Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
New poll shows Crist cruising to the Democratic nomination
In the wake of several polls that showed Nikki Fried competitive with Charlie Crist (one of which was paid for by a committee backing Fried, yet touted as “non-partisan.) we have a new poll from St Pete Polls, from my vantage point the most reliable pollster in the state, showing a HUGE Crist lead. Our […]
A walk through Kiplinger Preserve
An eight minute walk through one of the trails at Kiplinger Preserve in Stuart.
Pine Glades Natural Area vista
Pine Glades Natural Area is on the extreme eastern edge of the Northern Everglades and has been significantly restored by Palm Beach County.
Alex Jones on DeSantis: “We have someone who is better than Trump. Way better than Trump”
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones of Infowars has effectively endorsed Ron DeSantis for President, and confirmed my view that DeSantis is EXPONENTIALLY worse than Donald Trump. Interestingly Jones does have a history with Florida elected officials having once played host to Alan Grayson, currently a candidate in Florida’s 10th Congressional District Democratic Primary.
JetBlue takes a scalp to Ft Lauderdale flying, plus other changes
Two weeks after touting the probable size of its Fort Lauderdale base after its proposed merger with Spirit is completed, JetBlue is cutting TEN nonstop routes permanently from Fort Lauderdale. Several however, are currently flown by Spirit. The ten cities are: Aruba, Cartagena, Chicago, Cleveland, Grand Cayman, Phoenix, Providenciales, Portland (OR), Saint Maarteen and Seattle. […]
The Saltwater Railroad – escaping to freedom via Cape Florida
On this week’s Florida History Podcast we discuss the Saltwater Railroad, which facilitated African-Americans to escape slavery via Cape 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 […]
India at 75: Kashmir, Pakistan and China
The Kashmir crisis has consumed India and Pakistan since independence. It is the defining aspect of politics in South Asia and it should not be. To understand Kashmir, you have to understand partition. Partition cost approximately a 1,000,000 lives as the departing British much like they did in Ireland partitioned India based on religion. I […]
Jewish Democratic leaders call upon DeSantis to cancel appearance with Doug Mastriano
On Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis is scheduled to host a rally for Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano, despite Mastriano’s connections to Gab and notable antisemitic extremists like Andrew Torba. Ahead of that rally, the Florida Democratic Party Jewish Caucus Board issued the following statement: “At a time when we’re seeing a dangerous rise in antisemitism across the […]
The Florida Squeeze 