Monthly Archives: March 2022
Editorial: Remember in November that Florida GOPers mean what they say
For years, a debate has circulated among opinion leaders in this state. Do elected GOPers really intend to end access to reproductive rights in this state? Are they really homophobic? Do they really have an issue with talking about this nation’s past racism? The assumption had often been that the GOP uses these provocative hot-button […]
The fall of Florida – depopulation in the hinterland
Having recently, once again visited the Mission San Luis de Apalachee, this week’s Florida History Podcast which is part of our ongoing Albion Florida series was particularly poignant and sad. It was there, in modern-day Tallahassee that the English committed the atrocities that destroyed La Florida . In the late 1600’s, St Augustine was arguably […]
Russia’s next stages in Ukraine
The Russians have had a tough time combating the Ukrainian conventional forces as they wisely dispersed prior to the Russian invasion. These forces are now being used to launch hit and run raids against the Russians. An outmatched Ukrainian military has sought to avoid pitched battles which they could easily lose. The Russians have now […]
TFS +: The founding of New Smyrna in the 1760’s, a unique British North American settlement
This audio will be part of a longer podcast on the period from 1763 to 1775 released next month, but for TFS+ subscribers only, we are releasing this portion early. New Smyrna was a unique British settlement in North America and eventually was populated largely by Catholics and Greek Orthodox Christians, incredibly unique for British […]
Business Insider: Inside Florida’s “Little Moscow”
Piece from Business Insider that is important reading for any Floridian.
Redistricting fight- instead of partisanship it’s DeSantis, right-wing media and activists vs the rest of the Florida GOP
Governor DeSantis unprecedented foray into the reapportionment fight , here in Florida can be debated on its merits. The Governor has chosen to pick a fight over Al Lawson’s current congressional seat, deeming its presence unconstitutional (despite court rulings to the contrary) and threatening to veto any plan that doesn’t eliminate the seat. The State […]
The Face of War: Slava Ukraini
Marina Saprova left Chechnya when the Russians invaded in 1994 and moved to Ukraine. In 2014 the Russians invaded her city in Ukraine, so she moved again. Now the Russians are invading her new home and she was asked by a reporter why she didn’t find another place to live. She replied, “I’m tired. Tired […]
Thoughts on Love, John Lewis, and more on the 57th anniversary of Bloody Sunday
By Neil Blackmon I wanted to share some thoughts on John Lewis, love, the power of the vote, and grief on this, the 57th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the 2nd since we lost John Lewis. Over the weekend, looking at redistricting maps and thinking of prospective Voting Rights Act arguments for a VRA challenge to a […]
Ukraine situation creating aviation changes
The combination of sanctions against Russia and increased oil prices both stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine is causing ripples throughout the aviation world. Florida is being impacted as expected. First off, Aeroflot obviously will no longer serve Miami. The last Miami-Moscow nonstop was flown last weekend. Frontier will not fly Orlando-Fort Myers/Milwaukee/Minneapolis-St Paul/Pittsburgh/Sioux […]
What *%$# is Marco Rubio doing?
As my Twitter feed indicates, while slamming other Florida Republicans recently, I’ve been pretty soft on Marco Rubio because I think, unlike the rest of the party of DeSantis and Trump here in Florida, he’s been strong in condemning Russia and Putin (we will try to have more on the party of DeSantis’ Russian love […]
The Florida Squeeze 