Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Governor DeSantis new race-baiting COVID-19 denialism
Even by the low standards of Governor DeSantis recent demagoguery and Covid_19 denialism this evening’s fundraising letter from his PAC was doozy. Blatantly racist in its tone, DeSantis’ email blames illegal immigrants for the Covid problems in Florida and predictably avoids any discussion of unvaccinated and unmasked Floridians, which almost certainly support him disproportionately. The […]
JetBlue says “no thank you” to Florida relocation
JetBlue Airways which for about a year now has seemed destined to relocate its corporate headquarters to either the Orlando or Fort Lauderdale has now confirmed it will stay in New York after what the airline termed a ” “an in-depth review and competitive bid process.” The airline will also reboot its efforts to build […]
What the heck is Nikki Fried thinking about when it comes to masks?
Monday provided us a surprise that in my circles didn’t go over particularly well (and that’s being very diplomatic). Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner who likes to tout that she’s the only statewide elected Democrat and engage in her own performative behavior when it comes to criticizing Governor DeSantis is not in support of a statewide mask […]
The level of cognitive dissonance among Florida’s GOP leaders is stunning
Senator Marco Rubio is either engaged in high-level trolling of us all or he’s really losing his marbles. This Monday morning tweet about the COVID situation followed several days where Rubio impulsively tweeted highly-charged politicized tweets that were quickly exposed as factually inaccurate. Rubio tweets come at a time where Governor Ron DeSantis’ and his […]
TFS + – Defeating DeSantis will require message discipline: It’s COVID stupid!
The Democrats sole chance of knocking off demagogic Statist Governor Ron DeSantis will likely be related to how they can define the Governor’s culpability on Florida’s terrible record on COVID-19. Continue reading at TFS+ .
Hillsboro Pinelands at Kristin Jacobs Natural Area
The Hillsboro Pineland Broward County park was recently renamed for the late County Commissioner and State Representative Kristin Jacobs, who was the county’s leading conservationist in public office. Here is a video of the boardwalk trail. This is the first of several videos of the natural area.
DeSantis’ Utah presentation continues Florida GOP’s dangerous attachment to ALEC
Governor DeSantis made headlines for his demagogic performative speech in Utah at an American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) conference. The organization which bills itself as a bastion of free markets and limited government (a rich irony when cozying up to a statist authoritarian like DeSantis) has influenced legislation in Florida since the 1990’s. Who is […]
Depression, mental health, anxiety and accountability. It’s okay not to be okay but also not okay to always blame others
I am taking a moment away from politics and Florida society to discuss my own recent bout with depression, though like all things in my life politics is never far away. July 2021 has been the month I have felt the most lost in my life and been full of nervousness and anxiety. In advance […]
Florida Republicans are sickening – DeSantis and his allies are employing tyrannical overreach and overheated demagoguery during Florida’s darkest days.
While COVID explodes in Florida (over the last ten days, Florida with under 7% of the nation’s population has accounted for over 20% of new cases according to CDC data -but remains one of only three states not reporting daily information itself) Florida Republicans continue to demagogue a fundamental public health issue. Never one to […]
What is Governor DeSantis Covid endgame?
Covid is threatening to overrun the state of Florida again. In the last ten days, according to CDC data, Florida has accounted for almost 25% of new COVID cases in the nation and many of the state’s hospitals are being largely overrun with new Covid patients just weeks after we were told that vaccinated Americans […]
The Florida Squeeze 