Monthly Archives: September 2023
Crocodiles are suddenly everywhere in southern Florida!
Earlier this week, an American Crocodile was spotted under the pier at Pompano Beach in northern Broward County. This is the latest in an increasing list of recent sightings of crocodiles outside of the normal range in Florida which was limited to the Upper Florida Keys, Biscayne National Park and the area around Turkey Point […]
Fort Mose
This week on the Florida History Podcast, we discuss the first African-American free settlement in what is now the United States, Fort Mose. In 1738, Fort Mose was established two miles north of St Augustine – A village to defend St Augustine that also was operated by free blacks – by 1740 the town had […]
RPOF loyalty oath kerfuffle a big defeat for Governor DeSantis
Ron DeSantis acolytes who govern the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) had pushed a “loyalty oath” to force a candidate that seeks to be on the ballot as a GOPer in the 2024 GOP Presidential Primary to pledge to support the eventual party nominee. DeSantis’ supporters pushing this was a naked effort to knock Donald […]
Proposed punitive Florida EV tax is right-wing social engineering
Last week Senator Ed Hooper (R-Clearwater), a onetime moderate who I happened to somewhat like as a House member continued his drift into DeSantistan with an absolutely ridiculous proposal meant to “own the libs” and social engineer using the largess of government – something Florida GOPers have become experts at. In addition to regular vehicle […]
The American Revolution and Florida: Q&A
Leave your questions for me about my book The American Revolution and Florida in the comments section below or by tweeting us @flasqueeze .
Castillo de San Marcos and defending St Augustine
In our second episode of our series on Florida forts we discuss the Castillo de San Marcos and defending Spanish St Augustine of the colonial period. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and Breaker have App Store apps for free which […]
The trade : Is it killing the Florida Democrats?
Four the better part of the last 15 years we’ve begun to see huge shifts in partisan preferences nationally which have ushered in a new party system. While long time GOP-leaning suburban areas began to flip towards the Dems, the GOP made HUGE gains in rural, exurban and white working class communities. Such large gains, […]
An overview of Spanish Florida in the 1600’s
Editors Note: This is an excerpt from Florida and the British Before the American Revolution. Kartik Krishnaiyer’s most recent book, Florida and the American Revolution is now available from Amazon. During the 1600’s Florida was a prosperous colony. Despite lacking in natural resources, the Spanish crown saw Florida as a critical component in protecting its […]
The Florida Squeeze 