Thursday, April 30, 2020

Isolate Blues

Rick Scott Has No Sympathy For Whiners

Who lost their little jobs” and try to access Florida's glitch-prone, crash-happy unemployment system. HERE

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166,000 Floridians

Were deemed ineligible for unemployment this weekend, many of them jobless due to coronavirus. HERE

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Ron DeSantis Gets Trump's OK To Open Florida

The Republican governor, who was endorsed by Trump when he ran in 2018, has become the butt of jokes on late-night TV for his handling of the state’s response to the coronavrius, notably over his delay in issuing a stay-at-home order as he waited for explicit direction from the White House. HERE

Hayes: Florida's Terrible Unemployment System Is Worse Than Simple Incompetence

Florida is blocking COVID-19 death totals

The state of Florida has now stopped its medical examiners from releasing numbers about people who have died from COVID-19. HERE

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Self Isolate Blues

Tampa Berner Christopher Cano

I asking for your vote to represent Florida's 14th Congressional District at the DNC as a Bernie Sanders Delegate. Click the link to request your ballot before May 13th in order to cast your vote for which delegates will represent you at the Democratic National Convention.
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Often times we find partisan politics to cause divides and gridlock on key issues. Marijuana Legalization should not be one of them.
Delegate elections to represent Florida at the DNC & RNC are coming up in May 16th in the Tampa Bay Area.
If you are registered Democrat or Republican you are eligible to vote in your party’s delegates selected to their national conventions where important issues such as ending cannabis prohibition are decided 
in the party platform.
Click your Political Party’s Link to Register for a Ballot before May 13th.
Democrat:
Republican:

You don't have Democratic elections

You can't depend on politicians and reforms that cause more problems. The main reason is you can't fix a system meant to be broken. the movement is issue-oriented and sympatico! with planned✓ organized✓ methods✓ So it is to keep us nimble. But the tactics must change. Engaging outside of the establishment corporate party. As we are under 
one-party rule. 

America is a fascist oligarchy. It's time for us to take direct action. we must shut down locally the structures of the parties. Meaning events, meetings etc we weaken them. Message to the left when it comes to electoral politics it has failed us. but the movement should not be involved in party politics its a distraction. we cannot trust politicians they should never lead this movement ever again. Personal note Dealing with the emotional impact and the hard work from 2016 to 2020 indeed love. It depends on the severity of whether I have the time so I kept my eyes on the prize to move forward quickly. And start trying to organize the US movement. Seeking revolutionaries!!

 What the parties do or don't, its a distraction! we can exert power through direct action would be meaningful to The desperation and need of the American to obtain people basic human rights in this country. Right now we have to take direct action and shut the political infrastructure down!

Jason Bardo Rodriguez

"We need organization that no one downtown loves, we need one that's ready and willing to take action! any kind of action! not when the man sees fit! But when we see fit, by any means necessary. let's agree that the blow must be struck let us agree on what type of blow must be struck and at whom the the blow should struck and those who don't go along with that strike we can struck them first" Malcolm x

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Tell the DNC: strip New York of its delegates if they cancel their presidential primary

On Monday, the New York State Board of Elections made the disgraceful and undemocratic decision to cancel their state’s presidential primary later this year.
This means that our campaign will receive no delegates from New York, weakening our ability to fight for a progressive platform and progressive rules at the Democratic Convention. It also means our voters are less likely to turn out, which will hurt progressive New York candidates who are still facing primaries.
This is an outrage, an assault on democracy and must not be allowed to stand.
While we did not have the votes to win the Democratic nomination, our campaign was suspended, not ended, because we believe that people in every state should have the right to express their preference.
Let's be clear. New York will still be holding a primary election on June 23. Voters will cast ballots for congressional candidates and other down-ballot offices but, because of the heavy-handed decision of two members of the State Board of Elections, they will not have the opportunity to vote in the presidential primary.
No one asked New York to cancel the election.
The DNC did not request it. The Biden campaign did not request it. And our campaign communicated, very strongly, that we wanted to remain on the ballot.
Given that the primary is months away, the proper response should be to make the election safe — such as moving entirely to vote by mail — rather than eliminating people’s right to vote completely.
The truth is that the New York State Democratic Party has never taken a particularly progressive approach toward democratic participation. In fact, quite the opposite. They have a very checkered pattern of voter disenfranchisement. For many years, New York has had one of the lowest rates of voter turnout in the country.
In addition to being a blow to American democracy, New York state's action is also a clear violation of the approved delegate selection plan of the Democratic National Committee.
At a time when all of us, including Joe Biden, are deeply concerned about Donald Trump’s attacks on our democracy, we must fight back against this action in New York state.
If states violate the DNC party rules regarding delegate selection, they can lose their ability to send delegates to the convention. And this is exactly what must be done.
If this outrage is not remedied, the Democratic National Committee must strip New York of all its delegates at the 2020 Democratic National Convention. New York, and every other state in this country, must understand they cannot violate the rules of the DNC with impunity.
While the New York State Democratic Party is trying to take away progressive voices in this election, we are asking you to 
make yours heard:
Sign our petition: tell DNC Chairman Tom Perez to strip New York state of its convention delegates unless they reinstate the Democratic presidential primary slated to take place later this year.
Thank you for standing up for democracy and thank you for making your voice heard on this important issue.
All our best,
Team Bernie

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Sky U. White Fan

HELP HER HERE

Local Musicians: The Mystic Voices

Visit them here

Unemployment Florida

Hours on hold persist despite $79 million for call center help. HERE

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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Self Isolate Blues

Sky U White Fan

HELP HER HERE

Rick Scott Fierce Backlash

After he complained about having to help out state and local governments that have seen their revenue streams destroyed by the COVID-19 pandemic. HERE

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Sign Sky U. White's Petition Online

YOU CAN NOW SIGN MY PETITION ELECTRONICALLY
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If you live in District 3 (E. Tampa, W. Tampa, Brandon, Riverview) please sign my electronic petition to help get me on the ballot. By clicking on this link, you can complete and submit the petition on your mobile devices. We are only a few hundred away from qualifying to be on your Aug 18, 2020 ballot. The deadline is MAY 11TH, so please take 2 mins to complete one for us today. ***please make sure your signature matches the one on your ID***
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Thank you all for your support!! #TheSKYIsTheLimit

Florida’s Rick Scott demands reduced unemployment benefits

Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott and a group of conservatives erected a roadblock on the swift passage of a massive, $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill on Wednesday afternoon, arguing that the bill’s increased unemployment benefits will discourage people from working or trying to find a job. HERE

Ybor City · JJ Grey · Mofro

Monday, April 27, 2020

THIS MAN IS THE GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA

Bernie's Paycheck Security Act

Add your name if you agree the Senate must pass the Paycheck Security Act as part of the next coronavirus relief package.

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Florida Still Closed

Florida GOP Ron DeSantis is letting his “Safer At Home” order expire at the end of the month, much of the tourism industry in the Sunshine State is likely to stay closed for much longer as the coronavirus pandemic rages, to avoid lawsuits. HERE

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Sunday, April 26, 2020

Tampa Rally at FOX 13






Photo credit: Richard Webb

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Palomilla
With Moro and Platanos
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From my sister, delivered to me by her 
personal driver. Yummy!

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Miami Beach isn't Jacksonville


Jacksonville and other beaches may be opening up in Florida, but Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber says Miami Beach 
"isn't Jacksonville." HERE

Local Musicians: Jessica Rose Powell with The Mystic Voices

Shout out to The Mystic Voices singing this original song with me. They've been doing FB live sound spa shows on Mondays at 6PM so be sure to watch. How I wish I could see you girls in person along with so many others. When we recorded this song only a few months ago we had no clue everything would go upside down in the near future. I'm really glad we got to work on a project like this before all of the craziness started. I cherish playing music with artists like you two and it's breaking my heart not playing music with others any more. We need music now more than ever. I'm incredibly grateful for music to sooth our souls through such rough times.

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