Supreme Court PISSED OFF The Wrong Democrat… Now They’re Exposed

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse calls out the Supreme Court’s disturbing trend of manipulating facts to benefit Republican interests. With unchecked power, the conservative majority risks eroding trust in the judiciary and undermining constitutional balance.

Florida is top of a controversial list: banning or challenging books?

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

'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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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Trump AG Pam Bondi To Crack Down On Free Speech, Threatens To Deport Americans

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’.”

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BREAKING: Bernie Sanders Makes SHOCKING Announcement

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.

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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