Happy 4th of July folks! But it’s important to remind Floridians that our state stayed loyal to the British Crown during the war. Here are seven reasons why. Role of Catholicism in Florida staying loyal to the crown – Both East and West Florida had a far larger percentage of Catholics in 1775 than any of […]
Perfect listening for 4th of July weekend. Episode 1- Introduction, El Camino Real and why Florida was different Episode 2- Building the Castillo de San Marcos Episode 3- Queen Anne’s War Part 1- March to war, Battle of the Flint River, Siege of St Augustine Episode 4- Apalachee Massacre, destruction and depopulation of Spanish La Florida Episode 5- Runaway slaves, […]
First elected to the Leon County Commission in November 2010, Kristin Dozier is currently serving her third term as a Leon County Commissioner representing District 5. She is now running for Mayor of Tallahassee seeing broad discontent in Mayor John Dailey’s leadership of Florida’s Capital city. Many of us who were privately critical of Andrew […]
Happy July 4 weekend. You may not have learned in school about Florida’s vital role in the American Revolution, but for the next four days to celebrate the holiday weekend, we will discuss it. Florida stayed loyal to the British Crown during the war, something we will discuss in greater detail on Sunday. In December […]
Justice Ketani Brown Jackson grew up in Miami and most of you surely know. She was sworn in at Noon today as an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court, the first African-American ever to be on the highest court in the land.
Thanks to the excellent YouTube channel, the Roaming Railfan, we have some Brightline updates regarding bridge building on the West Palm Beach to Orlando section of tracks .
First elected in 2018, Tallahassee City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow is completing his first term in Seat 3. Simply put: the election for Tallahassee City Commission Seat 3 is a matchup between a very good candidate who has served the public well, in Commissioner Jeremy Matlow, and the very worst kind of candidate in Dr. David […]
We’ve long established on this site that Ron DeSantis loves big government statism, particularly when power is consolidated in his own hands. Governor DeSantis loves to use “freedom” as some sort of cheap tag line to project when he bans books or prohibits businesses from regulating their workplaces for health and safety as they see […]
So, are Boomers really more conservative than Gen Xers? Here is a look at the recent post-Dobbs ruling polls. The result might surprise you a little.
At the Florida Squeeze, we pride ourselves on not only reporting but advocating progressive politics in the sunshine state. Given the unprecedented nature of Florida and national politics currently, we are more aggressively making endorsements this cycle. We will endorse progressive candidates that we feel perfectly embodied their respective communities and who seek public service […]
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