The Ybor City Stogie

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Largest US gay rights group issues Florida travel advisory for anti-LGBTQ+ laws

The largest LGBTQ+ rights organization in the U.S. joined other civil rights organizations Tuesday in issuing a travel advisory for Florida, warning that newly passed laws and policies may pose risks to minorities, immigrants and gay travelers.....MORE

DeSantis announcing candidacy Wednesday on Twitter, will be joined by Elon Musk

Governor Ron DeSantis will announce his candidacy for president of the United States at 6 p.m. Wednesday on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk, a DeSantis spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.....MORE

New College of Florida faculty censures board of trustees

New College of Florida faculty have voted to censure the college’s Board of Trustees. Faculty mentioned a long list of grievances in a letter sent to the school’s leadership.....MORE

GAMES: ‘Nowhere close’ on debt limit deal, but could ‘finish this by June 1’

Photo by Michael Buholzer

With a little more than a week to go until the June 1 debt default deadline set forth by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., told his conference Tuesday morning that he and the White House are “nowhere near a deal yet,” according to Punchbowl News.....MORE

Large portion of Hillsborough County under precautionary water boil

About 95,000 households in South-Central Hillsborough County are now under a precautionary water boil.

Hillsborough County issued the notice Tuesday afternoon, stating that a power issue

caused water pressure in the service area south of SR 60 and east of I-75 to fall below 20 psi.

More HERE

What a F**king Jackass!

Republican Sen. Rick Scott issued a formal travel advisory Tuesday warning the state of Florida is “openly hostile toward Socialists, Communists, and those that enable them.”....MORE

EVENT: Wear Orange for Gun Violence Awareness

Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park

Saturday, June 3, 2023

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Join us on National Gun Violence Awareness Day as we watch our beautiful city of Tampa light up in ORANGE in honor of the 120 Americans who are killed by guns and hundreds wounded every day. We will hear from survivors of gun violence including community partners who are doing the hard work everyday. We will have local art on display.

Wear an orange shirt and bring a sign and a picture of your loved one if you are a gun violence survivor. We will embark on a short Peace Walk down the Riverfront at 7pm.

*This is a family friendly event, and we will have activities for children available.

Event Page HERE

BREAKING: Trump FINALLY gets the bad legal news he’s been waiting for

Republicans: We've Got A Winning Hand, We're Done Negotiating on The Debt Ceiling

Republicans say they're done with debt ceiling negotiations. John Iadarola, Max Burns and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks.

St. Pete and Tampa make their best pitches to Tampa Bay Rays

The renderings for a new Rays stadium near Ybor City

Tampa-Hillsborough still says it's negotiating aggressively with the Rays, and that they had a productive discussion as recently as last Thursday.

They plan on pitching a proposal that places the stadium on property owned by developer Darryl Shaw near Ybor City.

More HERE

Local summer youth camp fundraising for added security amid new Florida laws critics say target LGBTQ+ community

The added protocols are meant to give the LGBTQ+ community and allies a space to be loved and accepted.

A local youth summer camp is making changes after several bills were recently signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The changes to their operations are to protect themselves.

More HERE

Help Out HERE

White House threatens to veto GOP measure targeting student loan debt relief program

The White House on Monday threatened to veto a Republican-led bill in the House that would block the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program.....MORE

Monday, May 22, 2023

Nightlife in Ybor City

Hamburger Mary’s files federal lawsuit against Florida and Gov. DeSantis

A popular Orlando restaurant that regularly features drag shows filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday, less than a week after he signed a bill that targets drag performances.....MORE

Ron DeSantis eyes SCOTUS replacements in next eight years

Gov. Ron DeSantis is mulling changes to come to the Supreme Court in “the next eight years,” in remarks that clearly seem tailored to his impending 2024 Presidential campaign.

DeSantis, addressing the National Religious Broadcasters Convention, outlined his belief that many jurists may have to be replaced, outlining an opportunity for a potential “7-2” conservative court.

More HERE

What is the Florida State Guard? Its reauthorization and expansion is on DeSantis' desk

A bill that would reauthorize the Florida State Guard, nearly triple its current 400 member capacity and greatly expand its funding for equipment was sent to the desk of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday.....MORE

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Cheese Steak

NY, NY Pizza - Ybor City

Republicans Attack DeSantis After Disney Feud Costs State 2,000 Jobs

Geo's - Ybor City

7th Ave

Cenk's Urgent Message To The Nation

The creeping fascism is here!

NAACP President wants to ‘get rid of’ Ron DeSantis in the ‘next election’

Tensions continue between a leading civil rights organization and the Florida Governor.

In the wake of a travel advisory issued by the NAACP, the group’s President is saying that the way forward must involve the end of Ron DeSantis’ political career.

More HERE

With all the politics and maneuvering, how is life in Florida changing for its residents?

“Don’t say gay.” Regulation of books and classroom discussion. Teachers, parents and school librarians all navigating new and uncertain ground. LGBTQ+ rights under attack. A very public spat between state government and Disney. And at the center of it all is a Governor who has emerged as a rival of former President Donald Trump and likely has his eyes set on the White House.

This is Florida at this moment in history, in mid-2023.

More HERE