The Ybor City Stogie

Thursday, September 14, 2023

GOP struggles to unify on abortion messaging

Republicans are struggling over how to craft their message on abortion, an issue that has repeatedly kneecapped GOP candidates and that is seen as a huge problem next November.

No consistent message has emerged from the GOP presidential field, which has been all over the map with its strategies for winning over voters on the issue.

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

The Florida GOP on DeSantis Campaign Staff

Jimmy Buffett Tribute Concert at Skipper's Smokehouse in Tampa

September 23 - 12 PM

Skipper's Smokehouse

The Ageless Agenda: A Conversation with Congressman Maxwell Frost

Florida educators and parents fight for race-related American history in schools

Federal judge declares DACA immigration program unlawful for second time

A federal judge for the second time found the DACA program unlawful but held back from ordering the deportation of the nearly 600,000 who remain in the country as “dreamers.”....MORE

Ybor Paparazzi

Lexii

State Of Florida Takes Aim At New COVID Booster

Continuing a long-running clash with federal health officials, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration on Wednesday recommended that people under age 65 not receive newly approved COVID-19 booster shots.....MORE

The Florida GOP on Disney Nazis

2024’s Social Security COLA increase may be larger than previously estimated: How much can beneficiaries expect?

The next cost-of-living increase for Social Security recipients is projected to be slightly higher than estimated in previous months, though still dramatically less than the 8.7% beneficiaries received in 2023, the Senior Citizen’s League predicts.....MORE

Vaush Reacts to Ben Shapiro Interviewing Ron Desantis and Bans an Idiot

Hellshine Fest 23 in Ybor City

Fri, November 17 - Sat, November 18

Crowbar - TIX

Florida drivers may soon pay more for having electric vehicles

Taste of Latino Festival takes over Historic Ybor City this October

Taste of Latino Festival, an event put together by the same team behind the International Cuban Sandwich Festival, takes place on October 15 from 12pm-5pm. The flavorful event is set at Centennial Park (1800 E 8th Avenue), and includes three street closures to pack in even more vendors and performances.

Admission to the event is free, but you need to register in advance.

More HERE

Ybor Paparazzi

Janet, Lexii, Karen and Don

Kevin McCarthy Seals His Fate By Cowering To Matt Gaetz

Florida neo-Nazi demonstrator arrested for hanging swastikas over I-4, FDLE says

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) announced Wednesday the arrest of an alleged neo-Nazi demonstrator who hung swastikas and other antisemitic banners over I-4 in Orlando.....MORE

Alabama Ruling Could Bolster Florida Trans Law

Florida is urging a federal appeals court to clear the way for a new law preventing transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers and hormone therapy, citing a decision last month in a “virtually identical case” from Alabama.....MORE

Florida temporarily suspends political ideology surveys to nearly 2 million in state colleges, universities

After only one year, Florida has temporarily suspended a highly controversial, statewide survey required under a new state law compelling public colleges and universities annually to ask students and faculty to identify political bias in college classrooms.

The Executive Vice Chancellor of the Florida College System, Clifford Humphrey, confirmed that the mandatory “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” surveys were being suspended for 2023 and will be distributed again in the spring.

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What Stogie Had For Lunch

Grilled Fish Tacos

Front Porch - Seminole Heights

Day in My Florida Life

Ybor Paparazzi

Wayne and Glen

Tracking the Tropics: Are above-average hurricane seasons the new normal?

We’re officially past the halfway mark of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, but that doesn’t mean we’re done seeing storms.

Already, Colorado State University Senior Research Scientist and renowned hurricane specialist Phil Klotzbach told WFLA.com there have been about 70% more named storms than the whole season average dating back to 1961.

More HERE