Monthly Archives: March 2022
DeSantis v the Mouse battle intensifies
Governor DeSantis is now biting the hand that’s fed him for four years. Despite receiving extensive campaign contributions from Disney, and seemingly crafting part of his COVID response in summer 2020 to placate the company, he’s now on the attack against the “woke” corporation. Earlier today, DeSantis campaign sent out this solicitation following the Governor’s […]
Cool hand Vlad or Crazy Ivan?
This month’s invasion of the Ukraine marks a new era in Russia’s relations with the rest of the world. Vladimir Putin inherited Russia in a time of economic and political collapse. Slowly he stabilized the economy and gradually stabilized the domestic political scene. As an authoritarian thug he jailed, tortured and killed his political opponents. […]
Florida Democrats wisely begin pivoting in light of Biden’s successful opening with Venezuela
President Biden’s pragmatic shift in foreign policy over the last six months, a shift from continuing the inconsistent treatment of various authoritarian regimes, to a Realpolitik that emphasizes the current Cold War with China, and increasingly hot wars with Russia, has taken a strong turn in the last week. Isolating Russia should absolutely be the […]
Venezuela, Iran, India, China, UAE, Saudi Arabia – Realpolitik in the era of Putin’s War
The Biden Administration has a rare opportunity to realign American foreign and economic policy in the era of Russia’s War on Ukraine. Realpolitik needs to be employed here instead of the GOP cries that certain regimes are as bad as Russia- truthfully the nations that need to be punished are China and India, economic powers […]
Does Governor DeSantis want to drill offshore in the Gulf or in the Everglades?
Governor DeSantis has tweeted on multiple occasions the last few days that domestic energy production must increase and that the Biden Administration needs to accomplish this. A very simple question for the Governor, does this mean you want to drill off the Gulf coast of Florida or in the Everglades/Big Cypress? Florida elected officials in […]
Albion Florida updated podcast release schedule
Episode 1- Introduction, El Camino Real and why Florida was different Episode 2- Building the Castillo de San Marcos Episode 3- Queen Anne’s War Part 1- March to war, Battle of the Flint River, Siege of St Augustine Episode 4- Apalachee Massacre, destruction and depopulation of Spanish La Florida Episode 5- Runaway slaves, free African-Americans and the start of […]
Ukraine: This is Genocide
It’s becoming an all-too common habit. When I wake up, I turn on my phone, go to the Telegram page that my Ukrainian friend sent me, and get updates about the overnight events. Most of the posts are about news regarding the current conflict, the military victories of Ukraine, and the suffering of the Ukrainian […]
What companies are still doing business in Russia? What else can be boycotted to make a point?
Per the Yale School of Management here is the list as of today Note most major US companies have stopped doing business in Russia, at least for now. If you use the Yandex web browser to view TFS or anything else, stop its use immediately. In addition, I’d urge as much as possible, an avoidance […]
Senator Garcia’s craziness defines a GOP that’s horribly insensitive
Several weeks ago, we wrote about the inflammatory rhetoric of Senator Illeana Garcia (R-Miami) who had gained her seat in the State Senate in the biggest case of election fraud during the 2020 cycle anywhere in the country. As noted last month, Garcia’s previous claim to fame was that she founded “Latina’s for Trump.” Today […]
The Florida Squeeze 