Monthly Archives: June 2022
In laughable ad, Rick Scott doubles-down on tax increases – he’s more isolated than ever
Rick Scott released this ad earlier this week… Despite this plan being rejected by prominent GOPers (I’m almost certain Governor Ron DeSantis whose ideology is different than Scott’s anyway, wants absolutely NOTHING to do with this nonsense) and laughed at by much of the media, Scott is digging in. The plan is unpopular with most Floridians […]
Marco Rubio’s long history of anti-LGBTQ activism
As Floridians and Americans continue to become more tolerant and supportive of equality, Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) continues to double down on his record of opposing LGBTQ Floridians’ basic rights and freedoms. Just last month, he publicly attacked the right to same sex-marriage in a speech to a group known for pushing extreme anti-LGBTQ legislation. Rubio’s anti-LGBTQ activism goes back […]
Letter to JetBlue shareholders from CEO Robin Hayes regarding Sprit
If you haven’t followed the news lately, the sweepstakes to buy Fort Lauderdale-area based Spirit Airlines has taken some wild turns the last week. Spirit’s board has agreed to merge with Frontier which as we wrote in February would create a massive ultra-low cost carrier, but an arguably superior offer from jetBlue is sitting on […]
A 4K walk through Tall Cypress Natural Area in Coral Springs
Here is a 4K video walk-through of the Tall Cypress Natural Area in Coral Springs. This area was preserved in 1991 and presents a view of how Southeast Florida once looked. It features cypress swamps, saw palmetto plants and a willow lake.
The time for Nikki Fried to end her quixotic campaign for Governor has come – Democrats must unite to fight the budding DeSantis theocracy
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried certainly has her fans – marijuana activists, young people, out-of-state “resistance” types and those who like quixotic, narcissistic and impulsive candidates (perhaps they want a Democratic version of President Trump?). Here at TFS, we believed Senator Annette Taddeo would make the best Democratic candidate for Governor. We also like Governor Charlie […]
The Florida Squeeze- several site-related updates
We have several updates Candidate Endorsements The Florida Squeeze will be making recommendations for the August primaries and November elections. IF you have a candidate you’d like to discuss feel free to DM us at our Twitter feed @FlaSqueeze Florida History Podcast Update With the conclusion of our Albion Florida series, we are taking a […]
Videos: Natural swamp areas after the storm
The southern half of the Florida peninsula got walloped this past weekend with a Tropical System that brought almost a foot of rain to areas as well as wind gusts over 50 MPH. Here are two videos filmed after the storm, now named Alex cleared Florida.
Miami Dade GOP: From Watergate to the Brooks Brothers Riot, to the Proud Boys, a party of extremists and corruption
The Miami-Dade GOP has a history of extremism that’s now taken a more radical turn as chronicled in Thursday’s New York Times. Some key points from Miami-Dade GOP history and The Times story. The Miami-Dade GOP was the thrust behind the Watergate scandal. Not only did Richard Nixon own a Key Biscayne Condo (previously owned […]
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