Mariella Smith

Antifa is not an organization. "Antifa" simply means "Anti-Fascism." America has been Anti-Fascism since its founding. Aren't we all Antifa? Yet Trump has designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, and Sen. Rick Scott filed the "Stop ANTIFA Act." As if Anti-Fascists are our enemy.

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Iran Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of...

In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.

Power and profit: Developers gained government status, then got bonds to build big By Josh Salman and Derek Gilliam / Suncoast Searchlight

I've long been concerned about CDDs and their impacts on homeowners and the larger community. This is the best report on the topic I've seen. If you're concerned about the impacts of growth, and the power of developers in Florida, this is essential reading.
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Independent Media Balanced reporting in visuals

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This is not The Onion, not Borowitz, not an SNL skit. Our real life is becoming so ridiculous it’s crazy-slapstick-hilarious 🤪

See for yourself:
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Ht @clarkbrooks.bsky.social

They have the opposite disorder: Not An Imposter Syndrome 🙃

BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed. Any unpublished manuscript mentioning certain topics, including gender and "LGBT," must be pulled or revised.

The U.S. Government now prohibits medical research using certain forbidden terms - including “gender,” “pregnant person,” “LGBT,” “transgender,” and more.
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Bernie Sanders after his phone rings and interrupts Lee Zeldin's confirmation hearing: "Sorry. That was the fossil fuel industry."

In 1979, Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the White House. In 1986, Ronald Reagan tore them down along w/Carter’s clean energy funding.

This sums up the difference between the two men & political parties. Investing in solutions for the future vs canceling progress to score political points.

Santa’s little helper.

Ethics Committee Finds ‘Substantial Evidence’ That Gaetz Committed ‘Statutory Rape’ The committee released its report Monday, stating that it had found “substantial evidence” that Gaetz violated House rules and laws “prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, accepta...

Noting an oddity in the coverage that many outlets seem hesitant to use (the report's own words) "statutory rape." Calling it "sex with a 17-year-old" doesn't change those facts, it's just weirdly sanitizing. My writeup + linked report: talkingpointsmemo.com/news/ethics-...

Republican senators’ claim that they will only pay attention to Hegseth’s accuser if she comes forward is 100% gaslighting. Clarence Thomas’s and Brett Kavanaugh’s accusers came forward and their credible accusations were totally ignored.

The behind-the-scenes story of the Florida state park scandal Here’s how one of the state’s biggest controversies of the year came together — and quickly fell apart.

Without the brave whistleblowers at FDEP, & great reporters at @tampabaytimes.bsky.social, DeSantis would’ve sold out Florida’s parklands to his golfing buddies & developer cronies before we knew anything about it. www.tampabay.com/news/environ... Thx, @maxchesnes.bsky.social

Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.

MAGA Republicans keep blocking lifesaving health care from Americans, every which way. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Where are the women?

Florida lawmaker files bill to prohibit golf courses, hotels on state parks The bill, filed by a Republican lawmaker, continues the bipartisan backlash against controversial plans to develop parks.

Thank goodness there are still some lawmakers in Florida willing to stand up to DeSantis’s attempts to sell out our parklands. And thanks to @maxchesnes.bsky.social for keeping us informed.
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Keep it Green Nursery in Apollo Beach?

Follow @coachbalto.bsky.social for timeline cleansing videos and #BikeBus info & support.

“The organisation stated that it can ‘no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.’”

Provocative thread by Cas Mudde, leads to provocative article by Heather Cox Richardson: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

We need @dieworkwear.bsky.social to explain this.

Manatee County voters took their county back from big-money developers when they elected the new board and kept @gwkruse.bsky.social

Buttigieg has that combination of knowing what he is doing and caring about the rest of us. We are going to miss that.

Bollards and ‘superblocks’: how Europe’s cities are turning on the car In Paris, Barcelona and Brussels, authorities are adopting varied approaches to the task of reducing congestion and pollution

“A startling statistic emerged in Paris last month: during the morning and evening rush hours, on representative main thoroughfares crisscrossing the French capital, there are now more bicycles than cars – almost half as many again, in fact.”

Leadership. #Paris

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trump is not invulnerable.

Elegant!

To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing. — Raymond Williams

Honored to be named a Woman of Valor by the Enterprising Latinas at their 10-year Anniversary Gala. I greatly admire this hardworking group, helping each other learn, grow & succeed in our community.

Thanks for working to keep the trolls and bots out.