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Old Seminole Heights — Tampa — Florida — U.S.A. Journalist. Consultant. Neighborhood trustee. Voting rights advocate. Non-profit theater board member. Citrus grower. Beagle foster dad. Wife guy. Signal: 352.222.2706 timburkelegalfund.org

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 14h
Here for Nate & Liz. Exorcist trailer immediately followed by a Chuck E. Cheese ad
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 19h
these are two charts showing that it was an unprecedented lengthh of time in my case between when the government docketed its appeal and when it eventually dismissed the appeal without filing a brief
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 20h
this person has fairly incoherent beliefs on the topic
Carol 4mo
Moderates haven't done shit to fight Trump and the MAGA crowd. That's the problem.
Mark Zaid, Esq 4mo
We are witnessing MAGA equivalent of destruction of Democratic Party through election of
progressive Socialists. If you think this ends well for country, I believe you're sadly mistaken.
Extremism on one side simply fuels opposite growth on other side. We need moderates.
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All three progressive candidates backed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani — including two
who took on Democratic incumbents — won their primaries in safe seats almost guaranteeing
their election in November. n.pr/4ahbysP
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A God damn you @colorado.gov This is exactly what we sald would happen. You had no obligation or
duty to release her but you just had to lick tRump's balls. Why?????what were you promised? Are you
changing to a Republican?
lan Kremer 4mo
Trump Hosts Convicted Election Fraudster at White House newrepublic.com/post/212576/...
#elections #democracy #J6
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Donald Trump pressured Colorado Governor Jared Polls into freeing Tina Peters.
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Carol 4mo
@fetterman.senate.gov Fuck you for defending the lying, rapist, pedophile, convicted criminal, and
con-man Trump and his Republican sycophants.
Lee 4mo
Come on second stroke. @johnfetterman.com +++*****
Will Democrats continue to
defend Crazypants or pretend
"oh, I wasn't really paying
attention"?
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Mamdani-Backed
Chevalier Praised
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Fuck you. As soon as the Democrats look like they might win something shits like you jump in to
crybaby.
Sara Spector 4mo
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For those of you who want to know the events at the TX Democratic Convention that led to my
decision to depart from my association with the party tune into KWEL Radio tomorrow at 7:35 am.
You can listen online at their website or on the am dial if you are in the Permian Basin.
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 23h
New ground being broken in the field of waffle-hating
REA
Peggy Flanagan 1d
ENDORSED
This year, federal agents terrorized our streets,
killed our neighbors, and detained our children.
Minnesotans were changed forever.
Michele Tafoya thinks ICE treats kids "really well."
I think ICE should be ripped apart and replaced
by a system grounded in dignity and due process.
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I don't think there is a "dignified" way to terrorize
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 15/10/2026
everything becomes relevant again
RELIABLE SOURCE
"Free the clot."
-A bumper sticker in
Washington, D.C.
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 15/10/2026
My case is the red star.
I am over 300. most of them are all below 100. 

Days between docketing of interlocutory appeal and dismissal of appeal, all circuits, 2009-present
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 15/10/2026
pro-fish
+1 (907) 202-8373
Sunday >
My name is Mary Peltola, and I'm the pro-fish,
pro-family, pro-freedom Democrat running to r...
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 15/10/2026
this guy who wants to represent Tampa in Congress is complaining that a mutual aid society founded by socialists is hosting "socialists"
Dan Weldon for FL-64
October 11 at 8:23 AM.
It's beyond disgusting that the Cuban Club in Tampa is hosting socialists Bernie Sanders & Angie Nixon. The
Cuban Club was founded for the benefit of Cuban-Americans. Tampa has one of the largest Cuban refugee
populations in the country-people who lost everything due to socialism. Shame on the Cuban Club for
allowing this.
///
Es absolutamente repugnante que el Cuban Club de Tampa acoja a los socialistas Bernie Sanders y Angie
Nixon. El Cuban Club fue fundado en beneficio de los cubanoestadounidenses. Tampa cuenta con una de las
mayores poblaciones de refugiados cubanos del país: personas que lo perdieron todo a causa del socialismo.
Es vergonzoso que el Cuban Club permita esto.
Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here with
Bernie Sanders in Tampa
With Special Guest Angie Nixon
Saturday, October 17
11:00am Doors Open
1:00pm Speaking Program Starts
The Cuban Club Courtyard
2010 Avenida Republica de Cuba, Tampa, Florida
33605
137
134
23Many of the early Cuban leaders in Ybor City, including Ramon Rivero, Carlos Balino and
Ramon Rubiera, had emerged from the labor struggles in Key West and New York during the
early 1880s. In 1886 they moved to Ybor City and took the lead in organizing their compatriots.
A socialist, Rivero became /ector (reader) in the Martinez Ybor factory and edited a

igitalcommons.usf.edu/tampabayhistory/vol7/iss2/8

Poyo: Tampa Cigarworkers and'the Struggle for Cuban Independence

A lector reading to Ybor City cigarmakers in the Seidenberg cigar factory in about 1889.

Photograph courtesy of L. Glenn Westfall

newsweekly, La Revista de Florida. While Key West’s Spanish language newspaper E/ Yara
was primarily a nationalist organ, La Revista took on a decidedly socioeconomic focus. Its highly
activist staff included well known radical labor activists such as Francisco Segura, José I.
Izaguirre and Enrique Creci.’ During 1889, La Revista declared: “The banner of socialism is our
banner: It means: Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. It means equality, and the recovery of
honor.” It added, “There is not one among us who is not a convinced socialist, visionary men,
who understand the times, and we prepare as one body to assure the future following the only
road our conscience allows.”*

Another important community leader who focused on labor issues during the late 1880s was
Nestor Carbonell. A veteran of the Ten Years War, Carbonell owned a bookstore in Ybor City
and lent his support to socialist ideas. Writing in New York’s E/ Porvenir during 1890,
Carbonell noted, “We are socialists. . .we accept socialism in principle, because it is a beautiful
doctrine that tends to strengthen the interest of society.”®

For most Cubans in Tampa, socialism probably represented only a vaguely defined
commitment to justice, equality, and dignity, but its influence on community leaders was
significant. Prior to the mid-1880s, Cuban separatist thought had addressed only the political
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 15/10/2026
this is going around again and it's my favorite reminder that the ad men weren't Don Draper, they were mostly Lois
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Westchester
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 14/10/2026
bad company til the day i die
"appellant usa" interlocutory
Query Help
4 Cases and 8 Docket Entries
27,963ms
In re: Grand Jury Subpoena (11th Cir. 2026)
Docket Number: 26-12769
Date Filed: August 6th, 2026
Nature of Suit: 2890 Other Statutory Actions
Parties: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FULTON COUNTY BOARD OF REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Attorneys: U.S. Attorney Service - Northern District of Georgia, Abbe David Lowell, Matthew Allan ... +
Document #15 (5 pages)
Date Filed: September 9th, 2026
Description: Civil Appeal Statement filed by Attorney James Daniel Bishop for Appellant USA. Related cases? No.
[26-12769] (ECF: James Bishop) [Entered: 09/09/2026 01:33 PM]
...Judgment Interlocutory Order, ...
Buy Initial Document
United States v. Timothy Burke (11th Cir. 2025)
Docket Number: 25-13969
Date Filed: November 12th, 2025
Parties: TIMOTHY BURKE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Attorneys: Karin Bethany Hoppmann, Jay Gilchrist Trezevant, U.S. Attorney Service - Middle District of ... +
Document #24 (7 pages)
Date Filed: August 7th, 2026
Description: REPLY to RESPONSE to Motion [23] filed by Appellant USA. [25-13969] (ECF: David Rhodes) [Entered:
08/07/2026 04:29 PM]
...that its rulings might reasonably warrant an interlocutory appeal. Again, we apologize for the delay ...
Document #20 (12 pages)
Date Filed: June 16th, 2026
Description: RESPONSE to Motion for extension to file appellant brief filed by Appellant USA [19] filed by Attorney
Michael Maddux for Appellee Timothy Burke. [25-13969] (ECF: Michael Maddux) [Entered: 06/16/2026 01:43
PM]
...Thegovernmentshouldnotbepermittedtokeepaninterlocutorycriminalappeal pending after the ...
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Docket Number: 22-13005
Date Filed: September 9th, 2022
Nature of Suit: 2890 Other Statutory Actions
Date Terminated: December 1st, 2022
Parties: OLIVIA TROYE, DONALD B. AYER, STATE OF LOUISIANA, STATE OF MISSOURI, STATE OF ... +
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 14/10/2026
Gross!
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 14/10/2026
meanwhile a James Comer who was the same age as this James Comer's father, also named James Comer, was very happy about the existence of jury nullification in 1963
Several Negroes were treated
for cuts from flying glass. A
white man, James Comer, 23,
was charged with striking a
Negro girl in the face.
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 14/10/2026
yes
TENTPLE
Can you build a blockbuster? An award winner? Can you do both at the same time?
This film is not real. It is the output of a
game. The title, description, cast, crew, rating,
quotes, and scores are all invented.
"Democracy has a back door. They found it."
THE NIGHT OF THE TALLY
On the eve of a stolen election, a disgraced Senate page (Kristen Bell)
recruits three outsiders to steal the certified tally sheet from the
Capitol vault. The plan's architect is a deposed foreign archivist
(Werner Herzog) who has counted his nation's ballots twice: once
honestly, once at gunpoint. A good-natured congressman (Ryan
Reynolds) leaves the door open, and a pizza delivery kid (Andy
Samberg) maps the tunnels. The score is one sheet of paper; the
stakes are everything.
KRISTEN BELL WERNER HERZOG ANDY SAMBERG AND RYAN REYNOLDS
A MARTIN SCORSESE FILM
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ALL AGES ADMITTED
FOR MILD PERIL AND THEMATIC ELEMENTS
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vault belongs in the
collection; day-one purchase."
r/criterion user
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"Herzog whispering escape routes
through the ductwork - Scorsese's
gentlest picture, and his sneakiest."
Critic Review
CRITIC SCORE
69/100
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 14/10/2026
they said this was a fumble, not a pass, & I'm just wondering exactly what force they believe made the ball travel forward through the air five yards forward
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 13/10/2026
1. There is no such thing as a "false rumor." The word for that is a HOAX. 2. The headline misses the entire point of the hoax, which is not that he was in Ohio, but that he was in a mental health facility! are there any adults left at the new york times
Republicans Promoted a False Rumor
That James Talarico Was in Ohio
The Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas spent nine days off the
trail with what he and his campaign said was a bad case of the flu. His
opponents fueled rumors, including one that spread widely before it
was debunked.
By Bayliss Wagner
Oct. 12, 2026
After James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas,
spent more than a week with no campaign appearances because of
what he and his aides described as a bad case of the flu, a false rumor
circulated by conservatives exploded online.
By Sunday, a post on X claiming that Mr. Talarico had been at a mental
health facility in Ohio a story promoted by Republican allies of Mr.
Talarico's opponent, Ken Paxton - had been viewed millions of times.
Then the Ohio facility took the remarkable step of publicly announcing
on Sunday night that Mr. Talarico had in fact never been treated there.
"I've never even been to Ohio," Mr. Talarico, who returned to the
campaign trail on Friday, wrote in a post sharing the center's
statement. He called the theory "the craziest thing I've ever heard" in
an interview with MS NOW.
The New York Times reviewed time-stamped images from a security
camera at Mr. Talarico's home, which were provided by his campaign on
the condition they not be published for security reasons. The images
showed Mr. Talarico around the exterior of the home and at its
entrances between Oct. 1 and Oct. 8.
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 13/10/2026
#FAMILYPORTRAIT
It's Joe Buck and Troy Aikman.
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 12/10/2026
why does it feel like i'm the only person in the world who understands effective visual communication what are these signs advocating? how are they capturing attention, establishing a need, and motivating the driver-by to action to satisfy that need?
two yard signs. one reads SAFER SCHOOLS and in a much smaller text vote yes on referendum 3

the other has a somewhat inscrutable logo and appears to say NO SUPERINTENDENT with a website domain beneath that is unreadable because it's in a child-like crayon font
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 12/10/2026
How much it cost for four seats in section 142 the last time I attended an ALCS Game 1 vs how much it costs for one seat in section 142 today
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 11/10/2026
pretty cool IMO
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 11/10/2026
all i'm trying to do is fix a neighborhood post on FB and i'm met with this ad, apparently the real estate business has changed
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 11/10/2026
now, one way to fix this is to pay elected officials better! The $35,000 he got is more than the annual salary of the seat he's running for!
Tampa City Council mem-
ber Luis Viera's political
committee got $15,000 in
July, weeks before he voted
to approve a final Rays sta-
dium agreement. His com-
mittee got another $20,000
from the group in late Sep-
tember, according to its lat-
est financial reports.
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 11/10/2026
How to get $2 billion in taxpayer dollars the easy way: pay off the elected officials who vote on it
Tampa Bay Times
FLORIDA'S BEST NEWSPAPER
tampabay.com
★★★★ Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | $2.50
Rays group spends big on midterms
Campaign contributions came from members of the Tampa Bay Rays' ownership and companies they own.
BY NINA MOSKE AND
NICOLAS VILLAMIL
Times Staff Writers
Donors with ties to the Tampa
Bay Rays have given more than $5
million to candidates and political
committees across the state this
election cycle.
The contributions range from
$1,000 to $250,000 and come
from individuals or the busi
nesses they own who are part
of the Rays' sprawling ownership
group. They include more than
$1.9 million given to U.S. Rep.
Byron Donalds' bid for governor,
and tens of thousands of dollars to
city and county leaders who cast
votes on the team's $2.3 billion sta-
dium deal earlier this year.
Some of that money came weeks
before the Rays in August cleared
a massive hurdle for their Tampa
stadium project, winning approval
from both the Tampa City Coun-
cil and Hillsborough County Com-
mission. With those votes came
public money: Hillsborough
approved contributing at least
$796 million toward the stadium,
and Tampa pledged $80 million.
Led by Gov. Ron DeSantis, state
leaders backed the project and
offered financial support.
Still, the Rays will almost cer-
tainly seek further goodwill from
local and state leaders as they
work to build and maintain the
ballpark and cannot be certain
what backing they will receive
after this year's midterm elections.
From county commissioners up to
the governor's office, a crop of new
elected officials will take office in
the coming months.
The Tampa Bay Times parsed
through hundreds of donations
made by the team's owners and
their companies since the start
of 2025. The group is led by Jack-
sonville-based billionaire Pat-
rick Zalupski, Ohio businessman
Bill Cosgrove and Rays CEO Ken
Babby, the public face of the sta-
dium negotiations. They are sup-
ported by more than two dozen
limited partners, including a bevy
of business owners with long his-
tories supporting local candidates.
See RAYS, 7ARAYS
continued from 1A
Money ahead
of stadium votes
Several Hillsborough
commissioners who are up
for election got money
from Rays-affiliated don-
ors in weeks leading up to an ini-
tial stadium vote in May.
The contributions
came from three local real
estate and construction compa-
nies owned by Rays limited
partners: Homes by West-
Bay LLC, Ripa & Associates
and Eisenhower Manage-
ment Inc., owned by Willy
Nunn, Chris LaFace and Jeff
Hills, respectively. All
three companies have contrib-
uted to local campaigns in
years past.
Commissioner Gwen
Myers received a combined
$25,000 from those compa-
nies on May 13, one week
before she cast an affirma-
tive vote on the nonbinding
stadium agreement.
Commissioner Harry
Cohen, who also supported
the stadium, got a com-
bined $13,000 through his
political committee in late
March. Cohen's commit-
ttee received $10,000 in late
September from Dan Doyle,
a member of the Rays' exec-
utive advisory board and
CEO of the office equipment
supplier DEX Imaging.
"If somebody that's tied
to the Rays gave to my cam-
paign, I don't know who
they are," Myers said in a
phone call. "They never
told me, 'I'm with the
Rays and I'm supporting
your campaign.'" Myers said she
is a sports fan who voted
to approve the stadium
because it was in Hillsbor-
ough County's best interest.
In a statement to the
Times, Cohen said he has
long backed bringing the
Rays to Tampa.
"I am grateful for support
from anyone who believes I
am doing a good job, includ-
ing people on both sides
of the stadium issue," he
said. "Every contribution
to my campaign is publicly
reported and fully trans-
parent. My position on the
$Tampa Bay Times | Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | 7A
The Tampa Bay Rays' ownership group is led by Jacksonville-based billionaire Patrick Zalupski, center, Ohio-based businessman Bill Cosgrove,
left, and Rays CEO Ken Babby. Along with more than two dozen limited partners, the group has spent more than $4.7 million this election cycle.
(DIRK SHADD | Times)
Hillsborough commissioners Gwen Myers and Harry Cohen voted in favor of the Rays
stadium deal in August. (DIRK SHADD | Times)
Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds has received more than $1.85 million
from Rays-affiliated donors since the start of 2025. (CHRIS URSO | Times)
Florida
stadium is based on what
I believe is best for Tampa
and Hillsborough County."
Republican commis-
sioner Joshua Wostal, a
staunch stadium opponent,
got at least $44,000 from
companies associated with
Nunn, LaFace and Hills.
Most of those contributions
to his political commit-
tee and campaign account
came in late 2025 and early
2026. Wostal told the Times
he still has the support of
those donors, despite his
vocal criticism of the sta-
dium deal.
"Those folks have lived in
the community and done
business here for over two
decades and have dealt with
the frustrations of commis-
sioners lacking the will-
power to tackle growth
management," Wostal said.
"They know how fiscally
conservative I am, and that I
don't subsidize rich people."
Stacy Hahn, a Hillsbor-
ough school board mem-
ber running for County
Commission, topped the
three sitting commission-
ers in money collected from
Rays-affiliated donors. She
did not return two phone
calls or a text message seek-
ing comment.
Hahn, a Republican, won
her primary election
against District 5
commissioner Donna Car-
ron-Cepeda, a consistent
no vote on a stadium sub-
ject. She faces Democrat
Neil Manimala - who pre-
viously told the Times that
he believes "public dollars
should not subsidize billion-
aires" but that he supports
keeping the Rays in Tampa
- in November.
In addition to a combined
$40,000 to Hahn's political
committee from the three
local real estate and con-
struction firms, she received
$5,000 directly from Babby
In June. Babby, who recently
registered to vote in Tampa
after moving from Jackson-
ville, declined to comment for
this story.
Hahn also got $7,500
for Tampa Bay's Future,
a political committee that has
collected hundreds of thou-
sands of dollars from
Rays-affiliated donors since
It opened in June.
Money from the Rays
became a flashpoint in
Hahn's primary election,
when ads labeling the can-
didate "sellout Stacy Hahn"
circulated social media. Hahn,
who had no say in the sta-
dium agreement, told the
Times in August, "I was
offended by the thought
that the donation would buy
my vote."
Rays-backed
committee
Roughly half of the more
two dozen contributions
to Citizens for Tampa
Bay's Future came from
Rays minority owners or the
companies they own, total-
ing more than $300,000.
They include Babby, for-
mer pro-basketball player
Shane Battier and a com-
pany affiliated with billion-
aire dentist Rick Workman,
among other limited part-
ers.
The committee, reg-
istered to Fort Lauder-
dale lawyer Jason B. Blank,
gave money to two political
committees affiliated with
local politicians in addi-
tion to Hahn. Blank did
not respond to a message
or phone call seeking com-
ment.
Tampa City Council mem-
ber Luis Viera's political
committee got $15,000 in
July, weeks before he voted
to approve a final Rays sta-
dium agreement. His com-
mittee got another $20,000
from the group in late Sep-
tember, according to its lat-
est financial reports.
A committee associated
with council chairperson
Alan Clendenin, who helped
lead the city's push for the
basketball team, also got
$10,000 in July.
"Since the beginning,
I have been transparent
about my support for cre-
ating a pathway to getting
the Rays to Tampa because
it is in the best interest of
our community," Viera, who
is running for state House,
said in a written statement.
"That also meant working
with community partners
on a deal that prioritized
public safety, skilled trade
apprenticeships, and other
critical issues that serve to
better our city."
Clendenin, in a phone
call, said he had never heard
of Citizens for Tampa Bay's
Future and that he does
not track the money flow-
ing into the committee affil-
iated with his own cam-
paigns. Tampa's next munic-
ipal election is in 2027 and
Clendenin has not yet filed
for reelection.
Still, he said, "It's impos-
sible to buy somebody's
vote at the level that we're
talking about."
"If somebody's giving mil-
lions of dollars to somebody
if it's a flat in Paris and a
Monet hanging over the
fireplace, then maybe, yeah,"
he said. "But across all lev-
els of politics, he said, indi-
viduals and companies give
money to the candidates
they feel align with their
interests.
"It's not about swaying
votes," he said. "It's about
supporting candidates that
already support their objec-
tives."
If elected, Donalds would
follow a baseball-loving gov-
ernor who embraced the
ballpark, offering state sup-
port for the redevelopment
of Hillsborough College's
Dale Mabry campus. Sev-
eral Rays owners previously
backed DeSantis, who will
run for governor, then
went on, he said. "Because then
what, you're going to be
doing stadium deals all over
the state? I don't think that's
appropriate."
Tampa Council chairperson Alan Clendenin pushed for
the Rays to move to Tampa. (JEFFREY WOO | Times)
since July 2025. Buckhorn
is a Democrat running in a
nonpartisan race.
In February, Buck-
hofn got one of the larg-
est Rays-affiliated contri-
butions to any candidate
or committee this election
cycle: $200,000 from Ayon
Capital LLC, an investment
firm founded by minority
owner Siód Pagidipati. He
has received a dozen other
donations from Rays own-
ers and their businesses,
including $50,000 each
from Doyle and Dream
Finders Homes, the home-
building company owned by
Zalupski.
In a statement to the
Times in September, Buck-
horn said, "I'm proud to
have earned support from
hundreds of residents
across Tampa, including
Rays ownership."
Buckhorn appears to be
the only Tampa mayoral
candidate to receive money
from Rays-affiliated sources.
Opponent Bill Carlson, a
Tampa City Council mem-
ber who twice voted in favor
of the stadium after express-
ing initial opposition, said
August that he refused an
offered donation from the
team. Lynn Hurtak, another
council member and may-
oral candidate, said neither
the Rays nor any associated
company have given money
to her campaign. Hurtak
Donalds, the GOP nom-
ine for governor, was the
biggest beneficiary.
He received more than
$1.9 million from Rays-af-
iliated sources, accounting
for more than a third of the
group's spending this elec-
tion cycle. Eisenhower Man-
agement Inc. gave a com-
bined $500,000 to Donalds'
political committee across
three donations; Ripa &
Associates gave more than
$300,000; Dream Finders
Homes gave $200,000.
Donalds' stance on
the proposed stadium is
unclear. A spokesperson
did not respond to two mes-
sages seeking comment.
At a July news con-
ference, Florida Politics
reporters, Donalds said deci-
sions about the ballpark
were best left to county
leaders. "I don't think that's
something that you want
the Governor weighing in
on," he said. "Because then
what, you're going to be
doing stadium deals all over
the state? I don't think that's
appropriate."
If elected, Donalds would
follow a baseball-loving gov-
ernor who embraced the
ballpark, offering state sup-
port for the redevelopment
of Hillsborough College's
Dale Mabry campus. Sev-
eral Rays owners previously
backed DeSantis, who will
run for governor, then
went on, he said. "Because then
what, you're going to be
doing stadium deals all over
the state? I don't think that's
appropriate."
Rays money in
mayors races
Former two-term Tampa
Mayor Bob Buckhorn got
the most support of any
local candidate from Rays
owners.
Buckhorn, who is seeking
a return to the office in 2027,
has received $411,000 from
donors with ties to the Rays
Millions to state
GOP candidates
While the Rays'
partners
sands of dollars to local can-
didates, their spending on
Republican candidates and
committees in state races
since the start of 2025.
Republican candidates and
committees in state races
Across the state.
A slate of candidates near
and far benefited, from for-
mer state Rep. Josie Tom-
kow and state Sen. Danny
Burgess to Attorney General
James Uthmeier and Chief
Financial Officer Blaise
Ingoglia.
Contact Nina Morabito at
contact Nina Morabito at
nmorabito@tampabay.com.
contact Nicolas Villamiel at
nvillamiel@tampabay.com.
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what is happening!@? ESPNEWS cuts away from Kansas-Utah to air professional breakdancing and then says you can see the rest of "Kansas-BYU" on the app!?
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as called by Tom Leach on Kentucky Wildcats radio:
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kentucky guy at the 20 yard line surrounded by L:SU dudes and he managed to make it all the way to the 2
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AP Photo/George Walker IV
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 09/10/2026
this is one of those things that i don't understand on a basic level; if a random potential mid-term voter is on the edge of voting or not voting based on their limited voter info/interest in politics, how is Cory Booker coming to your town going to move that needle?
Cory Booker plans 2026 campaign travel to South Carolina and
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Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., will travel to a series of states in the next few
weeks to boost Democratic candidates in the 2026 election, a Booker aide
told NBC News.
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I just can't get past that this shooting happened immediately after NYPD announced
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yankees fans reaching out to steal an out
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how does this obviously fake account have so many followers
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 07/10/2026
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twin falls idaho BUILT TO SPILL
capital a LOIS
lame to be PAPAS FRITAS
fear of dating the NONPAREILS
you've got nothing. HOLIDAY
long distance GO SAILOR
go kid go MY FAVORITE
raja vocative the MOUNTAIN GOATS
why I cry the MAGNETIC FIELDS
sunburn VERSUS
hip straights CHISEL
driving in your car INCREDIBLE FORCE OF JR
lemon birthday cake CONTAINE
girl friend TOKIDOKI
terminus VEHICLE FLIPS
boyfriends SIX CENTS & NATALIE
likely dubbed 1998 because these songs are great
MY FAVORITE the informers
CHISEL it's alright, you're ok
GO SAILOR windy
LOIS flamer
TOKIDOKI perfect new love song
CONTAINE you
HOLIDAY prostitutes in town
the MOUNTAIN GOATS the monkey song
GLO-WORM. travelogue
VERSUS frog
SMALL FACTORY scared of love
the NONPAREILS hazel
the SOFTIES lambretta boy
the MAGNETIC FIELDS love goes home to paris in
VEHICLE FLIPS our returning champion
CAT'S MIAOW hollow inside
lunch menu for the charlotte/mecklenberg schools
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 07/10/2026
KLF IS GONNA ROCK YA
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Queen Elizabeth's Final
Diary Entry Contained
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 07/10/2026
oh my god it is. what a stupid fucking graphic
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 07/10/2026
incredible graphic, sure we align with the "i swear it's not gambling" company and then get all the data wrong anyway #chyronfaill
suggests the odds of advancing have been steady at about 55-45 the past week, brewers vs padres, on polymarketthe actual braves odds, which shot up two days agothe actual padres odds, which did the opposite
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 06/10/2026
normal papers of all sorts were perfectly fine for literally centuries to prove one's identity and we just let it all go away without there ever being a justifiable reason for eliminating them
To register in Missouri or Kan-
sas, you must be at least 18 on
the day of the nearest election.
Officials stress that 17-year-olds
may register as long as they will
turn 18 by election day. In Clay,
County and Kansas City within
Jackson County, you must pres-
ent identification which displays
your signature at the time of
registration, such as a driver's
license or a student I.D.
You must be a U.S. citizen and
a resident of the state where you
plan to vote.
Proof of naturalization for
those born outside the United
States is required in all area
counties except Clay.day.
Those casting absentee ballots in person
must be able to show proof of idenfication
that has been signed before a witness, such
as a driver's license, fishing license, student
ID, marriage license or Social SecurityBeginning Friday, new voters must
appear in person at the elections office
in the county where they live and pro-
vide election officials with any one of a
number of documents to prove res-
idency in that county.
Proof includes a valid Oregon driv-
er's license or learner's permit, real
estate tax statement or residential rent
receipt, a residential utility bill, stu-
dent identification card or tuition
receipt, bill of sale or proof of purchase
of a residence, proof of auto insurance,
library card, precinct memorandum
card or hunting or fishing license.tem.
The voter registration card
from the Divison of Elections is
preferred, although drivers or
hunting and fishing licenses, health
and senior citizen cards, student
identification and passports are
also accepted.
Anyone without proper identifi
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 06/10/2026
Fun
Temps in the 80s all weekDew point in the mid 70s all werkRelative humidity 99% every day
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 06/10/2026
holy shit, i just looked up the lawsuit and it's literally the same LAW i'm accused of breaking at play
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 06/10/2026
#FAMILYPORTRAIT (now in "4K"!)
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 06/10/2026
TBS is... quite well known for baseball graphics fuckups
Willie "Mayes""Carl" Ripken Jr."First outfielder to start postseason game since 1948"
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