Monthly Archives: August 2023
Idalia update: Some observations at 10 am CT
Breaking my Twitter sabbatical for #Idalia, though I plan to resume it after the storm clears Florida. Some observations: 1- I’ve seen the modeling trend eastward over the last 18 hours. Pretty consistent eastward shift. The NHC has now adjusted its forecast track accordingly. This brings the Tampa Bay area into play. 2- The midlevel […]
The Women’s World Cup is my personal Fugitive Slave Act
I’ll readily admit that while considering myself left-of-center politically, I don’t like identity politics or woke stuff. As someone who writes about history, I like to view things more through the lens of class than that of race, though the two are often intertwined- and when they are, I will point it out. I don’t […]
It’s that time of the season again…
Invest 93L (future Idalia) currently in the western Caribbean, has an 80% chance of development and a 25% chance of being a minor hurricane when it reaches the coast of the panhandle, or the Big Bend in a few days. A s the Gulf and Atlantic waters heat up to record temperatures, we will provide […]
Outstanding Mother Jones story on DeSantis ties to the insurance industry
The failure to fix the homeowners insurance crisis and anti-consumer laws shielding insurers from litigation are not a coincidence. Mother Jones investigates further.
How things work in Ron DeSantis Florida
This is brilliant and hits on all the key points in the most concise way possible. One of the great difficulties in critiquing DeSantis is that there is so much to critique about him compared to any other elected official we’ve had to deal with, including Donald Trump in my opinion, it’s difficult to stay […]
The GOP’s very own Neville Chamberlain unmasks himself
This is unbelievable… The party of Ronald Reagan is indeed dead.
The southernmost battle of the American Revolution – Battle of Thomas Creek
Kartik Krishnaiyer’s newest book, Florida and the American Revolution is due out November 15. This week, I had an opportunity to visit Seaton Creek Preserve in Duval County which contains the the pictured historical marker discussing the southernmost battle of the American Revolution – the Battle of Thomas Creek. It is important to note that […]
“I could sell golf,” DeSantis pay-to-play agenda nakedly exposed by WaPo
For those of you who missed Sunday’s bombshell story in The Washington Post, it nakedly laid out what I have long made my biggest bone of contention against Governor DeSantis. My view is while many on the left complain about DeSantis authoritarianism and regressive social agenda ( all true) my biggest issue is he is […]
DeSantis “deplorable” moment – His elitist attacks on Trump supporters below the belt
Obviously I am not a Donald Trump fan, but have long spared with many Democrats about the view that all Trump supporters were “racists,” and “deplorables.” In fact, I have to keep pointing out to many Democrats that Trump received the highest % of black votes for a GOP Presidential nominee since 1960 and cut […]
George LeStrange Preserve – a look around
A look around the George LeStrange Preserve in Fort Pierce.
The Florida Squeeze 