Monthly Archives: September 2023
The endangered White-Top Pitcher plant
Tarklin Bayou State Park in Escambia County was made a preserved area in order to protect the endangered white-top pitcher plants.
Tarklin Bayou State Park
The Tarklin Bayou State Park is the second furthest west state park in Florida just miles east of the Alabama border (in this area the Perdido River) in Escambia County.
In contrast to Trump’s populism, DeSantis limited appeal has been based on race and classism – that’s why he’s losing (among other reasons)
While Ron DeSantis tries tonight at the second GOP debate to revive his flagging campaign, one where he’s literally been running backwards for months, some things about the GOP have become abundantly clear. Ron DeSantis campaign based on elitism, “high-class” racism and a lack of concern for the working class is imploding. DeSantis finally said […]
Why I (finally) stopped tweeting from my personal account (for now). Let’s talk about Elon Musk’s new Twitter
I didn’t want to make a deal of it. But for those who did not notice, I abruptly left Twitter (personal account – the TFS account which is operated by multiple people associated with this site, I still use from time-to-time. My account remains open to receive DM’s because honestly and this is my fault, […]
LEVEL launching Miami, jetBlue-Spirit merger news and more Florida commercial aviation news
IAG the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling (among others) is finally bringing its long-haul low cost subsidiary to Florida. Level will begin Miami-Barcelona nonstops on March 31, 2024. British Airways and Iberia currently serve the same route in a joint-venture with American Airlines. The two flights will compete with one another which […]
Northwest Florida Toll Road is a horrible idea
Last month, FDOT & Florida Turnpike Enterprise concluded a study to potentially build a toll road from I-10 in Jackson County to US 98 in Bay County. This toll road would plow through some most sparsely populated areas of the state. While I have sympathy for Bay County, who has no limited-access road connection to […]
The 1668 sacking of St Augustine and how it lead to the founding of Charleston and building of the Castillo de San Marcos
This is an excerpt from my book, Florida and the British before the American Revolution In 1668, 1,500 residents called St Augustine home. Among them was an English prisoner, Henry Woodward who was one of founders of the South Carolina Colony. In 1666, Woodward was exploring the coast of the new colony working to pacify […]
The trade: The other side that favors Democrats
Last week, I did a piece discussing how badly Democratic fortunes have faded in the counties directly impacted by Hurricane Idalia. But today, let’s look at the flip side, though it doesn’t completely offset the lost votes in small and medium sized counties for Democrats, it does cut into the lost votes. Specifically, the Orlando […]
On political polarization and social media vacuums
I am genuinely stunned by the number of people who after saying something critical about my opinions dive into my Twitter DMs to apologize and hope we’re still friends or friendly enough to communicate. We almost always are. But here are some points-of-view about political polarization and social media’s contribution to it that I have […]
The Florida Squeeze 