Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Elon Musk uses Twitter to personally attack PM Keir Starmer and VP Kamala Harris- why do so many thoughtful people remain on the platform?
This week, Elon Musk has taken to his social media platform which he owns thanks to the generosity of the Saudi’s among others to attack two prominent public figures. I have to admit I have gotten off the platform the last few months something I thought I could never do but have generally had a […]
The brilliant Walz pick- The political consultant class is wrong again
It’s been reported the classic Democratic DC consultant class operatives as well as many “Never Trump” GOPers, and professional centrists thought that Josh Shapiro should be Kamala Harris’ VP pick. Shapiro no doubt would come from the same tired playbook that led Hillary Clinton to pick Tim Kaine and to assume that a VP pick […]
Azul starting Fort Lauderdale to Curaçao flights. What?
Back in the day when airplanes had limited range and fewer people traveled it was common to see triangle routings (ie. Denver-Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Denver or Kansas City-Orlando-Tampa-Kansas City) or “Fifth Freedom” routes (ie. A US airline flying Tokyo- Manila or Frankfurt-Budapest with no requirement the passenger continue to Seattle or Boston). These days both triangle routes […]
Hurricane Debby makes landfall
Hurricane Debby with maximum sustained winds of 85 MPH (Cat 1) made landfall in the Big Bend region shortly before 8 am EDT – landfall was in Taylor County. The major threat from Debby is now flooding as it is possible it will stall over Southern Georgia as steering currents weaken. This means it will […]
Debby remains a Tropical Storm but on the verge of Hurricane strength – tracking slightly west of anticipated path
Tropical Storm Debby remains a Tropical Storm as of the 5pm EDT advisory. The center of the storm is about 125 miles SW of Cedar Key. Hurricane Warnings have been extended west in the Big Bend region. Tropical Storm force winds have been sustained in Pinellas, Pasco and Sarasota counties already as the storm parallels […]
Debby: Where we stand
The tropical system that is now named Debby has confounded forecasters and the best tropical weather modeling all week. Nut now we have some clarity – Debby is likely to be a Category 1 Hurricane and make landfall early tomorrow morning somewhere in Big Bend region. Stay tuned to TFS for coverage the next several […]
The Florida Squeeze 