Because Miami

“Mayor, you are a liar and a thief...” VOTE NO on ALL THREE City of Miami referendum items. Mayor Eileen Higgins and Commissioners Miguel Gabela, Rolando Escalona and Ralph Rosado are going to BANKRUPT the city, RAISE our taxes and DOUBLE the debt to $2 BILLION. All while lining the pockets of their cronies — who will kick back cash to them. #BecauseMiami

Man testifies under oath that Florida GOP State Rep. Fabian Basabe dr*gged and r*ped him… Basabe says he is too attractive to r*pe anyone: “Open your eyes and look at me. I don’t need to r*pe sh*t.” This is one of at least five men who have accused Basabe of s*xual misconduct. He was found liable by a civil jury in July for s*xually harassing and battering his male former legislative aide and intern and ordered to pay them $450,000 in damages.

20 years later… Trailer drops tomorrow. #CC20

I’d like to report a robbery: it’s the City of Miami budget! These Miami Mafiosos just passed a $3.7 BILLION budget filled with grift and graft. The commission didn’t double in size, the population didn’t double, the city workforce didn’t double, lord knows the quality and quantity of our services haven’t doubled — the cost of government DOUBLED. This mayor and commission are going to bankrupt the city — while enriching themselves and their cronies… #BecauseMiami

It’s not every day you get to call an accused serial sex pest mayor an “accused serial sex pest” to his face… While an alarming number of law enforcement officers nationwide are getting suspended, fired and/or arrested for abusing Flock cameras to stalk their exes, Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner and Police Chief Wayne Jones are fighting Florida’s new ban on Flock cams and license plate readers (LPRs). No wonder: Meiner left his job at the SEC while reportedly under investigation for being a creeper and allegedly sexually harassing three female co-workers, and Chief Jones was once arrested for battery and kidnapping after breaking into his estranged wife’s home. The city has a major civil rights problem and is currently defending two First Amendment retaliation lawsuits over the mayor and chief’s abuse of power — weaponizing government to stifle dissent and silence critics.

Miami: Third World Government — Fourth World Infrastructure #BecauseMiami GTA VI has come early with the second construction equipment collapse in five weeks in the over-developed Brickell neighborhood, this time on the site of Ken Griffin’s future 52-story Citadel headquarters. Miami-Dade is home to some of the deadliest structural failures in the United States. When will it stop?

Miami civil rights legend Dr. Marvin Dunn speaks out about Mayor Eileen Higgins' betrayal of Black voters who overwhelmingly supported her in last year's election. Dr. Dunn endorsed and campaigned for Higgins and now feels his "high hopes" have been dashed after she: * celebrated her first Black History Month as mayor by firing every Black employee in the mayor's office; *removed Christine King from her position as the first Black female chair of the city commission; *reassigned 26-year city hall veteran Quatisha Oguntoyinbo-Rashad from her leadership position at the Environmental Resources Division (Tree Protection); *and successfully lobbied against a $25 million federal grant to help Miami's historic Black Overtown neighborhood. Dunn is a prominent longtime Miami historian, author, civil rights activist and Florida International University professor emeritus who has dedicated his life to documenting and teaching Florida's African American history.