The Ybor City Stogie

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Elections be damned, Tampa Bay Abortion Fund will continue to help people

Bree Wallace, Director of Case Management at the Tampa Bay Abortion Fund (Photo by Dave Decker)

Anyone with values rooted in decency, truth and equal rights didn’t have much hope to cling to on Election Night. But on the Friday after Donald Trump took back the White House, Bree Wallace, in her own pointed and no-fuss nature, offered something of a condolence prize.

“We are the only people that are going to keep us safe,” she said.

MORE

EXTORTION: Is Trump planning to force Ukraine to give up about 20% of it's country by denying them aid?

Trump selects longtime adviser Keith Kellogg as special envoy for Ukraine and Russia

President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has chosen Keith Kellogg, a highly decorated retired three-star general, to serve as his special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Kellogg, who is one of the architects of a staunchly conservative policy book that lays out an “America First” national security agenda for the incoming administration, will come into the role as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its third year in February.....MORE

Running Scared!

Israeli soccer team prepares for closed-door match in Hungary after attacks on fans in Amsterdam

Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team returned to Europe on Wednesday for the first time since its fans were assaulted in the Netherlands earlier this month in attacks that were condemned as antisemitic by authorities in Israel and across Europe. The team will face off Thursday against Turkey’s Besiktas in an Europa League match that was relocated to Hungary. The contest at Nagyerdei Stadium in the city of Debrecen will be played without fans.....MORE

Democrats come to the defense of first transgender member of Congress over bathroom ban

Fresh off its seventh anniversary WellBuilt Bikes continues working to keep Tampa moving

WellBuiltBikes/Facebook

From inside Tampa’s University Mall, WellBuilt Bikes helps the neighborhood get moving, and in a community where public transportation options are criminally under-funded, a bike can go a long way in helping someone keep a job and have a chance at getting by. The nonprofit, full-service shop and retail center—open five days a week for sales and repairs, plus Sunday for intake—relies on donations to help it offer low-cost (sometimes free) repairs and refurbished bikes that can even by purchased via the “Earn-A-Bike” program.....MORE

Ohio governor signs bill restricting trans students' school bathroom use

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill Wednesday banning transgender students from using school restrooms that align with their gender identities. The Republican-majority state Senate pushed forward SB 104, also known as the “Protect All Students Act,” in a 24-7 party-line vote.....MORE

How Trump has changed and will change the Constitution

One hallmark of Donald Trump’s public service has been a penchant for stress-testing the limits of the law and the Constitution. Much of what Trump did during his first term prompted the ubiquitous question, “Can he do that?” But that has always been the wrong question. The correct question is, “If he does that, are there any consequences?”....MORE

This Is What Religious Fanaticism Looks Like

The hardline Israeli settlers planning their future homes in Gaza

Strikes in Northern Gaza were watched by a group of hardline Israeli settlers, gathered for a two-day event where they drew up plans for their future homes in the Gaza Strip.

The ‘Gaza resettlement conference’ took place in Masof Ha’bazak, just four kilometres from the border.

Is CNN One Of The Enemy Within?

Kaitlan Collins, CNN star and frequent Trump adversary, will cover White House for network

President-elect Donald Trump isn't the only one returning to the White House. Kaitlan Collins is on her way back to her past role as chief White House correspondent, the network announced Tuesday. The network's rising star, one of the most known names in cable news, will remain host of "The Source," which airs in primetime at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT.....MORE

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Steele blasts Trump’s return to White House as opening ‘Pandora’s Box of hell’

“The reality is being set up for us,” Steele said in his MSNBC appearance. “People need to accept what it is and figure out if [you’re going to] bend over and let it happen, or [you’re] in some way [going to] stand up and say, ‘You know what? This is not what we want because this is not who we are.’”....MORE

'Build your army': Trump’s Pentagon pick wants Christian nationalist 'boot camps' for kids

Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, who President-elect Donald Trump has nominated to be the potential next defense secretary, recently called for radically transforming the public education system in order to accommodate a Christian nationalist vision.....MORE

Orlando Pride celebrated with parade after NWSL championship

Deviant Libation in Tampa

INFO

Nancy Mace IMPLODES After AOC Exposes Disgusting Republican Truth

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Carne Asada

Rice, Beans and Salad

Alvarez Mexican Restaurant - North Tampa

Dear Mr. President

Trump Gets BLOCKED From Government Agencies In Ethics STANDOFF

Donald Trump has drawn criticism from Democrats and other opponents for refusing to sign the legal documents required to formally initiate the transition of power. Now, that transition is at an Impasse.

It's not what's rght....it's what makes the most money

Walmart becomes latest — and biggest — company to roll back its DEI policies

Walmart, the world's largest retailer, is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, joining a growing list of major corporations that have done the same after coming under attack by conservative activists.....MORE

Huge International Food Truck Festival set for Tampa Bay

INFO

Monday, November 25, 2024

Nancy Mace IMPLODES After AOC Exposes Disgusting Republican Truth

Nancy Mace cries after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez exposes the sinister truth of Mace's disgusting bathroom ban plot that House Republicans are pushing in a desperate attempt get media attention on attacking Rep.-elect Sarah McBride.

Bernie Declares WAR On Dems - 3rd Party Coming?

Bluesky takes flight

Social media platform Bluesky has experienced a large surge in users as Democrats, including a number of prominent figures on the left, announced their departure from X in the wake of the presidential election.....MORE

'Common-Sense Approaches': AOC Promotes Bipartisan Critical Minerals Bills

Say Her Name....NEVEAH CRAIN

A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas Emergency Rooms

It took three ER visits and 20 hours before a hospital admitted Nevaeh Crain, 18, as her condition worsened. Doctors insisted on two ultrasounds to confirm “fetal demise.” She’s one of at least two Texas women who died under the state’s abortion ban.....MORE

Matt Gaetz now selling messages on Cameo

Above The Law!

Judge dismisses Trump’s federal election interference charges

President-elect Trump’s criminal indictment accusing him of conspiring to subvert the 2020 election results is no more.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Monday swiftly granted special counsel Jack Smith’s motion to dismiss the case following Trump’s election victory.

MORE

Trump ALREADY In Legal Trouble... Hasn't Even Been Sworn In Yet!

Nikki Haley Takes a WRECKING BALL to Trump's Tulsi Pick

Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley sharply criticized Tulsi Gabbard, the former congresswoman selected by President-elect Donald Trump as director of national intelligence, labeling her “a sympathizer” and arguing she is unqualified due to her close ties to Russia and other foreign adversaries.