Sunday, September 17, 2017

Florida's Next Governor Visits Tampa


With Local Icon Asher Edelson

Packed house at 7venth Sun Brewery

Progressive  force in Central Florida

Jessica and Denise

Susan and Asher

Scott and Denise

Jose


Suport Andrew Gillum for Florida Governor

Saturday, September 16, 2017

Florida Dem Bill Nelson Has Not Signed On To Bernie Sanders’ Medicare For All Proposal

Maybe because he ranks 9th for receiving highest amount of $$ from the insurance industry (Nov 2010 – Nov 2016)? here
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Call him, ask him why!
 813.225.7040

Florida GOP Rick Scott And Adam Putnam Pour Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars To Rick Baker

Political committees linked to Rick Scott, Adam Putnam and future House Speaker Jose Oliva poured tens of thousands of dollars last month into a PAC supporting St. Petersburg mayoral candidate Rick Baker. here
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FDOT Citizens Transportation Academy: Not A Joke

No joke, for real. They are so desperate they are now trying to cram their corporate vision of transportation down our throats at taxpayers expense. They want to feed us their corporate propaganda and they want us to like it. here
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They want to spend billions on something we don't WANT but can't pay for a decent image of our city's skyline. Or is this their way of showing us what our future looks like after they get done with us.

Trump Campaigns For Rick Scott In Storm Ravage Ft. Myers

Donald Trump traveled to southwest Florida with a message for the people of Fort Myers, who are recovering from Hurricane Irma: Rick Scott for Senate. here
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Friday, September 15, 2017

Desperate Rick Baker Exploits Irma

With his chances of becoming St. Petersburg’s next mayor dissipating as rapidly as the ravaging winds of Hurricane Irma, Rick Baker exploited one of the worst natural disasters in the nation’s history to resuscitate his failing campaign. here
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Tampa Bay Times, Baker’s mouthpiece, printed the candidate’s press release verbatim without fact checking.  So did a local play-for-pay blog and the right wing Sunshine State News.

Young Democratic Socialists of America At FSU

DSA offers a viable left wing alternative to both neoliberal capitalism and the right wing populist reaction it creates. here

Rohingya Awareness Demonstration In Tampa

9.16 - 12 PM
Curtis Hixon Park

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd Getting Sued

A Virginia man is suing Polk County sheriff Grady Judd over his tough-on-crime approach to Hurricane Irma, claiming in a lawsuit filed Sunday that forcing shelter-seekers to undergo background checks was unconstitutional. here

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Dezeray Lyn On The Hotwire

 Hotwire speaks with Dezeray Lyn, an anarchist involved in Mutual Aid Disaster Relief Tampa organizing in the wake of Hurricane Irma. here

St. Pete Musician Zack Biss

Visit him here
Like him on Facebook

Tampa Paparazzi

Carol 
owner of The Firehouse Pub - Temple Terrace 
Visit them here

Andrew Gillum Coming To Seminole Heights

9.16 - 2 PM

7venth Sun Brewery
here

Tampa Bay Progressives, Democratic Socialist, Greens, and Free-thinkers needed to show the "Establishment Dems of Hillsborough County " that Progressives are a force to reckon with.

Florida GOP Matt Gaetz and Ted Yoho Voted Against Hurricane Relief Bill


As Irma churned toward the Florida coast, two Republican lawmakers from the state voted against a $15 billion hurricane relief bill. here

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Local Leaders Pat Kemp And Guido Maniscalco


Thank you for keeping us 
informed on Facebook and via e-mail. 
Great Job! 

Sunday, September 10, 2017

Dezeray Lyn Was Wrong About Bob Buckhorn

For those who judged Tampa mayor Bob Buckhorn to be a total asshole after having 7 people arrested for feeding the homeless... We were wrong.
He is an *even bigger* asshole than we thought. 

Bob Buckhorn has been all over local media- as a catastrophic storm heads right for us, warning "looters" that he is going to have Tampa police attack and arrest them for disallowing corporations profit from a disaster by taking things they need to survive in this rabid, disgusting and horrendous capititalist system that keeps most of us in poverty while we create the wealth for the wealthy.

Sorry we misjudged you Bob.

A love letter from Dezeray

A love letter to the Muslim community of Tampa. By Dezeray Lyn 
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"A love letter from Dezeray, who along with Jimmy, and Torrie, Bruce, Syd and Rev. Russell have the biggest hearts I've ever known. They do it for love." 
Donna L. Davis
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Ms. Davis we feel the same way!

Donna Davis Lowes Adventure

"At Lowe's, the line is through the store just to look for ply wood. My girl and I found a bunch of wood on a top shelf. Nobody could reach it so with the help of another family, we were able to stand on the second shelf and take wood down, distributing to everyone in line. Everyone there worked together to distribute to families as needed and the line dissipated. 

Many folks stayed to help carry wood to the line and load it onto carts to pay. Lowe's called the cops on us. We had to leave the store before they found us. I'm just hoping the families we gave the wood to were able to leave with theirs as we could not." Donna L. Davis

Tampa Bay Leaders: Jimmy Dunson

Long time Tampa Food Not Bombs leader Jimmy Dunson has brought us all together to fight this monster headed our way with his wonderful Facebook page
Bring it on Irma! 

Tampa DSA Needs Our Help

Tampa DSA hotline is set to go up soon. They need volunteers to triage calls and to respond to calls. PM Kara Rose Leigh for the sign up form.

Saturday, September 9, 2017

Shelter At Tampa Mosque

Need help? Click here

Tampa Bay Socialist

Tampa DSA Democratic Socialists Of AmericaCheck out 
Ever heard of The Nordic Model?
Millennials, iGeneration X and Baby Boomers Bernie showed us the way, Our time to make it happen!

What Pilar Had For Lunch

Fried Fish
With Fried Rice
At Ming Garden in Tampa

Friday, September 8, 2017

The Colorblock Miami

A place to direct or distribute supplies. Located on high ground in Little Haiti. here

Banana Republican Marco Rubio

Rubio voted against Sandy aid in 2013. Now he wants money for Irma. here

 In 2013, Rubio was one of 36 Republican senators who voted against a Hurricane Sandy relief bill for New Jersey and New York, and now his South Florida colleagues hope he has learned a lesson.
“You can be a fiscal conservative until it hits you and your community and then you have a different point of view,” said Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.
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Tampa Emergency Storm Packs Distribution

Today - 12 PM
Radiant Hands Tampa

Mission Accomplished In Tampa

The mess is being removed from the Hillsborough County courthouse.
Photo credit: Kate Connolly

Florida's Irma Decentralized Response

Great Humans Live Here!
The way we do it in the state of Florida
 A grassroots coalition of affinity groups and organizations preparing for and responding to Hurricane Irma. This is an open group and it is accessible to anyone who is interested in assisting with providing decentralized and liberatory relief to communities affected by Irma. For autonomous, decentralized medical response visit: here

Thursday, September 7, 2017

The Power Of The People Of Florida

Grassroots efforts on the ground throughout Florida are moving quickly. To get plugged in to autonomous actions coordinated by community movements in the affected communities, you can join the following mobilizations: here

Shady Grady Judd Response To Our Calling Him Out In Polk County

Join the conversation here

Andrew Gillum Coming To Tampa

9.16 - 2 PM
7venth Sun Brewery - Seminole Heights

Unforgiven: Rick Scott

Florida Taxpayers Provide $1.7 Billion In Corporate Welfare, Get Few Jobs In Return. here


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Free Water In Ybor City

Coppertail Brewing Co
Water is scarce in stores in the Tampa Bay Area. Feel free to bring in empty growlers of any size, water bottles, jugs, you name it and we would be more than happy to fill them with filtered water for free. here

Florida GOP On DACA

Trump “made the right decision.”
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 “DACA is unconstitutional and the president is duty-bound to rescind it.”
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Local Hero Bob Valdez

Mr. Valdez feeds a feral cat that comes to visit him every morning. The yet unnamed cat has also been showing up for dinner. 
(The black and white one eating on right)

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Polk County Beware - Grady Judd Is Watching

CALL THE POLK COUNTY SHERIFF AND LET THEM KNOW YOU DO NOT APPROVE OF THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR OR ACTION: 
863.298.6200

The Susan Smith Wing Of The Florida Democratic Party

January 5, 1999
Was the last time a Democrat sat in the governors office. The great Buddy McKay. Since then:

January 5, 1999
Florida GOP Jeb Bush
DEM OPPORTENT? -  Buddy MacKay
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 November 7, 2006
Florida GOP Charlie Crist
DEM OPPORTENT? - Jim Davis
We could of had Rod Smith
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January 4, 2011
Florida GOP Rick Scott
DEM OPPORTENT? - Alex Sink
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January 8, 2014
Florida GOP Rick Scott
ExGOP OPPORTENT? - Charlie Crist
We could of had Nan Rich. Please note:  As of early June 2014, Scott had spent almost $13m since March on television adverts attacking Charlie Crist,  Although the ads resulted in a tightening of the race, this came about by decreasing Crist's favorability ratings. By contrast, Scott's favorability ratings did not increase. Scott should of been beaten. The Dems had a inferior candidate, with Nan Rich they probably would of won.

2018 DEM OPPORTENT  Gwen Graham?
Check out our choice for governor
in Seminole Heights Andrew Gillum here

Also note: On list, 3 corporate Dems and 1 ex GOP. You have tried it their way for a very long time, and look where you are. If you are tired of loosing then you have to reclaim the party. Bernie started it, you must finish it.

There are alot of groups out there that say they are progressive. But if you want to take the party back from corporate power The Susan Smith wing of the party is the place to start. With Susan Smith leading the way and talented committed progressives surrounding her.

Florida Pro-Dems, this is your time! 
The Democratic Progressive Caucus of Tampa Bay 


TAKING BACK THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY!

Tampa Paparazzi

Kelly Benjamin

Tear Gas And Rubber Bullets In Ybor City?


The concert was cancelled, police shot rubber bullets and paint balls. tear gassed and pepper sprayed everyone in the front of the line. A lot of innocent people we're hurt and gassed because of the ignorance of a bunch of
dumb cunts.
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@ The Times here

HART Looking For Passengers

Monday 12:40 #15 Netpark