The Ybor City Stogie

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Another Perspective: What is Hamas, why does it fight Israel and why do so many Palestinians support it?

WATCH: Trump Makes Bonkers Off-Script Claim About Magnets

Former president Donald Trump claimed that magnets don't work underwater at an Iowa rally. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks.

National Gun Violence Survivors Week: CommUNITY Growth Changemakers

National Gun Violence Survivors

CommUNITY Growth Changemakers

National Virtual Event

Wednesday, January 24 ▪ 8pm ET

This year, National Gun Violence Survivors Week will be highlighting the role of gun violence survivors as changemakers who are leading efforts to end gun violence by building, strengthening and unifying their communities. Throughout the week, we’ll be uplifting the work of survivors across the country and lived experiences with gun violence to highlight the ripple effect of trauma caused by gun violence and the collective action these changemakers are taking to fortify their communities and move towards healing.

We invite you to join us for a virtual panel conversation with our five 2024 changemakers on Zoom on Wednesday, January 24th at 8pm ET/ 7pm CT/ 6pm MT/ 5pm PT. We’ll hear from them about how they are affecting change in their community.

● Abbey Clements, Executive Director & Co-Founder, Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence

● Drew Crecente, Founder, Jennifer Ann’s Group

● LaTanya Black, Founder, Mothers Against Community Gun Violence

● Gabriella Rodriguez, Executive Director, QLatinx & The Center

● Vincent Pierce, Director, OPEN Doors

Monday, January 8, 2024

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Meat Lovers Pizza

With Cannoli's

NY NY Pizza - Ybor City

Hillsborough state attorney ousted by DeSantis won’t seek reelection

Andrew Warren for governor?

Tampa Hoods: Ybor City

7th Ave

Florida Republicans oust state party chairman facing rape allegations in critical election year

Your ultimate guide to Children’s Gasparilla 2024

In two weeks, on January 20th, a swarm of small pirates will invade the streets of downtown Tampa at the annual Children’s Gasparilla.

A staple of Tampa’s Gasparilla festivities since 1947, Ye Mystic Krewe’s annual Children’s Gasparilla Parade sees more than 100 costumed krewes, marching bands and dance groups march up Bayshore Boulevard.

Events schedule and more HERE

Parade Route (click to enlarge)

US successfully launches first moon landing mission in decades

The U.S. is headed back to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. NASA and the United Launch Alliance launched its first-ever Vulcan rocket Monday morning, sending a private lunar lander into space.....Read More

Sunday, January 7, 2024

Tampa Hoods: Ybor City

4th Ave

DeSantis Group SINKS Campaign As Devastating Scheme Unravels

Ybor City Homeless

Jeff

Biden Admin WON'T DENY Florida Dems SUPPRESSED VOTERS By Effectively Cancelling Dem Primary: Rising

Tampa Locavore

Wayne at NYNY Pizza in Ybor City

The Rotation is Back in Ybor City

Will South Africa’s Genocide Petition Against Israel Save Gaza?

In the latest episode of “True Talk,” we hosted human rights attorney and activist Huwaida Arraf. Co-hosts Samar and Ahmed talked with Huwaida about South Africa’s lawsuit against Israel, accusing it of genocide, and its implications at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The episode focused on the complaint, which Israel has promised to defend against at The Hague, and the potential for it to lead to a permanent ceasefire and accountability for Israel.

Listen to the show HERE

Supreme Court’s looming mifepristone decision leaves abortion rights in spotlight

The Supreme Court’s expected decision this summer on whether to restrict access to medication abortion promises to keep the issue front and center of the 2024 election.

Justices will hear a case weighing federal approval of the common abortion pill mifepristone, with a likely ruling in June — five months before voters decide who will go to the White House and Congress, and almost exactly two years after the high court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion.

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The huge illuminated Knight Parade returns to Ybor City this February

Get ready for the best night parade in the south. The Krewe of the Knights of Sant’ Yago Knight Parade is an annual celebration of Tampa civic pride since 1974 — and the 2024 edition is set for February 10 at 7pm. Every February, costumed participants, illuminated floats, marching bands, and special guests parade through Ybor City, with thousands of spectators and families lining Seventh Avenue. More than 100 organizations will participate in the Knight Parade, including local government officials and dignitaries and many of Tampa Bay’s krewes.....Read More

Biden Admin BYPASSES Congress To Approve Arms Sale To Israel

The U.S. state department invoked a provision that bypasses congressional review process for "national security" purposes in MASSIVE military equipment sale to Netanyahu. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks.