Victory party at The Bad Monkey
Monday, May 4, 2020
“Stogie Approved” Progressives for Office
Hello friends, I am writing this article to reinvigorate the desire for quality local candidates. Who do we have running in the Tampa Bay and Bennington areas who will stand up for the people?
First of all, what qualities are we looking for in candidates for local and state office? Specific platform positions, experience, character? We are certainly looking for an “all of the above” scenario. What does that look like? I will share a few candidates who I believe meet these criteria, and I hope to hear back from others regarding who should run for political office.
I admire Pat Kemp for her work on the Hillsborough County Commission. She has stood up for public transit options and medical cannabis access. I support her re-election.
I admire Gary Dolgin for his community activism. He has shown that he cares about the people and has received a wide variety of endorsements for his Circuit Court Judge campaign. I support his run.
I admire Dane Whitman for his work with local Vermont Democrats. Going from being a student at Bennington College to running for the Vermont House of Representatives is an exceptional transition, with leadership roles in between. I support his run.
Who else deserves spotlight as Stogie approved local and state candidates?
Stay groovy,
Asher
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing yet another political scandal
Florida man picked by GOP governor to be Broward Sheriff admits to fatal shooting
as a teen. HERE
as a teen. HERE
Alcee Hastings and Rick Scott sugared-up plan for Lake Okeechobee water
Email your congressman/woman
• Tell them in no uncertain terms to reject attempts to throw Lake O water regulation schedule back into the 20th century
• Tell them NOT to sign CONGRESSMAN ALCEE HASTINGS and SENATOR RICK SCOTT’S sugared-up plan for Lake Okeechobee water.
• Urge them to reject the sugar cartel’s plan for the Lake Okeechobee water regulation schedule. INFO
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Great SiFi. Nice work by Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga,
and Jeffrey Wright.
and Jeffrey Wright.
Florida Shit Sandwich
More than 2 million Floridians have now applied for unemployment benefits. Only a fraction of the applications have even been processed and even fewer workers have received payments.
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Florida’s unemployment system was already terrible before the crisis and it has completely collapsed under pressure from COVID-19.
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Even those close to current Republican Governor Ron DeSantis admit as much. One DeSantis advisor was quoted in the online magazine Politico as saying: “It’s a shit sandwich, and it was designed
that way by Scott.
that way by Scott.
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It wasn’t about saving money. It was about making it harder for people to get benefits or keep benefits so that the unemployment numbers were low to give the governor something to brag about.” HERE
Sunday, May 3, 2020
The Everglades Need Our Help
Sugar lobbyists trying to slip in language in Washington while no one is looking.
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Under the cover of a global pandemic, lobbyists for the sugar cartel are trying to slip in language to the federal Water Resources & Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 that will make toxic discharges more likely and starve the Everglades and Florida Bay of the freshwater they desperately need. INFO
Under the cover of a global pandemic, lobbyists for the sugar cartel are trying to slip in language to the federal Water Resources & Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 that will make toxic discharges more likely and starve the Everglades and Florida Bay of the freshwater they desperately need. INFO
Cinco de Mayo with Jessica Rose Powell
This Tuesday Cinco de Mayo I will be playing a social distant show at Tijuana Flats 5PM-7PM! There will be limited seats set further apart but recently it's been a trend to order food and tailgate in the parking lot. Come get tacos $5.99 w/ chips and a drink and watch live music from your car! You will also see the show here on FB live as well. But if you want tacos... Come on out!
Florida Farmers are Selling Directly to Consumers
Last month, Florida farmers let countless tons of produce rot in their fields after the restaurants, theme parks and cruise lines they normally serve this time of year were suddenly closed due to nationwide quarantines.
This month, they are changing their business model, selling directly to the consumers who are doing a whole lot more home-cooking these days. HERE
Biden Is Everything The Democrats Are
Saturday, May 2, 2020
The left needs a paradigm shift
Participating in the Sham elections only make you a collaborator. We need a paradigm shift! that's what I'm bringing we don't need to waste are time with the gossip of democrats did this Republicans did that and was it offencive. No our Focus can't be distracted by Party politics! Or led by politicians. we must work outside of the party system, we must use direct action and tactics towards the local infrastructure of the parties and shut them down. make it impossible for them to organize weaken them.
Jason Rodriguez
Judge orders release of migrants in Florida
A federal judge ordered authorities to release hundreds of immigrants from three Florida detention centers to prevent a wider spread of the coronavirus and protect detainees with underlying conditions. HERE
Friday, May 1, 2020
FLORIDA: SILENT, SNEAKY SUGAR PLAN EXPOSED!
Under the cover of a global pandemic, lobbyists for the sugar cartel are trying to slip in language to the federal Water Resources & Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 that will make toxic discharges more likely and starve the Everglades and Florida Bay of the freshwater they desperately need. HERE
Hank Scott of Mount Dora
During any other spring, he'd oversee an army of workers harvesting cucumbers and shipping truckloads to pickling companies along the East Coast. But the coronavirus pandemic has closed or crippled the businesses where his produce would end up. So instead, Scott, invited volunteer pickers to glean as much produce as they could and donate it to nearby
food banks. HERE
food banks. HERE
DeSantis declined coronavirus help from Nikki Fried
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, Florida’s only statewide elected Democrat, said her office offered the DeSantis administration lab space and help processing unemployment applications as the state grappled with the coronavirus, but her offers were rejected or ignored. HERE
Thursday, April 30, 2020
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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Good stuff from Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Salma Hayek and who knew Ryan Reynolds could act. Great chase scene in Amsterdam.
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
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
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.
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
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
"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
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:
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
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
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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