The Ybor City Stogie

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Florida GOP War Profiteers

List of the amount of money every anti-Iran Florida lawmaker has taken from the people who get rich from war.

Marco Rubio: $377,378

Rick Scott: $73,911

Mario Diaz-Balart: $446,350

Brian Mast: $36,808

Matt Gaetz: $107,285

Neal Dunn: $35,800

Ted Yoho: $36,000

John Rutherford: $136,150

Daniel Webster: $28,900

Gus Bilirakis: $27,700

Greg Steube: $1,000

HERE

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Ybor Paparazzi

Annie and Nikki

Barbers at Cigar City Barbershop

Monday, January 6, 2020

Help Local Tallahassee activist Trish survive

A Facilitator and Community Organizer

Activist in Tallahassee, Florida. HERE

Mary Ellen and The Pirate in Ybor

Sunday, January 5, 2020

For decades, an extreme excess of money from fossil fuels has funded conflict in the Middle East. Limiting petrol-dollars would do much to stabilize the region. We can achieve this thru the peaceful, global development of renewable energy. A policy based on the pursuit of peace thru continued death and destruction will continue to fail, even if escalated to
apocalyptic proportions.

The aggressive development and export of renewable energy technology can render this Endless War economically unsustainable for America's enemies while simultaneously creating tens of millions of jobs in the United States. Reducing the demand and the price for gas and oil will also make many of the deep-water, shale oil, fracking, arctic and other marginally profitable extraction schemes no longer profitable.

And, oh by the way, we can save our grandchildren's planet in the process. HERE
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Beyond individual actions, we must act collectively to reject those who reject Science and demand climate action. TECO, HART, the Tampa Bay Times and our Governor insist that CNG reduces carbon emissions when Science tells us that the fugitive methane (gas that escapes into the atmosphere without being burned) makes CNG WORSE than either diesel or coal! Methane is 80X more potent as a greenhouse gas.

State of the House

Hello Stogie friends,

Whether you are in Florida or Vermont, there is good cause to ensure the robust health of our state legislatures. This means that we need to be vigilant in electing underrated legislators to fight for important issues. Tallahassee needs an overhaul in order to bring real progress to Florida. In the Tampa area, there are already a slate of quality people running for the State House, such as Julie Jenkins, Jessica Harrington, Mark Oliver, and others.

Who do you want to see run for the Florida State House of Representatives? What should the defining issues be? Education, agriculture, environmental protection, gun control, healthcare, public transit, etc...

The same question goes for my fellow politicos in Vermont; here I have less knowledge because I am still learning the ropes. Who should run for what? What are the defining issues here? I see public transit, healthcare, compensation for first responders, bias training, and ADA enforcement as some of them. I am eager to learn more & help Vermont progress into the future. We may have the lowest state budget in the country, though I am positive there are ways to bolster our ability to fund what we need.

Cheers!

— Asher