{"id":375214,"date":"2026-08-19T02:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T02:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/375214\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T02:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T02:46:16","slug":"voter-turnout-t-i-city-manager-sean-duffy-port-tb-kasondra-rose-spaf-facebook-purge-pittman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/375214\/","title":{"rendered":"Voter turnout, T.I. City Manager, Sean Duffy @ Port TB, Kasondra Rose, SPAF: Facebook Purge, Pittman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n                &#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/stpetecatalyst.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            &#13;<br \/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/STP-logo-01-1.png\" style=\"width: 300px; display:inline; border-style: none;\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                &#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n                &#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/stpetecatalyst.com\/u-s-transportation-secretary-discusses-port-tampa-bay-investment\/\" style=\";margin:0;display: block;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" style=\"width:660px;margin:0;padding:0; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786984824842.jpeg\" alt=\"main image\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                &#13;<br \/>\n                &#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#FAFAFA; font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\">United States Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy visited Port Tampa Bay Monday to discuss an approximately $1 million investment awarded to Tampa-based Gulf Marine Repair Corporation. 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