The Ybor City Stogie

Saturday, April 1, 2023

Donald Trump indictment ends decades of perceived invincibility

The former President enters a new chapter next week.

When Donald Trump steps before a judge next week to be arraigned in a New York courtroom, it will not only mark the first time a former U.S. president has faced criminal charges. It will also represent a reckoning for a man long nicknamed “Teflon Don,” who until now has managed to skirt serious legal jeopardy despite 40 years of legal scrutiny.

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New national poll shows post-indictment surge for Donald Trump

A new national poll suggests that Donald Trump‘s indictment is bad news for Ron DeSantis.

A Yahoo!/YouGov survey conducted Thursday and Friday shows that the former President has surged to a lead over the Florida Governor and everyone else in the field, with his legal woes apparently driving a major swing in the still-nascent 2024 Republican Presidential race.

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Another South Florida voter fraud case thrown out in Broward County

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Office of Election Crimes and Security isn’t gathering the best track record.

A Broward County judge on Friday dismissed a case against another one of 20 people arrested last year as part of a sweeping effort to root out election fraud by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ creation of the Office of Election Crimes and Security.

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MEG MYERS: TZIA’S ARC TOUR in Ybor City

SUNDAY, MAY 14, 2023 at 5:30 PM

Crowbar - Ybor City

Tickets HERE

Don Jr. & Right-wingers Cry About Daddy Trump's Indictment

Right-wingers reacting to Donald Trump getting indicted by a grand jury in New York. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks.

Friday, March 31, 2023

New standards for sex education pass House, wait for Senate approval

The House has approved a bill seen as an extension of last year’s legislation critics dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law, expanding the prohibition against gender and sexual orientation instruction to pre-K through eighth grade and more strictly regulating the use of pronouns in schools.....MORE

The Environmental Justice Public Health Fair

Event Page HERE

Full House nears vote on child rapist execution bill

A House bill that would lead to capital punishment for capital sexual battery on minors is ready for the floor.

HB 1297, a bill from Rep. Jessica Baker allowing for execution of child rapists without jury unanimity, a change clearly unconstitutional under current Supreme Court precedent, cleared the House Judiciary Committee by a 16-7 vote. That was its second and final committee stop.

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Matt Gaetz's Legislative Aide is a Convicted War Criminal

Creator: Gage Skidmore

Derrick Miller, who works on military policy for Rep. Matt Gaetz, served eight years for shooting an Afghan civilian in the head during an interrogation.....MORE

Sue ME? Well, Sue YOU!

HB 991 aims to make it easier to sue journalists for defamation, but legal experts say the impact would be more wide-reaching.

Two bills moving through the Florida Legislature aim to make it easier to sue journalists for defamation, but legal experts say it’s more than just reporters who would be impacted.

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Trump's Attacks On Alvin Bragg May Violate Federal Law

According to legal analyst and former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner, Donald Trump's brazen attacks on Alvin Bragg could actually be a violation of federal law. Kirschner recently explained that a federal law - 18 U.S. Code Section 875 - along with New York state law that prohibits intimidation against a prosecutor or legal representative. Trump could be facing additional legal problems, but Bragg is unlikely to actually pursue those, as Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins explains.

Bernie Sanders grills former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz over allegations of union busting

Sen. Bernie Sanders grilled former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on Wednesday, claiming Schultz made efforts to stop employees from unionizing to keep profits high and prevent a wage increase.

"Starbucks has waged the most aggressive and illegal union-busting campaign in the modern history of our country," Sanders, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee said during the hearing on Capitol Hill.

The Starbucks’ founder is denying allegations that the company’s management engaged in any union busting, maintaining that the company "has not broken the law."

Nearly 300 of the company’s 9,000 U.S. stores have voted to unionize, but more than a year into negotiations, none has reached a contract agreement with the company.

Why charges against Trump don’t prevent him from running for president

Creator: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia

Donald Trump became the first president on Thursday to face criminal charges – an indictment that comes several months after the former president announced he’s running for reelection.

Saikrishna Prakash, a law professor at the University of Virginia’s School of Law, explains that the Constitution does not offer any disqualifications for candidates seeking the presidency if they’re either indicted or in jail.

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New College alumni continue to express concern, following release of Trustee Spalding’s texts

The College Hall, New College of Florida. Alaska Miller/Wikimedia

Recently released text messages suggest New College of Florida Trustee, Matthew Spalding, coordinated efforts behind the scenes to overhaul the institution’s leadership. Alumni have said this news raises legal and ethical concerns.....MORE

Stephen Colbert on DeSantis

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Gasparilla Music Festival 2023

TIX

Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, featured in 'Tiger King,' to close

Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks Springtime Art & Craft Festival

APRIL 22, 2023 AT 10 AM

Sponge Docks

JENerational Change; Workers Strike Back: We Need Labor Solidarity Across Political Factions

FRAUD: Trump’s Manhattan grand jury indictment isn’t just porn star payoff crimes

Donald Trump faces more than 30 counts related to business fraud in an indictment from a Manhattan grand jury, according to two sources familiar with the case.....MORE

The Mouse Roared: Disney has quietly foiled De Santis's Plan to control its Florida businesses

The Mouse roared so quietly that no one heard it, until now. That sound you are hearing are MAGA’s Tears: HERE

Nickelback - When We Stand Together

The Market: Earth Day Celebration

SUNDAY, APRIL 16, 2023 AT 10 AM – 3 PM

Water Street Tampa

2023 Women's History Month Celebration: St. Pete City Employees

Trump indicted in Stormy Daniels hush-money case

Former President Trump was indicted on criminal charges in New York on Thursday for his role in organizing hush money payments made to an adult film star during his 2016 campaign, according to a source familiar with the proceedings.

The history-making indictment marks the first time a president has been charged in a criminal matter and comes as several law enforcement entities are investigating Trump’s conduct in numerous probes.

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