This is why buildings fall in Miami: @MayorDaniella supports and @MiamiDadeBCC approves ANOTHER extension to airport contract with MCM, the bankrupt construction company — owned by @RepCarlos's wife's cousin — behind the FIU bridge collapse that killed 6 people #BecauseMiami /1
Here are the Miami-Dade Commissioners who voted yesterday in favor of the airport contract extension for collapsed FIU bridge builder MCM, disrespecting the victims and families of this tragic act of deadly negligence: District 2 Commissioner Jean Monestime #BecauseMiami /2
Commissioner “Pay 2 Play" @KeonHardemon’s former chief of staff now works for MCM! So, of course, he voted yes. And, as everyone in town knows, Keon and his political crime family will do anything and sellout anyone if the price is right. #BecauseMiami /3
Miami-Dade Commissioner Sally Heyman has been feeding at the public trough — stealing from and selling out taxpayers — since 1994 and is a big reason why we finally got term limits. If you want to know how she’ll vote, just follow the money. #BecauseMiami /4
Miami-Dade Commissioner @KionneMcGhee was known as one of the worst Democratic leaders in Florida House history and continues his shameless record of shady backroom deals and stabbing his constituents, not in the back, but right between the eyes. #BecauseMiami /5
82-year-old Commissioner @JavierSoutoD10 was first elected to office in 1984 and, at a public meeting last year, accused the Cuban government of weaponizing COVID while babbling about Bay of Pigs, the Missile Crisis, Soviet Union and biological warfare #BecauseMiami /6
Commish @JoeMartinez4026, former cop and Miami Vice background actor turned political grifter, hatched a scheme in 2012 with Donald Trump to lease him 800 acres of public land for $1/year to build a “movie studio,” said he was “tired” of hearing about COVID in March 2020 (!!!) /7
Miami-Dade @CommishDiaz Jose "Pepe" Diaz was arrested on video for drunk driving his Harley at 74 mph through a 30 mph speed zone in Key West (he was later acquitted of DUI). Lucky for him, he didn't drive drunk under the FIU bridge. #BecauseMiami /8
MCM was already recommended for two county jobs this year under @MayorDaniella, including a bridge replacement at a SW Miami-Dade canal and a pipe replacement contract endorsed by the Water and Sewer Department "after a review of MCM’s safety record" #BecauseMiami /9
Miami-Dade Water and Sewer is overseen by Jimmy Morales — appointed by @MayorDaniella after @Miami_NAACP demanded his resignation as Miami Beach city manager for his corruption and racism — is currently being sued by the ACLU for censoring Black artists #BecauseMiami /10

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5 Oct
Jury orders Miami-Dade School Board @MDCPS to pay $6 million to former student of ex-Palmetto High creative writing teacher Jason Edward Meyers, accused of harassing and sexually abusing a string of female students #BecauseMiami: miamiherald.com/article2547451… Image
“The verdict found Meyers ‘posed a substantial risk of sexual abuse or harassment to female students,’ yet the @MDCPS district was ‘deliberately indifferent’ in how it handled the accusations.” #BecauseMiami
The lawsuit claimed that the principal and administrators at Michael M. Krop High were notified in 2008 and 2011 that Meyers was having sex with underage students, but no investigation was done — instead, he was transferred to Palmetto in 2011. #BecauseMiami
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26 Sep
In an 8-page memo, @MiamiPD Chief @ArtAcevedo accuses Commissioners @JoeCarolloNow @Manolo4Miami and @alexDLPmiami of a "pattern of official misconduct" including attempting to improperly influence an ongoing and confidential internal affairs investigation #BecauseMiami
Chief Acevedo writes that @JoeCarolloNow has attempted to misuse @MiamiPD as his "personal enforcer against anyone he perceives as offense" including peaceful protestors he calls "agitators" and "communists" #BecauseMiami miamiherald.com/latest-news/ar…
According to Chief @ArtAcevedo, @MiamiPD has “wasted untold hours investigating business establishments because of the improper political influence of @JoeCarolloNow and @alexDLPmiami." #BecauseMiami
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24 Sep
Florida GOP @SenMannyDiazJr collects a six-figure annual salary from Florida's largest for-profit charter school company while legislating the destruction of public schools, misappropriating millions of tax dollars to his own employers #BecauseFlorida: sun-sentinel.com/local/miami-da… Image
Florida GOP @SenMannyDiazJr slashed public school safety funds by over $11 million prior to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre, then voted NO on a special session to address gun violence #BecauseFlorida: miamiherald.com/news/local/new…
Florida ranks at bottom for education spending; Diaz colluded with @ErikFresenFL (brother-in-law of his charter school employer) to give charters more money with less accountability. Fresen went to jail for not filing a tax return during 8 years in office. miamiherald.com/news/local/edu…
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28 Aug
Airport security is a joke. #BecauseMiami
This was reportedly last night at @iflymia. ¿Donde esta @MiamiDadePD y @TSA?
Another angle of last night’s @iflymia shit show #BecauseMiami @MiamiDadePD @TSA
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21 Aug
#RIP At least 5 South Florida law enforcement officers have died from COVID-19 in just the last 7 days: Fort Lauderdale Officer Jennifer Sepot, 27, died on Saturday August 14th. She is survived by her husband and 2-year-old daughter. /1
Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Lazaro Febles, 42, also died from COVID last weekend and was laid to rest yesterday, as was Officer Sepot. He is survived by his wife, a 6-year-old son and 5-month-old baby girl. #RIP /2
20-year veteran West Palm Beach Officer Robert Williams died last Monday from COVID. He leaves behind a wife and two sons. #RIP /3
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18 Aug
Miami cop reprimanded last year for voting in uniform while wearing “Trump 2020 No More Bullshit” mask is now relieved of duty and under investigation for allegedly making “white power” hand gesture in pic with fellow officers #BecauseMiami: local10.com/news/local/202…
Miami Fraternal Order of Police President Tommy Reyes says, "This [photo] was meant to be private between him and his SIX guys," claiming the finger gesture was referring to the number of colleagues on the officer’s shift, not white power. #BecauseMiami
The full photo contained 7🖐️✌️officers — not 6. #BecauseMiami
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