Friday, July 3, 2020

Operation Pedro Pan and the Exodus of Cuba’s Children

Operation Peter Pan (or Operación Pedro Pan) was a clandestine mass exodus of over 14,000 unaccompanied Cuban minors ages 6 to 18 to the United States over a two-year span from 1960 to 1962. They were sent by their parents who were alarmed by rumors circulating amongst Cuban families that the new government under Fidel Castro was planning to terminate parental rights, and place minors in communist indoctrination centers. HERE

Fort Lauderdale Police Body-Cam



Florida's Ron DeSantis Disaster

One recent survey has some troubling news for DeSantis. HERE
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His unfavorable rating has shot up from 28.5 percent to 40.5 percent. The reason? 
More and more people know who DeSantis is and have formed an opinion about him. Wish voters had know that before they 
voted for him.
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2018 Florida gubernatorial election
Ron DeSantis 4,076,186
Andrew Gillum 4,043,723

Ybor Life

7th Ave

Florida History: The Tampa Mafia (Part One)

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Our Revolution - Tampa Bay Endorses Jessica Vaughn

I’m so incredibly honored to be endorsed by “Our Revolution”. Now is the time to elect people-powered candidates who are ready to work for all of their constituents - equally, and not just wealthy developers who can afford to make giant campaign contributions in exchange for votes; votes which will ultimately hurt our district and our schools. Please join our campaign - because when we organize, we win!
Please donate to our campaign 
HELP HER HERE

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Italian Sausage with Ziti
At Westshore Pizza


Florida Presidents Men

Self Isolate Blues

Tampa Bodega Food: The Latin Spot Cafe & Market

VISIT THEM HERE



Ybor Rob at Tampa Tank

The Red Wedding of Tampa Bay

Ron DeSantis vetoed millions in Tampa Bay area programs. Here’s what got cut. It's been referred to as the "Red Wedding" of budget cuts.
Hillsborough County
$1.5 million for Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority Operations
$1 million for the Straz Center for the Performing Arts
$1 million for the Italian Club of Tampa
$500,000 for the renovation of the Jackson House in Tampa
$200,000 for the Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative
$1 million for a new boardwalk and path near the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital
$300,000 to make Lois Avenue in Tampa safer for pedestrians and cyclists
$500,000 to expand the Florida Aquarium’s threatened coral archive and
 reproduction program
$500,000 for ZooTampa
$958,000 (Cut) for a new irrigation sprinkler system at the (Private) Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club
$250,000 that would have shored up the wastewater system in some of
Tampa’s older homes
$250,000 to improve the draining system in Tampa’s Anita subdivision
$500,000 for a master water plan for Plant City’s McIntosh Park
$250,000 for a new vehicle for Tampa Police Department’s bomb squad
$546,250 for a new vehicle for the the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office explosive ordinance disposal team
$950,000 for Hillsborough Community College’s a day on service initiative
$50,000 for the Tampa Museum of Art’s community outreach program
$255,000 for a job training program through Feeding Tampa Bay
$500,000 to enhance a county’s STEM education program HERE

DeSantis has lost control of Florida’s COVID-19 response

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Stogie Approved Progressives in Vermont!

Hello friends! It is time for some more Ybor City Stogie endorsed candidates! This time we will cover a couple of Vermont candidates for statewide office. These two people are progressives to their core and are running to help heal Vermont!

Brenda Siegel is running for Lt. Governor of Vermont. She is a community activist who has been instrumental in hurricane relief for the Town of Brattleboro and steadfast for relief with regard to the opioid epidemic. She supports improving our state by focusing resources on helping people out of opioid addiction, and taking an approach more similar to that of Portugal—which has done well with a less draconian drug policy. She is also in favor of pushing environmental protection & strong labor laws. I support her bid for Lt. Governor!
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HELP HER HERE

Lt. Governor David Zuckerman is running for Governor of Vermont. He has been a longtime advocate for expanding cannabis liberties and he will be in the best position to do so as our Governor. He can help put Vermont on the map for tourism, tax revenue, jobs, and medical benefits on the cannabis platform alone! He is also in favor of securing universal healthcare for the people Vermont. I support his bid
for Governor!
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HELP HIM HERE

Who should The Ybor City Stogie 
endorse next? Let us know and stay groovy. 
— Asher

Kevin Beckner for Hillsborough County Clerk of the Circuit Court Campaign Kickoff

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Florida Joke Pam Bondi

Democrats, such as presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden, are advocating for the mandatory 
wearing of masks.
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Pam Bondi believes that Biden’s proposal is really a harbinger of Marxist totalitarianism.
“What’s it similar to? In Cuba, where Castro makes all school-aged children wear a Pioneer Scarf,” Bondi said Friday night on Fox News’ Hannity. HERE

Self Isolate Blues

Tampa Locavore: Roosters Cafe Brooksville






Brooksville

VISIT THEM HERE

Black is Beautiful in Florida


Central Florida breweries supporting
Black Lives Matter with beer

Tampa Hoods

Port Tampa

Monday, June 29, 2020

Tampa Bay Protesters Beware



Terrorism in our community. Here is a local “small business” owner threatening to run over protesters and her associate threatening death on folks who are asking police to stop shooting unarmed innocents. For all my chickenshit Tampanians suffering from white privilege, you are more likely to be shot by a TPD officer with a hard on than attacked by 
peaceful protestors. 

Chris Cano

Local Merchants: Sewn Apart

Handmade bowties, vintage clothes and art fashion
All the bow ties made from old clothes as a way to upcycle 
and recycle our fashions.

VISIT THEM HERE
SHOP LOCAL!

Ybor Life

8th Ave

Self Isolate Blues

Tampa Locavore: Four Seasons Restaurant - Frostproof



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Ron DeSantis Hides Florida DISASTER

Florida Democrats Recoiling

Florida Democrats are rising in opposition to the news Joe Biden is vetting a running mate who once lamented the death of 
“Comandante en jefe” Fidel Castro.
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Karen Bass‘ comments about the longtime Cuban leader following his death in 2016 — when she respectfully called him “comandante en jefe” (in Spanish, commander in chief) — is politically poisonous in Miami, home to many exiles from socialist Latin American regimes that include Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.
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Florida Dems have spent two years fighting a renewed GOP effort to brand them as socialists.
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HERE

Sunday, June 28, 2020

Best Album Ever: Jagged Little Pill


25 Years HERE

Candy Lowe's Candidates Roll Call in Ybor City

Join us for our tea and conversation, candidates roll call, bringing our super voters and candidates together. SUPER VOTER will be given an opportunity to listen to the candidates platform and Q/A from the community and our tea and conversation regular participants. Literature will be given out by all of
the candidates.