Monday, June 19, 2023

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Sesame Sealed Tuna
With Black Beans and Rice

And Bloody Mary

Bar Fly - Safety Harbor

Florida’s new immigration law sparks protests in Tampa


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Tropical Storm Bret forms in Atlantic, with possible hurricane threat to Caribbean islands


Tropical Storm Bret formed in the central Atlantic Ocean on Monday, with forecasters saying it could pose a hurricane threat to the eastern Caribbean by Thursday and the Dominican Republic and Haiti by the weekend.....MORE

‘They chop off heads’: GOP lawmakers in Florida call Ron DeSantis vindictive

Gov. Ron DeSantis may have the support of most sitting state lawmakers. But are Republicans already out of office smearing the Governor to the national press?

One unnamed former legislator accused DeSantis of vindictiveness to The Washington Post.

More HERE

More than 1 million dropped from Medicaid as states start post-pandemic purge of rolls


More than 1 million people have been dropped from Medicaid in the past couple months as some states moved swiftly to halt health care coverage following the end of the coronavirus pandemic.

The includes in Florida, where hundreds of thousands have been dropped.

Most got dropped for not filling out paperwork.

More HERE

‘Magic’ mushroom use by young adults has nearly doubled in three years


Consumption of “magic” mushrooms and other hallucinogens by young adults nearly doubled over the past three years, a new study has found, illustrating the accelerating pace of America’s “psychedelic revolution” and growing societal acceptance of mind-altering drugs.....MORE

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Sunday, June 18, 2023

At Least 6 Killed In Weekend Of Mass Shootings Across The U.S.


At least six people including a Pennsylvania state trooper were killed and dozens injured in a string of weekend violence and mass shootings across the U.S.....MORE

2 Dead and 3 Hurt After Shooting at Washington State Electronic Dance Music Festival


Two people were killed and three others injured after police said a shooter began firing “randomly” into a crowd at a Washington state campground that was hosting people attending a nearby music festival on Saturday night, police said.....MORE

1 dead, at least 20 injured in shooting at Illinois Juneteenth celebration: police


One person is dead and at least 20 were injured in a shooting at an Illinois Juneteenth celebration early Sunday morning, police have confirmed.....MORE

New DOJ filing reveals more indictments coming against Trump team


Donald Trump and his team should brace for new indictments incoming based on a new filing in the criminal case brought by Jack Smith, a former Watergate prosecutor said on Saturday.....MORE

JenZ Report: New Age Political Movements


Discussion about Gen Z engagement in various political movements.

Saturday, June 17, 2023

Veto list: Gov. DeSantis nixes funding for public broadcasting stations


Gov. Ron DeSantis yet again vetoed a tranche of funding designed to remedy safety issues at Florida’s public broadcasting stations.

A total of $6,435,609 made the budget to “correct health and safety issues, correct building deficiencies, and complete renovations at public broadcasting stations,” but as in previous years, the legislative request fell on deaf ears on the plaza level. Many of these items also were vetoed last year.

More HERE

Florida NOW calls for ‘intersectional’ response to ‘new Jim Crow’ era



A leading women’s rights group is warning of a “new era of Jim Crow” in the Sunshine State, blaming it on Gov. Ron DeSantis and an “unprecedented sprint toward autocracy.”....MORE

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Pizza Bowl
NY, NY Pizza - Ybor City

Rep. Maxwell Frost: 'This Would Be A Nightmare'


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Governor's slashes to fiscal budget hit Bay Area organizations hard


Some local organizations are feeling the pinch after learning the governor cut funds for several programs from the new fiscal year budget with line item vetoes.

The move took a St. Pete mental health organization by surprise.

Dr. LaDonna Butler is the CEO of The Well for Life. She said she has dedicated her life and her business to helping people.

More HERE

I walked to Cuba without ever leaving Florida.


PUNISHER: How Ron DeSantis gets revenge on FL politicians who refuse to endorse him


Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is making it clear that he will demand loyalty from his associates every bit as much as Trump — but DeSantis may hand down his punishment more efficiently, punitively, and more randomly, hitting innocent bystanders.....MORE


E. Jean Carroll gets another shot at Trump in court


Donald Trump’s court calendar is looking pretty full for the next couple of years thanks to multiple prosecutions against him.

Aside from the criminal trial in New York City set for May 2024 and the impending federal trial against him brought by the DOJ, Trump will kick off the year with a rematch in court in January.

More HERE

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Georgia Prosecutor Gives Clear Indication That She's Going To Indict Donald Trump


Reports began to surface this week that Trump's legal team is preparing for him to be indicted in the state of Georgia, but it was easy to dismiss those reports given the timeline that Fulton County DA Fani Willis has laid out. But then Willis said in an interview that the federal indictment won't have any impact on the indictments from Georgia, hinting very strongly that the former President is almost certainly going to be indicted again. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins explains what's happening.

Trump trial takes DANGEROUS turn with corrupt judge


Glenn Kirschner joins to discuss whether Judge Aileen Cannon will recuse from the Trump trial in Florida.


Gaetz hosted odd, fake January 6 hearing on Trump's indictment day


ARRAIGNMENT: Former FBI counsel explains how Trump screwed up


As usual, the former president’s biggest downfall is that he can’t keep his mouth shut, as a former FBI general counsel explained today on MSNBC.....MORE