Carlos Gimenez betrays our community for Donald Trump

Carlos Gimenez betrays our community for Donald Trump

Once again, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez is going to be on the wrong side of history. Thursday’s decision to kowtow to the petulant policies of our new president, Donald Trump, is a new low for Gimenez, who has instructed the corrections department to start detaining illegal immigrants that are arrested on unrelated crimes until federal authorities […]

Pics of the week returns for an inauguration edition

Pics of the week returns for an inauguration edition

Gathering photos of our electeds from social media sites to share with you, dear readers, is time consuming and laborious and not all that personally fulfilling, which is why Ladra stopped doing it months ago. But this week marks a special ocassion. We had a few South Florida politicos in D.C. for the inauguration festivities […]

Luigi Boria’s love for Donald Trump not shared in Doral

Luigi Boria’s love for Donald Trump not shared in Doral

In one of his last ditch efforts to keep his seat, Doral Mayor Luigi Boria — forced into a runoff Tuesday — posted a new Facebook video last week in which he compares himself to President-elect Donald Trump. “Both have achieved the dream of using their experience as successful businessmen to serve the community and this […]

Carlos Gimenez slow to back DACA Dreamers vs Trump

Carlos Gimenez slow to back DACA Dreamers vs Trump

Mayor Carlos Gimenez, wishy washy as ever, was a day late and a dollar short Thursday when he put out a statement supporting the deferred action on immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children. “This morning, I was briefed on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). I fully support the extension of […]

Man up, people! Trump election protests are misdirected

Man up, people! Trump election protests are misdirected

It’s understandable. People want to vent. To say that not everybody is happy or even okay with the presidential election Tuesday would be so much more than the understatement of the year. Everybody is so not okay. Thousands of people from Portland to New York City marched to protest the election results, chanting “Fuck Donald […]

It’s over! Or is it? Some Election Day results will haunt us

It’s over! Or is it? Some Election Day results will haunt us

When we went to sleep last night, it really looked like there was going to be President Donald Trump today. Shiver. But that’s not the only bad news. We also have a new state senator in sucker-punching homophobe bear hunter Frank Artiles. Sigh. U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, a lobbyist with a secret client list and a […]

Donald Trump win is scarier than an unlikely civil war

Donald Trump win is scarier than an unlikely civil war

I’m not scared of what might happen if Donald Trump loses. We woke up Thursday morning to a new climate of fear among political observers and junkies after the Republican presidential candidate hinted during the last debate Wednesday that, should he lose, he may not accept the election results. For days now, and less than […]

Democratic Party throws GOP right bloc at Anitere Flores

Democratic Party throws GOP right bloc at Anitere Flores

It seems like every Democrat candidate is using Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in their mailers against their counter party opponents. Our mailboxes are full of Trump comparisons in what is a very obvious concerted effort to motivate Democrats and keep disgusted Republican voters home (read: GOTV and voter suppression).  But Trump isn’t enough for […]