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Sunday, August 6, 2023

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Florida Democrats vow to ‘Take Back Florida’

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Florida Democrats kicked off a new $1 million investment in voter registration, launching a statewide “Take Back Florida Tour” on Wednesday.

The goal of the tour, Democrats shared, is to close the gap in voter registration between the Republican and Democratic parties, which has only widened since Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis handily won his bid for re-election as governor last year, besting Democratic opponent Charlie Crist (a former Republican himself) by a long shot.

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What Stogie Had For Lunch

Steak Salad

NY, NY Pizza - Ybor City

Matt Gaetz LAUGHED At For Insane Jack Smith Sabotage On Newsmax

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Maxwell Frost rips new Florida curriculum as bid to ‘erase Black history’

“They want to change education so they can change the mindset of a generation,” says Rep. Maxwell Frost on the new teaching standards pushed by the right in Florida. “Not only is that not going to work, but it’s just going to piss us off.”

Florida AG Ashley Moody Intensifies Legal Battle Over Marijuana Ballot Proposal

This week, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody intensified the legal battle to keep a proposed constitutional amendment that would authorize the recreational use of marijuana off the ballot in 2024.

In a brief filed Wednesday, lawyers for Moody said the measure “misleads” voters in a way to benefit the state’s largest medical-marijuana operator, Trulieve.

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Saturday, August 5, 2023

Tampa Hoods: Ybor City

7th Ave

Matt Gaetz Makes Deranged Declaration in Response to Trump's Indictment!

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Cheesesteak

NY, NY Pizza - Ybor City

Matt Gaetz Gets Pranked By TikToker During His Own Event

Ybor Life

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Why is Ron DeSantis acting so macho?

Some folks are getting sick of the violent and hateful rhetoric, but a candidate for president speaking like he’s about to slit the throats of government employees is causing even some Republicans to draw a line.....MORE

Ron DeSantis says men with Nazi flags were ‘not true supporters’

During a televised Ron DeSantis town hall in New Hampshire, the problem of displays of Nazi iconography in Florida proved to be a topic of interest beyond the state’s borders.

Asked about people who purported to be supporters of his who had “flags that said DeSantis 2024” and “Nazi, swastika flags,” DeSantis said he didn’t “think that they are” his supporters, before suggesting that the display was part of an “operation” against him.

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Friday, August 4, 2023

Florida education officials may lift ban on AP psychology course: report

Florida high schools may teach Advanced Placement (AP) Psychology courses, the state Department of Education clarified Friday, a day after it stated that teaching the class would violate the law.....MORE

Tampa Hoods: Ybor City

7th Ave

Miami-Dade County's chief of safety and emergency Freddy Ramirez III Busted in Tampa

Blind Tiger to open in new space in Ybor City featuring a rooftop speakeasy

Blind Tiger is one of the most popular cafes in Ybor City, and all of Tampa. According to a new report from The Tampa Bay Business Journal, it has outgrown its original Ybor location, and will soon expand to the old Boneyard Bar at 1823 E 7th Avenue. The new space will more than double Blind Tiger’s current cafe space, and will add a new rooftop speakeasy, according to TBBJ’s story.....MORE

FloridaCommerce plans for nearly $1 billion grant for Hurricane Ian relief

Hurricane Ian made landfall last September and devastated parts of Florida. FloridaCommerce held a public hearing Friday at the University of South Florida about federal recovery funding.

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Florida would receive 910 million dollars in funding. The funding goes towards 20 counties in Florida, including Hillsborough and Pinellas.

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Kathy Castor still upset over DeSantis veto that cost FL $350 million in energy funds

Tampa Bay area Democratic Congresswoman Kathy Castor remains livid that Gov. Ron DeSantis turned down $354 million for energy-efficient measures provided through federal legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden.....MORE