Sunday, January 31, 2016
Hillsborough County Animal Shelter: Just Let Them Go
Animal lovers in Hillsborough County, are sick and tired of a county shelter that is not doing its job. For months, volunteers have been going public about serious issues with the shelter, the biggest issue being that with the new shelter director, Scott Trebatoski,
it's all about the numbers and
NOT about the welfare of the animals. here
it's all about the numbers and
NOT about the welfare of the animals. here
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Chopped Steak
With Mashed Potatoes and Cole Slaw
At Maw's Vittles in Brooksville
Visit them here
Eat Local!
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Draft Linda Saul-Sena For Senate
“I’m flattered when people approach me, but I’m eager to see some fresh faces.”
She believes the Senate seat is definitely
viable for her party.
She’s just not interested at this point in her life in going for it.
. “That’s the seat where we need to find a great Democrat for,” she says. “There’s a lot of conversation about a lot of people, and I’m personally trying to think of wonderful people.” She’s now involved in efforts to try to stop The Florida Department of Transportation’s
Tampa Bay Express project. here
She believes the Senate seat is definitely
viable for her party.
She’s just not interested at this point in her life in going for it.
. “That’s the seat where we need to find a great Democrat for,” she says. “There’s a lot of conversation about a lot of people, and I’m personally trying to think of wonderful people.” She’s now involved in efforts to try to stop The Florida Department of Transportation’s
Tampa Bay Express project. here
This week in Floriduh
Florida GOP voted to:
--allow open carry of guns
--ban all abortions
--prevent local governments from banning fracking
--prohibit citizens from accessing public records
Aren't you proud?
Aren't you proud?
Open Letters From Mayors Of 15 Florida Cities To Marco Rubio And Jeb Bush
Urge both would-be presential candidates to acknowledge the reality of anthropogenic climate change, and to take urgent action to remediate it. here
Friday, January 29, 2016
FBI Wants To Question Tampa Activist Jessica Schwartz
Tampa anti-war activist Jessica Schwartz says a family member handed her an FBI agent’s card. The card was stuck in the front door of the family home and belonged to FBI Special Agent A. Brett Fears. Schwartz found another card stuck in a car window on the driveway and she says, “My brother let me know the FBI left a message on our home phone asking me to contact FBI Special Agent Fears
for an interview here, on Facebook
for an interview here, on Facebook
Medical Marijuana will be on the 2016 Ballot in Florida
The Florida Division of Elections has confirmed that United for Care has turned in the 683,149 valid petitions to qualify for the ballot. With a petition drive that began in the summer of 2015 and ended at the New Year, over 1 million people in Florida signed a petition to put medical marijuana back on the ballot. here
Florida Frackers Win
The Florida state House passed a controversial measure to regulate fracking, despite significant opposition from Democrats who said the practice could harm the state’s natural resources. here
Michael Schiavo: Jeb Bush ‘Put Me Through Hell’
Michael Schiavo knows as well as anyone what Jeb Bush can do with executive power.
He thinks you ought to know too.
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He is slamming a pro-Jeb Bush super PAC for invoking her in an ad touting the former Florida governor's record as a social conservative. In an interview with POLITICO, he repeatedly calling the ad “disgusting.” “It sounds like it’s a last-ditch effort to get the right-wing constituents,” here
He is slamming a pro-Jeb Bush super PAC for invoking her in an ad touting the former Florida governor's record as a social conservative. In an interview with POLITICO, he repeatedly calling the ad “disgusting.” “It sounds like it’s a last-ditch effort to get the right-wing constituents,” here
Florida GOP Rene Garcia Of Hialeah - Gut Sunshine Law
The Florida GOP approved a bill that would weaken public records law by stripping out a guarantee that people could recover legal fees if they won court fights to obtain records.
The bill was sponsored by state
Sen. Rene Garcia of Hialeah. here
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Marco Rubio Does Not Support Policy Aimed At Curbing Climate Change
Deborah Newell: She’s An American Girl
Nicole Sandler Show
On most Wednesday mornings, I’m joined by my friend Deborah Newell for a segment in which we make fun of our state, which we knowingly refer to as FloriDUH. But if you listen carefully, you’ll hear that Deborah has a distinctive accent which sounds nothing like the variety of accents.
That’s because, although she’s lived here for many years, attended college in Gainesville, is married and has raised her three boys here, she never went through the process to become a citizen…. until now.
As she told us this morning, Deborah always said that if Bernie Sanders were to run for president, she would become a citizen. He is, so she did and is now an American citizen! We celebrated this morning! here
Ban Fracking In Florida: Support Rep. Evan Jenne
Rep. Evan Jenne,D-Hollywood, is sponsoring legislation that would ban fracking in Florida. He condemned House Republican leaders. He said the election-year push for more fracking was designed merely to placate the oil and gas industry, a steady GOP contributor. Jenne said the House will “do anything, if it’s going to help their backers make a buck.” here
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