Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Why are some Florida Democrats coddling Qatar which is a bastion of exploited South Asian labor and LGBTQ+ oppression?
As a South Asian, I have a particular contempt for Qatar. For years the nation-state has been the worst in the Persian Gulf region (and that is saying a lot) for exploiting people who look like me. Despite recent reforms the very least that could be forced by outside pressure, Qatar’s regime still practices what could […]
President Biden comes through for the Everglades with funding for critical Palm Beach County reservoir
President Joe Biden has committed $265 million of federal funding toward construction of a long-awaited and needed reservoir in Palm Beach County. The reservoir will be a critical component to Everglades restoration of the Everglades. The enormous planned reservoir is designed to reduce discharges of polluted water into Florida Bay, the Gulf of Mexico and […]
Marco Rubio continues to humiliate himself and insult Floridians when it comes to guns
Today, Marco Rubio continued his years-long rhetoric on guns, doubling-down on the sort of lunacy he has articulated since his days in State House. Today’s actions were nothing new as Marco Rubio has long stood in the way of legislation to stop gun violence and publicly attacked gun safety measures In the wake of mass […]
Florida GOP showing the nation how election fraud is done – throw the book at them
The nation’s greatest 2020 election fraud scandal was right here in Florida – the sham candidate scandal took another turn Tuesday as more indictments came down – most notably against Eric Fogelsong, a very prominent GOP operative and Mayor Ben Paris, formerly the Mayor of Longwood and now Seminole GOP Chair. The layers to this […]
St Augustine 1780-1783; American prisoners, Tory refugees and Hurricanes
On this week’s Florida History Podcast, we discuss the situation in British-governed St Augustine from 1780-1783. St Augustine’s population swelled with loyalists and prisoners’ including signers of the Declaration of Independence. By early 1781, St Augustine had one of the largest populations in British North America and was heavily fortified. British St Augustine was at […]
French Bee adding Miami-Paris service and other commercial aviation news
French Bee will make Miami its fourth US destination when it launches three-times-a-week nonstops from Miami to Paris-Orly on December 15. Avelo has cancelled plans to serve Charleston from Orlando. Allegiant will add Fort Lauderdale-Akron/Canton nonstops beginning in December. Flair will discontinue nonstops between Fort Lauderdale and Ottawa effective in July. SAS will resume Miami-Stockholm […]
Brandon Peters the candidate the Democrats have been looking for in North Central Florida
In North Central Florida, the Democrats have a candidate that defies the conventional norms and could very well be a look into the future of the how the party has to run to be successful in Florida. Brandon Peters, a longtime attorney and Florida native, who also served as Director of Voter Protection for the […]
St Lucie River @ Port St Lucie
A short video of the natural north fork of the St Lucie River as it flows through Port St Lucie. The city of Port St Lucie and St Lucie County have done a wonderful job preserving the river in this area.
Miami Beach Botanical Gardens
Just across the street from the Miami Beach Convention Center lies the quaint Miami Beach Botanical Gardens. Here is a short video walking through part of the garden.
#Indiaat75 Masterclass video series – The East India Company 1686-1799
The latest in my #Indiaat75 masterclass series covers the period from 1686 to 1799.
The Florida Squeeze 