Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Why I (finally) stopped tweeting from my personal account (for now). Let’s talk about Elon Musk’s new Twitter
I didn’t want to make a deal of it. But for those who did not notice, I abruptly left Twitter (personal account – the TFS account which is operated by multiple people associated with this site, I still use from time-to-time. My account remains open to receive DM’s because honestly and this is my fault, […]
LEVEL launching Miami, jetBlue-Spirit merger news and more Florida commercial aviation news
IAG the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling (among others) is finally bringing its long-haul low cost subsidiary to Florida. Level will begin Miami-Barcelona nonstops on March 31, 2024. British Airways and Iberia currently serve the same route in a joint-venture with American Airlines. The two flights will compete with one another which […]
Northwest Florida Toll Road is a horrible idea
Last month, FDOT & Florida Turnpike Enterprise concluded a study to potentially build a toll road from I-10 in Jackson County to US 98 in Bay County. This toll road would plow through some most sparsely populated areas of the state. While I have sympathy for Bay County, who has no limited-access road connection to […]
The 1668 sacking of St Augustine and how it lead to the founding of Charleston and building of the Castillo de San Marcos
This is an excerpt from my book, Florida and the British before the American Revolution In 1668, 1,500 residents called St Augustine home. Among them was an English prisoner, Henry Woodward who was one of founders of the South Carolina Colony. In 1666, Woodward was exploring the coast of the new colony working to pacify […]
The trade: The other side that favors Democrats
Last week, I did a piece discussing how badly Democratic fortunes have faded in the counties directly impacted by Hurricane Idalia. But today, let’s look at the flip side, though it doesn’t completely offset the lost votes in small and medium sized counties for Democrats, it does cut into the lost votes. Specifically, the Orlando […]
On political polarization and social media vacuums
I am genuinely stunned by the number of people who after saying something critical about my opinions dive into my Twitter DMs to apologize and hope we’re still friends or friendly enough to communicate. We almost always are. But here are some points-of-view about political polarization and social media’s contribution to it that I have […]
Crocodiles are suddenly everywhere in southern Florida!
Earlier this week, an American Crocodile was spotted under the pier at Pompano Beach in northern Broward County. This is the latest in an increasing list of recent sightings of crocodiles outside of the normal range in Florida which was limited to the Upper Florida Keys, Biscayne National Park and the area around Turkey Point […]
Fort Mose
This week on the Florida History Podcast, we discuss the first African-American free settlement in what is now the United States, Fort Mose. In 1738, Fort Mose was established two miles north of St Augustine – A village to defend St Augustine that also was operated by free blacks – by 1740 the town had […]
RPOF loyalty oath kerfuffle a big defeat for Governor DeSantis
Ron DeSantis acolytes who govern the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) had pushed a “loyalty oath” to force a candidate that seeks to be on the ballot as a GOPer in the 2024 GOP Presidential Primary to pledge to support the eventual party nominee. DeSantis’ supporters pushing this was a naked effort to knock Donald […]
Proposed punitive Florida EV tax is right-wing social engineering
Last week Senator Ed Hooper (R-Clearwater), a onetime moderate who I happened to somewhat like as a House member continued his drift into DeSantistan with an absolutely ridiculous proposal meant to “own the libs” and social engineer using the largess of government – something Florida GOPers have become experts at. In addition to regular vehicle […]
The Florida Squeeze 