Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Ybor Paparazzi

Milo

Judge sets Aug. 14 trial date for Trump documents case

A Florida judge has set an initial Aug. 14 trial date for former President Trump in the Justice Department’s case over his retention of classified documents.....MORE

Tropical Storm Bret expected to become hurricane; 2nd wave has 80% chance of development


Tropical Storm Bret is expected to become a hurricane later this week, and a second wave in the Atlantic now has an 80% chance of developing into a tropical system, according to the National Hurricane Center.


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Do Trump’s lawyers share blame for his Espionage Act indictment?


Donald Trump is known for listening to lawyers and advisers who tell him what he wants to hear rather than those who understand what is permitted under the law. That paradigm – bad legal advice that plays to Trump’s combative instincts – may have contributed to his indictment for violating the Espionage Act and obstruction of justice.....MORE

Hillsborough County school board to vote on redistricting plan


Hillsborough County parents are keeping a close eye on Tuesday’s board meeting as boundary changes become part of the discussion once again.

The conversation about redistricting has been a source of controversy over several months.

The school board could approve the superintendent’s plan that would change where 15,000 students go to school in 2024.

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Ybor Paparazzi

Lexii

The Moore You Don't Know "Tampa Improve"


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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Ybor Mayor Willie

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.

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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.

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‘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

Ybor Life


7th Ave

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.

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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'


Ybor Life

7th Ave

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.

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I walked to Cuba without ever leaving Florida.