1. The Hate Amendment: The Hate Amendment - Join Our Blogroll, The Hate Amendment - Where Do They Stand?, Avery Voice - Vote NO on TWO, Smashed Frog - Dave Aronberg Caved, and Flablog - Not just marriage.
2. Race in America: Ybor City Stogie - We Are All Sean Bell, Ybor City Stogie - Cops Gone Wild in North Philadelphia!, Ybor City Stogie - Philadelphia Beating, Discourse.net - Loving: "Ms. Loving’s death is moment to reflect on how ordinary people can influence major changes. It’s also a reminder of how different today’s Supreme Court is from that of 1967. The decision for the Lovings was unanimous. Does anyone actually think we’d be better off today if the 1967 court had ruled differently?" and the 13th juror - Mildred Loving followed her heart and made history.
3. Eye On Miami (gimleteye) - FPL Turkey Point Nuclear: not so fast: "There is one good reason Miami-Dade County is the first place where America's utility industry is moving forward with new nuclear capacity in three decades. In Miami-Dade, Florida Power & Light found public officials malleable as silly putty, willing to allow a local agreement with a wink to substitute for solid facts that the public had the right to know--where the cooling water will come from at a time of chronic drought, where it will go when it is evaporated, and what will its effects be on public health and the environment."
4. Bark Bark Woof Woof - Housing Woes: "As Brian at Incertus has been telling us, no one can afford to live in South Florida." and Eye on Miami (gimleteye) - More, on social engineering...: "We are in the midst of the worst crash in real estate in Florida, since the Great Depression. The news is filled with spin from the appointed wise men of the economy, that the worst is over and everything will soon return to normal. But if you were to observe the performance of local legislatures and the recently concluded session of the Florida state legislature, you would conclude that the economy must get a lot worse before anything really changes in terms of government’s response to unsustainable growth."
5. Incertus (Brian) - Here it comes: "The economic chickens are coming home to roost, and the Sun-Sentinel places the blame right where it belongs--no nebulous "the economy is bad" statements here. 'Protecting coral reefs and baby sea turtles could be turned over to volunteers because of $100 million in spending cuts Broward County officials must make to give voters the property tax relief they granted themselves this year.' Yep--we did this to ourselves, and it's not going to be just baby sea turtles who feel it."
6. Wizardry: Why Now? - Please, Make It Stop, and tiny little dots - Proximity To Stupid.
7. Congressional Races: Ybor City Stogie - Joe Garcia Talks About Gas Prices, Ybor City Stogie - The Life and Times of Joe Garcia, Florida Politics - Martinez, Garcia and Taddeo, Clint Curtis - We Did It! A note from Clint, and Clint Curtis - Join our new Citizen Committees!
8. Legislative Watch & Races: Pushing Rope - Charlie Crist Signs Marissa Amora Bill, The Spencerian - Get Keith on the Ballot! Go Fitz Go!, Incertus (Brian) - Journalism and Amendment 2, Florida Citizens for Science - More articles trickle in, Bloggy Bayou - 'Not religion pitted against science, but philosophy against philosophy,' and FPC (Ray Seaman) - Progressive State’s Network Evaluates Legislative Session.
9. The Presidential Election: Dan Gelber - I Choose Obama, Why Now? - Dreams and Illusions, and Incertus (Brian) - I called it.
10. FPC (RWSpisak) - 4 Scenes from Scenic Florida: "scene 1: The ocean is vast. The ocean is dangerous. What’s a litttle fish to do? Swim in a school. The Republicans, despite 13 million years of evolution, swear that is a conspiracy. They deny it’s true."
11. BeThink - Mother's Day of Peace: "As Mother's Day approaches Moms throughout this country cry. Many parents cannot be physically close to their sons or daughters. Telephone calls will not come. Children may desperately wish to speak with mother; however, when 'in country,' on the battle field, a conversation with Mommy is not possible. "
12. Adam4PD - Qualified to Advertise: "The last step in getting your name on the ballot is qualifying. In Florida, the qualifying for judicial, state attorney, public defender, and congressional races, was last week. From October through March, my team had worked to gather 4,652 petitions from registered voters in Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties. We were successful in this effort which also meant that we did not have to pay a filing fee of over $9,000 last week. However, I did have to prepare and file a detailed financial disclosure which even required that I inventory the contents of my home. I also had to sign a loyalty oath, and get the packet to the Secretary of State's office in Tallahassee."
13. Blast Off! - Florida: a fantasyland of dumb ideas: "In a state known for batshit craziness, there's always some new insanity to top the last one. Naturally, while we have our share of lunatics in the, um, general population, the epicenter of insanity is our Republican-led government in Tallahassee. The latest stupidity? Privatization -- excuse me, I mean monetization -- of the famed Alligator Alley." and The Penile State - Miami: Land of Genius.
14. Progressive Homeschoolers of Florida - Advocating for Homeschooling: How does Homeschooling Benefit Society?: "The poster suggested two ways homeschooling benefits the community at large: 'Homeschooling saves public education dollars so they can potentially benefit others who may need the system. Homeschooling reduces cost to colleges for remedial education because homeschoolers are less likely to need remedial classes than other students.' And then she asked, 'What else?'”
15. Talk of Secession: Blast Off! - Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1859, Incertus (Brian) - So that's where it came from., becoming change - 51st state, Ybor City Stogie - In Florida, The Farther North You Go, The Further South You Are, becoming change - deja vu: my former hometown succeding from N FLA?, and Flablog - Fla. secession fever.
16. BeThink - Boca Peace Corner Participants Cultivate Harmony: "Peace comes upon us without much fanfare. Most await an announcement or seek a moment of resolve. However, the message never comes. In this country, in our local communities, and perchance planet wide, a small number of people acknowledge goodwill is not created in an instant. It grows. The transition from warfare to common welfare is invisible."
17. over the cliff, onto the rocks - Alt biofuel: "The Arizona Public Service Company and the Florida Power and Light Company have found an interesting renewable fuel source for the boilers in their power generation plants - confiscated marijuana."
18. Man or Maniac? - Lowe's and the Miami-Dade Commission Fuck Us Over: "That's right. Lowe's and the Miami-Dade County Commission decided that access to paint and pesticides is more important than your drinking water." and Man or Maniac? - Lowe's List of Cockroaches: Their Board.
19. Here are the sites in our Candidate Watch Network that have been updated: The Jeff Miller Chronicle, and The Case Against Cliff.
20. Also check out CG Radio and the Free World Radio Network.
21. For more, as always, go to the FLA Politics daily round-up, Political Newsclippings from The Spencerian and The Sift from South Florida Daily Blog.
22. Finally, check out our national coverage at our new blog, Florida Speaks. |
