Thursday, June 6, 2024

13 Moons Alchemy - Tampa Bay


With its striking blue blossoms, cornflower holds a treasure trove of healing properties and mystical associations that have fascinated humanity for centuries.

Imagine wandering through a meadow dotted wit With h these azure jewels, their vibrant hue capturing your attention and stirring your curiosity.

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Sen. Sanders calls out leaders for welcoming Netanyahu to Congress


What Stogie Had For Lunch

Jerk Chicken
Rice and Platanos

Hines Caribbean Cuisine
3313 N. Nebraska Ave, Ybor Heights

Tampa's Best Jamaican Food!

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Matt Gaetz Goes After Merrick Garland During TENSE Hearing


Democratic Progressive Caucus of Tampa Bay Skull Session on Florida's Amendment 3


AMENDMENT 3 DISCUSSION
C. Blythe Andrews Library, Tampa
Thursday, June 27, 2024 | 6:30 p.m
Option to join via Zoom

Register HERE

Join the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Tampa Bay for their June 2024 meeting as they dive into the details of Amendment 3, a pivotal issue on the upcoming 2024 election ballot. A "yes" vote on Amendment 3 supports the legalization of marijuana for adults aged 21 and older, allowing possession of up to three ounces. They are excited to host their slated guest speakers from Suncoast NORML and the Smart and Safe Florida Campaign who will share their insights on the benefits, challenges, and community impacts of this amendment. Don't miss this opportunity to learn more and participate in the discussion.

Trump MELTS DOWN In String Of DERANGED Videos On Truth Social


A look inside Polk County's first LGBTQ+ center


Polk County is about to have its first LGBTQ+ center. The Rose Dynasty Center will provide medical, counseling and other services starting June 11.....Read More

FED UP Robert De Niro delivers KNOCKOUT BLOW to Trump in Most Brutal Takedown Yet


Florida isn’t lighting bridges for Pride, so residents took matters into their own hands

photo by Jimmy Midyette

Florida’s decision to not display rainbow colors on the state’s bridges during Pride Month has left residents taking matters into their own hands to show support for the LGBTQ+ community.....Read More

Marjorie Taylor Greene DECLARES WAR Over Trump Verdict!

Georgia give America a break!



Democrats rip Trump surrogate Rep. Byron Donalds for saying Black families were stronger during Jim Crow

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., took to the House floor on Wednesday morning to denounce reported comments made by Florida Rep. Byron Donalds — a top Trump campaign surrogate and possible vice presidential contender — claiming Black families were stronger during the Jim Crow era of segregation in the United States.....Read More

Colorado GOP calls for burning of Pride flags


Colorado’s Republican Party this week called for LGBTQ Pride flags to be burned, describing LGBTQ Americans as “godless groomers” in a fundraising email and multiple social media posts railing against Pride Month.....Read More

Bernie Sanders reacts to Mike Johnson’s ‘disgusting lie’ after vowing to boycott Netanyahu speech


Israel accused of using white phosphorus on residential buildings in Lebanon


The Israeli military has repeatedly used white phosphorous in Lebanon in recent months, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday, adding to concerns of war crimes by the Israeli military in the region since the onset of its war against Hamas.....Read More

Top House Republican Slanders Bernie Sanders


Carving up Gaza


Gaza is shrinking. Since the war started in October, Israel has extended its buffer zone in the Gaza Strip. What’s left continues to be carved up with new roads and anything on either side of it is destroyed. Gaza’s landscape is being changed. Geographically and quite possibly politically, too.

Florida GOP now has more than 900,000 more registered voters than Democrats


The Republican Party of Florida ended April with 5,247,165 registered voters, while the Florida Democratic Party had 4,340,614, according to data posted Friday on the state Division of Elections website.....Read More

Florida will allow high school athletes to benefit financially from name, image and likeness


The Florida High School Athletic Association on Tuesday opened the door for student-athletes to earn money from business agreements such as endorsement deals, with the organization’s president calling the move a “good starting point.”

The FHSAA’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve a seismic change in the organization’s bylaws to allow athletes to be compensated for their name, image and likeness, or NIL. The changes will be in effect for the upcoming school year.


Hillsborough teacher’s pronoun case gets federal hearing date for September


Granting a request to speed up the case, a federal appeals court will hear arguments in September in a battle about a 2023 Florida law aimed at restricting educators’ use of personal pronouns and titles in schools.....Read More

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Rep. Ocasio Cortez: Stop Giving Money To The DCCC

Florida here are some we like


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Ybor Paparazzi

Bob and Eva

Sunken Cities: Why New Orleans Is "Doomed" But Amsterdam Is Safe


Gen-Z Superstar Democrat Tells Me About TAKING THE FIGHT TO MAGA!


"Happy Pride!" Pat Kemp

I'm proud to have stood throughout my career with Equality Florida, Hillsborough County LGBTQ Democratic Caucus, and the Florida LGBTQ Democratic Caucus – which was formed in 2005 in direct response to the Hillsborough County Commission's vote to ban pride events in our county.

We here at The Stogie are very happy you did that!

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What the polls do (and don’t) tell us about Election Day


Our latest update finds that if the election were held today, Donald Trump would have a 56 percent chance of defeating Joe Biden. (Note: This does not yet reflect a substantive sample of polling after Trump’s conviction in Manhattan.) In 100 hypothetical elections, Trump would win 56 times. Republicans are also favored to flip the Senate with a 77 percent probability and keep their majority in the House with a 62 percent probability.....Read More

Ana Navarro Furious Over Marco Rubio’s Comparison Between Trump Trial And Fidel Castro Oppression


Tampa Fringe Fest brings over a hundred indie art performances to Ybor City


Info and Tickets HERE

No. 1 on the list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians: Chad Chronister

It only took Hillsborough County’s top police officer about seven years to land in the coveted No. one spot on this list. For Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, as far as this particular accolade is concerned, there’s only one thing left to do: stay here.....Read More

No. 2 on the list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians: Jane Castor


Tampa Mayor Jane Castor has slipped one spot from her perch at the top last year, to No. 2 on the list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians for 2024. While Castor ceded the top spot, she remains near the pinnacle of the region’s political scene, running the region’s largest and most populous city and forging forward with a blue agenda in a red state.....Read More

Uninsured children can get their immunizations for free


Kids going back to school this year will need up-to-date immunization records. Uninsured children can get shots for free.

Project LINK and the Back-to-School Coalition of Hillsborough County announced upcoming Back-2-School Health Clinics.

These clinics will be offering medical services for school enrollment at no cost to uninsured or Medicaid-enrolled children in July and August.

More Info HERE