Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
TFS Express Lane: September 25: Kartik remembers Pete Antonacci
We’re suspending our normal Express Lane for one day so Kartik Krishnaiyer can give his views on Pete Antonacci who passed away from a massive heart attack in the Capitol on Friday. The passing of Pete Antonacci from a massive heart attack in the Capitol sent shockwaves through the Florida governmental, legal and political community […]
Florida Democrats score a hit with earned media in south Florida on DeSantis stunt
As someone who has often been critical of the Democratic party’s comms strategy, let me congratulate them on all of these outstanding earned media hits in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale market regarding DeSantis and Martha’s Vineyard. This is good framing. Links to clips below: WPLG (ABC) WSVN (FOX) WFOR (CBS) WTVJ (NBC) WLTV (Univision) WSCV (Telemundo)
Preparing for Ian: Beyond the basics of storm tracking
Every Hurricane season, it’s important relearn some basics about storm tracking and advisories. 1- The cone which the NHC puts out in its advisories track the potential land fall spot for the CENTER OF CIRCULATION IN THE STORM. This does not mean bad weather is limited to areas within the cone. In fact, we have […]
TFS Archives: Hurricane modeling in the wake of Elsa (2021)
Tropical Storm/Hurricane Elsa finally cleared Florida on Thursday after over a week of waiting and impacts. Elsa was a rare early season Cape Verde-type storm which made its forecasting particularly difficult and unique. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) did very well in projecting a forecast track – remarkably well in fact. The modeling that the […]
Peaceful Waters: Hidden gem in Wellington
Peaceful Waters Sanctuary is in Wellington, western Palm Beach County. It’s a newer preserve, dating from 2009 and tucked away behind baseball diamonds and soccer fields in a public park, but a real hidden gem. Check out the scenes from this beautiful wetlands preserve.
Classic Everglades Pond
Finding accessible classic ponds of water in the Everglades has become increasingly difficult – but right off of the Atlantic Trailhead at the Sawgrass Expressway (TOLL SR 869) and Atlantic Boulevard in Coral Springs is this natural delight.
The DeSoto Trail in Florida
On this week’s Florida History Podcast we discuss the DeSoto Trail and Hernando DeSoto’s expedition of 1539-40 through Florida. 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 enable you to subscribe and listen on […]
The unprecedented DeSantis threat – now so many see it the way I have
This past week has been a whirlwind for me, as messages have flowed in to me, basically saying “you are right.”. As I have discussed at this website for close to two years, I believe Governor DeSantis represents the greatest existential threat to the Republic since Joe McCarthy – that’s right, a greater threat than […]
The Florida Squeeze 