Tuesday, January 12, 2016
The Deadly Streets Of Hillsborough County
2015 was the deadliest year on record for those walking the streets of Hillsborough County. There was no pattern to the carnage. Some victims were killed while using the crosswalk. here
Monday, January 11, 2016
Help Wanted: Sarasota Dems Needed
Sarasota GOP boasting that they hold every countywide office in Sarasota but one – and that they intend to keep it that way held a big shindig at the Sarasota Yacht Club to showcase their talent. More than two dozen candidates mingled in a crowd of 230. Sarasota Democrats currently have just a fraction of the candidates being put up by the local GOP. here
Sarasota voters We Got Your Back!
Sarasota voters We Got Your Back!
Tampa's At 25
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy has issued grades to Florida’s four largest cities.
Jacksonville 26
Miami 28.50
Orlando 33.50
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jax,
Miami,
orlando,
Peter Schorsch,
Tampa
GOP: A Party On The Brink Of Disaster
From the beginning of the campaign,
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In California Prop 187 won overwhelmingly with 59 percent of the vote and Pete Wilson won re-election handily. But while Republicans were high-fiving each other over their great victory, the court issued an immediate stay of the proposition and the Latino community in California began to protest and organize. And they also began, in great numbers, to vote Democratic. The fallout from Prop 187 and a few subsequent anti-immigrant proposals decimated the Republican Party in California.
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Solidarity Sunday Today
No Separation Of Church And State In Hillsborough County: Part 2
Statements from about a half-dozen principals expressing their appreciation to
Idlewild Baptist Church?
Florida No Longer Ranks As The Most Corrupt State In The Country
That is hardly cause to celebrate. Florida had ranked at the top of the list during the 10-year period from 2000 to 2010. But a downward trend doesn't mean the state solved its corruption problem, as Integrity Florida research director Ben Wilcox said. here
TBX Code Yellow March
A wake up call for Tampa
A colorful demonstration of exactly how wide the swath of destruction caused by the proposed widening of I-275 would be. here
2.6.2015 - 11AM - Tampa
Jeb Bush Would End Helping The Poor
Jeb Bush's latest policy proposal is a welfare-reform plan that would end federal programs for food and housing assistance. Bush will pledge to eliminate the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program as well as housing assistance and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. here
Saturday, January 9, 2016
We Remember Andrew Joseph, III Memorial Weekend In Tampa
Feb 5, 2016 @ 2pm
Protest of Student Day
Florida State Fairgrounds-Tampa
Feb. 6, 2016 @ 9am
Middleton High School Old Track
22nd Street and Geneses, Tampa
more events here
Florida We Have The Power
"Republicans must win Florida and woo more Latino voters to gain the presidency
in November."
"We lose Florida and it's virtually impossible for us to win the presidency."
"We have to have a candidate who can get the Latino vote."
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Progressive Florida,
Tampa Bay Progressive
Marco Rubio Would Seize And Sell Off America’s Public Lands
Florida GOP Marco Rubio doesn’t like that militants are currently occupying a federal wildlife facility in Oregon. But he does like the militia’s main idea: Seizing and selling off America’s public lands.
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Rubio said that while he doesn’t support “lawless” activity, he does agree with the militia on its main point that federal public lands should be transferred to private ownership for activities like logging, coal mining, oil drilling, and farming. here
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Hates Weed, Loves Booze Industry's Money
The head of the Democratic Party opposes legal weed but has no problem accepting thousands from the liquor lobby. here
Florida Workers’ Voice Tour
This coming March 2-13,
farmworkers and thousands of consumer allies will be mobilizing to bring Wendy’s — the lone holdout among the big five fast-food companies of Yum Brands, McDonald’s, Burger King, Subway, and Wendy’s — into the Fair Food Program! info
Friday, January 8, 2016
Tampa Bay Freedom Fighters: Sunday Protest/Party In Tampa
@ Amalie Arena - Downtown
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
@ Lee's Grocery - Tampa Heights
6pm
Let Lenny show you the way!
Let Lenny show you the way!
Mayor Buckhorn's Administration Nullified City Council's Right
"To have a say in the Morris Bridge issue. They might have objected to this water grab, but now their hands are tied. No worries - if you email the County Commission and get them to appeal this bad deal, that is."Phil Compton
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Bob Buckhorn,
Friends of the Hillsborough River,
Lisa Montelione,
Phil Compton,
Tampa City Council
Florida Corporate Service Commission At Work
Commissioners agreed a $1.3 billion, natural gas-fired power plant proposed in rural Okeechobee County by Florida Power & Light — is needed to meet the demands of the state’s growing population.
The decision by the Florida Public Service Commission came after objections from a pair of environmental groups, the state Office of Public Counsel and the Florida Industrial Power Users Group. The Office of Public Counsel represents consumers in utility issues, while the Florida Industrial Power Users Group represents large electricity users.
Opponents questioned the need for the plant and argued it will hinder conservation efforts and slow the growth of renewable
energy sources such as solar.
Julie Brown, who formally began a two-year term as chair of the commission Tuesday, said the plant is the
“most cost effective option”
to bring more power to the state. here
New meaning to the fox guarding the henhouse!
No Welcome For Bigoted Pastor Jamal Bryant In St. Petersburg
He has called homosexuality a sin that's on par with drug addiction and gambling. He has criticized those in his church who accept homosexuality as "cowards" and called President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage an example of political expediency. "I'm scared of all these civil rights leaders and all these preachers kissing up to the president just because he's black," Bryant said in the 2012 video. "He's black and wrong. He's black and out of order." here
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He was invited to be the keynote speaker at the 30th annual MLK Leadership Awards Breakfast by Angela Rouson, wife of State Rep. Darryl Rouson. He said he thought the event could be used as an opportunity for Bryant to change his views on gay marriage.
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Mayor Rick Kriseman has declined a request to give the ceremonial key to
the city to the speaker
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Angela Rouson,
Darryl Rouson,
Rev. Jamal Bryant,
Rick Kriseman
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Tampa Bay Circles
List of circles in Tampa Bay
Fight For 15 - Black Lives Matter
The Bernie Sanders Social Network
Tampa & St. Pete Food Not Bombs
Friends of the Hillsborough River
Central Florida NORML
Central Florida NORML
Raíces en Tampa
Sunshine Citizens
Sunshine Citizens
Slidarity Nlliance at USF
The Heights Collective - DFA Tampa Bay
Young American Dreamers
Hands Across the Sand
Code Pink Tampa Bay
Liberty Tampa Bay
Veterans for Peace Tampa
Tampa Bay Sierra Club
St. Pete for Peace
Come together and work as 1!
Young American Dreamers
Hands Across the Sand
Code Pink Tampa Bay
Liberty Tampa Bay
Veterans for Peace Tampa
Tampa Bay Sierra Club
St. Pete for Peace
Come together and work as 1!
Represent your Circle this Sunday RSVP
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