Last week, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson barely escaped a no-confidence vote within the House of Commons MP’s of his own Conservative Party. PM Johnson’s struggles might be tied to the “partygate” scandal (opposition Labour has its own “beergate” scandal to deal with)but Johnson’s standing is undermined by the high-inflationary spiral the UK finds itself […]
The first battle of the Loxahatchee River took place on January 15. We take a look at the battle site in this video.
Pelican Island NWR in Indian River County, was designated as the first National Wildlife Refuge in the country, in 1903 by President Theodore Roosevelt. In the following video’s we take a tour of internal areas of Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge and discuss the history of the protected areas in the Indian River Lagoon. Some […]
The Watergate Scandal which ultimately brought down President Richard Nixon had many of its most important elements based in and around the Sunshine State. Like many things associated with the Nixon White House, Florida was center stage for much of the scandal. The 50th Anniversary of Watergate taking place this month, is a great time […]
Rick Scott released this ad earlier this week… Despite this plan being rejected by prominent GOPers (I’m almost certain Governor Ron DeSantis whose ideology is different than Scott’s anyway, wants absolutely NOTHING to do with this nonsense) and laughed at by much of the media, Scott is digging in. The plan is unpopular with most Floridians […]
As Floridians and Americans continue to become more tolerant and supportive of equality, Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) continues to double down on his record of opposing LGBTQ Floridians’ basic rights and freedoms. Just last month, he publicly attacked the right to same sex-marriage in a speech to a group known for pushing extreme anti-LGBTQ legislation. Rubio’s anti-LGBTQ activism goes back […]
If you haven’t followed the news lately, the sweepstakes to buy Fort Lauderdale-area based Spirit Airlines has taken some wild turns the last week. Spirit’s board has agreed to merge with Frontier which as we wrote in February would create a massive ultra-low cost carrier, but an arguably superior offer from jetBlue is sitting on […]
Here is a 4K video walk-through of the Tall Cypress Natural Area in Coral Springs. This area was preserved in 1991 and presents a view of how Southeast Florida once looked. It features cypress swamps, saw palmetto plants and a willow lake.
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried certainly has her fans – marijuana activists, young people, out-of-state “resistance” types and those who like quixotic, narcissistic and impulsive candidates (perhaps they want a Democratic version of President Trump?). Here at TFS, we believed Senator Annette Taddeo would make the best Democratic candidate for Governor. We also like Governor Charlie […]
We have several updates Candidate Endorsements The Florida Squeeze will be making recommendations for the August primaries and November elections. IF you have a candidate you’d like to discuss feel free to DM us at our Twitter feed @FlaSqueeze Florida History Podcast Update With the conclusion of our Albion Florida series, we are taking a […]
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