Democratic freedoms are waning in US, according to watchdog group Post
Watchdog says democratic freedoms waning in US under Trump By JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Basic rights and political freedoms in the United States are deteriorating at a...
Some Florida prisoners are on strike to protest conditions Post
A number of prisoners in Florida have gone on strike; the work stoppage began yesterday, on MLK Day, in what they’re calling a “nonviolent protest of conditions” known as Operation...
Anti Killer Drone Activist Says Tiny Robot Assassins Might Be Built Within Next 18 Months Post
...a group trying to stop these tiny, flying weapons from being built. FMI: https://www.stopkillerrobots.org/ two months ago The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/nov/13/ban-on-killer-robots-urgently-needed-say-scientists reported: “In August, more than 100 of the world’s leading...
Teachers and supporters protest outside Sarasota County Schools Post
Hundreds of teachers and their supporters rallied outside Sarasota County Schools offices Tuesday afternoon; they’re not happy with the latest offer from the school district. On Wednesday, WMNF News interviewed...
Rick Scott pushes for tax amendment during final State of the State speech Post
...inclusiveness. It is something we celebrate, honor and tout as a competitive advantage. This is just one more attack on the urban communities of our state and part of an...
Only half of Puerto Rico & USVI have electricity now, 3 months after hurricanes Post
...Martinez said the company should have provided the number of customers without power a while ago. The company has said the optical fiber that helps provide that data was destroyed...
Today the Alabama election sort of encapsulated 2017: Doug Jones vs Roy Moore Post
...the lawsuit that he had passed a polygraph test to prove they are false. Moore’s attorney wrote in the wide-ranging complaint that he believed there were irregularities during the election,...
St. Pete protest planned in case Trump fires Mueller Post
...with the Trump campaign; but Trump opponents are preparing to protest just in case the president does fire Robert Mueller. For example, the Indivisible group for Florida’s 13th Congressional District...
House passes tax overhaul; protest in Tampa before Senate vote Post
...people coming down if this bill passes and Marco Rubio sold us out for $300 of it. It’s pretty disappointing.” And your protest today, where and when? Tonight, if you...
Major media players start commission for sexual misconduct with Anita Hill steering it Post
...in the industry. “The Commission will not seek just one solution, but a comprehensive strategy to address the complex and interrelated causes of the problems of parity and power,” Kennedy...
July 12 was the Net Neutrality Day of Action {UPDATED} Post
...Commission is proposing when it comes to the Free Internet Order. Websites are participating in lots of unique ways based on how they interact with their members and users.” And...
How Florida law discourages people from learning their HIV status Post
...STD testing (rapid syphilis) hepatitis C testing, flu shots, Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, food, entertainment and prizes, all at no cost to attendees. Tampa Bay’s Hip Hop and R&B radio...
